Stray Kids, Taemin, NCT 127 and RESCENE lead latest Circle Chart rankings

Circle Chart has published its latest monthly results for August alongside this week’s rankings, with several major K-pop releases and long-running hits appearing across the categories.

On the August physical album chart, Stray Kids took first place with THIS & THAT. The regular edition ranked No. 1, while its FANS version reached No. 5. ENHYPEN’s THE SIN : BLISS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE’s UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST and NCT 127’s BLINGY completed the remaining top positions.

For the weekly album ranking, MONSTA X led with The Phase. CORTIS followed with GREENGREEN, while 82MAJOR entered at No. 3 with HEAT. NCT 127 remained in the top five, joined by Taemin’s solo EP PHASE 1 : Soft Violence.

Taemin achieved a weekly digital double crown as title track FLOAT topped both the overall digital and download charts. NCT 127’s Blingy was August’s leading download track, ahead of releases from ENHYPEN, Stray Kids, BIGBANG and ALPHA DRIVE ONE.

RESCENE earned August’s digital and streaming double crown with LOVE ATTACK, a 2024 release that has found renewed momentum. The song also stayed at No. 1 on the weekly streaming chart, while Taemin’s FLOAT debuted at the top of the weekly overall digital ranking.

On the global K-pop chart, HUNTR/X’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters retained No. 1 for both the month and week. BTS’s SWIM held No. 2, ATEEZ’s BAD ranked No. 3, and Jennie’s FALLEN ANGEL rose to No. 5 on the weekly chart. BTS led August’s social chart, while ILLIT remained No. 1 on the weekly social ranking.