[First Half of 2025] Top 100 K-POP Album Sales Rankings!

In the first half of 2025, many idols who made their comebacks and debuted appeared, and the popular albums that were making headlines on social media and music programs were released one after another.

In order to look back on the trends in the first half of this year, which was such a lively event, this timeTop 100 K-POP Album Sales Rankings for the First Half of 2025We'll introduce you to this!

We will also provide a detailed explanation of how K-POP album sales are collected and how they work.

"Hunt Chart"or"Circle Chart (formerly Gaon Chart)"We will also provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the differences between major charts, so be sure to check them out.

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How do you investigate K-POP album sales? Explaining the main charts

"We'll introduce you to the sales of K-POP albums!"Even when you say this, many people are probably wondering, "How do you look up sales in the first place?"

In fact, K-POP album sales data is

"Hunt Chart"and"Circle Chart (formerly Gaon Chart)"

It is compiled based on two music charts.

Both are official indicators widely used in Korea.Different calculation methods and counting mechanismsThe key is that there is.

Here we will explain the characteristics of each Hunt Chart and Circle Chart in an easy-to-understand manner.

What is a Hunt Chart?

Source

Hunt Chart (🔗HANTEO chart)'s album chart isActual sales base".

This is a system that counts the number of albums actually sold.

The Hunt Chart only tallies the number of albums sold at affiliated stores.

Therefore,First day salesorInitial salesIt is often used as an indicator of popularity such as:

「First day sales」「Initial salesIf you want to contribute to ", buy from Hunt Chart Members!

Please note that Hunt Charts are only eligible for "affiliated stores," so it is important to note that sales overseas will not be fully reflected.

You can check Hunt Chart member stores from the page below.

You can also rest assured that you can check whether there is a Hunt Chart affiliated store code or mark on the online shop's purchase page.

Hunt Chart Sound Chart is available on the site

"Chart"→"Physical Record"

You can check it out.

What is a circle chart?

Circle Chart（🔗CIRCLE CHART）is a Korean chart that was once known as the "Gaon Chart."

In the Circle Chart album chart,「Shipping base"is being done,

Number of "number of items shipped from wholesalers to retailers" minus "number of items returned"

is designed to be counted.

Specifically, the order was placed by the dealer.Total number of pre-orders, in-store sales, and in-stock itemsIt is important to note that since it counts once, it does not match the number of cards actually sold.

Also, if a return is made at a later date, the number of items will be deducted later, which may result in a lower ranking.

Furthermore, only affiliated stores are eligible for counting in circle charts, so it is important to check in advance which sellers are eligible for reflection.

Circle Chart Sound Chart is available on the site

"Chart"→"Album Chart"

You can check it out.

[By album] Top 100 K-POP sales rankings for the first half of 2025!

From here,Circle Chart Album ChartI used it as a reference

"K-POP Album Sales Ranking for the First Half of 2025"

We'll introduce you to this!

