Stray Kids Ranked in IFPI 2024 Global Chart for 3 Consecutive Years
Stray Kids has been listed on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) annual global chart for the third consecutive year, shining their presence as a ‘Global Top Artist’.
According to the announcement made by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) through its official website and SNS channels on the 18th (local time), Stray Kids ranked in the top 10 in three categories: the ‘Global Artist Chart’, the ‘Global Album Chart’, and the ‘Global Album Sales Chart’. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry‘s global chart ranks groups based on annual physical album sales, digital music downloads, and streaming figures worldwide.
Stray Kids ranked 5th on the ‘Global Artist Chart’, successfully ranking on the chart for three consecutive years since it first entered the chart in 2022. On the ‘Global Album Chart’, they ranked 10th with their mini-album ‘ATE’. Stray Kids, who have stood out on the chart with ‘MAXIDENT’ in 2022, ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’ and ‘樂-STAR’ in 2023, proved their popularity by ranking in the top 10 this year as well.
On the ‘Global Album Sales Chart’, both albums released last year ranked in the chart. ‘ATE’ ranked 5th, and SKZHOP HIPTAPE ‘合 (HOP)’ ranked 6th, the 6th consecutive time they ranked 1st on the ‘Billboard 200’, the US Billboard. Stray Kids previously achieved the highest ranking among 4th generation K-pop groups on the chart in 2022 with ‘MAXIDENT’ 4th place and ‘ODDINARY’ 8th place, and were the only group to have two works placed in the top 10. In 2023, ‘★★★★★ (5-STAR)’ and ‘樂-STAR’ ranked 2nd and 5th place respectively, achieving the highest ranking among 4th generation K-pop groups.
Recently, Stray Kids has been brightening up the new year with good news such as surpassing 30 million album shipments in Korea and Japan, being nominated for the iHeartRadio Music Awards for two consecutive years, and receiving their eighth gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. After successfully completing their fifth official fan meeting ‘SKZ 5’CLOCK‘ at Incheon Inspire Arena from February 14th to 16th, they will embark on a large-scale stadium tour as part of their world tour ’
Starting at Estadio Bicentenario La Florida in Santiago on March 27th to 28th, the tour will span 22 regions in Latin America, Japan, North America, and Europe, with a grand total of 34 concerts until the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on July 30th. With this tour, which boasts its ’largest scale‘, Stray Kids are expected to attract 2.2 million viewers from around the world and set a new record for ’Most Attendant in K-pop History‘ for a single tour.
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