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.