TWICE becomes first K-pop band with several albums topping the Billboard 200 chart

TWICE is now the first K-pop girl group to have several albums charting on the Billboard 200 at the same time.

K-pop girl group TWICE has achieved a remarkable milestone on the Billboard 200 chart.

TWICE's new special album, TEN: The Story Goes On, debuted at No. 11 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart, which lists the most popular albums in the US, for the week ending October 25.

On October 21, Billboard also disclosed that TWICE's previous album, THIS IS FOR, had returned to the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 117 for the fourteenth consecutive week.

TWICE is now the first K-pop girl group to have several albums charting on the Billboard 200 at the same time.

The second-best-selling album in the United States for the week, after Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl, was TEN: The Story Goes On, which also debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart and Top Current Album Sales chart.

In its fourteenth week, THIS IS FOR climbed to No. 20 on the Top Album Sales chart and No. 18 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.

With their 64th non-consecutive week on the chart, TWICE also re-entered Billboard's Artist 100 at No. 8, maintaining their record as the longest-charting female K-pop act.

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Several other K-pop acts have made their presence felt on Billboard charts recently, including Blackpink’s Jisoo, Stray Kids, and Cortis.

TWICE’s song Strategy (2024) is currently at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while Takedown, performed by members Jeongyeon, Jihyo, and Chaeyoung as part of the soundtrack for Netflix’s hit film KPop Demon Hunters, sits at No. 67. Blackpink’s Jisoo also entered the Hot 100 at No. 72 with her collaboration Eyes Closed with British singer Zayn.