Stray Kids and ENHYPEN have once again proven their powerhouse status in global album sales—both groups landed in Billboard's Top 10 Best-Selling Albums in the U.S. for the first half of 2025.
📊 Billboard's Mid-Year Report: K-pop Rising
On July 16, Billboard unveiled the Top 10 Album Sales in the U.S. (Jan 3 – July 3, 2025), based on data from Luminate. Stray Kids' HOP and ENHYPEN's DESIRE : UNLEASH ranked #8 and #9 respectively.
These placements confirm their strong fanbase in the U.S. and consistent album-buying power—something increasingly rare in the streaming era.
🏆 Top 3 U.S. Album Sales (H1 2025)
- The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow (495K)
- Kendrick Lamar – GNX (326K)
- Sabrina Carpenter – Short n Sweet (275K)
📦 Stray Kids' 'HOP': Billboard 200 No.1 + Gold Certified
- U.S. Sales: 149K copies
- Released in Dec 2024
- Hit #1 on Billboard 200
- Certified Gold by RIAA for over 500K combined units
🔥 ENHYPEN's 'DESIRE: UNLEASH': Billboard 200 Top 3 + Record Sales
- U.S. Sales: 145K copies
- Debuted at #3 on Billboard 200 (June 21 issue)
- Stayed on chart for 5 weeks
- Over 2.14 million copies sold globally
- Ranked #9 on Oricon's mid-year chart with just 3 days of sales
🎶 Other Big Names in the Top 10
- Lady Gaga (230K)
- Morgan Wallen (210K)
- Taylor Swift (200K)
- Chappell Roan (180K)
- Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande (130K)
With chart-topping power and millions of albums sold, Stray Kids and ENHYPEN are proving that K-pop isn't just global—it's dominating the U.S. too.
