Stray Kids have achieved a Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
This marks their seventh overall.
The RIAA announced on their official website on the 19th (Korean time) that Stray Kids’ mini-album ‘ATE’ has received Gold certification.
This is a result of exceptional album sales. The RIAA awards certifications based on single and album sales within the United States, with Gold requiring sales of over 500,000 units.
This is Stray Kids’ seventh overall RIAA Gold certification.
The singles ‘God’s Menu’, ‘MANIAC’, ‘Back Door’, ‘Thunderous’, and the albums ‘5-STAR’, ‘ROCK-STAR’, and ‘ATE’ have all achieved this milestone.
‘ATE’ embodies Stray Kids’ confident ambition and momentum to dominate the domestic and international music markets.
Every track was completed with the group’s in-house production team 3RACHA leading the charge.
The album reached first place on the Billboard 200 main chart for the fifth time.
The title track ‘S-Class’ ranked 49th on the ‘Hot 100’ chart, achieving their highest position to date.
As of October 1, ‘ATE’ holds the record for the highest-selling K-pop album in the United States this year, showcasing overwhelming digital power and global popularity.
Globally, it ranks fourth, behind Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’, Travis Scott’s ‘Days Before Rodeo’, and Billie Eilish’s ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.
Meanwhile, Stray Kids are successfully conducting their new world tour ‘DominATE’.
It began on August 24-25 and September 1 at the KSPO DOME in Seoul.
They also completed the first-ever performance by a fourth-generation K-pop group at the Singapore National Stadium on September 28.
Today, they are asserting their status as global top artists at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Photo provided by JYP Entertainment
