Five K-pop groups made it to the top 10 CD album sales in the US in 2024.
Luminate, which provides data to Billboard charts, released its 2024 Year-End Music Report, which delves “deeper into several key trends to watch in 2025 — genre shifts on streaming, highlight changes in consumption across international markets, delve into songwriting representation and provide additional insights across gaming, live music, social media and more.”
For the report, Luminate used data from Dec. 29, 2023 to Jan. 2, 2025.. For its year-end charts, Luminate partnered with Billboard.
K-pop groups that are in the top 10 are Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, Tomorrow X Together and TWICE.
(Clockwise from the top) Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, Tomorrow X Together, TWICE and ATEEZ (X)
In the top CD album sales in the US in 2024, Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” is No. 1 with 1.51 million copies in sales.
K-pop boy band Stray Kids’ two albums placed in the top 10. “Ate” is No. 2 with 442,000 copies in sales while “Hop” is No. 5 with 248,000 copies in sales.
ENHYPEN’s “Romance : Untold” bagged third place with 363,000 copies sold.
ATEEZ’s two albums in the top 10. “Golden Hour: Part. 1” is No. 4 with 250,000 copies in sales while “Golden Hour: Part. 2” is No. 7 with 225,000 copies sold.
Tomorrow X Together’s “minisode 3: Tomorrow” ranked sixth with 240,000 while TWICE’s “With YOU-th” is No 9 with 174,000 copies in sales.
In the top albums in the US, combining physical and digital sales, Stray Kids’ “Ate” is No. 6 with 449,000 while ENHYPEN’s “Romance : Untold” is No. 8 with 378,000.
U.S. Top CD Album Sales
(Source: Luminate 2024 Year-End Music Report)
Artist | Title | Sales | |
1 | Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department | 1,512,000 |
2 | Stray Kids | ATE | 442,000 |
3 | ENHYPHEN | Romance : Untold | 363,000 |
4 | ATEEZ | GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 1 | 250,000 |
5 | Stray Kids | HOP | 248,000 |
6 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | minisode 3: TOMORROW | 240,000 |
7 | ATEEZ | GOLDEN HOUR: Part. 2 | 225,000 |
8 | Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor’s Version) | 175,000 |
9 | TWICE | With YOU-th | 174,000 |
10 | Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard And Soft | 165,000 |
Top albums (US) and top CD album sales (Luminate)
Top Albums (US)
Total Sales (Physical & Digital)
(Source: Luminate 2024 Year-End Music Report)
| Artist | Title | Sales |
1 | Taylor Swift | The Tortured Poets Department | 3,491,000 |
2 | Billie Eilish | Hit Me Hard And Soft | 570,000 |
3 | Travis Scott | Days Before Rodeo | 493,000 |
4 | Sabrina Carpenter | Short N’ Sweet | 484,000 |
5 | Chappell Roan | The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess | 472,000 |
6 | Stray Kids | Ate | 449,000 |
7 | Taylor Swift | 1989 (Taylor’s Version) | 414,000 |
8 | ENHYPHEN | Romance : Untold | 378,000 |
9 | Taylor Swift | Lover | 343,000 |
10 | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter | 329,000 |
Luminate's 2024 year-end charts