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Gaon Music Chart reveals best-selling albums in Korea in 2021

Published Jan 8, 2022 10:42 am

Gaon Music Chart has revealed the best-selling albums in Korea in 2021 based on sales

In the 2021 Album Chart (based on total shipments minus returns), BTS’ “Butter” topped the tally with 2.99 million copies.

NCT 127’s “Sticker” placed second with 2.42 million copies followed by NCT Dream’s “Hot Sauce,” 2.09 million; Seventeen’s “Attacca,” 2.05 million; and NCT’s “Universe,” 1.63 million.

(Clockwise from top left) BTS, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Seventeen, NCT and EXO (Big Hit Music, Twitter)

Ranking sixth to 10th are Seventeen’s “Your Choice,” 1.46 million; EXO’s “Don’t Fight The Feeling,” 1.32 million; Stray Kids’ “NOEASY,” 1.3 million; ENHYPEN’s “Dimension: Dilemma,” 1.2 million; and BTS’ “BE,” 1.04 million.

Here are the top 30 best-selling albums in Korea in 2021:

1. BTS - “Butter” - 2,999,407

2. NCT 127 - “Sticker” - 2,427,559

3. NCT DREAM - “Hot Sauce” - 2,097,185

4. Seventeen - “Attacca” - 2,059,073

5. NCT - “Universe” - 1,630,715

6. Seventeen - “Your Choice” - 1,462,405-

7. EXO - “Don’t Fight The Feeling” - 1,326,189

8. Stray Kids - “NOEASY” - 1,303,106

9. ENHYPEN - “Dimension: Dilemma” - 1,205,949

10. BTS - “BE” - 1,049,496

11. NCT Dream - “Hello Future” - 1,025,005

12. EXO’s Baekhyun - “Bambi” - 996,850

13. NCT 127 - “Favorite” - 934,986

14. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) - “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze” - [877,917

15. ENHYPEN - “Border : Carnival” - 788,451

16. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) - “The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape” - 775,121

17. Stray Kids - “Christmas EveL” - 743,047

18. ATEEZ - “Zero: Fever Part. 3” - 737,124

19. TWICE - “Formula of Love: O+T=

20. BLACKPINK’s Lisa – “Lalisa” - 708,475

21. The Boyz - “Thrill-ing” - 642,992

22. The Boyz - “Maverick” - 642,369

23. Aespa - “Savage” - 574,445

24. TWICE - “Taste of Love” - 559,093

25. BLACKPINK’s Rosé - “R” - 516,915

26. ATEEZ – “Zero: Fever Part. 2” - 514,515

27. ITZY – “Crazy in Love” - 500,124

28. BTS – “Love Yourself: Tear” - 458,050

29. Super Junior – “The Renaissance” - 442,742

30. Monsta X – “No Limit” - 424,618

Gaon Music Chart also released the best-selling albums under the 2021 Retail Album Chart based on cumulative retail sales.

Here are the top 30 best-selling albums in the 2021 Retail Album Chart:

1. BTS - “Butter” - 2,149,999 copies sold

2. Seventeen - “Attacca” - 1,685,508

3. Seventeen - “Your Choice” - 1,211,448

4. NCT Dream - “Hot Sauce” - 1,123,466

5. NCT - “Universe” - 1,090,656

6. EXO - “Don’t Fight The Feeling” - 892,112

7. NCT 127 - “Sticker” - 851,084

8. ENHYPEN - “Dimension: Dilemma” - 820,918

9. EXO’s Baekhyun - “Bambi” - 731,813

10. BTS - “BE” - 690,590

11. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) - “The Chaos Chapter: Freeze” - 635,286

12. BLACKPINK’s Lisa - “Lalisa” - 567,046

13. NCT Dream - “Hello Future” - 521,342

14. Stray Kids - “NOEASY” - 435,245

15. BLACKPINK’s Rosé - “R” - 429,935

16. Tomorrow X Together (TXT) - “The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape” - 385,647

17. ENHYPEN - “Border: Carnival” - 363,824

18. Stray Kids - “Christmas “EveL” - 350,245

19. NCT 127 - “Favorite” - 323,513

20. Kang Daniel - “Yellow” - 303,113

21. EXO’s D.O - “Empathy” - 280,788

22. ATEEZ - “Zero: Fever Part. 3” - 278,030

23. Super Junior - “The Renaissance” - 261,270

24. TWICE - “Formula of Love: O+T=

25. Aespa - “Savage” - 248,355

26. Red Velvet - “Queendom” - 198,674

27. Treasure - “The First Step: Treasure Effect” - 186,062

28. IU - “Lilac” - 184,337

29. EXO’s Kai - “Peaches” - 170,369

30. WayV - “Kick Back” - 168,530

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