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Taylor Swift, TXT, Stray Kids, TWICE top album sales in the US in first half of 2023

Published Jul 13, 2023 04:09 am
Luminate, “the preeminent entertainment data and insights company,” that supplies music data to Billboard charts, has released its midyear music report.  The Luminate Midyear Music Report details trends and sales in the US covering the period from Dec. 30, 2022 to June 29, 2023.  (Clockwise from top left) Taylor Swift, TXT, Stray Kids and TWICE (Instagram, Twitter)
K-pop acts entered the report’s Top Albums, Top CD Sales and Top Songs: On Demand Streaming charts in the US in the first half of the year.  Here are the charts: 

Top Albums

Total Sales (Physical & Digital)

 1\. Taylor Swift \- Midnights \- 607\,000 2\. TOMORROW X TOGETHER \- The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION \- 399\,000 3\. Stray Kids \- 5\-Star \- 327\,000 4\. TWICE \- Ready to Be \- 286\,000 5\. Morgan Wallen \- One Thing at a Time \- 242\,000 6\. Seventeen \- FML \- 236\,000 7\. Metallica \- 72Seasons \- 215\,000 8\. Agust D \(Suga of BTS\) \- D\-Day \- 200\,000 9\. Jimin \(BTS\) \- FACE \- 196\,000 10\. Melanie Martinez \- PORTALS \- 194\,000 (Photos from Luminate report)


Top CD Album Sales

 1\. TOMORROW X TOGETHER \- The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION \- 395\,000 2\. Stray Kids \- 5\-Star \- 322\,000 3\. TWICE \- Ready to Be \- 258\,000 4\. Seventeen \- FML \- 233\,000 5\. Agust D \(Suga of BTS\) \- D\-Day \- 186\,000 6\. Taylor Swift \- Midnights \- 176\,000 7\. Jimin \(BTS\) \- FACE \- 168\,000 8\. Ateez \- The World EP\. 2: Outlaw \- 129\,000 9\. ENHYPEN \- Dark Blood \- 127\,000 10\. Stray Kids \- Maxident \- 114\,000 (Photos from Luminate report) 

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