K-pop groups IVE, ATEEZ, TWICE, The Boyz and NewJeans topped the monthly album chart in South Korea for the month of August.
Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the list of the best-selling albums for the month of August.
Girl group IVE topped the August monthly album chart with “After Like,” selling 949,040 copies with an equivalent physical record index of 899,260.
Hanteo Chart now uses the physical record index in ranking the top albums, a system in which the price of the album is incorporated in the tally.
ATEEZ’s “The World Ep. 1: Movement” ranked second with 626,545 copies sold and an index of 702,846.
TWICE’s “Between 1 & 2” placed third with 519,192 copies sold in August with an index of 648,990.
The Boyz’s “Be Aware” is in fourth place with 503,928 copies in sales and an index of 573,637.
Rookie girl group NewJeans’ “New Jeans” grabbed fifth place with 354,554 copies sold and an index of 416,948.
Here is Hanteo Chart’s monthly physical album chart for August 2022 based on the physical index record:
1. IVE - After Like - 949,040 (copies sold) / 899,260 (physical record index)
2. ATEEZ - THE WORLD EP.1: MOVEMENT - 626,545 / 702,846
3. TWICE - BETWEEN 1&2 - 519,192 / 648,990
4. The Boyz - BE AWARE - 503,928 / 573,637
5. NewJeans - NEW JEANS - 354,554 / 416,948
6. Girls' Generation - Forever 1 - 218,076 / 273,767
7. BTS - PROOF - 129,785 / 233,386
8. Choi Ye Na - SMARTPHONE - 124,128 / 136,541
9. ITZY - CHECKMATE - 175,116 / 134,965
10. Seventeen - SECTOR 17 - 125,156 / 107,754
11. Kim Ho-joong - PANORAMA - 77,498 / 92,998
12. CIX - "OK" EPISODE 1: OK NOT - 79,501 / 85,684
13. Ha Sung-woon - STRANGE WORLD - 68,955 / 81,547
14. Tempest - SHINING UP - 53,835 / 64,602
15. ONF - STORAGE OF ONF - 29,653 / 56,008
16. Aespa - GIRLS - 49,768 / 52,976
17. Billlie - THE BILLAGE OF PERCEPTION: CHAPTER TWO - 43,823 / 52,588
18. Golden Child - AURA - 70,367 / 48,875
19. Key - Gasoline - 46,225 / 48,863
20. TOMORROW X TOGETHER - MINISODE2: THUIRSDAY’S CHILD - 45,712 / 45,011
21. BTS’ J-Hope - JACK IN THE BOX - 57,241 / 40,641
22. Lucy - CHILDHOOD - 36,183 / 39,801
23. Stray Kids - ODDINARY - 30,840 / 33,180
24. Seventeen - FACE THE SUN - 36,615 / 30,233
25. Stray Kids - NOEASY - 21,758 / 27,243
26. Leo - PIANO MAN OP. 9 - 25,909 / 25,909
27. BAE173 - ODYSSEY: DASH - 27,764 / 24,089
28. TOMORROW X TOGETHER - The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE - 18,570 / 23,941
29. TO1 - WHY NOT?? - 20,842 / 22,497
30. Lee Jin-hyuk - 5IGHT - 20,540 / 20,882