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Stray Kids claim their eighth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as DO IT debuts atop the ranking dated Dec. 6. The set earned 295,000 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending Nov. 27, according to Luminate. Of that sum, traditional album sales comprise 286,000.
All eight of the group’s Billboard 200 chart entries have debuted at No. 1, beginning with ODDINARY in 2022. In September of this year, when KARMA opened atop the list, Stray Kids became the first act to debut at No. 1 with their first eight entries in the 69-year history of the chart. With DO IT’s debut, they extend that record. The Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March 1956.
In addition, with an eighth No. 1, Stray Kids extend their record for the most No. 1s among groups this century (since 2000).
Also in the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, the Wicked: For Good soundtrack debuts at No. 2, Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl falls from No. 1 for the first time (dipping 1-3 in its eighth week), Tate McRae’s So Close to What surges 21-6 following a deluxe reissue with additional songs, the Hazbin Hotel: Season Two soundtrack jumps 70-8 after its first full week of chart activity and Aerosmith and YUNGBLUD’s collaborative set One More Time arrives at No. 9.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Dec. 6, 2025-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Dec. 2. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of DO IT’s 295,000 first-week equivalent album units, album sales comprise 286,000 (it debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 9,000 (equaling 13.98 million on-demand official streams of the sets songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.
DO IT nets the seventh-largest debut week for an album, by units earned, in 2025. The year’s seven biggest debut weeks are: The Life of a Showgirl (4.002 million), Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem (493,000), The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow (490,000), Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend (366,000), KARMA (313,000), Playboi Carti’s MUSIC (298,000) and DO IT (295,000).
In traditional album sales, DO IT logs the fourth-largest week of 2025 (debut or otherwise). The four biggest sales weeks in 2025 are the opening frames of: The Life of a Showgirl (3.48 million), Hurry Up Tomorrow (359,000), KARMA (296,000) and DO IT (286,000).
DO IT’s album sales were aided by its availability across seven CD variants (all containing collectible items such as photocards, posters and stickers, with some items randomized), including a signed edition.
As DO IT is mostly in the Korean language, it is the 30th mostly non-English-language album to hit No. 1, and the third of 2025 (following Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS and KARMA). Four mostly non-English titles topped the list in 2024, and all were mostly Korean-language efforts. Of the 30 mostly non-English-language albums to reach No. 1, 20 are mostly Korean, six mostly (or all) Spanish, one mostly Italian, one entirely French and two mostly a blend of Spanish, Italian and French.
The Wicked: For Good film soundtrack, led by Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 (the highest debut for a soundtrack in 2025) with 122,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 85,000 (it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales, aided by seven vinyl variants and four CD variants, including one signed by Erivo and Grande), SEA units comprise 36,000 (equaling 47.27 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 6 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise 1,000.
Wicked: For Good premiered in movie theaters on Nov. 21 and has earned over $270 million at the U.S. and Canada box office. It follows the first Wicked film, which was released in 2024. The first Wicked soundtrack also debuted (and peaked) at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, launching with 139,000 equivalent album units.
After seven straight weeks at No. 1, Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl falls from the top, dipping 1-3 in its eighth week on the list (86,000 equivalent album units earned, down 5%). Two former No. 1s trail Swift, as I’m the Problem descends 3-4 (75,000, down less than 1%) and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is stationary at No. 5 (67,000, down 2%).
Tate McRae’s chart-topping So Close to What surges 21-6 with 64,000 equivalent album units earned (up 202%) following its deluxe reissue on Nov. 21 with five additional tracks added to the set’s digital download and streaming editions. Among the new cuts: “Tit for Tat,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 11).
Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving is a non-mover in the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200, holding at No. 7 (49,000 equivalent album units earned, down 2%).
The Hazbin Hotel: Season Two soundtrack flies 70-8 on the Billboard 200 after its first full week of chart activity, marking the first top 10 from the popular Prime Video animated series. The set zooms up the list with nearly 46,000 equivalent album units earned (up 250% from its debut at No. 70 with 13,000 units from only two days of activity). The soundtrack was released on Wednesday, Nov. 19; most albums are released on Friday. The tracking week for the Billboard 200 runs Friday through Thursday each week.
