K-Pop History: Stray Kids and Jimin Take Top Two Spots on Billboard 200

July 30, 2024
K-Pop History: Stray Kids and Jimin Take Top Two Spots on Billboard 200
  • Stray Kids and Jimin have made history on the Billboard 200, with their albums 'Ate' and 'Muse' debuting at Nos. 1 and 2, marking the first time K-pop acts have held the top two positions.

  • 'Ate' achieved 232,000 equivalent album units, marking the biggest week for a K-pop album in 2024 and the sixth largest debut for any album this year.

  • With this debut, 'Ate' becomes the first album to debut at No. 1 for a group with their first five charting albums, a milestone previously only reached by DMX.

  • Jimin's 'Muse' debuted at No. 2 with 96,000 equivalent album units, making it his second solo album to achieve this position after 'Face.'

  • 'Muse' features singles such as 'Smeraldo Garden Marching Band' with Loco and 'Who,' and includes nine CD variants.

  • 'Twisters: The Album' has made waves as the biggest week for any soundtrack in 2024 and is the first country soundtrack to hit the top 10 in a decade.

  • The soundtrack album 'Twisters: The Album' debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with 57,000 equivalent album units, becoming the first soundtrack to reach the top 10 this year.

  • Eminem's 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce' dropped to No. 3 after a notable debut, while Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' follows closely behind.

  • Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Tommy Richman, and Sabrina Carpenter round out the top five on the Hot 100 with their respective songs.

  • On the Hot 100, Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' returns to No. 1 for its third week, while Teddy Swims' 'Lose Control' ties for the 10th-most weeks in the top 10 this decade.

  • The success of 'Twisters: The Album' is attributed to its 11 CD variants and it has recorded the second-largest sales week of 2024, following Taylor Swift’s 'The Tortured Poets Department.'

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