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Pop Girls' South Korean Year End Album Sales (2011-2021)

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While the sales for local acts are currently reaching unprecedented heights, physical sales for international acts continue to plummet in South Korea. The yearly chart is usually full of soundtracks, cast recordings, classical music collections, various compilations, Chinese/Japanese releases by K-Pop groups, rock bands and solo male artists. However, a handful of our pop girls manage to make the ranking each year. While the numbers aren't huge, seeing just how few pop girls manage to crack the year end chart it's interesting to note which ones have enough selling power in such a fickle market to consistently chart.

 

2021

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1   Adele  30  1,100 
2  Norah Jones  I Dream of Christmas  975 
3 Adele 21 807 
4  Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born OST  666 
5   Adele 25  639 
6 Taylor Swift  Lover  592 
7  Billie Eilish  WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?  517 
8  Taylor Swift folklore  447 
9  Taylor Swift 1989  419 
10  Adele  19  414 
11  Norah Jones  Come Away with Me  411 
12 Mariah Carey  Merry Christmas (Anniversary Edition)  410 
13  Ariana Grande  positions  342 

 

2020

 

Rank  Artist Album Title Sales
1 Taylor Swift folklore 2,111
 2 Dua Lipa  Future Nostalgia  1,210 
3 Billie Eilish  WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?  1,129 
 4 Ariana Grande  positions  1,043 
5 Lady Gaga  Chromatica  996 
6  Mariah Carey  The Rarities  912 
7 Taylor Swift  Lover  787 
8  Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper   A Star Is Born OST 608 
9  Adele  21  543 
10  Adele  25  524 
11  Mariah Carey  Merry Christmas (Anniversary Edition)  495 
12  Ariana Grande  thank u, next   476 
13  Katy Perry  Smile  428 
14  Anne-Marie  Speak Your Mind  359 
15  Norah Jones  Come Away with Me  357 

 

2019

 

Rank  Artist Album Title Sales
1  Billie Eilish WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? 4,884 
2  Ariana Grande  thank u, next  2,330 
3  Taylor Swift  Lover  1,775 
 4 Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper  A Star Is Born OST  1,526 
5  Anne-Marie Speak Your Mind  1,154 
6  Camila Cabello  Romance  1,033 
 7 Adele  25 797 
8  Mariah Carey  Merry Christmas (Anniversary Edition)  765 
9  Adele  21 707 
10  Lana Del Rey  Norman ******* Rockwell!  629
11 H.E.R.  H.E.R.  459 
12  Madonna  Madame X  425

 

2018

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1 Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper  A Star Is Born OST  3,432
2  Camila Cabello Camila   2,474
3  Ariana Grande  Sweetener  1,589 
4   Adele 25 1,297 
5  Dua Lipa  Dua Lipa  1,152 
6   Adele 21  1,118 

 

2017

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  2,946 
2  Adele  21  1,942 
3   Taylor Swift reputation  1,213 
4   Adele 19  914 
5  Sia  Everyday Is Christmas  792 
6  Taylor Swift  1989  781 
7  Beyoncé   Lemonade 751 
8  Ariana Grande   Dangerous Woman 741 

 

2016

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  9,215 
2  Adele  21  3,283 
3  Norah Jones Day Breaks  2,381 
4  Beyoncé  Lemonade  2,110 
5 Adele  19  1,742 
6  Taylor Swift  1989  1,524 
7  Andra Day  Cheers to the Fall  1,207 
8  Ariana Grande  Dangerous Woman  1,108 
9   Sia This Is Acting  1,051 
10  Norah Jones  Come Away with Me  850 
11  Britney Spears Glory  845 
12 Lady Gaga  Joanne  793 
13  Alicia Keys  Here  781 

 

2015

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  16,549 
2  Taylor Swift  1989  4,400
3  Adele 21  3,900 
4  Madonna  Rebel Heart  3,375 
5  Mariah Carey  #1 to Infinity  2,236 
6  Adele  19  1,928 
7  Taylor Swift  Red  1,058 
8 Norah Jones  Come Away with Me  937 

