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BTS, Stray Kids, Seventeen, BLACKPINK, NCT 127 top best selling albums list in 2022

Published Jan 1, 2023 09:41 am

Hanteo Chart has released the list of the best selling albums in South Korea in 2022.

The ranking is based on its proprietary physical record index, which incorporates the total number of copies sold and the price of the album.

(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Stray Kids, Seventeen, BLACKPINK and NCT 127 (Big Hit Music, Twitter, Instagram)

BTS emerged as No. 1 on the best selling albums lists in 2022 with their “Proof” album garnering total sales of 3.05 million copies, equivalent to a physical record index of 7.37 million.

Stray Kids’ “Maxident” placed second with 2.65 million copies sold and an equivalent index of 2.83 million.

Seventeen’s “Face the Sun” placed third with 2.52 million copies sold in 2022 and an index of 2.61 million.

BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” is in fourth place with 1.66 million copies in sales and an index of 1.99 million.

In fifth place is NCT 127’s “2 Baddies,” which recorded 1.81 million copies in sales and an index of 1.9 million.

Here are the 30 best selling physical albums in South Korea in 2022 ranked by physical record index, according to Hanteo Chart:

1. BTS “Proof” - 3,051,082 (total copies sold) / 7,378,546.50 (physical record index)

2. Stray Kids “Maxident” - 2,658,920 / 2,830,868.20

3. Seventeen “Face the Sun” - 2,521,486 / 2,619,369.80

4. BLACKPINK “Born Pink” - 1,664,941 / 1,999,134.00

5. NCT 127 “2 Baddies” - 1,819,390 / 1,904,989.00

6. NCT Dream “Glitch Mode” - 1,750,336 / 1,818,499.50

7. NCT Dream “Candy” - 1,661,425 / 1,737,365.90

8. Seventeen “Sector 17” - 1,465,990 / 1,618,425.50

9. Tomorrow X Together “Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child” 1,653,463 / 1,585,875.10

10. Enhypen “Manifesto: Day 1” - 1,356,357 / 1,427,556.10

11. Aespa - “Girls” - 1,423,283 / 1,409,117.50

12. NCT Dream “Beatbox” - 1,265,108 / 1,331,896.40

13. IVE - “After Like” - 1,381,388 / 1,325,129.20

14. Stray Kids “Oddinary” - 1,137,734 / 1,198,218.80

15. Lim Young-woong - “I’m Hero” - 1,114,069 / 1,161,599.40

16. ATEEZ “The World EP. 1: Movement” 971,700 1,134,070.00

17. BTS’ JIN “The Astronaut” - 963,868 / 1,108,448.20

18. (G)I-DLE “I Love” - 839,336 / 1,008,280.75

19. Red Velvet “The Reve Festival 2022; Birthday” - 796,851 / 867,658.94

20. Enhypen “Dimension: Answer” - 634,121 / 824,357.30

21. Kim Ho-joong “Panorama” - 684,118 / 820,941.60

22. Red Velvet “The Reve Festival 2022: Feel My Rhythm” - 597,744 / 777,067.20

23. BTS’ RM ‘Indigo” - 689,213 / 758,733.00

24. TWICE “Between 1 & 2” - 602,037 / 752,546.25

25. Le Sserafim “Antifragile” - 710,025 / 719,012.75

26. ITZY “Cheshire”- 815,434 / 709,674.56

27. Treasure “The Second Step: Chapter One” - 689,030 / 647,038.50

28. ITZY “Checkmate” - 689,566 / 594,079.80

29. The Boyz “Be Aware” - 517,421 / 589,105.94

30. IVE “Love Dive” - 595,551 / 579,965.25

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