In addition to topping the popular Billboard 200, Stray Kids also managed to rule five other Billboard charts this week. The octet is also charting high on three more tallies.
Continue reading to know more.
Stray Kids Scores #1 on Billboard Artist 100 for the First Time + Ranks First on Four Other Charts
On March 29, Billboard published its chart rankings for the week ending on April 2. Stray Kids, who recently returned with their new mini-album "ODDINARY" is reigning at No. 1 on numerous charts.
After making history on Billboard 200, the million-seller group attained another historic milestone on a different Billboard chart, particularly Artist 100.
Stray Kids reached their first-ever No. 1 on Artist 100, making them the fourth K-pop artist in history to rank first following BTS, BLACKPINK, and SuperM.
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For starters, Billboard's Artist 100 ranks the most popular artists across all genres within a certain week. The rankings are based on album and track sales as calculated by Luminate.
What's more, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" also came in at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, and World Albums charts this week.
That's not all. Stray Kids "MANIAC," the title track, also scored No. 1 on the World Digital Song Sales chart this week. This marks the boy group's second No. 1 hit on the tally after "Mixtape: OH."
Three B-sides from "ODDINARY" even made the top 15: "VENOM" debuted at No. 7, "Charmer" at No. 10, and "FREEZE" at No. 14.
Stray Kids' "ODDINARY," "MANIAC" Land on More Billboard Charts This Week
Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" also successfully entered at No. 2 on this week's Tastemaker Albums chart, which ranks the top-selling albums each week based on influential panels of indie stores and small regional chains.
This means "ODDINARY" made it to a total of five Billboard album charts this week (ending on April 2).
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Finally, Stray Kids' "MANIAC" took No. 2 on the Hot Trending Songs, No. 15 on Billboard Global 200 Excl. US, No. 19 on Bubbling Under Hot 100, and No. 21 on Billboard Global 200.
With Stray Kids soaring high on several Billboard charts this week, it only shows that "ODDINARY" and "MANIAC" have garnered lots of attention from music fans around the world.
Watch Stray Kids' "MANIAC" music video here to celebrate the group's notable Billboard entries this week!
Stray Kids Resumes Activities After Three More Members Recover From COVID-19
In other news, three more Stray Kids members have recently completed their COVID-19 quarantine.
On March 28, JYP Entertainment announced that Bang Chan, Lee Know, and Hyunjin have concluded their self-quarantine as they are now fully recovered from the virus. As a result, Stray Kids will resume their activities.
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Before Lee Know, Bang Chan, and Hyunjin, members Changbin and Han have ended their quarantine on the 25th.
The only Stray Kids members who did not contract COVID-19 are Felix and I.N.
From March 18 to 21, seven Stray Kids members were diagnosed with coronavirus, hence, all members were moved to different living spaces to control the spread of the virus.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
