Stray Kids' "THIS & THAT" Returns to No. 1 on Billboard World Albums for Week Ending Oct. 17

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Billboard's World Albums chart for the week ending Oct. 17 puts Stray Kids' mini album "THIS & THAT" back at No. 1. It is the seventh non-consecutive week at the top for the release. ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, ALPHA DRIVE ONE and &TEAM fill the next four places. [1]

Top five at a glance

ENHYPEN's mini album "THE SIN : BLISS" climbed back to No. 2 in its seventh week on the chart. BOYNEXTDOOR's first studio album "HOME" re-entered at No. 3, after the release of its repackaged edition "HOME: DELUXE". &TEAM's "Mark on Me" slipped to No. 4 in its third week, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE's mini album "UNBREAKABLE : 少年BEAST" debuted at No. 5. ALPHA DRIVE ONE was formed on the survival show "BOYS II PLANET" on Viki. Further down, CORTIS' "COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES" was No. 7, ILLIT's "MAMIHLAPINATAPAI" No. 8 and LE SSERAFIM's "PUREFLOW" No. 10. [1]

A change from the previous week

The order is a reversal of the chart for the week ending Oct. 10. &TEAM's "Mark on Me" then re-entered at No. 1, the first album by the group to top the chart, while "THIS & THAT" dropped to No. 2 after six non-consecutive weeks in first place. That earlier chart report also showed ENHYPEN at No. 3, so the group has moved up one place this week. [2][3]

Staying power on the main albums chart

The result is not limited to the World Albums list. "THIS & THAT" rose to No. 29 on the Billboard 200 in its ninth consecutive week there, back inside the top 30. ENHYPEN's "THE SIN : BLISS" rose to No. 122 on the Billboard 200. BOYNEXTDOOR's "HOME" also re-entered that chart, which makes it the group's first album to chart for more than one week. Stray Kids' 2025 album "KARMA" also jumped to No. 21 on World Albums in its 56th week. [1]

Long-running catalog titles

Several older releases keep appearing on the list. BTS' 2020 Japanese album "Map of the Soul: 7 ~The Journey~" sits at No. 11 in its 49th week, and their 2018 album "Love Yourself: Answer" re-entered at No. 15, marking its 205th week. NewJeans' 2023 EP "Get Up" holds No. 20 in its 161st week. EVAN (Heeseung)'s first mini album "DEATH OF ME" is at No. 14, ATEEZ's "GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5" at No. 17 and aespa's "LEMONADE" at No. 19. [1]

Awards season context

Stray Kids' chart strength arrives as the group sits out the 2027 Grammy submissions. JYP Entertainment confirmed the decision, which followed BTS' similar choice over the new Asian pop category. In Korea, "THIS & THAT" is also among the 18 nominees for album of the year at the 2026 MAMA Awards, set for Nov. 20-21 at Kyocera Dome Osaka. ENHYPEN, Stray Kids and BTS appear in that ceremony's artist of the year nominee list. [4][5][6]

Sources

  1. Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, BOYNEXTDOOR, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, &TEAM, CORTIS, ILLIT, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billbo… (Activity source)
  2. &TEAM, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, CORTIS, ILLIT, BTS, EVAN, LE SSERAFIM, ATEEZ, And More Sweep Top Spots On Billb… (Related report)
  3. &TEAM's "Mark on Me" Re-enters Billboard World Albums at No. 1, Ahead of Stray Kids and ENHYPEN (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)
  4. Stray Kids follows BTS in Grammy boycott over Asian pop category (Related report)
  5. BTS, Blackpink, Stray Kids face off for top MAMA honors (Related report)
  6. Stray Kids Joins BTS in Skipping 2027 Grammy Submissions Amid Asian Pop Category Backlash (Earlier on Omni Topic KWave)

This selection covers artists followed by Omni Topic KWave. It is not a complete chart. Each source retains its own reporting period and methodology.

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