TXT Claims Billboard World Albums Chart No. 1, Continuing K-Pop Artists’ Dominance on Global Charts

K-Pop artists remain firmly in control of global charts. TXT secured the top spot on the Billboard World Albums Chart with their new album *The Star Chapter: TOGETHER*, which also debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. This achievement makes TXT the K-Pop artist with the most entries in the Billboard 200’s top 5. BTS took second place on the World Albums Chart with their live album *PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE*. Jimin’s solo album *MUSE* has held at No. 15 for 54 consecutive weeks, while BTS’s 2022 anthology album *Proof* remains at No. 8 after 164 weeks. ATEEZ’s *GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3* is at No. 3 for the seventh week in a row, ENHYPEN’s *DESIRE : UNLEASH* is at No. 4 for the ninth week, and their previous album *ROMANCE : UNTOLD* is at No. 18 for 55 weeks. ILLIT’s latest mini-album *bomb* rose to No. 5 after six weeks. Stray Kids also had four albums on the World Albums Chart this week: their special album *合(HOP)* remains at No. 9 for 33 weeks, their 2024 mini-album *ATE* is at No. 13 for 54 weeks, their 2023 album *★★★★★(5-STAR)* is at No. 23 for 50 weeks, and their 2023 mini-album *ROCK-STAR* is at No. 24 for 38 weeks. The Circle Chart (formerly Gaon Chart) released its latest official certifications. ENHYPEN received a double million certification for selling over 2 million copies of the regular version of their latest mini-album *DESIRE : UNLEASH*, and a platinum certification for selling 250,000 copies of the Weverse version. aespa earned a million certification for selling over 1 million copies of their single album *Dirty Work*, while BLACKPINK’s Jennie received a triple platinum certification for selling over 750,000 copies of her debut solo album *Ruby*. ATEEZ’s recent mini-album *GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3*’s POCA version got a double platinum certification for selling over 500,000 copies. BTS’s *2025 BTS Festa : Capsule Album Vol.1* SMC version, CRAVITY’s *Dare to Crave*, ILLIT’s *bomb*, ITZY’s *Girls Will Be Girls*, and NCT Doyeong’s solo album *Soar* each received a platinum certification for selling over 250,000 copies. In terms of streaming, NewJeans’ debut song *Attention* surpassed 200 million streams, earning a double platinum certification. BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ *APT.*, Lim Jae-hyun’s *Rhapsody of Sadness*, SEVENTEEN’s BSS’s *Fighting* (featuring Lee Young-ji), and Baek Ye-rin’s *Maybe It’s Not Our Fault* each reached 100 million streams, securing them platinum certifications.