Yuanta Securities Korean Industry Analysis Finally Released Their Year-End Data For 2022 — Here Are The 25 Top-Ranking K-Pop Albums
Recently, the Yuanta Securities Korea Industry Analysis released their year-end report of K-Pop albums that came out in 2022. Based on sales numbers, chart performances, view counts, and streaming, they were able to determine the top-ranking albums of the past year through multiple methods of data collection, rather than on any one source.
Here’s a look at the 25 top-ranking K-Pop albums that were released in 2022 based on the organization’s data collection.
25. Be Aware by THE BOYZ
Release month: August
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 490,000
Label: IST Entertainment
24. The ReVe Festival 2022 – Birthday by Red Velvet
Release month: November
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 500,000
Label: SM Entertainment
23. Dimension: Answer by ENHYPEN
Release month: January
Album type: Repackaged album
Cumulative sales: 510,000
Label: HYBE Labels
22. Between 1&2 by TWICE
Release month: August
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 530,000
Label: JYP Entertainment
21. The Second Step: Chapter One by TREASURE
Release month: February
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 540,000
Label: YG Entertainment
20. ANTIFRAGILE by LE SSERAFIM
Release month: October
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 570,000
Label: HYBE Labels
19. Indigo by RM
Release month: December
Album type: Studio album
Cumulative sales: 620,000
Label: HYBE Labels
18. Cheshire by ITZY
Release month: November
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 630,000
Label: JYP Entertainment
17. I Love by (G)I-DLE
Release month: October
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 680,000
Label: Cube Entertainment
16. The Astronaut by Jin
Release month: October
Album type: Single album
Cumulative sales: 770,000
Label: HYBE Labels
15. Beatbox by NCT DREAM
Release month: May
Album type: Repackaged album
Cumulative sales: 850,000
Label: SM Entertainment
14. ODDINARY by Stray Kids
Release month: March
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 850,000
Label: JYP Entertainment
13. After LIKE by IVE
Release month: August
Album type: Single album
Cumulative sales: 920,000
Label: Starship Entertainment
12. The World EP.1: MOVEMENT by ATEEZ
Release month: July
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 940,000
Label: KQ Entertainment
11. Girls by aespa
Release month: July
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 1.13 million
Label: SM Entertainment
10. Sector 17 by SEVENTEEN
Release month: July
Album type: Repackaged album
Cumulative sales: 1.13 million
Label: HYBE Labels
9. Manifesto: Day 1 by ENHYPEN
Release month: July
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 1.24 million
Label: HYBE Labels
8. Minisode 2: Thursday’s Child by TXT
Release month: May
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 1.25 million
Label: HYBE Labels
7. Glitch Mode by NCT DREAM
Release month: March
Album type: Studio album
Cumulative sales: 1.41 million
Label: SM Entertainment
6. BORN PINK by BLACKPINK
Release month: September
Album type: Studio album
Cumulative sales: 1.54 million
Label: YG Entertainment
5. 2 Baddies by NCT 127
Release month: September
Album type: Studio album
Cumulative sales: 1.54 million
Label: SM Entertainment
4. Candy by NCT DREAM
Release month: December
Album type: Special mini-album
Cumulative sales: 1.59 million
Label: SM Entertainment
3. Face The Sun by SEVENTEEN
Release month: May
Album type: Studio album
Cumulative sales: 2.07 million
Label: HYBE Labels
2. MAXIDENT by Stray Kids
Release month: October
Album type: Mini-album
Cumulative sales: 2.16 million
Label: JYP Entertainment
1. PROOF by BTS
Release month: June
Album type: Anthology album
Cumulative sales: 2.75 million
Label: HYBE Labels
Here’s a look at the 42 top-ranking K-Pop albums of 2022 based on the data collected by Yuanta Securities Korean Industry Analysis.
