NewsSeptember 2, 2026

Three K-Pop Acts Share the Billboard 200 Top 10 as ENHYPEN Takes No. 1

ENHYPEN, KATSEYE and Stray Kids simultaneously hold top-10 albums in the United States after each led the chart during the past three weeks.

The Desk · filed 2026-09-02

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K-pop has three albums inside the Billboard 200’s top 10 this week — and each has occupied the chart’s top spot during the past three weeks.

ENHYPEN leads the Billboard 200 dated September 5 as “THE SIN : BLISS” debuts at No. 1, earning the group its first career chart-topper in the United States.

The album earned 98,000 equivalent album units during the tracking week ending August 27, according to Luminate. Album sales accounted for 92,000 of that total.

KATSEYE’s “WILD” holds at No. 6 in its second week on the chart after debuting at No. 1. The EP earned another 55,000 equivalent album units this week.

Stray Kids complete the trio at No. 8 with “THIS & THAT,” which previously debuted at No. 1 and spent its second week at No. 3.

Together, the results create a three-week run of chart-topping releases connected to the wider K-pop landscape: Stray Kids led first with “THIS & THAT,” KATSEYE followed with “WILD,” and ENHYPEN now takes over with “THE SIN : BLISS.”

The latest chart also gives KATSEYE consecutive weeks inside the Billboard 200 top 10, while “THIS & THAT” has remained there for each of its first three weeks.

The three simultaneous placements underline a particularly strong stretch for Korean and K-pop-adjacent acts on the U.S. albums chart, with three different releases sustaining top-10 positions rather than disappearing immediately after their respective No. 1 weeks.

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Filed by The Desk · filed 2026-09-02 · verified by The Desk (Editorial Desk). Billboard 200 positions and consumption figures were verified against Billboard/Luminate reporting and corroborated by KBS World and Billboard Japan on 2026-09-02.

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    Billboard — “ENHYPEN Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘THE SIN : BLISS’”

    https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/enhypen-number-one-billboard-200-the-sin-bliss-1236328323/
  2. 02

    KBS World — “Enhypen Tops Billboard 200 for First Time”

    https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?Seq_Code=203996&lang=e
  3. 03

    Universal Music Japan — KATSEYE Billboard chart update

    https://www.universal-music.co.jp/katseye/news/2026-09-02/

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