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K-pop Accounts for the Top Two Spots on the Billboard 200 for the First Time: Here’s When Other Genres Accomplished This Feat

K-pop occupies Nos. 1 & 2 on the Billboard 200 this week, thanks to Stray Kids and Jimin. Here's when other genres first accomplished the feat.

As Billboard reported on Sunday, this current chart (dated Aug. 3) marks the first time that the top two spots are both held by K-pop (Korean pop) albums. Notes: The former album was from a biopic about the orchestra leader who had dozens of hits in the 1930s, including “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?” and “Let’s Fall in Love.” Duchin died of leukemia in 1951 at age 40. Notes: Fans got what they wanted in the 1957-58 holiday season, whether they favored a “White Christmas” or a “Blue Christmas.” Crosby’s album was first released in 1945.

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