[OSENWORLD] Stray Kids have set a record unprecedented in the Billboard 200’s 70-year history. With their fourth studio album KARMA, the group became the first act ever to send seven consecutive projects straight to No. 1 on the chart.
Released on Aug. 22, KARMA not only debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the group’s biggest first-week sales but also remained in the chart’s Top 10 for three weeks. As of the Sept. 23 update, the album ranks No. 12, while also holding No. 1 on World Albums, and No. 4 on Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, and World Digital Song Sales.
According to Luminate, KARMA sold 392,899 copies in the U.S. between Jan. 3 and Sept. 18 — the highest for any album released in 2025. This year, Stray Kids also became the first K-pop act to surpass one million album sales in the U.S. in a single year, achieving the milestone for a second consecutive year.
In France, KARMA earned a Gold certification from SNEP for surpassing 50,000 units sold, becoming their fifth album to achieve Gold status there, following ★★★★★ (5-STAR), ROCK-STAR, ATE, and SKZHOP HIPTAPE 合 (HOP).
The group will cap off their record-breaking run with the grand finale of their world tour: two sold-out stadium concerts, Stray Kids World Tour “dominATE : celebrATE”, on Oct. 18–19 at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium. The shows will mark Stray Kids’ first stadium performances in Korea since their debut seven years ago. The Oct. 19 finale will also be livestreamed worldwide via Beyond LIVE.
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