Gaon Chart recently updated their monthly retail album chart to reflect data from August 2021. Topping this chart is Stray Kids, with their latest release, "NOEASY." Keep on reading to see who made the top 50 of this chart.
Stray Kids 'NOEASY' Tops Gaon Album Retail Chart for August 2021
On Gaon Chart's August 2021 retail album chart, Stray Kids proved their success by ranking first place. "NOEASY," which was released on August 23, ranked first on Gaon Chart's retain album chart for the 35th week of 2021. During the album's first week of release, it ranked at number two and maintained that position for two weeks in a row.
According to Gaon Chart, Stray Kids album "NOEASY" took first place with 403,664 sales.
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"NOEASY" is Stray Kids' second studio album. Prior to the album's release, "NOEASY" made headlines for surpassing 830,000 pre-order sales a week before its release. On the release day of "NOEASY," it was reported that pre-orders had surpassed 930,00 sales.
Gaon Music Chart announced during the last week of August 2021 that "NOEASY" had sold over 1.1 million copies, making Stray Kids the first million-seller from JYP Entertainment. In Japan, "NOEASY" debuted at number 16 on the Oricon Albums Chart. In addition, "NOEASY" also debuted at number 21 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums.
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In the United States, "NOEASY" debuted at number four on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums. On the World Albums Chart, "NOEASY" debuted at number five. "NOEASY" also debuted at number 38 and at number 69 on the Independent Albums and the Top Current Albums Sales chart, respectively.
Congratulations, Stray Kids!
These are the TOP 50 Albums on the Gaon Retail Album Chart for August 2021
1. Stray Kids - "NOEASY"
2. TXT - "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE"
3. Red Velvet - "Queendom - The 6th Mini Album"
4. ASTRO - "SWITCH ON"
5. THE BOYZ - "6TH MINI ALBUM [THRILL-ING]"
6. D.O. - "Empathy - The 1st Mini Album"
7. JAY B - "SOMO:FUME"
8. CRAVITY - "1ST ALBUM PART 1 [The Awakening: Written in the Stars]"
9. ONF - "SUMMER POPUP ALBUM [POPPING]:
10. Park Jihoon - "My Collection"
11. EXO - "DON'T FIGHT THE ALBUM - Special Album"
12. BTOB - "4U : OUTSIDE"
13. Kwon Eunbi - "OPEN"
14. VERIVERY - "SERIES O [ROUND 2: HOLE]"
15. Ha Sungwoon - "Select Shop"
16. Dreamcatcher - "[Summer Holiday]"
17. MIRAE - "Splash - MIRAE 2nd Mini Album"
18. BTS - "Butter"
19. Golden Child - "2nd Album [Game Changer]"
20. CIX - "1st Album OK Prologue : Be OK"
21. Sunmi - "1/6"
22. (G)I-DLE - "DUMDi DUMDi"
23. Weeekly - "Play Game : Holiday"
24. Jannabi - "The Land of Fantasy"
25. Brave Girls - "After 'We Ride'"
26. Yesung - "Beautiful Night - The 4th Mini Album (LP)"
27. NCT DREAM - "Hello Future - The 1st Album Repackage"
28. ASTRO - "All Light"
29. ASTRO - "BLUE FAME"
30. BTS - "Love Yourself: Tear"
31. ASTRO - "Dream Part.01"
32. ASTRO - "Dream Part.02"
33. T1419 - "BEFORE SUNRISE Part. 3"
34. BTS - "Love Yourself: Answer"
35. ASTRO - "Autumn story"
36. BTS - "Love Yourself: Her"
37. BTS - "MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA"
38. GRAY - "grayground."
39. NCT DREAM - "Hot Sauce - The 1st Album"
40. SF9 - "TURN OVER'
41. SEVENTEEN - "7th Mini Album 'Heng:garae'"
42. NCT - "NCT RESONANCE Pt. 2 - The 2nd Album"
43. Joy - "Hello - Special Album (LP)"
44. NCT Dream - "Hello Future - The 1st Album Repackage (Kit)"
45. NCT 127 - "NCT #127 Neo Zone - The 2nd Album (Kit)"
46. NCT DREAM - "We Go Up - The 2nd Mini Album"
47. GFRIEND - "回:Song of the Sirens"
48. ASTRO - "7th Mini Album [GATEWAY]"
49. ENHYPEN - "BORDER : Hakanai"
50. BTS - "MAP OF THE SOUL : 7"
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Written by Alexa Lewis