 

2014

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
 1 Taylor Swift  1989  6,182
2  Mariah Carey Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse  1,647 
3  Enya  The Very Best of Enya  1,585 
4  Taylor Swift  Red  1,229 
5  Ariana Grande  My Everything  1,212 
6  Lorde  Pure Heroine  1,198 

 

2013

 

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Lady Gaga  ARTPOP  3,856
2  Beyoncé  BEYONCÉ  3,333 
3  Taylor Swift Red 3,229
4  Avril Lavigne Avril Lavigne  2,915
5   Enya The Very Best of Enya  1,753 
6 Norah Jones   Come Away with Me

1,405

 

 

2012

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Taylor Swift Red 5,452 
2  Norah Jones ...Little Broken Hearts  3,661
3  Whitney Houston  The Essential Whitney Houston  3,168 
4  Whitney Houston  The Ultimate Collection  2,771 
5  Norah Jones  Come Away with Me  2,289 
6  Kelly Clarkson  Greatest Hits: Chapter One  2,088 
7  Alicia Keys   Girl on Fire 1,837 
8  Lady Gaga  Born This Way  1,725 

 

2011

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Avril Lavigne  Goodbye Lullaby  10,242
2  Lady Gaga  Born This Way  6,881
3  Mariah Carey The Essential Mariah Carey  2,614 
4  Beyoncé  4  2,545 
 5  Norah Jones Come Away with Me  2,391 
 6  Norah Jones ...Featuring  2,233 

 

 

  • Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Norah Jones, Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey have charted the most individual albums with 5 each.
  • Adele's 21 & 25 and Norah Jones's Come Away with Me have charted the most years with 7 years each. Taylor Swift's 1989 is next up with 5 years. Adele's 19, Taylor's Red and Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper's A Star Is Born OST are next up with 4 years each.
  • Adele has ranked at #1 the most with 4 years at the top, followed by Taylor Swift with 3 and Lady Gaga with 2.
  • Taylor Swift has the most albums that have charted multiple years with 4 albums.
  • Mariah Carey is the most prolific pre-2000s artist, having charted 5 different albums across 6 different years.
  • Madonna, Whitney Houston, Enya, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears are the only artists to rank that started their mainstream careers before the 2000s.
  • Norah Jones's 2002 album Come Away with Me is the best ranking pre-2010s album followed by Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas.
  • Taylor Swift has charted the most individual years with 9 years.
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3 minutes ago, Kyle-x said:

1  Avril Lavigne  Goodbye Lullaby  10,242

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8 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

Would for example 30's sales be 1.1M or 1.1k? 

1.1k, sales for international acts are in the gutter these days 

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9 minutes ago, Freaky Prince said:

Would for example 30's sales be 1.1M or 1.1k? 

1.1k i think

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1.1k, sales for international acts are in the gutter these days 

 

Just now, LosingHimWasBlue said:

1.1k i think

Thats abysmal :skull:

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But i was told Taylor is a nugu (nobody) in Corea

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If you know anything about south korean sales, you would know there is and has not been in audience for physical albums in korea in AGES. Its been a fandom thing since this decade. Even incredibly famous domestic singers hardly ever crack 10k sales. South Korea also has no such thing as digital album sales, all digital albums bought are just counted as individual digital single sales. The only singers who are selling albums in korea are idols and trot singers, who have idol-like fandoms.

 

Mind you, the majority of idol's albums sales in korea aren't even domestic, which I'm sure you're aware of. If international fans realized you could buy as many albums as you wanted and they'd still count for the chart (unlike billboard) the sales for western singers would skyrocket as well.

