Stray Kids has made history again with their new mini-album ‘ATE‘, debuting at #1 on this week’s Billboard 200, marking their fifth consecutive album to achieve this milestone. The new album garnered an impressive 232,000 units in its first week.
A historic achievement for Stray Kids
Stray Kids have set a new record by becoming the first global group to debut on the Billboard 200 chart for five consecutive times. Their new album ‘ATE,’ released on the 19th, topped the Billboard 200 for the week of August 3rd with 232,000 album units sold in the US during its first week. This marks the fifth consecutive album from Stray Kids to achieve the top spot on the Billboard 200, following ‘ODDINARY‘ (March 2022), ‘MAXIDENT‘ (October 2022), ‘5-STAR‘ (June 2023), and ‘樂-STAR‘ (November 2023).
Stray Kids’ global dominance
Stray Kids have proven their global popularity by consistently reaching the top of the Billboard 200 since March 2022. With ‘ATE,’ they have achieved a new milestone by becoming the first group in Billboard history to debut at #1 on the chart five times in a row. They join the ranks of famous American rapper DMX as the only other artist to achieve this feat.
Record-breaking sales
The 232,000 first-week album unit sales for ‘ATE‘ are the highest for a K-pop album this year and the sixth highest for any album released in 2024. Of these, 218,000 were pure album sales, making it the highest-selling K-pop album of the year. It is also the second highest-selling album worldwide in 2024, following Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department’. Stray Kids also topped Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart for the week of August 3rd.
Global chart performance
The title track “Chk Chk Boom” from ‘ATE’ showcases Stray Kids’ confidence and aim for success. The song entered the UK Official Singles Chart at #30, while the album ranked #62 on the Official Albums Chart. Additionally, ‘ATE‘ topped the French National Phonographic Industry (SNEP) album chart, ranked #2 on the German Official Chart, and #7 on the Netherlands Album Top 100 Chart.
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Upcoming events
Stray Kids will continue to captivate global audiences as they headline ‘Lollapalooza Chicago’ on August 2nd. They will also embark on their largest-ever world tour, Stray Kids World Tour ‘dominATE‘. The tour includes four performances at the KSPO DOME in Seoul from August 24th to 25th and August 31st to September 1st.