ENHYPEN Earns First No. 1 on Billboard 200, ‘THE SIN: BLISS’ Records 98000 Units and 7 Consecutive Top 10 Albums
Another important figure is that 92000 of the 98000 units came from album sales. Streaming-equivalent album units, or SEA, accounted for 6000, while ENHYPEN has now placed seven consecutive releases in the Billboard 200 top 10 since 2022.
When Did ENHYPEN First Reach No. 1 on Billboard 200?
ENHYPEN's first album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 is ‘THE SIN: BLISS.’ In a chart preview released on 2026-08-30 US local time, Billboard announced that the album would debut at the top of the Billboard 200 chart dated September 5.
‘THE SIN: BLISS’ is ENHYPEN's 8th mini album, released on 2026-08-21. The schedule published by BELIFT LAB before its release also specified a release time of 1 p.m. KST on August 21.
The significance of this No. 1 ranking goes beyond a strong debut position for a new album. ENHYPEN has consistently placed albums on the Billboard 200 since debuting in 2020, but its previous highest position was No. 2.
After ‘ROMANCE: UNTOLD’ reached No. 2 in 2024 and ‘THE SIN: VANISH’ also reached No. 2 in January 2026, ‘THE SIN: BLISS’ climbed one position higher to reach the top for the first time.
This achievement should therefore be distinguished from a first-ever entry on the Billboard 200. What is new for ENHYPEN is not its appearance on the chart, but the improvement in its highest ranking from No. 2 to No. 1.
How Were the 98000 Album Units Calculated?
‘THE SIN: BLISS’ recorded 98000 album-equivalent units during the tracking period. Of these, traditional album sales accounted for 92000, streaming-equivalent album units (SEA) contributed 6000, and track-equivalent album units (TEA), which convert digital song downloads into album units, represented a negligible share.
The term ‘album units’ used by Billboard 200 does not simply count the number of CDs or LPs sold. The chart combines physical and digital album sales with streaming and song downloads converted according to established formulas, allowing it to compare the most-consumed albums in the United States over a one-week period.
Album sales accounted for a particularly large share of this total.
Author's calculation:
92000 ÷ 98000 × 100 = approximately 93.9%
In other words, approximately 93.9% of total album units came from album sales. SEA units of 6000 accounted for approximately 6.1% of the total. Both figures are converted into the same measurement of ‘album units’ and included in the final 98000 total, but they represent different forms of consumption.
It would therefore be inaccurate to say that 98000 copies were sold. 98000 represents the total album-equivalent units Billboard uses to determine chart rankings, while actual album sales are separately reported as 92000.
The album also reached No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart, which ranks albums based on sales, during the same tracking period.
How This No. 1 Achievement Differs From Previous Records
With this album, ENHYPEN has now placed seven consecutive releases in the Billboard 200 top 10. Rather than achieving one high ranking and then disappearing from the upper reaches of the chart, the group has maintained its top 10 streak since 2022. This consistency provides important context for its latest No. 1 achievement.
The streak began with ‘MANIFESTO: DAY 1.’ It continued through ‘DARK BLOOD,’ ‘ORANGE BLOOD,’ ‘ROMANCE: UNTOLD,’ ‘DESIRE: UNLEASH,’ ‘THE SIN: VANISH,’ and finally ‘THE SIN: BLISS.’
Comparing the group's most recent peak positions makes the change particularly clear.
‘ROMANCE: UNTOLD’ reached No. 2 in 2024, while ‘THE SIN: VANISH’ again reached No. 2 in January 2026. ‘THE SIN: BLISS’ then reached No. 1 for the first time in August of the same year.
Looking only at chart positions, the progression is No. 2 → No. 2 → No. 1.
Weekly chart rankings reflect both competing albums and each release's sales and streaming performance, so the result cannot simply be interpreted as the group having improved by one position compared with its previous album. Nevertheless, the confirmed records clearly show that ENHYPEN achieved a new Billboard 200 peak of No. 1 for the first time with this release.
Where Does This Achievement Rank Among K-Pop Groups?
ENHYPEN has become the sixth K-pop boy group to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. BTS, SuperM, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER had previously topped the chart.
Expanding the comparison to include girl groups, BLACKPINK, NewJeans, TWICE, and KATSEYE have also achieved No. 1 rankings on the Billboard 200.
It would therefore be incorrect to describe ENHYPEN as the first K-pop act to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The accurate distinction is that this is ENHYPEN's first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making it the sixth K-pop boy group to achieve the milestone.
Another important distinction is between the Billboard 200 and Billboard's other charts. The Billboard 200 is an album chart that ranks weekly US album consumption using album-equivalent units. Its measurement differs from the song-based Hot 100 and the Top Album Sales chart, which considers album sales alone.
The most accurate way to describe this achievement is therefore ‘No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Billboard's main US albums chart.’
What Kind of Album Is ‘THE SIN: BLISS’?
‘THE SIN: BLISS’ is ENHYPEN's 8th mini album and the second installment in the ‘THE SIN’ series. It contains 10 tracks, with ‘Bloody Paradise’ serving as the title track. ‘Two Fools’ is also included on the album.
The album continues the story introduced in ‘THE SIN: VANISH.’ According to BELIFT LAB's official release announcement, it tells the story of lovers who broke taboos and ran away together, ultimately coming to regard the very state of being together as a ‘blessing.’
This release is also the group's first album following a change in its lineup. According to published reports, ENHYPEN introduced ‘THE SIN: BLISS’ as its first release after reorganizing from a 7-member group into a 6-member group.
In South Korea, cumulative sales reportedly surpassed 202 copies by August 27, earning double-million-seller status, according to Hanteo Chart. Billboard's US album sales figure of 92000 and the Korean cumulative sales figure of 202 copies should not be directly compared as equivalent measurements because they cover different countries and use different counting standards.
What Should Be Watched After the Billboard 200 No. 1 Debut?
The central confirmed result is the album's No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart dated September 5. Anyone following its chart performance should distinguish its ranking in the following week from its results on Billboard's other specialized charts.
Debuting at No. 1 and remaining on the chart for an extended period are separate achievements. Album sales and streaming activity may be concentrated immediately after release, so both rankings and album-equivalent units can change in subsequent weeks.
The scope of measurement also matters when comparing Korean sales figures with US Billboard results. Hanteo Chart's Korean sales data and the album-equivalent units used by Billboard 200 to measure US consumption are not identical metrics.
As of 2026-08-31 Korea Standard Time, the confirmed results can be summarized as follows: ‘THE SIN: BLISS’ earned ENHYPEN its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 98000 album-equivalent units, extending the group's streak of top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 to seven consecutive releases. The most significant change in this week's chart results is that ENHYPEN surpassed its two previous No. 2 peaks to reach the top for the first time.