1st to 10th place

1st place: "5th Album `HAPPY BURSTDAY`" - SEVENTEEN - 2,535,883

2nd place: "DESIRE: UNLEASH" - ENHYPEN - 2,099,514

3rd place: "IVE EMPATHY" - IVE - 1,425,992

4th place: "ODYSSEY - The 1st Album" - RIIZE - 1,413,171

5th place: "BLUE PARADISE" - ZEROBASEONE - 1,285,414

6th place: "No Genre" - BOYNEXTDOOR - 1,140,162

7th place: "poppop - The 2nd Mini Album" - NCT WISH - 1,134,872

8th place: "We are" - i-dle - 976,620

9th place: "Dirty Work" - aespa - 889,776

10th place: '`Caligo Pt.1`' - PLAVE - 824,696

11th to 20th place

11th place: "SPECIAL MINI ALBUM [PLEASURE]" - TREASURE - 802,419

12th place: "Unexpected" - THE BOYZ - 749,891

13th place: "Echo" - JIN - 744,942

14th place: "Ruby" - JENNIE - 726,353

15th place: "HOT" - LE SSERAFIM - 668,339

16th place: "Fe3O4: FORWARD" - NMIXX - 650,198

17th place: "Essence of Reverie" - BAEKHYUN - 647,948

18th place: "GOLDEN HOUR: Part.3 (POCA)" - ATEEZ - 591,436

19th place: "Ubermensch" - G-Dragon - 588,674

20th place: "3rd Mini Album`TRY WITH US`" - TWS - 566,505

21st to 30th place

21st place: "Ubermensch (Nemo)" - G-Dragon - 505,504

22nd place: "2nd Single Album `TELEPARTY`" - SEVENTEEN - 485,118

23rd place: "The Firstfruit - The 1st Album" - MARK - 454,798

24th place: "AMORTAGE" - JISOO - 443,442

25th place: "Girls Will Be Girls" - ITZY - 411,237

26th place: "bomb" - ILLIT - 390,872

27th place: '`Caligo Pt.1` (POCA)' - PLAVE - 369,076

28th place: "The Chase" - Hearts2Hearts - 359,491

29th place: " (Cosmo)" - tripleS - 353,225

30th place: "Kick Out, Flip Now!" - KickFlip - 351,774

31st to 40th place

31st place: "1st Single Album `BEAM`" - Hoshi X Maggot (SEVENTEEN) - 350,375

32nd place: "DUH!" - P1Harmony - 343,195

33rd place: "Soar - The 2nd Album" - Doyoung - 319,218

34th place: "Flip it, Kick it!" - KickFlip - 302,005 sheets

35th place: "AIR" - Yeji (ITZY) - 278,196

36th place: "Dare to Crave" - CRAVITY - 267,236

37th place: "ODYSSEY - The 1st Album (SMC)" - RIIZE - 260,133

38th place: "DESIRE: UNLEASH (Weverse)" - ENHYPEN - 259,307

39th place: "OCEAN" - Park Ji Hyun - 250,796 sheets

40th place: 2025 BTS FESTA: CAPSULE ALBUM Vol.1 (SMC) - BTS - 242,047

41st to 50th place

41st place: "MY EYES OPEN VVIDE" - MEOVV - 240,173

42nd place: "Wait On Me - The 4th Mini Album" - KAI - 235,515

43rd place: "HER" - Minni (i-dle) - 233,592

44th place: "No Genre (Weverse)" - BOYNEXTDOOR - 228,420

45th place: "Essence of Reverie (kiwee album)" - BAEKHYUN - 224,901

46th place: "UNCUT GEM" - KiiiKii - 213,536

47th place: "5th Album `HAPPY BURSTDAY` (KiT)" - SEVENTEEN - 204,843

48th place: "O-RLY?" - NEXZ - 204,485

49th place: "Poet | Artist (SMC)" - SHINee - 202,735

50th place: "poppop - The 2nd Mini Album (SMC)" - NCT WISH - 199,907

51st to 60th place

51st place: 3rd Mini Album `Love Potion` - n.SSign - 195,925

52nd place: "5th Album 'HAPPY BURSTDAY' (Weverse)" - SEVENTEEN - 187,813

53rd place: "LIKE INFINITE" - INFINITE - 184,999

54th place: "WINTER HEPTAGON" - GOT7 - 184,458

55th place: "TILT - The 2nd Mini Album" - Red Velvet - IRENE & SEULGI - 171,824

56th place: "ODYSSEY - The 1st Album (Nemo)" - RIIZE - 157,727

57th place: "Antique" - Jung Dong Won - 152,923

58th place: "LOVE LINE" - NiziU - 149,873

59th place: "HOT MESS" - EVNNE - 149,132

60th place: "Accidentally On Purpose - The 2nd Mini Album" - SEULGI - 138,711

61st to 70th place

61st place: "STUNNER - The 2nd Mini Album" - TEN - 136,160 sheets

62nd place: "ETERNALT" - CLOSE YOUR EYES - 134,690 sheets

63rd place: "HOUSE OF TRICKY: SPUR" - xikers - 132,495

64th place: "Panic" - Bombgyu - 131,600 sheets

65th place: "n: number of cases (POCA)" - NouerA - 128,578

66th place: "꽃갈피 셋" - IU - 127,770 sheets

67th place: "2nd Single Album `TELEPARTY` (Weverse)' - SEVENTEEN - 124,405

68th place: "ROMANCE: UNTOLD" - ENHYPEN - 118,282

69th place: "Essence of Reverie (WITHVUU)" - BAEKHYUN - 116,511

70th place: "Chapter: New is Now (POCA)" - NouerA - 110,993

71st to 80th place

71st place: "ONF:MY IDENTITY" - ONF - 106,379

72nd place: "S" - STAYC - 100,545

73rd place: "Interview X - The 2nd Mini Album" - XIUMIN - 100,005 sheets

74th place: "We are (POCA)" - i-dle - 100,000 sheets

75th place: "ODYSSEY - The 1st Album (Weverse)" - RIIZE - 100,000 sheets

76th place: "Love Language (SMC)" - TOMORROW X TOGETHER - 99,102

77th place: "EXPLORER" - EUNHYUK - 97,540 sheets

78th place: '3rd Mini Album `Really?' - QWER - 96,107

79th place: " (Cosmo)" - ARTMS - 93,415

80th place: "CONNECTION" - ONEW - 92,174

Ranks 81st to 90th

81st place: "Beautiful Mind" - Xdinary Heroes - 92,088

82nd place: "Season of Memories" - GFRIEND - 91,750 sheets

83rd place: "Everlasting" - N.Flying - 89,413

84th place: "From Real to Surreal" - Highlight - 89,402

85th place: "DRIP (Nemo)" - BABYMONSTER - 88,250

86th place: "DRIP" - BABYMONSTER - 87,568

87th place: "AMORTAGE (KiT)" - JISOO - 87,004 sheets

88th place: 224 - KISS OF LIFE - 86,333

89th place: "Echo (Weverse)" - JIN - 85,981

90th place: "Fe3O4: FORWARD (POCA)" - NMIXX - 83,316

Ranks 91-100

91st place: "rosie" - ROSÉ - 80,907

92nd place: "From Our 20's" - fromis_9 - 78,887

93rd place: "11th Mini Album `SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN`" - SEVENTEEN - 78,300

94th place: "Boy: SANCTUARY" - TOMORROW X TOGETHER - 77,818

95th place: "2nd Single Album `TELEPARTY` (KiT)" - SEVENTEEN - 77,014

96th place: "LOVE RACE" - SF9 - 76,985

97th place: "2nd Mini Album `JCFACTORY vol.2`" - Jaechan - 76,492

98th place: "WILD&FREE" - AMPERS&ONE - 76,394

99th place: "4th Album `Face the Sun`" - SEVENTEEN - 75,764

100th place: "2025 SMTOWN: THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE (SMC)" - SMTOWN - 74,362

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This time,K-POP Album Sales Rankings for the First Half of 2025We've introduced you!

With the growing popularity of global K-POP, album sales continue to be strong.

There are already many idols preparing for their comebacks and debuts for the second half of 2025.

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