ATEEZ just secured its third Number 1 on the Billboard 200, as mini album GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 debuts on top with 228,000 equivalent album units in the United States. The new set edges out albums from Olivia Rodrigo and Drake, putting the eight member group at the center of this week’s chart conversation.
The win, powered mostly by physical sales, lands at a moment when ATEEZ is already everywhere for K-pop fans, from the explosive BAD music video to busy festival schedules. It turns the Golden Hour era into a real mainstream chart story for American listeners.
Third Billboard 200 No. 1 and a New Record for ATEEZ
Billboard reports that GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 starts at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated July 11, 2026, with 228,000 units for the week ending July 3. About 223,000 of those units come from traditional album sales, while around 5,000 are streaming equivalent albums, giving ATEEZ its biggest United States sales week yet and a Number 1 bow on the Top Album Sales chart.
It is ATEEZ’s third Billboard 200 leader, after 2023 release THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL and 2024 project GOLDEN HOUR : Part.2. In total, the group has now earned nine consecutive top ten albums on the chart, the most top tens of any group in the 2020s.
How ATEEZ Outpaced Olivia Rodrigo and Drake
In the same frame, Olivia Rodrigo’s you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love drops to Number 2 with 127,000 units in its third week, and Drake’s ICEMAN dips to Number 4 with 80,000 units. ATEEZ nearly doubles Olivia Rodrigo’s weekly total and almost triples Drake’s, a rare K-pop triumph over two of pop’s biggest names on the main United States albums chart.
This result comes in a streaming heavy market, yet ATEEZ’s win is fueled by collectors. KQ Entertainment rolled out roughly 30 CD versions and five vinyl variants for GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5, many packaged with photocards, posters, stickers, and some signed copies, driving fans to buy multiple albums and pushing pure sales to dominate the group’s 228,000 units.
Why GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 Matters for ATEEZ
For Atinys, a third Number 1 in three years confirms that ATEEZ has moved from dark horse to fixture in the global K-pop lineup. The group was previously tied with Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together for the most Billboard 200 top tens of the decade and now holds that record alone.
Musically, the five track mini album leans into instinct and playful energy, led by Brazilian funk influenced title track BAD alongside songs like MAMACITA and TOXIN. The BAD music video, featuring Hollywood actress and known Atiny Chase Infiniti, helps the era reach new Western audiences as Billboard prepares to publish the full July 11 chart on July 7 and fans watch how long this Golden Hour run can last.