aespa's 'LEMONADE' hits Billboard 200 top 10 with G-Dragon collab 'WDA' also charting

aespa's second studio album LEMONADE came out May 29 and landed at #9 on the Billboard 200 in the chart's June second-week update, announced June 9 local time. It marks the group's third top-10 entry on that chart.

The 10-track album moves through dance, rock, hyperpop, medium-tempo R&B, and pop rock. LEMONADE also hit #1 on the World Albums chart, #2 on Top Album Sales, and #11 on the Artist 100. It charted across 10 or more Billboard charts total, spanning main and sub-categories.

The title track LEMONADE placed #2 on Dance/Digital Song Sales. It reached #7 on Bubbling Under Hot 100, #8 on Global (excluding US), #11 on both Digital Song Sales and Hot Dance/Pop Songs, and #20 on the Global 200.

The double title track WDA (Whole Different Animal) features G-Dragon. It charted at #185 on the Global 200 and #92 on Global 200 (excluding US).

International performance was strong. LEMONADE hit #13 on France's SNEP Top Albums chart (tabulated May 30–June 5), #1 on Japan's Oricon Daily Albums chart, and earned Diamond Album certification on China's QQ Music. On Spotify's Global chart, it landed at a personal-best #50. Domestically, the album sits at #1 on the Circle Chart weekly album ranking and #1 on the Hanteo Chart World Chart. The title track holds top positions on Melon, Bugs, Vibe, and Genie, while the Melon Global K-Chart also shows LEMONADE at #1.

(A G-Dragon feature charting on two global Billboard tiers is the kind of collab math that justifies the double-title-track call.)

aespa is currently running a Complexity "be inspired" Exhibition alongside the album cycle.