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Tomorrow X Together, NCT Dream, TWICE, BTS, The Boyz top monthly album chart in July

Published Aug 1, 2025 05:55 pm
(Clockwise from top) Tomorrow X Together, NCT Dream, TWICE, BTS and The Boyz (X)
(Clockwise from top) Tomorrow X Together, NCT Dream, TWICE, BTS and The Boyz (X)

K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together’s “The Star Chapter: Together” is the No. 1 album in July in South Korea. 

Hanteo Chart, “Korea’s leading music chart,” released the rankings for the monthly physical album chart for July. 

The ranking was based on its proprietary physical record index, a system that combines album sales and album price. 

Tomorrow X Together’s “The Star Chapter: Together” is No. 1 with 1.81 million copies sold or 1.96 million points in physical record index. 

NCT Dream’s “Go Back To The Future” is second with 1.03 million copies sold or a PRI of 1.25 million points. 

TWICE’s “This Is For” placed third with 660,535 copies sold or 785,255 points in PRI. 

BTS’ “Permission to Dance on Stage-Live” ranked fourth with 439,941 copies in sales or a PRI of 739,101 points. 

The Boyz’s “[a;effect]” is in fifth place with 429,393 copies in sales or a PRI of 516,285 points. 

New K-pop boy band AHOF’s debut album “Who We Are” ranked 10th in the monthly album chart with 364,948 copies sold or a PRI of  274,049 points. One of AHOF’s members is Filipino singer JL Gaspar. 

Here are the 10 best-selling albums in South Korea in July based on Hanteo Chart’s physical record index scores: 

1.  Tomorrow X Together - The Star Chapter: Together - 1,813,227 (total sales) / 1,965,102 (physical record index) 

2. NCT Dream - Go Back To The Future - 1,030,851 / 1,253,711

3. TWICE - This Is For - 660,535 / 785,255 

4. BTS - Permission to Dance on Stage-Live - 439,941 / 739,101

5. The Boyz - [a;effect] - 429,393 / 516,285

6. Super Junior - Super Junior 25 - 332,675 / 432,129

7. WayV - Big Bands - 303,785 / 364,023

8. Close Your Eyes - Snowy Summer - 313,804 / 333,196

9. BTS’ J-Hope - Charm of Hope  - 128,477 / 285,219

10. AHOF - Who We Are - 364,948 / 274,049

11. Aespa - Dirty Work - 124,257 / 196,732

12  Nowz - Ignition - 150,935 / 188,669

13. Onew - Percent - 105,565 / 183,751

14  NouerA - n:number of cases - 143,019 / 125,964

15. Do Kyungsoo (D.O.) - Bliss - 72,211 / 108,317

16. IU - A flower bookmark, Pt. 3 - 15,068 / 90,408

17. EPEX - Youth Chapter 3 : ROMANTIC YOUTH - 62,438 / 75,894

18. Viviz - A Montage of () - 57,993 / 70,919

19. One Pact - One Fact - 54,369 / 69,779

20. Yoon Sanha - Chameleon - 53,790 / 63,246

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