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Billboard has recently reported that Stray Kids' latest album, ATE, has made a remarkable debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart until August 3. This achievement makes them the first group to debut at No. 1 with their first five charting albums.
As per data from the music analytics platform Luminate, ATE accumulated 232,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the week ending July 25. This debut marks the highest weekly sales for a K-pop album in 2024 and the sixth-largest debut of any album this year.
Stray Kids has previously achieved No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ODDINARY and MAXIDENT in 2022, ROCKSTAR and 5-STAR in 2023.
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With this accomplishment, Stray Kids surpasses the decade-old record set by the English-Irish pop band One Direction, becoming the first and only group to debut their first five charting albums at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Stray Kids' new album ATE debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart
ATE is the ninth extended play from the eight-piece South Korean boy band Stray Kids. Released on July 19, 2024, the album has generated significant buzz since its debut. The latest extended play features eight tracks: Mountains, ChkChk Boom (the title track), JJAM, I Like, Runners, Twilight, Stray Kids, and ChkChk Boom (Festival Ver.).
With this release, the octave has become the first group and second act ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their first five consecutive charting albums. According to Billboard, the only other artist to achieve a No. 1 debut with their initial five chart entries was rapper DMX, with his following albums:
- It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot- 1998
- Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood- 1999
- …And Then There Was X- 2000
- The Great Depression- 2001
- Grand Champ- 2003
For those unfamiliar, the Billboard 200 chart ranks the top albums of the week in the U.S. based on a variety of metrics compiled by Luminate. This includes album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA), and streaming equivalent albums (SEA), all contributing to the total equivalent album units.
Furthermore, the music video for the album's title track, Chk Chk Boom, released just 10 days ago, has already amassed an impressive 57 million views as of the time of writing this article and continues to grow.
In addition to the eight group members, the video also features stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, known for their roles as Deadpool and Wolverine, adding an extra layer of intrigue.
In other news, on July 20, 2024, ATE was reported to have achieved 12.58 million streams on its debut day on the Global Spotify chart. This performance set a new record as the highest debut for a K-pop album in 2024.
