Group is first K-pop act to debut first three charting albums at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Stray Kids return to the top of the charts debuting their new album 5-Star via JYP Entertainment/Imperial/Republic Records at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group becomes the first K-pop act to debut their first three charting albums on the Billboard 200 at No. 1. The new album also marks the biggest first week sales for a group in 2023 and largest sales week for an album this year.
In addition, 5-Star debuts at No. 1 on both the Billboard World Albums and the Billboard Top Album Sales charts, becoming the group’s third No. 1 on both charts. Stray Kids also return to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart for a third week.
5-Star receives the second biggest first week sales overall in 2023, in addition to the biggest first week sales for a K-pop act this year. This week, Stray Kids also cross one million traditional album sales in the US. From 5-Star, the song “S-Class” also tops the groups previous record with the biggest US consumption debut for the group.
Since launching in 2017, Stray Kids has impressively amassed nearly five billion global Spotify streams, becoming one of only four K-pop boy groups in Spotify history to reach this milestone. In 2021 alone, they generated the third-most streams of any K-pop group on Spotify. They also hold the distinction of being JYP Entertainment’s first triple million-selling artist, moving 1.1 million units of NoEasy in under two weeks and with Maxident selling over three million units. Their total sales in 2021 exceeded over 2.7 million.
NoEasy notably also reached No. 1 in 40 territories on the iTunes Overall Albums Chart, while “Thunderous” soared to No. 1 in 52 territories on the iTunes Overall Top Songs Chart. The “Thunderous” video also trended at No. 1 worldwide on YouTube for four days.
In 2022, Stray Kids made history as their mini albums Oddinary and Maxident debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart and Top Album Sales Chart, solidifying the group’s explosive transformation from underdogs to global dominators.
