Stray Kids’ recent album “Hop” has surged to the top of US Billboard charts outperforming not only top-selling titles but the next six including Taylor Swift Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter all combined showing immense growth within the K-Pop market . The group comprised of members Changbin Seungmin I.N Felix HAN Hyunjin Lee Know and Bang Chan was photographed attending the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special in Los Angeles California. “Hop” now has the unique honor of debuting at number one further solidifying K-Pop’s continuing strong presence within global markets.
'Hop' Achieves Monumental Success: Stray Kids Claim Sixth Number One Album on Billboard 200 Chart
Stray Kids’ newly released album "Hop" secured the top position on Billboard 200 charts this week showcasing another win for popular K-pop boy band while becoming the group's sixth number one overall. The project launched with 187,000 equivalent units within the first tracking period with 176,000 stemming from total sales numbers with streams responsible for the rest. This total surpasses other artists showcasing the band's strong sales power even beyond other significant musical talents .The massive debut guarantees "Hop" launched not only at number one on the Billboard 200 also securing top spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
Taylor Swift’s 'The Tortured Poets Department' Trails 'Hop' Despite Strong Sales And Sustained Popularity
Taylor Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department" which came out this spring took second place within Billboard charts demonstrating its continued draw for pop music lovers. “The Tortured Poets Department” sold approximately 50,500 copies in the United States during last week even though Swift was unable to equal Stray Kids recent figures. comparing total sales for each project could be deemed unfair due to differences in timelines. "The Tortured Poets Department" is currently the number one selling album of this year having sold around 3.431 million units while the first week totaled over 1.9 million copies.
'Hop' Surpasses Combined Sales of Top Albums After The Tortured Poets Department With Significant Margins
"The Tortured Poets Department" dropped from the top spot to number two within the current Billboard Top Album Sales charts revealing a substantial reduction in total sales despite a strong showing over a prolonged period. The sales dropped over 74% for "The Tortured Poets Department" with over 200,000 sold the previous week while still greatly outperforming several other new releases showing Swift's power within the musical landscape. “Hop” outsold “The Tortured Poets Department” by a margin of more than three and a half times over while also showing sales totals more than the six highest ranked sellers on the Top Album Sales chart . This collection consists of Chappell Roan Billie Eilish Sabrina Carpenter The Wicked soundtrack Snoop Dogg and Taylor Swifts “The Tortured Poets Department”.
K-Pop's Growing Influence: 'Hop' Becomes Nineteenth Album To Top Billboard 200 Chart
The K-pop genre has shown enormous influence on the Billboard 200 since June 2018 when BTS’ album Love Yourself: Tear took the top spot from Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys as the first of this music type to reach number one in the general category. "Hop" becomes the 19th K-pop album or EP to accomplish this feat showing growing market appeal . Since 2018 there were a multiple of K-Pop titles ranking first except in 2021 which lacked releases. The biggest year to date for most K-Pop hits that made number one was in 2023 with a total of five followed by 2022 and 2024 with four K-pop titles. The Recording Academy is not specifically categorizing K-Pop instead making the genre to compete in broader pop related spaces.
Stray Kids And BTS Tie For First Place As ATEEZ Ranks Second Place Among Top K-Pop Albums In US
Stray Kids alongside BTS now has six different titles to earn number one placement within Billboard 200 charts making them tied for the highest title within the genre’s popularity. ATEEZ follows behind those two bands with two of its titles also reaching top of the charts. SuperM BLACKPINK TOMORROW X TOGETHER NewJeans and TWICE have all secured a single title to have reached the number one position within their time. This growth among many K-Pop bands showcases overall expansion and continued importance for artists within that sector.