Katseye snags its first No. 1 on Billboard 200

U.S.-based girl group Katseye ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s main albums chart with its new album.

Billboard said in a preview of this week’s chart on Sunday that Katseye’s third EP “Wild” took the top spot on the Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units, outpacing Phoebe Bridgers’s “Lost Weekend” and Stray Kids’ “This & That.”

It marks the first time that Katseye has reached No. 1 on the chart since the group debuted in 2024 through Hybe’s U.S. partnership with Geffen Records.

The Billboard 200 ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States, measured by equivalent album units, comprising physical and digital sales, and streaming and digital track downloads converted into album sales.

Of the 170,000 units earned by “Wild,” album sales accounted for 145,000, according to Billboard.

“Wild,” released on Aug. 14, explores accepting every facet of one's inner self while pursuing instinct and freedom.

Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk, British pop star Ed Sheeran and producers Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin were among those who took part in the album's creation.

The EP had earlier become Katseye’s highest-charting release in Britain, debuting at No. 2 on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 released on Friday.

Katseye was formed through “The Debut: Dream Academy” (2023), a survival program jointly launched by Hybe and Universal Music Group’s Geffen Records. The group made its U.S. debut in 2024 and has released hit songs, including “Gnarly” (2025) and “Gabriela” (2025), earning a Best New Artist nomination at this year’s Grammy Awards.

Before Katseye, Blackpink, NewJeans, Twice, BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, Ateez and Tomorrow X Together had reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 among K-pop acts, while the original soundtrack album for Netflix’s global hit animation “KPop Demon Hunters” (2025) also led the chart.

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