For more than half a decade, Stray Kids have been hitting the Billboard charts in America, often with multiple collections a year. Recently, the group has become, in several regards, the most successful K-pop act on the United States-focused rankings, as the musicians follow in the footsteps of names like BTS and Blackpink, which have been largely quiet for some time. That lull has allowed Stray Kids to catch up numerically.
As the vocal group’s latest EP Do It continues to lead several charts in the U.S., multiple titles by the boy band return to one roster, helping demonstrate yet again just how hugely popular the South Korean singers are — and how far ahead of every other name in K-pop they are at the moment.
Stray Kids Fill Six Spaces on the World Albums Chart
On this week’s World Albums chart, Billboard’s ranking of the most consumed non-English and non-Spanish language “world” releases in the nation, Stray Kids fill half a dozen spaces. That is a little less than a quarter of the 25-spot roster.
Here is a rundown of where all of these Stray Kids projects land on this week’s World Albums chart:
- No. 1 — Do It
- No. 2 — Karma
- No. 7 — Hop
- No. 12 — 8
- No. 20 — 5-Star
- No. 22 — Rock-Star
Two Stray Kids Bestsellers Return Together
Two of those efforts — one-third of the entire Stray Kids wins this week — return to the World Albums chart. Neither 5-Star nor Rock-Star, which are counted among the most popular releases by the boy band, appeared on the list only last period.
Stray Kids Are the Only Act With Several Top 10s This Week
The popularity of Stray Kids is easy to grasp by looking only at the top 10, which contains just half of the group’s current placements. Not only do Stray Kids fill the highest two spaces, but the singers also come in at No. 7 with Hop. The boy band is the only name to score more than one top 10 this week.
How Many No. 1 Albums Have Stray Kids Charted?
All six of the top-performing Stray Kids titles on the World Albums chart have run the show in the past. The group is up to eight champions out of 18 total top 10 projects.
Do It debuted at No. 1 on the World Albums chart last week and remains unmoved this time around. All of the No. 1s that Stray Kids have racked up have dominated the World Albums tally for at least two frames.
Now that Do It doubles its total number of weeks running the show, the EP is matched with Maxident — which is no longer present — as the shortest-running leaders by Stray Kids… though the newly-shared short release could continue to rule for several more frames as it is still doing quite well throughout America.
Do It’s Sales Fall, But Stray Kids Still Outsell Taylor Swift
In addition to running the show on the World Albums chart, Do It also commands the Top Album Sales list for a second week. Despite a 79% decrease in total purchases, Do It fends off competition from Taylor Swift’s latest, The Life of a Showgirl, with another 59,500 copies sold, according to Luminate. That is down from 285,600 when it launched.
Stray Kids Score Three Hits on the Top Album Sales Chart
Stray Kids score a trio of wins on the Top Album Sales chart, which is not specific to any one genre, language, or format, as digital downloads and purchases on CD, cassette, and vinyl are all included. As Do It keeps at No. 1, Karma slips from No. 5 to No. 8, and Hop holds on at No. 43.
Stray Kids are one of the most successful acts on the Top Album Sales chart this week. Swift scores half a dozen bestsellers, while the South Korean group is matched with Billie Eilish and Tyler, the Creator for the second-most appearances right now.
