ILLIT is celebrating another major milestone in their music career. The K-pop girl group has reached new heights on the Billboard charts with their latest mini album, “BREAK EVEN,” which has made an impressive debut in the United States.
On 8th November 2026, Billboard announced that “BREAK EVEN” had debuted at No.1 on its Top Album Sales Chart, making it the best-selling album of the week in the US. This also marks ILLIT’s first-ever No.1 on the chart, adding another achievement to their growing list of successes.
ILLIT Makes Their First Billboard 200 Top 10 Debut!
Apart from topping the album sales chart, “BREAK EVEN” also debuted at No.6 on the Billboard 200, which ranks the most popular albums in the United States.
This marks ILLIT’s first album to enter the Billboard 200’s top 10 and their 5th entry on the chart overall. Their previous entries include “SUPER REAL ME” (No.93), “I’LL LIKE YOU” (No.94), and “MAMIHLAPINATAPAI” (No. 26).
According to music data company Luminate, “BREAK EVEN” earned 37,000 equivalent album units during the week ending 5 November.
Of that total, 32,500 came from traditional album sales, marking the group’s biggest sales week in the US so far. The remaining 4,500 streaming equivalent album units came from approximately 4.87 million on-demand audio streams throughout the week.
With their latest release reaching No.1 in the album sales securing a sport in the Billboard 200’s top 10, ILLIT continues to show their growing popularity beyond South Korea.
Sources: SOOMPI
