Tomorrow X Together, ATEEZ, TWICE, Stray Kids, ENHYPEN and Seventeen grabbed places in the Luminate report
K-pop acts dominate top 10 CD album sales in US in first half of 2024
Jul 18, 2024 04:00 AM
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K-pop groups dominated the top 10 CD album sales in the US in the first half of 2024.
Luminate, the company that provides music data to Billboard charts, released its 2024 Luminate Midyear Music Report, detailing the US music industry in the first half of the year.
The 2024 Luminate Midyear Music Report (Screenshots from Luminate report)
“The increase of total streams by volume continues to drive the story of today’s music ecosystem, and the first six months of this year were no different. In the first half of 2024, the industry saw persistent streaming growth of core genres in the U.S., led by Latin music. The trend of global streaming growth at-large also remained consistent. In fact, Global On-Demand Audio streaming was up +15.1%, when compared to the first half of 2023,” the report said.
It added, “Physical music still matters. With key new releases from the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish, the first half of 2024 saw an organic evolution in regards to feeding super fans’ appetites with multiple versions of physical products. In fact, the Top 10 best-selling albums of the year so far saw an average of seven different vinyl variants per title.”
The “report provides a nuanced, comprehensive insight into today’s music landscape, fueled by in-depth analysis of Luminate’s streaming, sales and consumer research data.”
Its Midyear Metrics covered the period Dec. 29, 2023 to June 27 this year.
Under the Midyear Charts, released in partnership with Billboard, Luminate released sales charts.
In the top 10 CD album sales in the US for the first half of 2024, Taylor Swift's “The Tortured Poets Department” ranked first with sales of 1.06 million.
Tomorrow X Together (X)
ATEEZ (X)
TWICE (Instagram)
Stray Kids (X)
ENHYPEN (Belift Lab)
Seventeen (Pledis Entertainment)
Six albums in the top 10 are from K-pop artists.
Tomorrow X Together’s “Minisode 3: Tomorrow” placed second with 190,000 in sales.
ATEEZ’s “Golden Hour Part 1” grabbed third place with sales of 181,000 while TWICE’s “With You-Th” is fourth with 158,000. Stray Kids’ “Rock-Star” is in sixth place with sales of 109,000.
ENHYPEN’s “Orange Blood” took eighth place with sales of 97,000 while Seventeen’s “Seventeen Best Album ‘17 Is Right Here‘“ is 10th with 90,000.
In the Top Albums (US) chart based on total sales, Tomorrow X Together’s “Minisode 3: Tomorrow” is No. 6 followed by ATEEZ’s “Golden Hour Part 1” at No. 7. TWICE’s “With You-Th” is No. 9.
US Top CD Album Sales for first half of 2024
RANK | ARTIST | TITLE | SALES |
1 | Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department | 1,068,000 |
2 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | Minisode 3: Tomorrow | 190,000 |
3 | ATEEZ | GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1 | 181,000 |
4 | TWICE | With You-Th | 158,000 |
5 | Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor‘s Version) | 111,000 |
6 | Stray Kids | ROCK-STAR | 109,000 |
7 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | 107,000 |
8 | ENHYPEN | Orange Blood | 97,000 |
9 | Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard and Soft | 96,000 |
10 | SEVENTEEN | Seventeen Best Album ‘17 Is Right Here‘ | 90,000 |
(Source: Luminate report)
Top Albums (US) - Total Sales
RANK | ARTIST | TITLE | SALES |
1 | Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department | 2.474 million |
2 | Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard and Soft | 0.306 million |
3 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | 0.257 million |
4 | Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor‘s Version) | 0.250 million |
5 | Taylor Swift | Lover | 0.208 million |
6 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | Minisode 3: Tomorrow | 0.193 million |
7 | ATEEZ | GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1 | 0.191 million |
8 | Taylor Swift | folklore | 0.174 million |
9 | TWICE | With You-th | 0.174 million |
10 | Taylor Swift | Midnights | 0.171 million |
(Source: Luminate report)
(Source: Luminate report)