Stray Kids' Album '5-Star' Lands Highest Ranking on UK Official Albums Chart
Stray Kids have landed their highest ranking with album "★★★★★ (5-STAR)" on the UK Official Albums Chart.
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Stray Kids' Third Full-Length Album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' Earns Highest Ranking on UK Official Albums Chart + 'S-Class' Debuts on Singles Chart
On June 9 local time, the United Kingdom's Official Charts announced their newest rankings for Official Albums and Singles Charts.
The coverage period made for the results was during the week of June 9 to 15, where the UK Official Charts gathered various trending albums around the world. Stray Kids' full-length album "★★★★★ (5-STAR)" made it on the list, debuting on its No. 40.
This marks Stray Kids' third entry on the UK Official Albums Chart, following their previous releases "MAXIDENT," which ranked at No. 85, and "ODDINARY," which placed at No. 95.
With this achievement, Stray Kids has tied with girl group BLACKPINK as the second K-pop group with the most entries on the UK Official Albums Chart, landing in three releases.
Stray Kids has also joined BLACKPINK and BTS, as one of the K-pop artists who managed to chart three releases on the UK Official Albums Chart.
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Apart from entering the Official Albums Chart, Stray Kids also made their mark on the UK Official Singles Chart, where the album's title track "S-Class" debuted on No. 100.
This entry led Stray Kids to become the only 2023 K-pop act to secure a chart simultaneously on both Official Albums and Singles. Stray Kids have also made their second entry on the Singles chart, following their 2022 track "MANIAC," which secured the No. 98 spot.
Stray Kids' Album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' Breaks Record For Highest 1st-Week Sales in Hanteo
On June 9, Stray Kids' album '★★★★★ (5-STAR)' also set a record for the highest first-week sales in Hanteo chart. According to Hanteo, the album has sold a total of 4,617,499 albums from June 2 to June 8.
It also doubled down their previous "MAXIDENT" first-week sales record, which managed to garner 2,163,349 album copies.
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This led Stray Kids to surpass SEVENTEEN, who managed to set the previous highest record on first week sales with "FML," which sold 4,550,214 copies from April 24 to 30.
"★★★★★ (5-STAR)" has also made a historic feat ahead of its release, when on May 30, the album managed to become the most pre-ordered K-pop album ever. This set a new record in Stray Kids' career and among all K-pop artists.
Congratulations to Stray Kids for this achievement!
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