BTS Becomes the Only K-Pop Group That Entered 2018 IFPI Best-Selling Album Chart

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BTS Becomes the Only K-Pop Group That Entered 2018 IFPI Best-Selling Album Chart - Not Only One, But 2 BTS Albums Successfully Occupy the TOP10 Position of the Most Album Sales IFPI Version.

Not Only One, But 2 BTS Albums Successfully Occupy the TOP10 Position of the Most Album Sales IFPI Version.

The popularity of Big Hit Entertainment's boygroup, Bangtan Boys (BTS), doesn't need to be doubted. Not only achieved success in Korea, Suga cs also managed to penetrate the popularity on an international scale.

On March 13, the International Federation of Phonography Industry (IFPI) announced a chart for Best Selling Album for the 2018 period. IFPI itself is a non-profit organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide.

Global album sales calculations are calculated by combining sales of physical and digital album units on an international scale. In this calculation, BTS is the only K-Pop group that occupies the TOP position10.
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- IFPI (@IFPI_org) March 13, 2019
Not only one album, BTS successfully ranked TOP10 with 2 albums of pride. BTS's album "Love Yourself: Answer" occupies No. 2 on the best-selling album chart and is followed by "Love Yourself: Tear" at No. 3. The only album sold more than this BTS album is the soundtrack for the film "The Greatest Showman."

Here is the IFPI period global album sales ranking:

1. Actor "The Greatest Showman" - "The Greatest Showman" (OST) (3.5 million albums sold)
2. BTS - "Love Yourself: Answer" (2.7 million albums sold)
3. BTS - "Love Yourself: Tear" (2.3 million albums sold)
4. Lady GaGa - "A Star Is Born" (OST) (1.9 million albums sold)
5. Johnny Hallyday - "Mon Pays C’est L’amour" (1.7 million albums sold)
6. Ed Sheeran - "÷" (1.3 million albums sold)
7. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1.2 million albums sold)
8. Pink - "Beautiful Trauma" - (1.2 million albums sold)
9. Eminem - "Kamikaze" - (1 million albums sold)
10. Cast "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again "-" Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again "(OST) - (900 thousand albums sold)

Meanwhile, BTS is currently preparing to make a comeback by releasing their new album titled "Map Of Soul: Persona". The album is planned to have 4 versions and is scheduled to be released on April 12, 2019.

Source: wowkeren.com
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