The four-year-old stalwart, Stray Kids, from JYP Entertainment has again shown a room in the local and international music scene as they punched another record in Billboard 200.
On October 16, Billboard's Official Twitter account announced that Stray Kids' latest mini album, "MAXIDENT," has scored at No. 1 on the reputable Top 200 Albums chart. In this chart, albums are mapped based on their popularity in the United States.
.@Stray_Kids earn their second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with new album #MAXIDENT. https://t.co/gpRtH4iOx5
— billboard (@billboard) October 16, 2022
The reflexive ranking in Billboard 200 is handled, managed, and complied with by Luminate, according to the "multi-metric consumption" gauged on different album units. The album units consist of sales of the album-track equivalent albums and stream equivalent albums.
Based on the released report by Luminate, Stray Kids' MAXIDENT has recorded 117,000 equivalent album units, which could be broken down in observance of 110,000 album sales and 7,000 streaming equivalent album units.
Stray Kids Is First-Ever Artist in the World To Debut 2 Albums At No. 1 on Billboard 200 This 2022
Notching this record with the latest eight-track album made Stray Kids the first-ever artist to rank two different albums at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for 2022!
In April 2022, the octet boy group scored their first-ever chart-topper with ODDINARY.
Currently, the group's agency, JYP Entertainment, has unlocked more shows, including Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and Felix and Bang Chan's hometown, Australia. Furthermore, Atlanta and Fort Worth destinations were also confirmed.
MANIAC tour shall extend until March 2023 and be updated depending on JYP Entertainment's announcement.
With this honorable list under Stray Kids' name, the boys are proving their talents and music capabilities, which is a building block in introducing K-pop in the international arena. Congratulations, Stray Kids!
