Stray Kids has once again elevated the status of K-pop. With their new album "KARMA," they topped the Billboard 200 main album chart, becoming the first in the 70-year history to record seven consecutive No. 1s.
According to a chart preview article released by Billboard on Aug. 31 (local time), Stray Kids' fourth studio album "KARMA" sold approximately 313,000 copies in its first week, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Sept. 6.
With this, Stray Kids has debuted a total of seven albums at No. 1 consecutively from "ODDINARY" in 2022 to "MAXIDENT," "★★★★★ (5-STAR)," "樂-STAR," "ATE," "合 (HOP)," and now "KARMA," setting the first record since the chart's inception in 1956.
"KARMA" also broke Stray Kids' own initial sales record. It significantly surpasses the first-week sales of their previous work "★★★★★ (5-STAR)" (249,500 copies) and ranks first for initial sales among K-pop albums released this year in the U.S. Overall, it ranks third in initial sales in the U.S. for 2025, after Morgan Wallen and The Weeknd.
They also achieved strong results in major music markets around the world. In the official album chart top 100 in the UK, "KARMA" debuted at No. 22, with the title track "CEREMONY" debuting at No. 37 on the singles chart.
It topped the charts in France's SNEP and Germany's official album chart and also landed in the top positions in the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand.
Additionally, Stray Kids has been nominated for the "Best Group" category at the MTV Video Music Awards (MTV VMA) in the United States.