'This & That' takes the top spot
Stray Kids' "This & That" is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 for the week dated Aug. 22, 2026, marking another chart-topping release for the K-pop group. The album enters the ranking at the summit in a week that also saw a stacked field of pop, country, Latin, and rap releases competing for the upper tier.
How the rest of the top 10 filled out
Ariana Grande's "Petal" slides to No. 2 in its second chart week, followed by Olivia Rodrigo's "You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love" at No. 3. Ella Langley's "Dandelion" holds at No. 4, Morgan Wallen's "I'm the Problem" sits at No. 5, and Noah Kahan's "The Great Divide" lands at No. 6. The lower half of the top 10 features Pooh Shiesty's "All Eyes on Shiest" at No. 7, Karol G's "No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto" at No. 8, Drake's "Iceman" at No. 9, and Role Model's "Chuck Timely & the Hourglass" rounding out the chart at No. 10.
A ninth consecutive No. 1 for the group
The Billboard 200 placement continues Stray Kids' run of consecutive chart-topping albums, with the group marking the achievement as their ninth straight No. 1 on the ranking. The accomplishment was tied to promotional activity around the LP, including a Spotify-only music video for "After You" released on Aug. 21, 2026.
'After You' video frames the album's emotional arc
The "After You" visual portrays the Stray Kids members moving through everyday settings — busking on the street, bartending, recording in a studio, and meeting a young busker — as the track shifts from a soft beat into thumping electronic rhythm. A press statement for the release describes the video as "an anthology of stories set across everyday spaces," tracing an arc from an emotional standstill described as a "Before You" to rediscovery through human connection, arriving at an "After You."
Streaming milestone for the LP
According to the release, "This & That" had already surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify by the time the "After You" video dropped on Aug. 21, 2026. The visual coincided with the Billboard 200 coronation reported in the following day's chart update.
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