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Stray Kids have landed their second-ever entry on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart, with KARMA closing the week at No. 22. Coming off the back of a huge summer that saw them take over two nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, it’s their highest chart performance in the market since their 2023 album 5-Star, which peaked at No. 40.

The new record made a strong early impression. In the midweek update, KARMA was tracking as high as No. 2, temporarily sandwiched between Wolf Alice and Laufey. While it ultimately slipped to 22 by the week’s end, the midweek spike marked their best-ever showing in the territory, and a sign of how their collector-heavy fanbase can drive momentum on physical sales before streaming levels things out.

Outside the charts, the numbers were just as sharp. KARMA hit No. 1 on the U.K. iTunes Albums chart and placed No. 3 locally on Spotify’s ‘Top Album Debut’, while finishing No. 2 globally and No. 5 in the U.S. The title track CEREMONY cracked the U.K.’s Top Song Debut at No. 7, while eight different tracks from the record reached the global Top 10. It’s the kind of dominance that shows just how concentrated their streaming activity is when a new project drops.

The campaign also coincided with a milestone: Stray Kids have now crossed 20 million followers on Spotify, the first act of their generation in K-pop to do so. Put against their chart climb in the U.K., it’s another marker of how they’re edging from fandom phenomenon to something more durable in the global market.

The jump from No. 40 to No. 22 in two years isn’t yet mainstream-level stability, but it does suggest growth that isn’t just a one-off. The U.K. remains a tough market for international acts, so even a Top 40 foothold matters. If Stray Kids can keep returning to the chart with each release, they’ll be one of the very few K-pop groups to establish a consistent presence on U.K. soil.