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Posted by Sophie-Ha Thursday, March 11, 2021

Why 2020 was the year of BTS

AKP STAFF

BTS continues to set new records as they added another album to the IFPL global records chart. BTS's album 'Map of The Soul:7' came out on top in 2020's IFPL Global Album Sales Chart.

The global sensation group actually has three albums on the '2020 Top 10 Global Pure Albums Sales chart' with 'Map of The Soul:7' at number 1, 'Be (Deluxe Edition)' at number 2, and 'Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey' at number 8.

BTS became the first and only artist to enter the IFPL Global charts a total of seven times and be featured on all four charts (Artist, Pure Albums, Singles, and SPS Albums). The only other K-pop artist on the entire chart is BLACKPINK's 'The Album' which placed 5th on the Pure Albums chart.


Top 10 Global Albums (Sales) 2020

1. BTS – Map Of The Soul: 7 – 4.8 million
2. BTS – Be (Deluxe Edition) - 2.7 million

3. Kenshi Yonezu – Stray Sheep – 2.5 million
4. Taylor Swift – Folklore - 2.0 million
5. Blackpink – The Album – 1.5 million
6. AC/DC – Power Up – 1.4 million
7. Justin Bieber – Changes – 1.2 million
8. BTS – Map Of The Soul: 7 – The Journey – 1.2 million

9. Arashi – This is Arashi – 1.0 million
10. King Gnu – Ceremony – 1.0 million

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2020 and more to come. I just can't express how much they deserve this.💜

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Congrats!!! 😍

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