K-Pop Albums to Hit Number One on Billboard 200: Full List

Stray Kids’ new mixtape DO IT puts K-pop back in a familiar spot — No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. By debuting at No. 1 on the chart dated Dec. 6, DO IT becomes the 22nd album or EP by a K-pop act to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The first was BTS’ Love Yourself: Tear in June 2018. Stray Kids has amassed eight No. 1 titles on the Billboard 200, which puts them out front among K-pop acts. BTS is in second place, with six No. 1 titles. ATEEZ is next in line with two No. 1s on the Billboard 200. SuperM, BLACKPINK, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, NewJeans and TWICE have all notched one No. 1 to date. Related Stray Kids Claim Eighth No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘DO IT’ BLACKPINK was the first female K-pop act to land a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. They scored with Born Pink in 2022. K-pop groups tend to be large ensembles. TWICE has nine members, one more than Stray Kids and ATEEZ. BTS and SuperM each have seven members. TOMORROW X TOGETHER and NewJeans each have five members. BLACKPINK has four members. To date, no K-pop solo artists, duos or trios have topped the Billboard 200. There have been multiple No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 by K-pop acts in every year since 2018 except for 2021, when there were none. The peak year (to date) for most No. 1 K-pop albums on the Billboard 200 was 2023, when there were five. Here’s a list of all K-pop albums to top the Billboard 200. They are listed in chronological order. BTS, Love Yourself: Tear Image Credit: JTBC PLUS/Imazins via Getty Images Date Hit No. 1: June 2, 2018 Single: “Fake Love” BTS, Love Yourself: Answer Date Hit No. 1: September 8, 2018 Single: “Idol” BTS, Map of the Soul: PERSONA Date Hit No. 1:  April 27, 2019 Singles: “Boy with Luv,” “Make It Right” SuperM, SuperM: The First Mini Album EP Date Hit No. 1: October 19, 2019 Single: “Jopping” BTS, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 Date Hit No. 1: March 7, 2020 Singles: “Black Swan,” “On” BTS, BE Date Hit No. 1: Dec. 5, 2020 Single: “Life Goes On” Stray Kids, Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary (EP) Image Credit: The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images Date Hit No. 1: April 2, 2022 Single: “Maniac” BTS, Proof Date Hit No. 1: June 25, 2022 Single: “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” BLACKPINK, Born Pink Image Credit: Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global Date Hit No. 1: Oct. 1, 2022 Singles: “Pink Venom,” “Shut Down” Stray Kids, Maxident Date Hit No. 1: Oct. 22, 2022 Single: “Case 143” TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: Temptation (EP) Date Hit No. 1: Feb. 11, 2023 Single: “Sugar Rush Ride” Stray Kids, 5-Star Date Hit No. 1: June 17, 2023 Single: “S-Class” NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ Image Credit: The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images Date Hit No. 1: Aug. 5, 2023 Singles: “Super Shy,” “Cool With You,” “ETA” Stray Kids, ROCK-STAR Date Hit No. 1: Nov. 25, 2023 Single: “Lalalala” ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP. FIN:WILL Image Credit: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images Date Hit No. 1: Dec. 16, 2023 Single: “Crazy Form” TWICE, With YOU-th (EP) Date Hit No. 1: March 9, 2024 Singles: “I Got You,” “One Spark” Stray Kids, ATE (EP) Date Hit No. 1: Aug. 3, 2024 Single: “Chk Chk Boom” ATEEZ, Golden Hour: Part.2 (EP) Date Hit No. 1: Nov. 30, 2024 Single: “Ice on My Teeth” Stray Kids, Hop Date Hit No. 1: Dec. 28, 2024 Single: “Walkin on Water” Stray Kids, KARMA Date Hit No. 1: Sept. 6, 2025 Single: “Ceremony” Various Artists, KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack Date Hit No. 1: Sept. 20, 2025 Singles: “Takedown” (Twice version), “Golden (HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) Stray Kids, DO IT Date Hit No. 1: Dec. 6, 2025 Singles: “Do It,” “Divine” Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about? Get in the know on Visit Billboard Pro for music business news