Gaon Music Chart has released the final figures for the top-selling albums in South Korea in 2020 and has also published new certifications.
The Album Chart refers to the total number of albums shipped minus returns while the Retail Album Chart is the cumulative total by retail sales volume.
On the Album Chart for 2020, BTS took the first two spots. Their “Map of the Soul: 7” album is in first place with 4.37 million copies followed by “BE” with 2.69 million.
Seventeen’s “Heng:garae” placed third with 1.37 million followed by NCT’s “NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1” with 1.28 million and BLACKPINK’s “The Album” with 1.24 million.
The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), meanwhile, issued new certifications on Jan. 7. Under albums, BTS’ “BE” is certified double million while SuperM’s “Super One” is now double platinum and Monsta X’s “Fatal Love” is platinum.
Ben’s “180˚” is certified platinum under downloads and Gaho’s “Start,” an original soundtrack (OST) for the drama “Itaewon Class,” is certified platinum under streaming.
The top 20 in 2020 based on Gaon’s Album Chart are:
1. BTS - “Map of the Soul: 7” - 4,376,975
2. BTS - “BE (Deluxe Edition)” - 2,692,022
3. Seventeen - “Heng:garae” - 1,377,813
4. NCT - “NCT Resonance Pt. 1” - 1,289,594
5. BLACKPINK - “The Album” - 1,244,802
6. Seventeen - “Semicolon” - 1,122,850
7. EXO’s Baekhyun - “Delight” - 971,554
8. NCT 127 - “NCT #127 Neo Zone” - 836,779
9. NCT - “NCT Resonance Pt. 2” - 791,590
10. BTS - “Skool Luv Affair Special Addition” - 670,500
11. NCT Dream - “Reload” - 633,593
12. TWICE – “More & More” - 573,431
13. Kim Ho-joong - “We Are Family” - 539,350
14. NCT 127 - “NCT #127 Neo Zone: The Final Round” - 524,224
15. IZ*ONE - “Oneiric Diary” - 515,492
16. EXO-SC - “1 Billion Views” - 510,297
17. SuperM - “Super One” - 504,232
18. TWICE - “Eyes Wide Open” - 479,885
19. TXT - “Minisode1: Blue Hour” - 476,596
20. IZ*ONE - “BLOOM*IZ” - 465,308
The top 20 in 2020 on the Retail Album Chart are:
1. BTS - “Map of the Soul: 7” - 3,444,391
2. BTS - “BE (Deluxe Edition)” - 2,207,980
3. Seventeen - “Semicolon” - 924,762
4. EXO’s Baekhyun - “Delight” - 835,267
5. NCT - “NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1” - 715,350
6. Seventeen - “Heng:garae” - 678,460
7. BLACKPINK - “The Album” - 662,073
8. NCT - “NCT Resonance Pt. 2” - 544,878
9. Kim Hojoong - “Our Family” - 527,900
10. NCT 127 - “NCT #127 Neo Zone” - 352,976
11. EXO-SC - “1 Billion Views” - 316,659
12. TXT - “Minisode1: Blue Hour” - 312,645
13. Kang Daniel - “Magenta” - 311,938
14. IZ*ONE - “Oneiric Diary” - 273,046
15. NCT 127 - “NCT #127 Neo Zone The Final Round” - 263,321
16. NCT Dream - “Reload’ - 259,749
17. Kang Daniel - “Cyan” - 259,396
18. Kim Ho-joong - “The Classic Album I” - 258,940
19. Kim Ho-joong - “The Classic Album II” - 258,752
20. IZ*ONE - “BLOOM*IZ” - 250,848