The group Stray Kids has placed two albums in the top 10 CD sales in the United States in 2024.

According to the ‘2024 Year-End Report’ released by music and entertainment data media Luminate on the 19th (Korean time), Stray Kids‘ mini-album ‘Eight’ released in July of last year sold 442,000 copies, ranking 2nd in the top CD album sales in the United States.

This is the highest ranking for a K-pop artist, following world-renowned pop star Taylor Swift, who ranked 1st.

The skid-hop hip-tape ‘Hop’ released in December of the same year ranked 5th with 248,000 copies. In this category, Stray Kids added meaning by becoming the only singer to have two albums charted for three consecutive years.


Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com
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