These Are The Only 21 K-Pop Albums To Make It Onto Billboard’s World Albums Chart In 2022
Billboard‘s World Albums chart is a weekly chart that ranks the 15 most popular international albums at the time of its weekly update. While it’s not at all unheard of for K-Pop albums to make it onto the chart, it’s also not an easy task, so it’s something worth celebrating whenever your favorite artist’s album ranks on it! Here are the only 21 K-Pop albums that have ranked on the World Albums chart in 2022.
1. Dimension: Answer by ENHYPEN
First charted: January 29
Peak position: #1 (for 3 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 9
2. ODDINARY by Stray Kids
First charted: April 2
Peak position: #1 (for 6 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 21 (and counting!)
3. Feel My Rhythm by Red Velvet
First charted: April 2
Peak position: #8
Total weeks on chart: 3
4. I Never Die by (G)I-DLE
First charted: April 2
Peak position: #13
Total weeks on chart: 1
5. Glitch Mode by NCT DREAM
First charted: April 9
Peak position: #2
Total weeks on chart: 4
6. PSY 9th by PSY
First charted: May 14
Peak position: #3
Total weeks on chart: 2
7. Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child by TXT
First charted: May 21
Peak position: #1 (for 3 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 19
8. GOT7 by GOT7
First charted: June 4
Peak position: #8
Total weeks on chart: 1
9. Face the Sun by SEVENTEEN
First charted: June 11
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 18
10. Beatbox by NCT DREAM
First charted: June 18
Peak position: #8
Total weeks on chart: 5
11. PROOF by BTS
First charted: June 25
Peak position: #1 (for 5 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 17 (and counting!)
12. Im Nayeon by Nayeon
First charted: July 9
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 11
13. Girls by aespa
First charted: July 23
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 8
14. Checkmate by ITZY
First charted: July 30
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 10
15. Jack in the Box by J-Hope
First charted: July 30
Peak position: #2
Total weeks on chart: 4
16. Sector 17 by SEVENTEEN
First charted: August 6
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 11 (and counting!)
17. The World EP.1: Movement by ATEEZ
First charted: August 13
Peak position: #1
Total weeks on chart: 3
18. Manifesto: Day 1 by ENHYPEN
First charted: August 13
Peak position: #1 (for 2 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 10 (and counting!)
19. New Jeans by NewJeans
First charted: August 20
Peak position: #11
Total weeks on chart: 9 (and counting!)
20. Between 1&2 by TWICE
First charted: September 10
Peak position: #1 (for 3 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 6 (and counting!)
21. 2 Baddies by NCT 127
First charted: October 1
Peak position: #1 (for 2 weeks)
Total weeks on chart: 3 (and counting!)
