Stray Kids' new album 'KARMA' has achieved remarkable commercial success in 2025, debuting with 15 million streams on global Spotify and marking the biggest album debut by a K-pop group this year. The album features nine original songs, all debuting simultaneously, a first for a K-pop act in 2025. 'KARMA' has maintained strong positions on various charts, including multiple days at number one on the Worldwide and European iTunes Album charts and the European Apple Music chart, while holding the number two spot on the Worldwide Apple Music Album chart. It has reached number one on iTunes in 44 countries and peaked at number three on US iTunes. Industry projections from HITSDD estimate 'KARMA' will debut at number one on the Billboard 200 with 290,000 units, including 275,000 pure sales, marking Stray Kids' seventh number-one album and their biggest debut to date. Meanwhile, Morgan Wallen's album 'I'm The Problem' continues its twelfth week at number one on the Billboard 200, having sold 121,000 units in the latest week and totaling 2.736 million units since release. On the Billboard Hot 100, tracks from the Saja Boys and KPop Demon Hunters Cast, including 'Your Idol' and 'Soda Pop,' have reached new peak positions at number four and five respectively. Eminem's new album 'STANS (The Official Soundtrack)' debuted strongly on the Worldwide, European, and US iTunes Album charts, landing at numbers six, four, and three respectively. Other notable chart movements include CHANYEOL's second solo album 'UPSIDE DOWN' reaching new peaks on Worldwide and European iTunes charts and IVE's album 'IVE SECRET' climbing on the Worldwide and European iTunes charts. Additionally, HUNTR/X's single 'GOLDEN' remains number one on the Global Spotify chart with 7.99 million streams. Billboard also released its list of the top Hip Hop and R&B albums of the 21st century, with Lil Baby's 'My Turn' at number one and SZA's 'SOS' at number four.
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