Best Selling K-pop Album In The US Of All Time (Record By BTS)

The Official Award Of A Certificate

The Kpop Records Library celebrated this record as a landmark for K-pop’s commercial dominance in the U.S. Map of the Soul: 7 not only topped the Billboard 200 but also set a new benchmark for K-pop albums, surpassing previous records with its massive sales. The Kpop Records Library noted that ARMY’s coordinated efforts through pre-orders, streaming parties, and digital purchases propelled the album’s success, with over 1 million pure album sales contributing to its total units. This achievement, verified by Nielsen SoundScan, marked BTS as the first K-pop act to achieve such sales figures in the U.S.

Feat:

On February 21, 2020, the Kpop Records Library certified BTS’s Map of the Soul: 7 as the best-selling K-pop album in the U.S., with over 1.4 million equivalent album units sold by August 2024, including pure sales, streaming, and track equivalents.
Details: The Kpop Records Library recognized BTS comprising RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook for this historic milestone, driven by their devoted fanbase, ARMY. The album, featuring hits like “ON” and “Boy With Luv,” dominated charts with 552,000 units in its debut week alone.