Even in the United States, the K-pop craze shows no signs of abating. Seven albums topped the Billboard World Albums Chart this week.
Seventeen “attack” Ranked first, because it has now held second place for the second consecutive week. “Attacca” released in October last year was also the first album of the boy group to spend more than a week on Billboard 200.
Another K-pop boy band is making waves on the international stage. NCT 127’s third studio album “Sticker” released in September ranked fourth on the world album charts. In addition to its seventh week on the 200 most popular albums chart in the United States, it is now also Entered the seventh week of the leaderboard
“Sticker” is the second K-pop album in 2021 after TXT’s “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze” to top the Billboard 200 chart for seven consecutive weeks.
The rookie boy group Enhypen’s first studio album “Dimension: Dilemma” is close to No. 5 and has now entered the third week of the world album charts.
Not to be outdone is the global sensation BTS, who included three albums in the top 10 in this week’s world album charts.
Bangtan Boys’ “Soul Map: 7” is ranked 6th, and “Love Yourself: Answer” is ranked 7th, and is currently ranked at the 166th week on the ranking since its launch in November 2020. Finally, “BE” ranks 9th in the chart.
Girl group Itzy’s first studio album “Crazy In Love” soared to No. 10 on the World Albums Chart this week, ranking No. 10, followed by boy group TXT with its album “The Chaos Chapter”. “: Freeze” ranked 11th.
Black powder The “Album” released in October 2020 ranked 13th and is now ranked at week 57 on the charts.
Canadian/Korean singer Jeon Somi’s first full album “Xoxo” ranked 14th on this week’s World Albums Chart.
At the same time, BTS and NCT 127 have recently produced history With their impressive album sales, they are certified by Gaon Charts and the Korean Music Content Association.
BTS’s 2018 “Love Yourself: Answer” album has sold more than 3 million copies in the statistics released this month. “Love Yourself: Answer” is the fourth album of BTS, including “Soul Map: Persona”, “Soul Map: 7” and “BE”, with sales of more than 3 million copies.
At the same time, NCT 127’s “Sticker” has obtained dual platinum certification and has sold more than 500,000 copies since its release.
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