The K-pop group earns their seventh leader on the overall chart with “KARMA”
Korean global sensation Stray Kids have secured their seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with “KARMA”—their fourth Korean-language studio album. On the chart dated September 6, 2025, the album debuted at the top with 313,000 equivalent album units. This marks the third-biggest album debut of 2025 so far, behind Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” and The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”
Released on August 22, 2025, “KARMA” cements Stray Kids’ place in the history books, making them the band with the most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 this century—surpassing BTS, Linkin Park, and the Dave Matthews Band.
The group first topped the chart in 2022 with “ODDINARY” and has since repeated the feat with “Maxident” (2022), “5-Star” (2023), “Rock-Star” (2023), “Ate” (2024), “Hop” (2024), and now “KARMA.”
To support the rollout, Stray Kids dropped a music video for the lead single, “Ceremony”, and have promoted it across multiple stages and variety shows in South Korea.
Elsewhere, the album is performing strongly on Spotify, earning 18.26 million streams on its first day. It now holds the record for the highest single-day streams by a K-pop album in 2025.
As one of the most influential K-pop groups of the decade, Stray Kids continue to showcase their dominance on the global stage.