First South Korean Soloist To Have Multiple Top 5 Albums On The Billboard 200
Date: june 2, 2024
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RM achieved his highest Billboard 200 debut with his solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’!
On June 2, Billboard announced that ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ debuted at no. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated June 8). This marks RM’s highest solo debut, surpassing ‘Indigo’, which debuted at no. 15 and peaked at no. 3. With this, RM becomes the first South Korean soloist to have multiple albums chart in the top 5 of the Billboard 200.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. According to Luminate, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ accumulated 54,000 equivalent album units in its first week. The total includes 43,000 in album sales, 7,500 streaming equivalent album units (SEA), and 3,500 track equivalent album units (TEA). It was the second best-selling album for the week ending on May 30.