Stray Kids Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 with “HOP” – Equaling BTS’s Record for Most No. 1s in K-Pop

Stray Kids made their debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with their latest album “HOP.” According to results released by Billboard on December 22, “HOP” achieved 187,000 equivalent album units, of which 176,000 units came from traditional album sales. The streaming equivalent album units amounted to 10,000 units, equivalent to 14.83 million on-demand audio streams during the same period. This achievement holds special significance for Stray Kids, as they became the first artist since the inception of the Billboard 200 in 1956 to debut with all six of their initial chart entries at No. 1. By adding “HOP” to their previous albums “Oddinary,” “Maxident,” “5-Star,” “Rock Star,” and “ATE,” they now have six consecutive No. 1 albums, tying BTS for the most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums among K-pop groups. Stray Kids also joined rock bands Linkin Park and Dave Matthews Band in having the same number of No. 1 albums as a group. The eight-member boy band under JYP Entertainment was also ranked third among the most streamed K-pop artists on Spotify’s 2024 Wrapped, following BTS and Jung Kook. Currently, Stray Kids is on their “dominATE” world tour, having recently concluded a show in Jakarta. After finishing their Asian tour in Hong Kong on January 18–19, 2025, they plan to continue with tours in Latin America, North America, and Europe.