The 15 K-Pop Albums That Have Made It Onto The Coveted “Billboard 200” Chart In 2023
The “Billboard 200” chart is a music chart that ranks the top 200 albums in the United States on a weekly basis. The criteria used to determine the albums that make it onto the chart is mostly based on physical and digital sales, as well as streaming numbers, all within the U.S. Because of this, it’s been notoriously difficult for K-Pop albums to make it onto the chart until more recent years as the music genre has become more popular internationally. It’s still not common, though, so any time a K-Pop artist makes it onto the chart, it’s a major accomplishment!
So far in 2023, 15 K-Pop albums have made it onto the “Billboard 200” chart for the first half of the year — which is far more than the first half of any year past, and only eight less than the total number of K-Pop albums that ranked on it for all of 2022. Here are all of those albums, including how many weeks they’ve spent on the chart and their peak position!
1. Spin Off: From the Witness by ATEEZ
First charted: January 14
Peak position: #7
Weeks spent on chart: 3
Units sold in the U.S.: 41.5k
2. The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION by TXT
First charted: February 11
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 19
Units sold in the U.S.: 161.5k
3. Ay-Yo by NCT 127
First charted: March 18
Peak position: #13
Weeks spent on chart: 2
Units sold in the U.S.: 29.0k
4. Ready To Be by TWICE
First charted: March 25
Peak position: #2
Weeks spent on chart: 10 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 153.5k
5. FACE by Jimin
First charted: April 8
Peak position: #2
Weeks spent on chart: 6
Units sold in the U.S.: 164.0k
6. expérgo by NMIXX
First charted: April 8
Peak position: #122
Weeks spent on chart: 1
Units sold in the U.S.: 10.0k
7. House Of Tricky : Doorbell Ringing by xikers
First charted: April 15
Peak position: #75
Weeks spent on chart: 1
Units sold in the U.S.: 12.5k
8. D-DAY by Agust D
First charted: May 6
Peak position: #2
Weeks spent on chart: 5
Units sold in the U.S.: 140.0k
9. FML by SEVENTEEN
First charted: May 13
Peak position: #2
Weeks spent on chart: 8 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 135.0k
10. UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM
First charted: May 20
Peak position: #6
Weeks spent on chart: 7 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 45.0k
11. I Feel by (G)I-DLE
First charted: June 3
Peak position: #41
Weeks spent on chart: 2
Units sold in the U.S.: 18.0k
12. ★★★★★ (5-STAR) by Stray Kids
First charted: June 17
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 3 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 249.5k
13. Dark Blood by ENHYPEN
First charted: June 17
Peak position: #4
Weeks spent on chart: 3 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 88.0k
14. Harmony: All In by P1Harmony
First charted: June 24
Peak position: #51
Weeks spent on chart: 1
Units sold in the U.S.: 16.0k
15. The World EP.2: OUTLAW by ATEEZ
First charted: July 1
Peak position: #2
Weeks spent on chart: 1 (and counting!)
Units sold in the U.S.: 105.5k
