Stray Kids lead Billboard World Albums chart as K-pop acts secure strong positions

Stray Kids have entered Billboard’s World Albums chart at No. 1 with their new mini album THIS & THAT, on the chart dated for the week ending 22 August.

The release also opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while the group’s earlier albums KARMA and DO IT returned to the World Albums ranking at No. 13 and No. 19.

CORTIS followed at No. 2 with GREENGREEN, while ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 held No. 3. CORTIS’s debut EP COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES remained in the top 10 at No. 7.

BTS placed three releases on the chart: Proof ranked No. 4, Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~ reached No. 11, and Love Yourself: Tear returned at No. 21.

Elsewhere, LE SSERAFIM’s PUREFLOW ranked No. 6, Yeonjun’s NO LABELS: PART 02 came in at No. 8, and aespa’s LEMONADE rose to No. 9.

ILLIT, NewJeans and BOYNEXTDOOR also appeared in the latest results, underlining the continued international presence of K-pop releases for fans across Europe and beyond.