K-Pop Artists Claim 30 Spots On Billboard Japan’s 2024 Year-End Hot Albums Chart

K-pop enjoyed another impressive year on the Japanese music charts!

This week, Billboard Japan published its annual year-end charts for 2024, and K-pop artists made a strong showing on this year’s Hot Albums Chart.

SEVENTEEN claimed two of this year’s top five spots—and both with Korean albums. The group’s best-of compilation album “17 IS RIGHT HERE” came in at No. 3 for 2024, while their latest mini album “SPILL THE FEELS” ranked No. 5. SEVENTEEN landed a total of four albums in this year’s top 100, with their 2023 Korean mini album “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN” taking No. 13 and their 2023 Japanese best-of album “ALWAYS YOURS” staying strong at No. 58.

Stray Kids’ second Japanese studio album “GIANT” made this year’s top 10 at No. 7, while their 2023 Japanese EP “Social Path/Super Bowl” came in at No. 68 on the year-end list.

Overall, K-pop artists claimed 30 of the 100 spots on the Hot Albums chart for 2024. Check out all the K-pop albums that made the year-end chart below!

3. SEVENTEEN – “17 IS RIGHT HERE”

5. SEVENTEEN – “SPILL THE FEELS”

7. Stray Kids – “GIANT”

12. ENHYPEN – “ROMANCE : UNTOLD”

13. SEVENTEEN – “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”

14. TXT – “The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY”

18. TREASURE – “REBOOT”

19. BTS’s Jin – “Happy”

21. IVE – “ALIVE”

22. ENHYPEN – “ROMANCE : UNTOLD -daydream-“

29. TXT – “minisode 3: TOMORROW”

32. TWICE – “DIVE”

33. BOYNEXTDOOR – “19.99”

35. TREASURE – “REBOOT -JP Special Selection-“

36. THE SERAPHIM – “EASY”

37. TWICE’s MISAMO – “HAUTE COUTURE”

41. BTS’s Jimin – “MUSE”

42. Kep1er – “Kep1going”

45. LE SSERAFIM – “CRAZY”

46. RIIZE – “RIIZING”

56. DOORS – “THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL”

58. SEVENTEEN – “ALWAYS YOURS”

60. BOYNEXTDOOR – “HOW?”

64. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.1”

66. WayV – “The Highest”

68. Stray Kids – “Social Path/Super Bowl”

76. NCT DREAM – “DREAM()SCAPE”

85. TWS – “SUMMER BEAT!”

92. TVXQ – “ZONE”

96. TWS – “Sparkling Blue”

Congratulations to all the artists who made this year’s chart!

Check out SEVENTEEN’s variety show “NANA TOUR with SEVENTEEN” with subtitles on Viki below:

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