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Korea's Circle Chart unveils top albums in 2025

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Korea's Circle Chart unveils top albums in 2025

By Jonathan Hicap

(Clockwise from top left) Stray Kids, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together (X)

(Clockwise from top left) Stray Kids, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together (X)

Stray Kids, Seventeen, ENHYPEN, Tomorrow X Together led the album sales in South Korea in 2025.

Korea’s Circle Chart released the yearly Album Chart for 2025. The sales were based on album distribution volume computed as shipments less returns of tapes, LPs, CDs, USB, KiT, and platform album.

Stray Kids’ “Karma” is the No. 1 album in 2025 with sales of 3.39 million copies, followed by Seventeen’s “Happy Burstday” with 2.55 million.

“Do It” of Stray Kids ranked third with 2.31 million copies followed by ENHYPEN’s “Desire : Unleash” with 2.16 million and Tomorrow X Together’s “The Star Chapter: Together” with 1.8 million.

Here are the top selling albums in 2025 based on Circle Chart’s data:

1. Stray Kids - KARMA - 3,397,810 (copies)

2. Seventeen - 5th Album `HAPPY BURSTDAY` - 2,559,694

3. Stray Kids - DO IT - 2,314,271

4. ENHYPEN - DESIRE : UNLEASH - 2,166,881

5. Tomorrow X Together - The Star Chapter: Together - 1,801,907

6. Zerobaseone - Never Say Never - 1,456,708

7. IVE - IVE EMPATHY - 1,425,261

8. RIIZE - ODYSSEY - The 1st Album - 1,412,159

9. NCT Wish - COLOR - The 3rd Mini Album - 1,366,466

10. &TEAM - Back to Life - 1,331,733

11. Zerobaseone - BLUE PARADISE - 1,286,169

12. BOYNEXTDOOR - No Genre - 1,164,577

13. Treasure - 3rd MINI ALBUM [LOVE PULSE] - 1,148,668

14. NCT Wish - poppop - The 2nd Mini Album - 1,134,872

15. Aespa - Rich Man - The 6th Mini Album - 1,126,063

16. BOYNEXTDOOR - The Action - 1,069,959

17. Aespa - Dirty Work - 1,067,147

18. Cortis - COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES - 1,066,861

19. IVE - IVE SECRET - 1,015,394

20. I-dle - We are - 990,662

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