BTS’ V Dominates Monthly Album Chart with “Layover” Selling Over Two Million Copies
In a recent report by Hanteo Chart, BTS member V’s solo album “Layover” has taken the top spot on the monthly album chart for September. The album sold an impressive total of more than two million copies.
The rankings released by Hanteo Chart revealed that male K-pop acts have dominated the top 10 spots on the chart. V’s “Layover” secured the number one position, selling 2,141,557 copies or equivalent to a physical record index (PRI) score of 2.5 million. The PRI score is a combination of album sales and price, making it the new standard for ranking albums on Hanteo Chart. V is the only artist to have sold two million copies of an album in September.
Riize, a K-pop boy band, claimed the second spot on the chart with their album “Get A Guitar” selling 1.04 million copies or a PRI score equal to its sales figure.
BoyNextDoor’s album “Why..” came in third place with 489,044 copies sold or a PRI score of 566,764.
NCT’s “Golden Age” secured the fourth spot with 297,754 copies sold or a PRI score of 374,108.
Cravity’s album “Sun Seeker” rounded out the top five, selling 283,043 copies or a PRI score of 332,283.
Here is the complete list of the top 20 best-selling albums in Korea for September, according to Hanteo Chart:
- BTS V – “Layover” – 2,141,557 copies sold / 2,507,003 PRI score.
- Riize – “Get A Guitar” – 1,041,771 copies sold / 1,041,771 PRI score.
- BoyNextDoor – “Why..” – 489,044 copies sold / 566,764 PRI score.
- NCT – “Golden Age” – 297,754 copies sold / 374,108 PRI score.
- Cravity – “Sun Seeker” – 283,043 copies sold / 332,283 PRI score.
- Evnne – “Target: Me” – 248,220 copies sold / 267,521 PRI score.
- Oneus – “La Dolce Vita” – 199,405 copies sold / 239,286 PRI score.
- EXO’s D.O. – “Expectation” – 165,277 copies sold / 172,942 PRI score.
- Tempest – “Into The Storm” – 153,567 copies sold / 139,725 PRI score.
- Fantasy Boys – “New Tomorrow” – 131,760 copies sold / 129,834 PRI score.
- SHINee’s Key – “Good & Great” – 111,121 copies sold / 123,192 PRI score.
- Jeong Dong-won – “Jeong Dong-won’s Collection Vol.1” – 102,151 copies sold / 105,754 PRI score.
- Kep1er – “Magic Hour” – 93,504 copies sold / 103,351 PRI score.
- Loossemble – “Loossemble” – 76,964 copies sold / 86,626 PRI score.
- Jaechan – “JCFactory” – 64,837 copies sold / 73,624 PRI score.
- Trendz – “Still On My Way” – 58,009 copies sold / 60,760 PRI score.
- H1-Key – “Seoul Dreaming” – 49,500 copies sold / 53,220 PRI score.
- Jung Yong-hwa – “Your City” – 44,033 copies sold / 48,436 PRI score.
- Young K – “Letters with notes” – 45,213 copies sold / 47,953 PRI score.
- EL7Z UP – “7+UP” – 39,167 copies sold / 44,891 PRI score.
The domination of male K-pop acts on the album chart demonstrates the continued popularity and influence of these artists in the industry. With V’s “Layover” leading the pack, BTS once again proves their immense global appeal.
