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Stray Kids Billboard 200 chart success

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South Korean boy band Stray Kids released their eighth-track mini-album ‘THIS & THAT’ on 7 August. Produced by the group’s internal creative unit 3RACHA, the album features the single ‘RUN IT’. Following the release, the group achieved a historic milestone on the Billboard 200, securing their ninth consecutive number-one debut. debut for the week ending August 13, 2026. This achievement makes them the first artist in the chart’s 70-year history to have every album released since 2022 their first nine charting albums debut at number one. In the United States, the album recorded approximately 369,000 album units, including 357,000 in pure physical sales. According to Luminate data, these figures represent the group’s largest weekly sales figure to date. date, with the 357,000 traditional album sales also marking a career high. With this ninth chart-topping album, Stray Kids ties The Rolling Stones for the second-most number-one albums by a group in Billboard 200 history, trailing only The Beatles. They also hold the record for the most number-one albums among groups since the year 2000 and remain the leading K-pop act in this category. Domestically, the album reached over 3.28 million copies in first-week sales according to Hanteo Chart, marking the group’s fourth ‘triple million-seller’ release. Additionally, the group’s cumulative album shipments across South Korea and Japan have surpassed 40 million copies.

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