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Stray Kids in a teaser photo for its extended play 'This & That.' Photo from Stray Kids' X account

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Stray Kids gets 9th No. 1 on Billboard 200

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786956915465SKZ.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Stray Kids in a teaser photo for its extended play &#x27;This &amp; That.&#x27; <em>Photo from Stray Kids&#x27; X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>K-pop boy group Stray Kids have scored their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States with their new extended play (EP) &quot;This &amp; That,&quot; the music publication reported Monday.</p><p>The achievement ties the eight-member group with English rock band the Rolling Stones for the second-most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 among groups. They trail only the Beatles, who have 19 No. 1s on the chart, according to Billboard. </p><p>Stray Kids landed on top of the chart after logging 369,000 equivalent album units in the US for the week ending on August 13, Billboard said, citing data from Luminate.</p><p>Billboard also noted that all nine of Stray Kids&#x27; entries on the Billboard 200 have debuted at No. 1, beginning with &quot;Oddinary&quot; in 2022.</p><p>The group celebrated the achievement by thanking fans called STAY through a video message posted on X.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2089163729481142551&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-17T09%3A31%3A03.390864%3Aa515d6bc-ad9a-435c-b4f5-74361121854d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=b271158266cdb9fd3f8446eba75b20e29601e0ac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:542px;height:741px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2089163729481142551"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;We are deeply grateful to all of your support. Thank you so much, STAY. Without you, we wouldn&#x27;t have been able to achieve this incredible milestone,&quot; said member Felix.</p><p>Released on August 7, the eight-track &quot;This &amp; That&quot; is led by the single of the same name and also features the anthemic pre-release track &quot;Run It.&quot;</p><p>The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums each week, measured in equivalent album units composed of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums and streaming equivalent albums.</p><p>Ariana Grande&#x27;s &quot;petal&quot; ranked No. 2 on the chart, followed by Olivia Rodrigo&#x27;s &quot;you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love&quot; at No. 3. Ella Langley&#x27;s &quot;Dandelion&quot; came in at No. 4, while Morgan Wallen&#x27;s &quot;I&#x27;m the Problem&quot; rounded out the top five.</p><p>Stray Kids, which debuted in 2018, consists of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin and I.N.</p><p>The group has built a massive international following with its hip-hop-driven, high-energy music, much of which is produced by 3RACHA, a trio composed of Bang Chan, Changbin and Han.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2026/8/2/stray-kids-3racha-hosts-new-k-pop-vodcast-on-spotify-1228"><strong>READ: Stray Kids&#x27; 3RACHA hosts new K-pop vodcast on Spotify<br/></strong></a></div><p>The octet last performed in the country in November 2024, taking the stage at the Philippine Arena as part of its &quot;dominATE&quot; tour.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2024/11/25/stray-kids-ignite-ph-arena-with-explosive-dominate-concert-1840"><strong>READ: Stray Kids ignite PH Arena with explosive ‘dominATE’ concert</strong></a></div><div><br/><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pzi81_fykg8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>K-pop boy group Stray Kids have scored their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States with their new extended play (EP) 'This &amp; That,' the music publication reported Monday.</p>

K-pop boy group Stray Kids have scored their ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States with their new extended play (EP) 'This & That,' the music publication reported Monday.

Stray Kids 'grateful' after earning 9th No. 1 on Billboard 200

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Stray Kids 'grateful' after earning 9th No. 1 on Billboard 200

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published August 17, 2026 05:10 PM PHT

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Updated August 17, 2026 05:24 PM PHT

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