Stray Kids Lands Atop Billboard 200 with 'This & That,' Group's 9th No. 1
The album earned 357,000 traditional sales, the group’s best week ever, and gives Stray Kids their ninth Billboard 200 No. 1.
- Stray Kids landed their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard chart as THIS & THAT debuted atop the list with 369,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States.
- The group's latest achievement extends their record for the most No. 1s among groups this century, tying The Rolling Stones for the second-most in Billboard history behind only The Beatles with 19.
- Traditional album sales accounted for 357,000 of the total units, while availability across 17 CD and vinyl variants helped Stray Kids achieve its best sales week ever.
- THIS & THAT secured the sixth-largest week for an album by units earned in 2026, trailing only the debut of BTS' ARIRANG with 532,000 for traditional album sales.
- Billboard will post the full chart ranking on Aug. 18, compiled by Luminate through multi-metric units comprising album sales, track equivalent albums, and streaming equivalent albums.
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Kyodo News+Stray Kids lands atop Billboard 200 with 'This & That,' group's 9th No. 1
K-pop band Stray Kids has landed atop the Billboard 200 with its new EP "This & That," the group's ninth No. 1 on the main chart, Billboard said. B...
[OSEN=Ji Min-kyung] Group Stray Kids has once again broken the record for the highest ranking by a group in the 21st century by achieving a historic record of ninth consecutive number one on the U.S. main album chart, the 'Billboard 200'. According to an announcement by Billboard on the 16th (local time), Stray Kids' new mini-album 'THIS & THAT', released on the 7th, ranked number one on the 'Billboard 200' for the week of the 22nd.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seon-woo = Group Stray Kids [ranked] on the U.S. Billboard main album chart with their new mini album 'THIS & THAT'...
Stray Kids Score Their Biggest Sales Week as ‘This & That’ Debuts Atop Albums Chart
Stray Kids have scored their biggest sales week yet as their latest, “This & That,” becomes their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The group bows atop the chart with 369,000 equivalent album units, with traditional album sales accounting for 357,000 of that sum. The latest feat extends their record for most No. 1s […]
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