Global representative groups SEVENTEEN and Stray Kids have proven their powerful ‘global firepower’ by sweeping the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) annual main charts.

According to data released by IFPI on its official website on the 19th (Korean time), SEVENTEEN and Stray Kids ranked 3rd and 5th, respectively, on the ‘Global Artist Chart 2024’.

IFPI is a music industry organization with over 8,000 record labels around the world as members. Every year, the number of physical albums sold around the world, digital music downloads, and audio/video streaming are added up to rank various categories such as artists, albums, and singles of the year.

Therefore, these charts are also considered representative indicators of the popularity trends of global pop music. Of these, the ‘Global Artist Chart 2024’, which features Seventeen and Stray Kids, is considered a key chart. There are only two K-pop groups on the top 10 of the chart.

Seventeen boasted balanced popularity around the world, taking third place, following global pop stars Taylor Swift and Drake. In particular, they have shown off their prowess by rising to the top ranks for four consecutive years since first entering the ‘Top 10’ at 9th place in 2021.

IFPI explained, “Seventeen became the first K-pop singer to perform at the Glastonbury Festival last year. In addition, they returned to the top 3 of the ‘Global Artist Chart’ this year based on the release of multilingual albums and appearances at numerous global festivals.”.

Stray Kids, who achieved No. 1 on Billboard‘s main album chart ‘Billboard 200’ for six consecutive times with their album ‘Skid’s Hop Hip Tape’ released in December of last year, ranked fifth. They also achieved the feat of making it to the ‘Top 10’ for three consecutive years after ranking 7th in 2022.

IFPI introduced Stray Kids‘ achievements by saying, “They had a busy year with the collaboration with Coca-Cola, appearance at the ‘2024 Met Gala’ in the US, and large-scale world tour.”

The two teams also achieved notable results on the ‘Global Album Chart 2024’. SEVENTEEN ranked 6th and 8th with their 12th mini album ‘Spill the Feels’ and their best album ‘Seventeen Is Right Here’. SEVENTEEN is the only artist to have two albums in the ‘Top 10’ on the chart. Stray Kids ranked 10th with their 9th mini album ‘Eight’.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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