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BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart

 BTS has accomplished an amazing feat on the IFPI’s Global Album Sales Chart!

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart


The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is an organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, and it’s now shared its annual ranking of the best-selling albums across global physical sales and digital downloads.

BTS’s “Map of the Soul: 7” is the winner on the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2020. Released in February 2020, the album broke the all-time sales record in Korea, topped charts in the world’s five largest music markets (United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, France), and more.

In No. 2 is BTS’s the group’s Billboard 200-topping album “BE (Deluxe Edition),” which came out in November 2020. BTS’s fourth Japanese full album “Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~” also scores a spot in the Top 10, taking No. 8.

IFPI Chief Executive Frances Moore shared, “BTS’ success across IFPI’s global charts—including the top two positions in this chart—is unprecedented and demonstrates the amazing global appeal of their music. We would like to congratulate the band once again on such a successful year.”

Top 10 Global Albums 2020

1. BTSMap Of The Soul: 7 (4.8 million total global units)
2. BTS, Be (Deluxe Edition) (2.7 million)
3. Kenshi Yonezu, Stray Sheep (2 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 million)
10. King Gnu, Ceremony (1 million)

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