Aussie ARMY 💜 Chart-focused guide for buying physical & digital albums --- 📀 PHYSICAL ALBUM SALES (ARIA-COUNTED) The following Australian onshore retailers are ARIA-registered, meaning purchases count toward Australian ARIA charts: • BTS Australia Store (NEW!) shop.bts-official.au/collections/all • JB Hi-Fi jbhifi.com.au/search?query=b… • Sanity sanity.com.au/specials/3551/… • Other ARIA-registered stores by state aria.com.au/charts/stores ⚠️ See thread for a more detailed explanation of how your "carts" need to look. --- ❌ WHAT DOES NOT COUNT TOWARDS ARIA The following purchases do not contribute to Australian ARIA charts: • Weverse Shop (GLOBAL) → Counts toward Korean charts only • Group Orders purchasing directly from Weverse Shop (GLOBAL) → Counts toward Korean charts • Cokodive → Registered to Hanteo & Circle (Korea) → If payment method and delivery address are U.S.-based, sales may count toward U.S. Billboard (Luminate) → Does not count toward ARIA --- 💿 DIGITAL ALBUM & SONG SALES (ARIA-COUNTED) Currently, iTunes and the new BTS Artist Store are the only verified digital sales platform for ARIA charting. ⚠️ Important timing note: Please only purchase on iTunes and the new BTS Artist Store from the moment of official release. • Do not pre-order albums or songs on iTunes • Sales are counted in the chart week they are purchased, not the release week • Early purchases dilute first-week chart impact, which is what we are aiming to maximise ⚠️ We will advise closer to release date exactly HOW TO BUY the digital album to maximise sales for both album and title track/s. Holding purchases until release ensures: ✔️Correct ARIA attribution ✔️Stronger first-week chart results ✔️Accurate iTunes chart performance #방탄소년단 #BTS_ARIRANG
