The Kids are alright. Stray Kids, however, are going gangbusters. In late August, the boyband landed their seventh No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with KARMA, notching the biggest entry for the year to-date.

All seven of the pop outfit’s entries on the national albums tally have debuted at No. 1, beginning with ODDINARY in 2022. Last year, when HOP debuted atop the list, Stray Kids became the first act to debut atop the Billboard 200 with their first six entries in the 69-year history of the chart. With KARMA, their most recent release, they extended that record.

And with a seventh No. 1, Stray Kids surpassed BTS, Linkin Park and Dave Matthews Band for the most leaders among groups on the all-genre Billboard 200 this century. Among K-pop bands, BTS is in second place, with six No

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