Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Katseye Claims First Billboard 200 No. 1 With Wild
KATSEYE is a girl group that released a project called Wild.
Wild reached No.
1 on the Billboard 200 music chart.
It earned 170,000 equivalent album units in its first week.
It also sold 145,000 copies, which was a record week for the group.
This was KATSEYE’s first Billboard 200 chart-topper.
Phoebe Bridgers’ new project came in second.
Stray Kids moved down to third place after being No.
1 the week before.
Other albums by Olivia Rodrigo, Ella Langley, Morgan Wallen, Ariana Grande, Drake, and Olivia Dean also appeared in the top 10.
KATSEYE’s five-track project Wild debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 170,000 equivalent album units.
Wild sold 145,000 copies, giving KATSEYE its biggest week in equivalent units and pure album sales.
The achievement makes Wild the fourth No. 1 album by an all-woman group this decade, according to the article.
Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend debuted at No. 2 with 118,000 equivalent album units, her first solo top-10 project.
Stray Kids’ This & That fell to No. 3 after leading the chart the previous week.
- Who
- KATSEYE, with Phoebe Bridgers and other artists also appearing in the chart rankings.
- What
- KATSEYE’s Wild debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, earning 170,000 equivalent album units.
- When
- The articles do not state the specific chart date.
- Where
- The Billboard 200 chart.
- Why
- Wild’s strong equivalent-unit performance and 145,000 pure album sales placed it at No. 1.
- Chart-topping project
- Wild
- Billboard 200 debut
- No. 1
- Equivalent album units
- 170,000
- Pure album sales
- 145,000 copies
- Previous KATSEYE peak
- No. 4 with Beautiful Chaos in 2025
- Phoebe Bridgers’ debut
- Lost Weekend opened at No. 2 with 118,000 equivalent album units
- Previous week’s No. 1
- Stray Kids’ This & That