In the tracking week ending Nov. 27, the Hazbin Hotel: Season Two album tallied 32,000 SEA units (equaling 46.58 million on-demand official streams for its tracks; it debuts at No. 8 on Top Streaming Albums), 13,500 in traditional album sales (it jumps 32-8 on Top Album Sales) and 500 TEA units.
The Season Two soundtrack surpasses the No. 13 debut and peak of the Hazbin Hotel: Season One soundtrack in February 2024.
With Wicked: For Good, KPop Demon Hunters and Hazbin Hotel: Season Two at Nos. 2, 5 and 8, respectively, there are three soundtracks in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for the first time in more than six years. It last happened on the April 6, 2019-dated chart, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt were at Nos. 6, 9 and 10.
Aerosmith and YUNGBLUD team up for a No. 9 debut with their collaborative project One More Time. It’s the 10th top 10 for Aerosmith and first for YUNGBLUD. The set earned 39,000 equivalent album units. Album sales comprise 37,000 (it debuts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 2,000 (equaling 2.32 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across six vinyl variants (including one signed by YUNGBLUD), four CD iterations (two signed by YUNGBLUD and one where Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler spray painted across the CD booklets en masse and then those were collated into their packaging) and a cassette tape.
While YUNGBLUD visits the top 10 for the first time (after four earlier charting titles), Aerosmith clocks its first top 10 since 2012’s Music From Another Dimension! debuted and peaked at No. 5 that year. Further, Aerosmith is the second group, and fifth act overall, to have earned new top 10s in the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s, 2000s, ‘10s and ‘20s. Aerosmith notched its first top 10 in 1976 (and only top 10 of the ‘70s) with Rocks (peaking at No. 3). The band then scored one top 10 in the ‘80s (1989’s No. 5-peaking Pump), three in the ‘90s (Get a Grip, No. 1; Big Ones, No. 6 and Nine Lives, No. 1), three in the 2000s (Just Push Play, No. 2; O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, No. 2 and Honkin’ On Bobo, No. 5), one in the ‘10s (Music From Another Dimension!, No. 5) and now one in the ’20s with One More Time.
Aerosmith is the second group, following The Rolling Stones, with at least one newly-charting top 10 in every decade from the 1970s through the 2020s. Among all acts, there are just five with a new top 10 in each decade in that span: Aerosmith, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor.
The five-track One More Time was preceded by its first single, “My Only Angel,” which debuted at No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs in October and climbs 7-6 (a new peak) on the most recently published Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated Dec. 6). On the latter ranking, “My Only Angel” marked the 25th top 10 for Aerosmith and the first for YUNGBLUD. “My Only Angel” is the first top 10 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for Aerosmith since 2004’s “Baby, Please Don’t Go” reached No. 7, and the band’s highest-charting hit since “Jaded” spent five weeks at No. 1 in 2001.
Closing out the top 10 on the latest Billboard 200 is Summer Walker’s Finally Over It, which falls 2-10 in its second week (37,000 equivalent album units earned, down 52%).
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There are no shortage of KPop Demon Hunters gifts online, from T-shirts to coloring books and everything in between. But if you really want to surprise the KPop Demon Hunters fan in your life, consider getting them a personalized video from one of the actual cast members in the hit Netflix animated film.
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Right now, the celebrity video app Cameo is offering custom videos from Kevin Woo, one of the Saja Boys from the film. Woo provides the singing voice of Mystery Saja, and while he’s an animated boy band character in KPop Demon Hunters, he’s available IRL on Cameo, ready to deliver a personalized shoutout or message to you and your friends.
Here’s how it works: head over to Woo’s Cameo page here and click on the “booking” tab. There, you can list the name of the person you want a video for, and select the special occasion (I.e. birthday, Christmas, congratulations or “just because”). You then have 250 characters to describe what you want Woo to do and say — maybe it’s an inside joke between friends or maybe you want to hear him hum a few lines from “Soda Pop.”
Woo’s page says the actor and singer’s personalized Cameo videos are a “delightful mix of heartfelt messages, playful interactions, and personalized musical performances.” Cameo adds that Woo — who used to be in the real-life K-pop group U-KISS — is known for “singing beloved K-pop songs, incorporating inside jokes, and offering words of encouragement – all while maintaining his signature charm and positivity. Whether you’re a longtime U-KISS devotee or a newfound K-pop enthusiast, a Cameo from Kevin is sure to leave you feeling uplifted, entertained, and cherished.”
