”Stray Kids” achieves sixth consecutive No. 1 ranking on the US Billboard 200

Idol group Stray Kids has topped the Billboard 200, America's main album chart, with their new album "HOP."
According to a Billboard chart teaser article on the 23rd, Stray Kids' "HOP" ranked first on the latest Billboard 200 chart (December 28th).
Since reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the first time with "ODDINARY" in 2022, Stray Kids has continued to top the charts with hits such as "MAXIDENT," "5-STAR,"
Following "Raku-STAR" and "ATE", this marks the sixth consecutive time that the group has topped the charts, making this the first time since BTS.
Billboard said, "This is the first time that an artist has had six albums reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart, including their first.
"In the 69-year history of the chart, Stray Kids is the first to do so," he said. To date, only two K-pop artists have topped the Billboard 200 charts: BTS six times, and Stray Kids 2018.
Kids six times, ATEEZ two times, SuperM once, BLACKPINK once, and TOMORROW X
There are eight teams: "TOGETHER" once, "NewJeans" once, and "TWICE" once. The "Billboard 200" is a traditional album ranking, such as physical albums.
The total of sales volume, the number of streaming times converted into album sales volume (SEA), and the number of digital downloads converted into album sales volume (TEA) is calculated as an album unit.
Calculate the total. "HOP" recorded an album unit equivalent to 187,000 copies. The album sales volume, including physical albums, was 176,000 copies (CD sales volume was 171,000 copies).
, and 5,000 digital LUDA download albums), and also topped the "Top Album Sales" chart this week.
SEA and TEA were counted at 10,000 and 1,000 copies, respectively.
EA was counted at 1,000 copies each. Stray Kids' new album "HOP" is a combination of the abbreviation of the team name "SKZ" and hip hop, called "SKZHOP".
This album is a new type and genre of hip-hop. The title track "Walkin' On Water" and "Bounce" are included in this album.
Twelve songs were recorded, including "Back", "U", and solo songs by eight members.