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ATEEZ Scores Third Billboard 200 No.1, Sets Group Record

7/6/2026

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ATEEZ Hits #1

ATEEZ's mini-album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending July 3, 2026.
It moved 228,000 equivalent units, including 223,000 pure sales that topped the Top Album Sales chart and 5,000 streaming units from 4.96 million on-demand audio streams.
The album gives ATEEZ its third Billboard 200 No. 1 and ninth straight top-10 entry, the highest streak for any group in the 2020s, surpassing Stray Kids and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.

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Ateez Headlines HydePark

Ateez will headline the BST Hyde Park festival in London, becoming the third K-pop group ever to do so.
Their headline slot arrives days after the debut of “Golden Hour : Part.5”.
The performance follows Ateez’s Billboard 200 No. 1 achievement.
The appearance underscores K-pop’s expanding presence on major UK stages.
The eight members—Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho—are set to perform live in Europe.

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Historical Context

After BTS made history in May 2018 when their album Love Yourself: Tear debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200—the first K-pop record to do so and accounting for 22.6% of South Korea’s album sales that year—Ateez replicated the breakthrough in 2026 with Golden Hour : Part.5 topping the same chart. The parallel underscores K-pop’s sustained penetration of the U.S. market.

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ATEEZ Hits #1

ATEEZ's mini-album “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for the week ending July 3, 2026.
It moved 228,000 equivalent units, including 223,000 pure sales that topped the Top Album Sales chart and 5,000 streaming units from 4.96 million on-demand audio streams.
The album gives ATEEZ its third Billboard 200 No. 1 and ninth straight top-10 entry, the highest streak for any group in the 2020s, surpassing Stray Kids and TOMORROW X TOGETHER.

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