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Ateez scores 3rd No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Golden Hour: Part. 5'
K-pop group Ateez reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 'Golden Hour: Part. 5,' its third chart-topper, after earning 228,000 equivalent album units. The album also set the group's first-week sales record in South Korea with over 1.88 million copies sold.
K-pop boy group Ateez has claimed its third No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart with its new album, "Golden Hour: Part. 5," according to Yonhap News. The album secured the top spot on the Billboard 200, ahead of Olivia Rodrigo's "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" and Drake's "Iceman."
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Yonhap News, South Korea's leading wire service, reported the achievement in two separate articles. One focused on the group's performance on the U.S. Billboard chart, highlighting the album's unit sales and its significance in Ateez's discography. The other centered on the album's record-breaking first-week sales in South Korea, as announced by the group's agency, KQ Entertainment.
Both reports noted the album's release date, track list, and its thematic concept, with the Billboard article providing additional details on the chart metrics. The two pieces together offer a comprehensive view of the album's commercial performance across different markets.
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Ateez's album "Golden Hour: Part. 5" reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard's main albums chart, the Billboard 200, marking the group's third No. 1 on the chart, as reported by Yonhap News. The group previously topped the chart with "The World Ep. Final: Will" in 2023 and "Golden Hour: Part. 2" in 2024.
The album earned 228,000 equivalent album units during the latest charting period, with 223,000 coming from album sales. Both figures are the highest the group has ever recorded, according to Billboard, as cited by Yonhap.
The album set the group's own first-week sales record in South Korea, selling more than 1.88 million copies based on data from Hanteo Chart, a local album sales tracker. This was confirmed by KQ Entertainment, the group's agency.
The album is the group's 14th EP and has become the seventh million-selling album from the group, according to Yonhap's report.
The album includes the tracks "Bad," "Mamacita," and "Toxin," with "Bad" serving as the lead track. The five-track release came out on June 26 and depicts the group embracing moments driven by instinct and sensation with playful energy.
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Yonhap News — English
Framing: Ateez's achievement on the US Billboard chart — informative
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Ateez's new album 'Golden Hour: Part. 5' reached No. 1 on the US Billboard's main albums chart
This is Ateez's third No. 1 on the chart
The album earned 228,000 equivalent album units during the latest charting period
The album set the group's own first-week sales record in South Korea with over 1.88 million copies sold
The album includes tracks 'Bad', 'Mamacita', and 'Toxin'
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ClaimAteez's new album 'Golden Hour: Part. 5' reached No. 1 on the US Billboard's main albums chart. This is Ateez's third No. 1 on the chart.