'THIS & THAT' Debuts at No. 1 and No. 38: Stray Kids Are Breaking Their Own Records Again

Stray Kids have done it again, and this time they've landed in some genuinely historic company. Their new mini-album THIS & THAT debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 this week, marking the group's ninth consecutive chart-topping album and setting a new K-pop record for the most Billboard 200 number-ones by any Korean act.

The run now ties the Rolling Stones' all-time group record and sits second only to the Beatles (19 number-one albums) among all groups in Billboard history. It's also the most number-one albums by any group in the 21st century. Stray Kids first reached the top of the Billboard 200 with ODDINARY in 2022, and every release since, ★★★★★, 樂-STAR, KARMA, DO IT, and now THIS & THAT, has continued that streak without interruption.

The title track delivered on the singles side as well, entering the Hot 100 at number 38 in its debut week. That's the highest Hot 100 entry the group has recorded to date, a milestone that signals their crossover pull is growing alongside their album-chart dominance. THIS & THAT is a confident, eight-track set built around the idea of doing what you want without second-guessing yourself, and that energy comes through clearly in its performance moments: the track leans into the group's signature controlled intensity, the kind of delivery that keeps a live crowd locked in from the first bar.

Elsewhere on this week's charts, BTS continue their own quiet endurance run. Their fifth studio album ARIRANG charted at number 21 on the Billboard 200, while the title track "SWIM" held its place on the Hot 100 at number 91 for a 20th consecutive week. That 20-week stretch ties the record set by BTS's own "Butter" (2021) for the longest continuous Hot 100 run in the group's catalog.

BLACKPINK's Jennie remains a fixture near the top of the Hot 100 as well. Her collaboration with Tame Impala, "Dracula," held steady at number 8 for its 46th week on the chart, a remarkable staying power for a track that seems to find new listeners every few weeks.

KATSEYE also continued to build momentum across multiple entries. "ANIMAL" climbed five spots to number 30 on the Hot 100 for its fifth consecutive week, while "Iconic By Mistake", the group's collaboration with fellow HYBE acts LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT, charted at number 88. On the Billboard 200, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS and SIS (Soft Is Strong) held at numbers 121 and 196, respectively.

The Netflix animated film soundtrack K-Pop Demon Hunters remained at number 33 on the Billboard 200, while Cortez's GREENGREEN charted at number 110 after a dramatic 75-position surge the previous week.

All told, it's a strong week for K-pop on the American charts, and Stray Kids are clearly the story at the center of it.