Stray Kids with their new album ATE secured, No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week.
Stray Kids and BTS’ Jimin ranks
K-pop is once again proving its worldwide popularity and fame across all age groups. Stray Kids with their recently released album ATE arrived at No. 1 while BTS’ Jimin arrived at No. 2 on this week’s Billboard 200 albums chart.
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Their respective albums, Stray Kids for ATE and BTS’ Jimin for MUSE, marked the first time the top two spots on the Billboard 200 and now, according to this week’s stats, the top two albums are from K-pop.
Surprisingly, ATE is Stray Kids’ fifth No. 1 album in a row, making them the first group to debut at No. 1 with their first five charting albums. The previous albums include ODDINARY, MAXIDENT (both in 2022), ROCK-STAR and 5-STAR (both in 2023).
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The only other artist to debut first five albums at No. 1 on the album charts was DMX in 1998-2003.
Their album ATE moved 232,000 equivalent album units in its first week making it the largest week of 2024. Not only this, it also marked the sixth-biggest debut for any album this year. MUSE moved 96,000 units, giving Jimin his second solo album to reach No. 2 after last year’s FACE.
