K-pop's status by the clock: domestic charts after work or Billboard at midnight in New York

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Albums released after work hours are increasingly shooting straight to No. 1 on Billboard at midnight in New York. For example, Stray Kids released an album at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 7, with the calculation that early-week evening releases work better because music-show rankings are tallied by the week. The strategy is part of K-pop artists' effort to maximize their results on global charts.

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