Okay-pop has been a rising pressure on the Billboard 200 since June 2018, when BTS’ Love Your self: Tear dislodged Publish Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys to develop into the primary Okay-pop album or EP to succeed in No. 1 on the all-genre chart. This week, Stray Youngsters’ HOP turns into the nineteenth album or EP to attain that feat.
There have been a number of No. 1 titles on the Billboard 200 by Okay-pop acts in yearly since 2018 aside from 2021, when there have been none. The height 12 months (so far) for many No. 1 Okay-pop titles on the Billboard 200 was 2023, when there have been 5. There have been 4 in 2022 and 4 once more in 2024.
That’s lots of No. 1s for any style, and particularly for a style that’s nonetheless constructing in international consciousness. (The Recording Academy, for instance, has but so as to add a Okay-pop class. For probably the most half, Okay-pop entries compete within the total pop classes.)
Stray Youngsters and BTS have every had six No. 1 titles on the Billboard 200, which places them in a tie for the lead amongst Okay-pop acts. ATEEZ is runner-up with two No. 1s on that chart. SuperM, BLACKPINK, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NewJeans and TWICE have all have one No. 1 album so far.
Now we’re searching for enter from Okay-pop followers, individuals who avidly observe the style and know which acts and which data they like finest. Right here’s an inventory of all Okay-pop albums or EPs to prime the Billboard 200. Which is your favourite?
