{"id":173949,"date":"2026-08-18T09:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=173949"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T16:36:22","slug":"this-is-how-stray-kids-made-billboard-history-with-their-ninth-1-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/this-is-how-stray-kids-made-billboard-history-with-their-ninth-1-project\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how Stray Kids made Billboard history with their ninth #1 project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stray Kids<\/strong> have recently made Billboard 200 history after their 10th EP, \u201c<strong>This &amp; That<\/strong>,\u201d debuted at #1. The milestone makes them the first act to have each of their first nine charting projects enter the Billboard 200 at the top spot. According to a chart preview published on August 16, 2026, the EP earned 369,000 equivalent album units in the United States, including 357,000 in traditional album sales. With this, the 8-member team achieved their best sales week in the country so far.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">Stray Kids(\uc2a4\ud2b8\ub808\uc774 \ud0a4\uc988) &quot;THIS &amp; THAT&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd47 9th Consecutive Billboard 200 #1 Album &quot;THIS &amp; THAT&quot; <\/p>\n<p>\uc2a4\ud2b8\ub808\uc774 \ud0a4\uc988\uac00 \u2018THIS &amp; THAT\u2019\uc73c\ub85c \ube4c\ubcf4\ub4dc 200 \ucc28\ud2b8 9\uc5f0\uc18d 1\uc704\ub97c \ub2ec\uc131\ud588\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4!! \uc774\ubc88\uc5d0\ub3c4 \uc18c\uc911\ud55c \uae30\ub85d\uc744 \uc120\ubb3c\ud574\uc918\uc11c \uc815\ub9d0 \uac10\uc0ac\ud569\ub2c8\ub2e4 STAY\ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n<p>\u2018THIS &amp; THAT\u2019 has reached No. 1 on the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ExlTgCkF3K\">pic.twitter.com\/ExlTgCkF3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stray Kids (@Stray_Kids) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Stray_Kids\/status\/2089163729481142551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The record extends a streak that began in 2022 with \u201cOddinary.\u201d Stray Kids followed it with \u201cMaxident,\u201d \u201c5 Star,\u201d \u201cRock Star,\u201d \u201cAte,\u201d \u201cSkzhop Hiptape: Hop,\u201d \u201cKarma,\u201d \u201cSkz It Tape: Do It,\u201d and now \u201cThis &amp; That,\u201d all debuting atop the chart. The KPop giants previously became the first act in Billboard 200 history to debut their first six charting albums at #1, and continued extending their record with subsequent albums and EPs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: THIS &amp; THAT\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/46TYlDjLrEsOLFgxfxNiUy?si=yHYaH1HYRROSPdEniU0cKQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With nine #1 projects, Stray Kids have also tied the Rolling Stones for the second most chart-topping albums among groups in Billboard 200 history. Meanwhile, the Beatles remain in first place with 19 chart-topping releases. Even though they have a huge record ahead, Stray Kids continue to dominate the milestone among KPop groups. The \u201cCASE 143\u201d hitmakers hold the record for most Billboard 200 #1 entries among acts that debuted after 2000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stray Kids have recently made Billboard 200 history after their 10th EP, \u201cThis &amp; That,\u201d debuted at #1. The milestone makes them the first act to have each of their first nine charting projects enter the Billboard 200 at the top spot. 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