The Only 23 K-Pop Albums That Made It Onto The “Billboard 200” Chart In 2022
The “Billboard 200″ chart is a weekly chart that lists the top 200 albums and EPs in the United States at the time that it’s updated, and is a highly coveted chart for an artist to make it onto. It’s particularly difficult for K-Pop artists to make it onto the chart since the data used to determine the list is based on American listeners. In recent years, while more K-Pop albums have ranked on the chart than in years past, it’s still uncommon to see anyone besides the biggest K-Pop artists make it onto the “Billboard 200”. Here are the only 23 K-Pop albums that managed to do so in all of 2022!
1. Universe by NCT
First charted: January 1
Peak position: #20
Weeks spent on chart: 4
2. Dimension : Answer by ENHYPEN
First charted: January 29
Peak position: #14
Weeks spent on chart: 3
3. ODDINARY by Stray Kids
First charted: April 2
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 7
4. Glitch Mode by NCT DREAM
First charted: April 9
Peak position: #50
Weeks spent on chart: 1
5. Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child by TXT
First charted: May 28
Peak position: #4
Weeks spent on chart: 14
6. Face the Sun by SEVENTEEN
First charted: June 18
Peak position: #7
Weeks spent on chart: 7
7. PROOF by BTS
First charted: June 25
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 30 (and counting!)
8. IM NAYEON by Nayeon
First charted: July 9
Peak position: #7
Weeks spent on chart: 5
9. Girls by aespa
First charted: July 23
Peak position: #3
Weeks spent on chart: 3
10. Checkmate by ITZY
First charted: July 30
Peak position: #8
Weeks spent on chart: 3
11. Jack in the Box by J-Hope
First charted: July 30
Peak position: #17
Weeks spent on chart: 1
12. Sector 17 by SEVENTEEN
First charted: August 6
Peak position: #4
Weeks spent on chart: 4
13. The World EP.1: Movement by ATEEZ
First charted: August 13
Peak position: #3
Weeks spent on chart: 1
14. Manifesto: Day 1 by ENHYPEN
First charted: August 13
Peak position: #6
Weeks spent on chart: 8
15. Between 1&2 by TWICE
First charted: September 10
Peak position: #3
Weeks spent on chart: 8
16. Magic Man by Jackson Wang
First charted: September 24
Peak position: #15
Weeks spent on chart: 1
17. BORN PINK by BLACKPINK
First charted: October 1
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 13
18. 2 Baddies by NCT 127
First charted: October 1
Peak position: #3
Weeks spent on chart: 7
19. MAXIDENT by Stray Kids
First charted: October 22
Peak position: #1
Weeks spent on chart: 6
20. Antifragile by LE SSERAFIM
First charted: November 5
Peak position: #14
Weeks spent on chart: 2
21. I Love by (G)I-DLE
First charted: November 5
Peak position: #71
Weeks spent on chart: 1
22. Indigo by RM
First charted: December 17
Peak position: #3
Weeks spent on chart: 4 (and counting!)
23. Cheshire by ITZY
First charted: December 17
Peak position: #25
Weeks spent on chart: 2