You can book a Cameo video from Kevin Woo for just $120 right now on Cameo.com (a bonus: Cameo’s Black Friday deal gets you 20% off at checkout). While the site doesn’t guarantee content or length, examples of videos on Woo’s page have ranged from 2-4 minutes.
Woo isn’t the only K-pop star you can find on Cameo: you can also request videos from singer and After School Club host Hanbyul Jang; Block B star U-Kwon; and rapper Jay “Flowsik” Pak, among others. Other musicians available to book on Cameo include everyone from Drake Bell and Carly Pearce, to Akon and Boy George. See all the Cameo offerings and Black Friday deals here.
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LISA has been on a mission — and it comes to completion on Saturday, Nov. 29, when she launches as Fortnite Festival season 12’s Icon. As part of the Starlux Music Pass, the BLACKPINK singer-rapper’s collab will offer an in-game virtual headlining performance, as well as outfits, accessories and music from her solo debut album, Alter Ego, available as Jam Tracks.
“I’m always looking for fun, new ways to reach my fans, and I love when music, gaming and fashion mix together,” she tells Billboard. “Fortnite is the perfect place for all of that. I had so much fun creating my outfit designs, based on the different characters from my album Alter Ego, and making sure everything was personal and authentic!”
In fact, the star — who portrayed hotel employee Mook in season three of the HBO hit The White Lotus this year — took an extra step to make her contribution to season 12 of Fortnite Festival extra personal. And eagle-eyed fans may have caught the tribute when the trailer for the game’s new season dropped on Nov. 24.
“When Fortnite asked me what I wanted in this collab, I immediately thought of my cats,” LISA reveals. “My pets are such a big part of my life, and so the Back Bling is a little love letter to Louis! It’s my way of bringing a part of my family into Fortnite.”
In the trailer, her beloved furry pal rides on her back as LISA cruises around on a motorcycle, as well as when she’s showing off her moves on the main stage.
“I love how creative everyone gets with their collabs, and the best part is seeing people bring a piece of themselves into the game,” she says of other artists — Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Eminem and Mariah Carey, among many more — who have worked with Fortnite. “Ariana Grande included her pet as a Back Bling, which I thought was so cute!” (The “Thank U, Next” singer’s porcine pal, Piggy Smallz, was featured in 2021.)
LISA also details her level of involvement in this Fortnite collab and her thinking process behind her choices. “I got to work with the Fortnite team, from the art direction to song selection. For songs, I wanted a good mix coming from Alter Ego,” she shares of the music from the album, which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 in March. “’Rockstar” is for the attitude, ‘New Woman’ for a bold and confident energy, ‘FUTW (Vixi Solo Version)’ for a moody vibe.
“We also used the real dances in emotes, too,” she adds. “The FUTW and Rockstar emotes are very similar to the actual music videos. The Rockstar emote even has a motorcycle as part of it.”
The star notes that the collaboration really allowed her creativity to soar, and reveals one of her favorite parts of the collab. “What I love about Fortnite is that you can create anything,” she gushes. “I really wanted to show the bold attitude of Alter Ego for this collab. The FUTW emote was definitely a highlight for me! Adding those flash accents made every dance move feel exciting.”
Though LISA is far from the first musician to work with Fortnite, she is the first member of BLACKPINK to do so. And while the singer-rapper didn’t say who she’d like to be a Fortnite Festival Icon next, she does want to see all her bandmates do it — perhaps even as a group. She enthuses: “Those are my girls, and it’d be so cool to see all of us together in Fortnite!”
Trending on Billboard HUNTR/X brought KPop Demon Hunters to the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The fictional K-pop girl group — voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — made its daytime television debut during the annual celebration in New York City on Thursday (Nov. 27). Accompanied by a giant balloon of the blue […]
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You’re the youngest in the group, yet you trained the longest. But in the documentary, you said your trainee years weren’t only difficult.
I became a trainee when I was 11, so I don’t have many “typical” school memories. While other kids went to playgrounds or cram classes, I went to the company. But I think that’s why going to the company felt like going somewhere fun. I was so young, and everyone took good care of me — I received a lot of love.
After debuting, what changed in your mindset?
Before debut, I was terrified of making mistakes. But when I actually got on stage, I realized what matters isn’t whether you make a mistake, but how much you enjoy the moment. Because of that, I feel less pressure now — I think I’ve learned how to enjoy it.
