Stray Kids Score Their Biggest Sales Week as ‘This & That’ Debuts Atop Albums Chart — SkimNews
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- Stray Kids debuted "This & That" at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 369,000 equivalent album units — 357,000 from traditional sales — marking the group's biggest sales week to date.
- "This & That" is Stray Kids' ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the most among groups this century, and ties them for second-most No. 1s among groups in the chart's history behind only the Beatles (19), who lead ahead of the Rolling Stones.
- "This & That" posted the sixth-largest album week of 2026 and the second-largest by traditional album sales, trailing only BTS' "Arirang" debut in March (532,000).
- Stray Kids first topped the Billboard 200 with "Oddinary" in 2022; in 2024, with "Hop," they became the first act to debut their first six entries at No. 1.
- Ariana Grande's "Petal" slid from No. 1 to No. 2 in its second week with 82,000 units, followed by Olivia Rodrigo (No. 3), Ella Langley (No. 4), and Morgan Wallen (No. 5).
- The rest of the top 10 featured debut entries from Pooh Shiesty ("All Eyes on Shiest" at No. 7), Karol G ("No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto" at No. 8), and Role Model ("Chuck Timely & the Hourglass" at No. 10 with 38,500 units), plus Noah Kahan at No. 6 and Drake sliding to No. 9.
Why it matters: Stray Kids now sit second only to the Beatles for most No. 1s among groups in Billboard 200 history — a tier previously held outright by the Rolling Stones. Their 357,000 traditional-sales week trails only BTS' 532,000 'Arirang' debut in 2026, placing a Korean group at or near the top of the year's biggest album weeks for the third consecutive release.
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