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I can't believe these abysmal numbers are even being discussed :dies:

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5 minutes ago, Gateau said:

If you know anything about south korean sales, you would know there is and has not been in audience for physical albums in korea in AGES. Its been a fandom thing since this decade. Even incredibly famous domestic singers hardly ever crack 10k sales. South Korea also has no such thing as digital album sales, all digital albums bought are just counted as individual digital single sales. The only singers who are selling albums in korea are idols and trot singers, who have idol-like fandoms.

 

Mind you, the majority of idol's albums sales in korea aren't even domestic, which I'm sure you're aware of. If international fans realized you could buy as many albums as you wanted and they'd still count for the chart (unlike billboard) the sales for western singers would skyrocket as well.

Great point. Most idols' songs absolutely TANK in the singles chart (Enhypen don't have one single top 100 hit in the Gaon Chart :deadbanana2:) despite the massive album sales. And even then, those "albums" are more like gadget kids with, maybe, some music inside.

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Billie aka Most Global Gen Z Popstar charting for 3 years and having the best-selling album since Adele:clap3:

Globalney having the 11th best-selling album despite it flopping :clap3:

Lady Gaga smashing :clap3:

Mariah Carey charting despite being apparently big only in "tHe uS aNd JaPaN!11!" :clap3:

Norah still pulling figures in 2021 with an album from 2003 A.D :clap3:

Reputation slaying and making ORHs seethe :clap3:

Adele doing her thang as usual :clap3:

Ariana :clap3:

Avril Lavigne snatching 10k+ figures :clap3:

Madonna, Whitney Houston :clap3: :clap3:

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Those sales are ridiculous. :rip:

And it has been that way since 2011. 

Edit : still cool that every B's solo album made it. This just reminds how few solo she releases, in this time frame, she only had 3.

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I expected Talk That Talk, Unapologetic, and ANTi to make the cut though :chick3:

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1 hour ago, Kyle-x said:

2021

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1   Adele  30  1,100 
       
3 Adele 21 807 
       
5   Adele 25  639 
       
       
10  Adele  19  414 
       
       

 

2020

 

Rank  Artist Album Title Sales
       
9  Adele  21  543 
10  Adele  25  524 
       
       

 

2019

 

Rank  Artist Album Title Sales
       
       
 7 Adele  25 797 
       
9  Adele  21 707 
       

 

2018

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
       
       
4   Adele 25 1,297 
       
6   Adele 21  1,118 

 

2017

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  2,946 
2  Adele  21  1,942 
       
4   Adele 19  914 
       

 

2016

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  9,215 
2  Adele  21  3,283 
       
5 Adele  19  1,742 
       
       

 

2015

 

Rank Artist Album Title Sales
1  Adele 25  16,549 
       
3  Adele 21  3,900 
       
       
6  Adele  19  1,928 
       

:WAP: :WAP: :WAP:

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44 minutes ago, MardinBeksloy said:

But i was told Taylor is a nugu (nobody) in Corea

Well it is for sure 2,111 people know her in Korea. Queen :1stplace:

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Joanne is gaga’s most local album and managed to chart in to top 10 in koriya. A country album did that! :clap3:

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Goodbye Lullaby is the 2nd best selling album of the decade in South Korea, iktr! :clap3:

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2 hours ago, KillingYourCareer said:

I can't believe these abysmal numbers are even being discussed :dies:

This is more likely North Korean charts :celestial5:

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3 hours ago, Blackout2006 said:

I expected Talk That Talk, Unapologetic, and ANTi to make the cut though :chick3:

Does Rihanna have a South Korean publisher?


Just a reminder: Gaon (now renamed Circle Chart) does NOT track sales in South Korea. They track shipments from South Korean publishers. It’s why BTS’s numbers always count their entire global physical shipments whereas Girls’ Generation’s numbers only include their Korean physical shipments (they use different publishers for Japan, Taiwan, etc.).

 

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Unlike others, Mimi s success is truly global and not just Eurocentric :clap3:

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Wait… some nugu groups selling more than this :deadbanana2:

 

Koria really saying NO to western pop music. 

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