For your comeback “I DONT CARE,” you open the stage with a powerful intro performance that instantly grabs attention. What was it like taking on that role?
I’ve always loved dancing so I’m very ambitious when it comes to choreography. When I was assigned the intro, I practiced just that part for three to four weeks with our performance director. The movement was different from the style I usually danced, so I had to study every detail and figure out exactly where to add emphasis.
How do you usually handle moments where you have to try something completely new?
Seeing my weaknesses during practice is a bit stressful, but the final result is usually not bad at all. When I see the outcome, I feel proud — like, I got through that. Of course, even when I gain confidence, when a similar situation comes again, I sometimes go back to blaming myself.
It’s funny — you’d never know that from watching you on stage. You almost seem like the member who embodies BDC’s message most naturally.
I try to be like that in real life too — to carry myself with confidence, just like the message we want to share.
What feedback gives you confidence?
Recently I heard something that made me so happy. I’ve been focusing a lot on my facial expressions, but when I watched myself, I felt like they were all kind of similar. Then someone complimented me, saying my expressions were actually really diverse — and that surprised me so much.
What kind of music were you dancing to when you first started?
When I was little — even before elementary school — it was all K-pop. I watched and listened to Apink and GFRIEND a lot. Then when I started dreaming of becoming a dancer, I focused more on hip-hop and locking, and listened mostly to pop. After that, I fell deeply back into K-pop again.
How would you describe yourself?
I have big ambitions and I really want to do well. Even though I look confident on stage, I have a shy side in real life. I feel like I’m still getting to know myself.
Is there something you learned about yourself only after debut?
That I’m better at expressing myself than I thought. I originally dreamed of becoming a K-pop idol because I loved dancing and singing and wanted to be on stage — but after debuting and having people who support me, I realized I can communicate with them and genuinely express my feelings.
What’s the moment in your life when you were the bravest?
There were times at school when the teacher asked a question, and even if I knew the answer, I wouldn’t raise my hand because I was scared of being wrong. Afterward I always regretted it — I could’ve answered that. One day, I decided to be brave. I raised my hand, got the answers right, and realized, If you want to gain something, you have to try. It’s better to act than to regret not acting.
If you could redefine the “F” in “F Girl”, as a new word that represents you — what would you choose?
“Famous.” Because… we’re going to be famous girls! [Laughs]
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KPop Demon Hunters‘ chart dominance extends into October, as Billboard‘s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), again occupying the October 2025 ranking’s top seven.
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Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of September 2025. The ranking generally includes newly released films from the preceding three months, with exceptions given to movies whose music is still experiencing a high volume of public interest.
Despite its June premiere, KPop Demon Hunters has remained a pop culture force, paced by its multiweek Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Golden” by HUNTR/X, which also stays at the top of the latest Top Movie Songs ranking. In October 2025, it earned 177 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 38,000 downloads, according to Luminate. The track also led the Hot 100 for two weeks that month (Oct. 4-11) and has spent the most recent five frames at No. 2.
The rest of Top Movie Songs’ top seven is occupied by songs from the fictional KPop Demon Hunters groups HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, plus soloists EJAE and Andrew Choi, with Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” leading the rest of the pack at No. 2 (88.2 million streams, 12,000 downloads).
After KPop Demon Hunters, the top song comes from Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce Springsteen biopic that premiered on Oct. 24. Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart” appears at No. 8 with 2.1 million streams and 1,000 downloads; it was his first top 20 on the Hot 100 in its day, eventually peaking at No. 5 in 1980.
See the full top 10, also featuring music from Gabby’s Dollhouse and Tron: Ares, below.
Rank, Song, Artist, Film1. “Golden,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters2. “Soda Pop,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters3. “How It’s Done,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters4. “Your Idol,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters5. “What It Sounds Like,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters6. “Takedown,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters7. “Free,” EJAE & Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters8. “Hungry Heart,” Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere9. “Sunroof,” Nicky Youre & Dazy, Gabby’s Dollhouse10. “Who Wants To Live Forever?,” Nine Inch Nails & Judeline, Tron: Ares
Trending on Billboard The KPop Demon Hunters train could keep rolling right through awards season. According to the Associated Press, the animated Netflix mega-hit movie is among 35 features that are officially eligible for the animated feature category at the 2026 Academy Awards. Demon Hunters made the first cut on the list released by the […]
