These 25 K-Pop Albums Had The Most Impressive First-Week Sales In 2021
2021 has been a record-breaking year in album sales for many different K-Pop artists, with several making far more sales than they have in previous years while others make impressive solo debuts in the industry! Here’s a look at the 25 albums that have made the most sales in the first week after release on Hanteo, all of which are above 200,000 copies.
25. Guess Who? by ITZY
Released in April, this album sold 200.1k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
24. The First Step: Treasure Effect by TREASURE
Released in January, this album sold 200.8k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
23. Queendom by Red Velvet
Released in August, this album sold 207.4k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
22. The Renaissance by Super Junior
Released in March, this album sold 260.5k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
21. Switch On by ASTRO
Released in August, this album sold 275.1k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
20. Taste of Love by TWICE
Released in June, this album sold 277.5k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
19. Lilac by IU
Released in March, this album sold 278.4k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
18. All Yours by ASTRO
Released in April, this album sold 282.0k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
17. ZERO: FEVER Part.2 by ATEEZ
Released in March, this album sold 304.6k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
16. Empathy by D.O.
Released in July, this album sold 310.1k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
15. Yellow by Kang Daniel
Released in April, this album sold 316.5k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
14. Border: Carnival by ENHYPEN
Released in April, this album sold 384.7k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
13. R by Rosé
Released in March, this album sold 448.1k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
12. The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape by TXT
Released in August, this album sold 483.9k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
11. Thrill-ing by THE BOYZ
Released in August, this album sold 523.6k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
10. The Chaos Chapter: Freeze by TXT
Released in May, this album sold 630.6k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
9. NOEASY by Stray Kids
Released in August, this album sold 641.6k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
8. ZERO: FEVER Part.3 by ATEEZ
Released in September, this album sold 665.4k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
7. Hello Future by NCT DREAM
Released in June, this album sold 681.3k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
6. LALISA by Lisa
Released in September, this album sold 736.2k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
5. Bambi by Baekhyun
Released in March, this album sold 868.8k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
4. Don’t Fight The Feeling by EXO
Released in June, this album sold 902.2k copies in its first week on Hanteo!
3. Hot Sauce by NCT DREAM
Released in May, this album sold 1.01 million copies in its first week on Hanteo!
2. Your Choice by SEVENTEEN
Released in June, this album sold 1.36 million copies in its first week on Hanteo!
1. Butter by BTS
Released in July, this album sold 1.98 million copies in its first week on Hanteo!
