Wandering Kids’ new album Jump Putting K-pop back in a familiar spot – No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. Jump It is the 19th No. 1 album or EP by a K-pop artist on the Billboard 200. Love yourself: tears June 2018.
Stray Kids and BTS each have six No. 1s on the Billboard 200 chart, making them tied for the lead among K-pop artists.
ATEEZ is ranked runner-up and has two No. 1s on the chart. SuperM, BLACKPINK, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NewJeans and TWICE all have a number one album to date.
BLACKPINK is the first female K-pop singer to have a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. born pink In 2022, NewJeans and TWICE are in second and third place respectively.
K-pop groups tend to be large ensembles. TWICE has 9 members, one more than Stray Kids and ATEEZ. BTS and SuperM each have seven members. TOMORROW X TOGETHER and NewJeans each have five members. BLACKPINK has four members. To date, no K-pop solo artist, duo or trio has topped the Billboard 200.
K-pop artists have had multiple albums on the Billboard 200 chart every year since 2018, but none in 2021. The peak year with the most number one K-pop albums on the Billboard 200 (so far) is 2023, with five. Four in 2022 and four more in 2024.
Below is a list of all K-pop albums that have topped the Billboard 200.
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BTS, Love yourself: tears
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Date click first: June 2, 2018
Single: “Fake Love”
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BTS, Love yourself: Answers
Date click first: September 8, 2018
Single: “Idol”
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BTS, Map of the Soul: PERSONA
Date click first: April 27, 2019
singles: “Boy with Luv”, “Make It Right”
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Super M, SuperM: First mini album EP
Date click first: October 19, 2019
Single: “jump”
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BTS, Map of the Soul: 7
Date click first: March 7, 2020
singles: “Black Swan”, “Turn On”
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BTS, yes
Date click first: December 5, 2020
Single: “life goes on”
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wandering children, Stray Kids mini album: Oddinary (EP)
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Date click first: April 2, 2022
Single: “madman”
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BTS, prove
Date clicked first: June 25, 2022
Single: “The most beautiful moment has yet to come (the most beautiful moment)”
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BLACKPINK, born pink
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Date click first: October 1, 2022
singles: “Pink Venom”, “Shutdown”
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wandering children, Maxiden
Date click first: October 22, 2022
Single: “Case No. 143”
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X will be together tomorrow, Name Chapter: Temptation (EP)
Date click first: February 11, 2023
Single: “Sugar Journey”
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wandering children, five stars
Date clicked first: June 17, 2023
Single: “S-Class”
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new jeans, The second EP “Stand Up”
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Date clicked first: August 5, 2023
singles: “Super Shy”, “It’s Cool to Be With You”, “ETA”
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wandering children, rock star
Date click first: November 25, 2023
Single: “La La La La”
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Gates World EP. Finn: Will
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Date click first: December 16, 2023
Single: “Forms of Madness”
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twice, with you (EP)
Date clicked first: March 9, 2024
singles: “I Found You”, “A Little Spark”
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wandering children, eat (EP)
Date click first: August 3, 2024
Single: “Chk Chk Boom”
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Gates Golden Hour: Part 2 (EP)
Date clicked first: November 30, 2024
Single: “Ice on teeth”
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wandering children, Jump
Date click first: December 28, 2024
Single: “Walking on Water”
