ATEEZ, the eight-member K-pop boy group, has set a new personal record on the U.S. charts with their 13th mini album, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4. The album also swept major honors at the recently held 33rd Hanteo Music Awards.
On February 15 local time, Billboard confirmed that GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4 debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, the main U.S. albums chart. It ranks releases based on combined album sales and streaming data. This marks ATEEZ’s eighth top 10 entry on the Billboard 200.
According to Luminate, the album earned 200,000 equivalent album units during the week ending February 12.
Of that total, 195,000 came from pure album sales, ATEEZ’s biggest U.S. sales week to date. The remaining 5,000 units came from streaming equivalent albums, which translates to 5.58 million on-demand audio streams. GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4 also topped Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart.
The group surpassed their previous career high of 179,000 units, set by GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2, which debuted at No. 1. With Part.4, ATEEZ have now placed six consecutive albums in the top three of the Billboard 200. Their run began with THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW and has continued through the entire GOLDEN HOUR series.
ATEEZ first broke into the Billboard 200 top five in August 2022 with THE WORLD EP.1: MOVEMENT, which debuted at No. 3 with 50,000 units. Their first No. 1 album came out in December 2023 with THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL, which sold nearly 150,000 copies in the U.S. and famously ended Taylor Swift’s six-week run at the top of the chart. That achievement made ATEEZ the first group from outside Korea’s traditional “Big 4” agencies to top the Billboard 20.
Released on February 5, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.4 is the fourth installment in the series that began in 2024. The album reflects the group’s aim to move forward on their own path, even through challenges.
At a press conference in Seoul, the members spoke about the meaning behind the comeback. Seonghwa shared that it was their first album since renewing their contracts and said, “The group came together more as a team.” Jongho hoped fans would listen to the full album, not just the title track.
The title song, “Adrenaline,” is a powerful EDM-based track designed for high-energy live performances. The members unanimously chose it as the lead single. Mingi connected the song’s theme of running forward with 2026 being the Year of the Horse.
The album also includes b-side tracks “Ghost,” a trap R&B track, “NASA,” a confident song about rising to the top, and “On the Road,” a lyrical pop track. Plus, it features “Choose,” a fan-dedicated song that has already made its live debut on tour.
Their Billboard achievement came just one day after a major night at the Hanteo Music Awards, held at KSPO Dome in Seoul on February 15. ATEEZ won three awards at the ceremony, including the Grand Prize for Best Artist, also known as the Daesang. They also took home the World Stage Award and a main Bonsang award for Artist of the Year.
Despite being under KQ Entertainment, a mid-sized agency, ATEEZ have consistently competed with artists from much larger companies.
At the same time, ATEEZ are continuing their 2026 World Tour “In Your Fantasy.” The tour began in Incheon in July 2025 and has already traveled to cities including Los Angeles, Taipei, and Jakarta. On February 22, the group will perform at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
