BTS was the first K-pop act to top the all-genre chart; BLACKPINK was the first female K-pop act to do so. By Paul Grein ...

By Paul Grein Stray Kids’ new album HOP puts K-pop back in a familiar spot – No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. HOP is the 19th No. 1 album or EP by a K-pop act on the Billboard 200.

There have been multiple No. 1 titles on the Billboard 200 by K-pop acts in every year since 2018 except for 2021, when there were none. The peak year (to date) for most No. 1 K-pop titles on the ...