BTS tops the list of best-selling digital albums and songs in the US 2020, 6th NCT 127 for the physical category

MRC Data (Formerly Nielsen Music) Has Released United States Year End Report For 2020, Based On Tracking Period January 3 To December 31.

MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music) has released its United States year-end report for 2020, based on the tracking period January 3 to December 31. Billboard reports that BTS (Bangtan Boys) is the second largest selling album with total album sales in the United States in 2020 of 1.54 million copies sold in their entire catalog.

Taylor Swift ranks first with sales of 1.94 million. BTS's “Map of the Soul: 7” is the second-highest-selling album in the United States for 2020 with 674,009 sales.

This chart is based on physical sales and digital album downloads, not overall album unit equivalents (apart from album sales, it also includes album equivalent songs from song downloads and stream volume). In the top 10 album ranking based on overall album unit equivalents, Lil Baby's “My Turn” took No. 1 with 2.632 million units, and no Korean artist has ranked in the Top 10. Here's a list of the top 10 albums by total sales:

1. Taylor Swift “Folklore” - 1,276 Million
2. BTS “Map of the Soul: 7” - 674,009
3. The Weeknd “After Hours” - 480,000
4. Harry Styles “Fine Line” - 420,000
5. Billie Eilish "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" - 348,000
6. Lady Gaga “Chromatica” - 331,000
7. Juice WRLD “Legends Never Die” - 301,000
8. Halsey “Manic” - 301,000
9. Eminem “Music to Be Murdered By” - 287,000
10. Taylor Swift “Evermore” - 283,000

In the Top 10 list for physical albums, BTS's "Map of the Soul: 7" took the No. 1, while their "BE" album is at No. 5. NCT 127's album "Neo Zone" successfully took the No. 6. The complete top 10 list for physical albums is as follows:

1. BTS “Map of the Soul: 7” - 646,000
2. Taylor Swift “Folklore” - 482,000
3. Harry Styles “Fine Line” - 365,000
4. Billie Eilish "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" - 281,000
5. BTS “BE” - 252,000
6. NCT 127 “Neo Zone” - 249,000
7. Kenny Chesney “Here and Now” - 244,000
8. Queen “Greatest Hits” - 233,000
9. Carrie Underwood “My Gift” - 221,000
10. The Beatles “Abbey Road” - 202,000

Not only that, BTS's "Dynamite" sold 1.26 million downloads during the tracking period, making the song the number 1 best-selling digital song this year in the United States. It was the only song that sold over a million downloads.

(wk / daughter) /wowkeren.com