Stray Kids have made Billboard history by becoming the first act ever to debut their first seven charting albums at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Their latest release, KARMA, stormed to the top spot with 313,000 equivalent album units, securing their seventh straight No. 1 debut.
With this achievement, Stray Kids now hold the record for the most No. 1 albums by a K-pop act in Billboard 200 history, officially surpassing BTS, who previously held the title with six chart-toppers. Beyond K-pop, the group has also broken into wider industry history: their streak surpasses Linkin Park and Dave Matthews Band, making Stray Kids the group with the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 this century.
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KARMA continues the group’s flawless run of chart-topping projects, following Oddinary (2022), Maxident (2022), 5-Star (2023), Rock-Star (2023), Ate (2024), and Hop (2024).
The new album showcases the group’s signature mix of explosive production, sharp rap verses, and emotional hooks, all crafted under their in-house production team 3RACHA (Bang Chan, Changbin, and Han). Karma also secured a massive streaming success. On August 23, sevrela tracks debuted on the Spotify chart, led by “Ceremony” at No. 27 with over 2.5 million streams.
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