Ok-pop artists made up half of america’ midyear listing of the best-selling CD albums of 2025!
American music information monitoring agency Luminate (previously Nielsen Music), which provides the information for the Billboard charts, has now launched its listing of the best-selling CDs within the first half of 2025. The monitoring interval for the primary half of the yr ran from January 3 by July 3, 2025.
On the listing rating CD gross sales solely (not together with digital obtain albums or every other format), Ok-pop artists claimed 5 spots out of the midyear prime 10.
Stray Kids’ particular album “合 (HOP)” was america’ best-selling CD album by a gaggle within the first half of 2025—and the No. 2 best-selling CD general, after The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow”—with 163,000 copies offered.
ENHYPEN’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH,” which was launched only one month earlier than the top of the monitoring interval, was the No. 3 best-selling CD of the primary half of 2025 with 145,000 copies offered in america.
ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3,” which was launched lower than a month earlier than the top of the monitoring interval, was the No. 4 best-selling CD with 116,000 copies offered within the first half of the yr.
SEVENTEEN’s “HAPPY BURSTDAY” took No. 7 on the listing with 79,000 copies offered in america.
Lastly, LE SSERAFIM, the one lady group to make the midyear listing, claimed No 9 with their newest mini album “HOT,” which offered 73,000 copies in america.
The highest 10 best-selling CD albums in america within the first half of 2025 are as follows:
- The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” (163,000)
- Stray Children – “合 (HOP)” (149,000)
- ENHYPEN – “DESIRE : UNLEASH” (145,000)
- ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Half.3” (116,000)
- Sabrina Carpenter – “Brief n’ Candy” (93,000)
- Girl Gaga – “MAYHEM” (83,000)
- SEVENTEEN – “HAPPY BURSTDAY” (79,000)
- Kendrick Lamar – “GNX” (75,000)
- LE SSERAFIM – “HOT” (73,000)
- Morgan Wallen – “I’m the Downside” (71,000)
Stray Children and ENHYPEN additionally made the separate midyear listing of the general prime 10 best-selling albums within the first half of 2025 in america, which incorporates not solely CD gross sales but additionally digital gross sales and different bodily codecs.
Stray Children’ “合 (HOP)” ranked No. 8 for the primary half of the yr with 149,000 gross sales, whereas ENHYPEN’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH” took No. 9 with 145,000 gross sales.
Congratulations to all the artists!
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