Ateez’s “Golden Hour : Part.5” Tops Billboard 200, Setting New K-Pop Record

South Korean boy band Ateez secured its third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the mini-album “Golden Hour : Part.5.” The release entered the chart with 228,000 equivalent album units in its first week, of which 223,000 were pure album sales, a career-high for the group.

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Ateez previously topped the chart with “Golden Hour : Part.2” in 2024 and “The World EP.FIN : WILL” in 2023. Since their first top-10 entry, “The World EP.1 : MOVEMENT,” in 2022, the group has amassed nine consecutive top-10 placements, the longest streak for any group in the 2020s. This latest achievement moves Ateez ahead of Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together, which each held eight top-10s in the same period.

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The eight-member ensemble—Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho—released “Golden Hour : Part.4” in February before issuing “Part.5” late last month. The album was offered in 30 CD variants and five vinyl variants, each containing collectible items such as photocards, posters, stickers, and some randomized elements, including signed editions. The release coincided with Ateez’s headline slot at the BST Hyde Park festival in London.

Ateez Earns Third Billboard 200 No. 1 With ‘Golden Hour: Part. 5

• First-week units: 228,000 equivalent album units

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• Pure sales: 223,000 (career-high)

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• Streaming equivalent: 5,000 units, representing roughly 4.96 million on-demand audio streams

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• Top-Album-Sales: No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart

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• Chart competitors: Olivia Rodrigo’s “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” (No. 2, 127,000 units), Ella Langley’s “Dandelion” (No. 3, 82,000 units), Drake’s “Iceman” (No. 4, 80,000 units)

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Billboard’s chart methodology combines album sales, track-equivalent album (TEA) units, and streaming-equivalent album (SEA) units. Luminate, the independent data provider for Billboard, conducts a thorough review of all submissions, removing any data deemed suspicious or unverifiable before finalizing the rankings.

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By achieving nine top-10 entries in the 2020s, Ateez now holds the record for the most top-10 albums by any group this decade, surpassing the previous three-way tie with Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together. The accomplishment underscores the growing commercial clout of K-pop acts in the United States and highlights the effectiveness of multi-format physical releases in driving pure-sale performance.

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Sources differ on the chart’s official issue date: Billboard .com lists the chart as dated July 11, 2026 (posted July 7), while other outlets cite a July 5, 2026 date. Additionally, the precise timing of the chart’s public release varies across reports. No further clarification has been provided by Billboard or Luminate.

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