K-pop sensation Tomorrow X Together (TXT) has made a significant impact on the U.S. music scene, debuting at an impressive No. 3 on the prestigious Billboard 200 chart with their latest album, “7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns.” This marks another major milestone for the popular boy group.
Achieving 69,000 equivalent album units in its first week, as reported in a chart preview released Sunday (US time), “7th Year: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns” secured TXT’s eighth top 10 placement on the highly competitive main albums chart. This consistent performance underscores their growing global influence.
TXT’s impressive debut position on the Billboard 200 placed them just behind country artists Ella Langley with “Dandelion” and Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem,” highlighting the album’s strong commercial appeal across diverse genres.
In other significant K-pop chart news, global superstars BTS also maintained a strong presence. Their latest album, “Arirang,” secured the No. 4 spot this week, earning 62,000 equivalent album units. This represents a 21 percent decrease from the previous week, following a remarkable run where the album dominated the chart for three consecutive weeks before settling at No. 3 last week.
For context, the Billboard 200 is the definitive chart for the most popular albums in the United States each week. Its rankings are determined by equivalent album units, which comprehensively account for physical album sales, digital album sales, and a conversion of streaming numbers and individual digital track downloads into album unit equivalents. (Yonhap)
