Tomorrow X Together Joins BTS With A New Bestseller
The Star Chapter: Together Debuts on the Billboard 200
Tomorrow X Together launches The Star Chapter: Together at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 this frame. The project earns the K-pop favorites a seventh appearance inside the top 10 on the all-encompassing ranking of the most consumed albums in America. As it arrives, the boy band matches several other names for a highly coveted spot in Billboard chart history.
TXT Joins BTS, Ateez, Seventeen and Twice
With seven top 10s in its discography, Tomorrow X Together is now on the same level as Ateez, BTS, Seventeen, and Twice. All five acts have sent the same number of projects into the highest tier, and several have managed a seventh just in the past few weeks. Both BTS and Twice recently collected new top 10 wins in America, and all five are expected to deliver additional material, if not before the end of 2025, then in early 2026.
TXT Beats Stray Kids
Before The Star Chapter: Together, Tomorrow X Together was tied with Stray Kids at six top 10s apiece on the Billboard 200. That meant the two groups were matched for fifth place on this all-time list. Now, Tomorrow X Together jumps into a tie for first while Stray Kids decline to sixth. Stray Kids are also known for their frequent releases, so a seventh top 10 could be coming soon.
First-Week Sales Propel TXT to No. 1
Luminate reports that in its first full tracking week, The Star Chapter: Together shifted 65,000 equivalent units in the U.S. Of that sum, 62,000 were pure sales – enough to send the K-pop act to No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart.
Most No. 1s on the Top Album Sales Chart
Tomorrow X Together also moves up on several historic lists connected to the Top Album Sales ranking. The group breaks its tie with Seventeen and now claims the most No. 1s ever among K-pop stars, while also advancing to 10 top 10s. In doing so, the boy band becomes just the second South Korean act to rack up double-digit appearances in the top 10 on the purchase-only tally, joining BTS, as that group has done so 11 times.
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