10% of the spots on the US Album sales list are filled with K-Pop releases

On this week’s Album Top sales list, Account Boarda rating that looks only at the releases that sell the most copies of all frames (as opposed to Billboard 200, which pays attention to streaming and individual song purchases), new release of Foo Fighters Cure at midnight pushing Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous out of sight, although the last title is still at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

This time, there may not be any major new releases from South Korean powerhouses, but stars from that part of the world control 10% of the total chart. 10 projects with some of the most successful names in that field lie somewhere in the competitive rankings that even the best rappers and pop stars in the Western world have a hard time realizing. any.

The highest ranking of K-pop notifications on this week’s Album Top sales ranking is Blackpink The Album, which dips just two spots. The set is still going strong after the girl group’s live performance on YouTube, which attracted thousands of followers (who paid for the experience) and led to an increase in streams and sales. This time around, The Album settling at No. 13.

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The second highest-ranking K-pop title this week comes from megaband NCT, which owns Relocation, Pt. 1, who once stopped just one place shy from managing the Album Top sales record, stepping back two rhythms to No. 30.

Of the 10 titles present on this week ‘s Top Album Sales album that could be dubbed K – pop, six of these belong to BTS. Three of their calls get grounded, one slipping a bit and two of their favorites returning for another turn on the record. The band is in its infancy Love Yourself: Tear, which jumps back to the top 40, lands at No. 36. Further down the ranking, find the five additional BTS calls where: Soul map: 7 (No. 46), Bi (No. 51), Love You: Her (No. 57), Soul map: Persona (No. 68) and Love Yourself: Answer (No. 85).

The latest unannounced K-pop release is sculpting a place for itself on this week’s SuperM’s Album Top sales list Super One, the first full – length from the supergroup, which is made up of members of other successful South Korean vocal bands. Super One lifting a few places to No. 77, which is far from the top spot, which it reached last year.

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Here’s a recap of where all 10 K-pop titles lie on this week’s Top Album Sales list:

Issue 13 – Blackpink – The Album

No. 30 – NCT – Relocation, Pt. 1

No. 36 – BTS – Love Yourself: Tear

No. 46 – BTS – Soul map: 7

No. 51 – BTS – Bi

No. 57 – BTS – Love You: Her

No. 68 – BTS – Soul map: Persona

No. 77 – SuperM – Super One

No. 85 – BTS – Love Yourself: Answer

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