Stray Kids Score Ninth No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘THIS & THAT’

Stray Kids land their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as THIS & THAT debuts atop the list dated Aug. 22. The set earned 369,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Aug. 13, according to Luminate, marking the group’s biggest week by units. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprise 357,000, landing the act its best sales week ever.

All nine of the group’s Billboard 200 chart entries have debuted at No. 1, beginning with ODDINARY in 2022. In 2024, when HOP launched at No. 1, Stray Kids became the first act to debut its first six entries all at No. 1. They have since extended that record to nine with the arrival of THIS & THAT. The Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March 1956.

With a ninth No. 1, Stray Kids extend their record for the most No. 1s among groups this century (since 2000). Further, the act ties The Rolling Stones for the second-most No. 1s on the Billboard 200 among groups. The Beatles lead all acts with 19 No. 1s.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Aug. 22, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Aug. 18. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.

Of THIS & THAT’s 369,000 first-week equivalent album units, album sales comprise 357,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 11,000 (equaling 12.21 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

THIS & THAT nets the sixth-largest week for an album, by units earned, in 2026. In traditional album sales, the album logs the second-largest week of 2026, behind only the debut of BTS’ ARIRANG (532,000).

THIS & THAT’s album sales were aided by its availability across 17 CD and vinyl variants (all containing collectible items such as photocards, posters and stickers, with some items randomized, including signed editions) and eight digital download variants.

Ariana Grande’s petal falls to No. 2 after debuting at No. 1 a week ago. It earned 82,000 equivalent album units in its second week (down 72%). Four more former No. 1s are Nos. 3-6. Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is a non-mover at No. 3 (72,000, down 3%); Ella Langley’s Dandelion is stationary at No. 4 (just over 70,000, down 2%); Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem falls 2-5 (70,000, down 6%); and Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide dips 5-6 (56,000, down 4%).

Pooh Shiesty gets his second top 10 on the Billboard 200 as All Eyes on Shiest starts at No. 7. The rapper released the project while in jail, awaiting trial on robbery and kidnapping charges. The set begins with 51,000 equivalent album units. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 49,500 (equaling 51.59 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 6 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 1,500 (it was only available to purchase only as a digital download) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.

Karol G collects her fourth top 10-charted project on the Billboard 200 as No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto enters at No. 8 with 50,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 48,000 (equaling 49.52 million on-demand official streams of the album’s songs; it debuts at No. 7 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 1,500 (it was available to buy only as a digital download) and TEA units comprise about 500.

Drake’s former leader ICEMAN falls 6-9 with 46,000 equivalent album units earned (down 5%).

Rounding out the top 10 is Role Model’s Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, starting at No. 10 with 38,500 equivalent album units earned. It’s the first top 10 and largest week by units for the singer-songwriter. Of that sum, album sales comprise 24,000 (the act’s best sales week; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 14,500 (equaling 14.73 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across 12 physical variants (CD, vinyl and cassette, including signed editions), alongside a pair of download variations.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.