2023 was the biggest year for K-Pop so far in terms of album sales, with multiple artists breaking not only their own past sales records, but records for the industry as a whole. Both boy and girl groups surpassed the million sales record for individual albums, which was pretty much unheard of even five years ago! Here’s a look back at the best-selling K-Pop albums released each month in 2023, as well as fan reactions to the list.
1. January
Album: The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION by TXT
Release date: January 27
Title track: “Sugar Rush Ride”
Current sales: 3.24 million
2. February
Album: Second Wind by SEVENTEEN’s BSS
Release date: February 6
Title track: “Fighting”
Current sales: 756k
3. March
Album: FACE by Jimin
Release date: March 24
Title track: “Like Crazy”
Current sales: 1.62 million
4. April
Album: FML by SEVENTEEN
Release date: April 24
Title track: “Super”
Current sales: 6.28 million
5. May
Album: My World by aespa
Release date: May 8
Title track: “Spicy”
Current sales: 2.13 million
6. June
Album: ★★★★★ (5-STAR) by Stray Kids
Release date: June 2
Title track: “S-Class”
Current sales: 5.24 million
7. July
Album: ISTJ by NCT DREAM
Release date: July 17
Title track: “ISTJ”
Current sales: 4.58 million
8. August
Album: Golden Age by NCT
Release date: August 28
Title track: “Golden Age”
Current sales: 1.05 million
9. September
Album: Layover by V
Release date: September 8
Title track: “Slow Dancing”
Current sales: 2.24 million
10. October
Album: SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN by SEVENTEEN
Release date: October 23
Title track: “God of Music”
Current sales: 5.51 million
11. November
Album: ROCK-STAR by Stray Kids
Release date: November 10
Title track: “LALALALA”
Current sales: 4.13 million
12. Best-Selling Overall
Album: FML by SEVENTEEN
Release date: April 24
Title track: “Super”
Current sales: 6.28 million
Here’s how fans are reacting to this list!
Which K-Pop album of 2023 was your favorite?
