The K-pop group ATEEZ earned its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the release of THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL. The record, mostly in Korean, is the 23rd mostly non-English language album to hit No. 1 — but the seventh of 2023. The group’s last release went to No. 2 back in July. The rest of the top 7 albums this week were all former No. 1s. Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) fell to No. 2, as Drake’s For All the Dogs dropped to No. 3 and Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time remained where it was last week at No. 4. Michael Bublé’s Christmas was No. 5, while Swift’s Midnights dropped to No. 6 and SZA’s SOS steady at No. 7. Noah Kahan’s album Stick Season rose to No. 8 this week, with Swift’s Lover at No. 9 and Nat King Cole’s holiday album The Christmas Song returning to round out the top 10.
