Stray Kids and Other K-pop Acts Dominate Billboard World Albums Chart

Stray Kids’ latest album ‘KARMA’ has secured the top spot on the Billboard World Albums chart for a fourth consecutive week, marking a significant achievement as it also became their first album to stay in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 for four weeks. In addition to ‘KARMA,’ Stray Kids has three albums on the current chart, with ‘HOP’ ranking No. 12 and ‘ATE’ returning to No. 16. CORTIS’ debut EP ‘COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES’ surged to No. 2 in its second week, making an impact on the Billboard 200 at No. 15. TWICE’s Chaeyoung saw her solo debut ‘LIL FANTASY vol.1’ debut at No. 3, while ZEROBASEONE’s first full-length album ‘NEVER SAY NEVER’ reached No. 4. TXT’s album ‘The Star Chapter: TOGETHER’ held steady at No. 5 in its ninth week, and BTS’s 2022 anthology ‘Proof’ continued its strong run at No. 6 in its 171st week. Jimin’s solo album ‘MUSE’ maintained its spot at No. 8, and Jin’s solo EP ‘Echo’ held No. 24. Other notable entries include ENHYPEN’s ‘DESIRE : UNLEASH’ and MONSTA X’s ‘THE X.’ ATEEZ’s ‘GOLDEN HOUR: Part.3′ and NewJeans’ ‘Get Up’ also appeared on the chart, with albums from LE SSERAFIM and SEVENTEEN re-entering. This highlights the ongoing success of K-pop acts in global music rankings.