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BTS' V, Riize, BoyNextDoor top Hanteo's monthly album chart for September

Published Oct 1, 2023 02:08 am

BTS’ V dominated the monthly album chart for the month of September with his solo album “Layover” selling more than two million copies. 

Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the monthly physical album chart for September, showing male K-pop acts lording over the top 10. 

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(Clockwise from top right) BTS' V, Riize, BoyNextDoor, NCT and Cravity (X) 

BTS V’s “Layover” is the No. 1 best-selling album in South Korea in September, selling a total of 2,141,557 copies or equivalent of 2.5 million in physical record index (PRI) score, a combination of album sales and price that is now being used by Hanteo Chart to rank albums. V is the only artist to sell two million copies of an album in September. 

K-pop boy band Riize’s “Get A Guitar” placed second with 1.04 million copies in sales or a PRI of the same number. 

BoyNextDoor’s “Why..” grabbed third place with 489,044 copies sold or a PRI of 566,764. 

NCT’s “Golden Age’ is in fourth place with 297,754 copies in sales or a PRI or 374,108. 

Cravity’s “Sun Seeker” placed fifth with 283,043 copies sold or a PRI of 332,283. 

Here are the 20 best-selling albums in Korea for September ranked by physical record index scores, according to Hanteo Chart: 

1. BTS V - Layover - 2,141,557 (total copies sold) / 2,507,003 (physical record index score) 

2. Riize -  Get A Guitar - 1,041,771 / 1,041,771

3. BoyNextDoor - Why.. - 489,044 / 566,764

4. NCT - Golden Age - 297,754 / 374,108

5. Cravity - Sun Seeker - 283,043 / 332,283

6. Evnne - Target: Me - 248,220 / 267,521

7. Oneus - La Dolce Vita - 199,405 / 239,286

8. EXO’s D.O. - Expectation - 165,277 / 172,942

9. Tempest - Into The Storm - 153,567 / 139,725

10. Fantasy Boys - New Tomorrow - 131,760 / 129,834

11. SHINee’s Key - Good & Great - 111,121 / 123,192

12. Jeong Dong-won - Jeong Dong-won’s Collection Vol.1 - 102,151 / 105,754

13. Kep1er -  Magic Hour - 93,504 / 103,351

14. Loossemble - Loossemble - 76,964 / 86,626

15. Jaechan - JCFactory - 64,837 / 73,624

16. Trendz - Still On My Way - 58,009 / 60,760

17. H1-Key - Seoul Dreaming - 49,500 / 53,220

18. Jung Yong-hwa - Your City - 44,033 / 48,436

19. Young K - Letters with notes - 45,213 / 47,953

20. EL7Z UP - 7+UP - 39,167 / 44,891

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