November 8, 2026

PLAVE leads Billboard’s World Albums chart as K-pop acts fill the top ranks

PLAVE opened at No. 1 with “HYPERDRIVE”, while releases from Stray Kids, CORTIS, ENHYPEN, TWICE and more also featured prominently.

PLAVE has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart with its new mini album HYPERDRIVE, on the chart dated October 31, 2026.

The release also marks PLAVE’s first appearance in the top 40 of the Billboard 200, signalling a notable international milestone for the group.

Stray Kids held No. 2 with THIS & THAT in its 11th week, while CORTIS’ GREENGREEN remained at No. 3 and ENHYPEN’s THE SIN : BLISS stayed at No. 4.

TWICE entered the ranking at No. 5 with the live release THIS IS FOR: WORLD TOUR FINALE in SEOUL – LIVE. ILLIT returned to No. 7 with MAMIHLAPINATAPAI.

Further down the chart, BTS, BOYNEXTDOOR, ATEEZ, NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM and aespa continued their runs, while EVAN (Heeseung) climbed to No. 14 with DEATH OF ME.

For European fans, the chart reflects the continued global reach of both new K-pop releases and long-running catalogue favourites.