Stray Kids, Karol G, Taylor Swift & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts
Billboard's latest weekly charts, dated 22 August and reflecting the 7-13 August tracking week, saw Stray Kids claim their ninth Billboard 200 number one with the album THIS & THAT, which earned 369,000 equivalent album units, the group's best-ever week. The milestone puts the K-pop act level with The Rolling Stones for second-most Billboard 200 chart-toppers among groups, behind only The Beatles, and the title track also gave the band their first Hot 100 top 40 entry.
Elsewhere, Karol G notched her fifth number one on Top Latin Albums, ending Bad Bunny's record 77-week nonconsecutive run atop that chart, while Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" held the Hot 100 summit for an 18th week, nearing the record for longest non-holiday reign. Shakira and Burna Boy's World Cup anthem "Dai Dai" continued to top the Global 200, Taylor Swift scored a record-extending 16th Adult Pop Airplay number one, Drake set a new Rhythmic Airplay record with his 46th chart-topper, and Madonna and Kylie Minogue's "Love Sensation" duet entered the Hot Dance/Pop Songs top 10.
- Stray Kids' THIS & THAT debuts at No. 1, their ninth Billboard 200 chart-topper
- Karol G ends Bad Bunny's 77-week Top Latin Albums streak
- Ella Langley, Taylor Swift and Drake also notch chart records this week
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Billboard ranks music releases and songs using measures that can include sales, streaming and radio play. Its Billboard 200 albums chart covers all genres, while other charts track particular styles or types of radio play; each chart has its own history and records.
Stray Kids are a South Korean pop group, and Karol G is a Colombian singer whose music draws on Latin styles. Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican artist who has also had major success on Latin music charts, while Taylor Swift, Drake, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are established artists with long chart histories.
These rankings offer one way to see how audiences are listening across genres and platforms. Comparing chart runs and milestones can show when artists reach new listeners or when a long-running hit gives way to another.