Full List of K-Pop Albums Topping the Billboard 200

Stray Kids have returned K-pop to the forefront with their new mixtape DO IT, which debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart dated December 6. This milestone marks the 22nd album or EP by a K-pop act to reach the charts summit, following BTS Love Yourself: Tear in June 2018.

With this achievement, Stray Kids now hold eight No. 1 titles on the Billboard 200, the highest number among K-pop groups. BTS follows with six No. 1 albums, and ATEEZ has earned two. Other K-pop acts who have reached No. 1 include SuperM, BLACKPINK, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NewJeans, and TWICE, each with one chart-topping album. BLACKPINK became the first female K-pop act to achieve this with Born Pink in 2022.

K-pop groups often feature large lineups. TWICE has nine members, while Stray Kids and ATEEZ each have eight. BTS and SuperM have seven members apiece, TOMORROW X TOGETHER and NewJeans have five, and BLACKPINK consists of four members. To date, no K-pop soloists, duos, or trios have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Since 2018, K-pop acts have secured multiple No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 every year except 2021. The peak year for K-pop chart-toppers was 2023, which saw five albums reach No. 1.

Chronological List of K-pop Albums That Topped Billboard 200

• Stray Kids Oddinary (Mini Album / EP)
• Stray Kids Oddinary (Mini Album / EP)
• Single: Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP)
• Singles: Super Shy, Cool With You, ETA
• Various Artists KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack
• Singles: Takedown (TWICE version), Golden (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI)

Author: Sophia Brooks