Stray Kids has debuted for the first time in Billboard’s Hot 100 charts with their newest comeback track “LALALALA.”
Stray Kids Debuts on Billboard Hot 100 with ‘LALALALA’ + ‘ROCK-STAR’ Land Spot on Top 200 Albums
On November 20, local time, Billboard shared that Stray Kids made their first-ever entry to the chart’s Hot 100 rankings with “LALALALA.”
This achievement is impressive in itself since the Hot 100 chart ranks the most popular songs in the United States on a weekly basis. According to Billboard, “LALALALA”entered the Hot 100 at No. 90, marking the group’s first time on the chart.
The entry also made Stray Kids the second Korean boy group to land on the Hot 100, following K-pop sensation BTS. Overall, Stray Kids has now followed Wonder Girls, BTS, BLACKPINK, TWICE, NewJeans, and FIFTY FIFTY on the Hot 100.
Outside of the Hot 100, “LALALALA”also claimed the No. 10 spot on Billboard’s Global 200 chart. It also placed No. 6 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart for the rankings for November 25.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids’ eighth mini album “ROCK-STAR”also placed No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart on November 19.
Regarding its breakdown, Luminate (previously known as Nielsen Music) stated that for the week ending on November 16, “ROCK-STAR”garnered 224,000 equivalent album units.
This was due to a score of 213,000 traditional album sales (2 percent digital downloads and 98 percent CD Sales), alongside a total of 11,000 streaming equivalent album units. This also means that the album received 15.68 million on-demand streams.
“ROCK STAR”is also Stray Kids’ fourth consecutive album to dominate the Top 200 Albums chart, trailing their previous albums “ODDINARY,””MAXIDENT,”and “★★★★★ (5-STAR).”
On social media platform X (Twitter), STAYs congratulated the group for their accomplishment.
[🎉]Congratulations @Stray_Kids for making career debut on Billboard Hot 100, following #LALALALA‘s entry at #90!STRAY KIDS HOT100 DEBUT#LALALALA_Hot100#StrayKids_Hot100_Hitmakers pic.twitter.com/941T139gPy
— Stray Kids Global (@StrayKidsGlobal) November 20, 2023
OMG THEY DID IT STRAY KIDS HOT 100STRAY KIDS HOT100 DEBUT#LALALALA_Hot100#StrayKids_Hot100_Hitmakers pic.twitter.com/bixNFKU2aH
— 뽐 (slow/semi ia) (@bbomstay) November 20, 2023
CONGRATULATIONS WeZ! i can just imagine how happy changbin is to know that theyre the first 4th gen boy group to debut on billboard hot100 with a song that could have ended up as a b-side❣️STRAY KIDS HOT100 DEBUT#LALALALA_Hot100#StrayKids_Hot100_Hitmakers pic.twitter.com/tlDABIc3sf
— keiki 樂-STAR (@hanjisabi) November 21, 2023
In other news, Stray Kids received the Top K-pop Album for “★★★★★ (5-STAR)”at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) on November 19.
Billboard Music Awards added new categories dedicated for K-pop this 2023’s award show. These categories are Top Global K-pop Artist, Top K-pop Album, Top K-pop Global K-pop Song, and Top K-pop Touring Artist.
At the event, Stray Kids also gave an energetic performance of “S-Class”and “LALALALA,”fueling the excitement of viewers even more.
Watch their performances here:
Congratulations to Stray Kids for their achievements!