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On January 10, 2025, the Gaon/Circle Annual Albums Chart released the data of the best-selling albums by soloists through their official website. It presented the number of sales recorded by artists in 2024. The list of K-pop idols/soloists who have garnered most of the sales during the past year has been listed below:
- Baekhyun's Hello, World
- Jin's Happy
- Kim Ho-joong's A Life
- Jimin's Muse
- YUQI's YUQ1
- Hwang Young-woong's On Your Side
- Lee Chan-won's Bright
- RM's Right Place, Wrong Person
- BLACKPINK's Rosé's Rosie
- j-hope's Hope On The Street Vol.1
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The aforementioned artists continued to gain fans' love and respect through the number of unit sales. It showcased their impact and influence among domestic fans.
Jimin, Kim Namjoon, Yuqi, and others ruled the Best Selling Albums by Soloists on Circle Annual Albums Chart 2024
1) Baekhyun
EXO's Baekhyun's fourth mini-album, Hello, World recorded 1,245,318 sales on the Circle Annual Albums Chart in 2024. It was released on September 6, 2024, through INB 100 and distributed by Dreamus. It featured six tracks, including Good Morning, Pineapple Slice, Rendez Vous, Cold Heart, Woo, and Truth Be Told.
2) Jin
BTS' Jin's solo debut album Happy recorded sales of 932,599 on the Circle Annual Albums Chart in 2024. The album was released on November 15, 2024, through BigHit Music and featured six tracks, including Running Wild, I'll Be There, Another Level, Heart on the Window (feat. Wendy), and I will come to you. It was distributed by YG Plus.
3) Kim Ho-joong
Kim Ho-joong's A Life emerged as the second-selling album on the Circle Annual Albums Chart by a soloist. It recorded sales of 827,889 on the yearly end chart of 2024. The mini-album was released on April 4, 2024, through Think Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.
The piece featured six tracks, including If I Leave, On springtime, Windy Day, Come with Me, Time Flies, and Starry night.
4) Jimin
Jimin's second solo studio album, Muse, emerged as the third best-selling album on the Circle Annual Albums Chart by a soloist. The record sold over 725,012 as reported by the domestic survey. It was released on July 19, 2024, through BigHit Music.
It featured seven tracks, including Rebirth (Intro), Interlude: Showtime, Smeraldo Garden Marching Band (featuring. Loco), Slow Dance (featuring Sofia Carson), Be Mine, Who, and Closer Than This. It was distributed by YG Plus.
5) Yuqi
Yuqi's debut extended play, Yuq1, was released on April 23, 2024, through Cube Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. The album recorded sales of 657,593 on the Circle Annual Albums chart. It featured seven tracks, including Freak, My Way, Drink It Up (featuring pH-1), Red Rover, On Clap (featuring Lexie Liu), Everytime (featuring Minnie), and Could It Be.
6) Hwang Young-woong
Hwang Young-woon's album on your side recorded sales of 633,404 on the Circle Annual Albums Chart. It was released on October 15, 2024. It was released through Golden Music and distributed by Goldenvoice. The record featured twelve tracks.
7) Lee Chan-won
Lee Chan-won's Bright emerged as the sixth best-selling album on the Circle Annual Albums Chart. It recorded over 601,225 sales. It featured six tracks, including Sky Travel, Masterpiece, I believe in You, A Flower Day, and Sky Travel (Instrumental).
8) Kim Namjoon
Kim Namjoon's second full-length album, Right Place, Wrong Person, emerged as the best-selling album on the Circle Annual Albums Chart. It recorded 543,385 sales. The piece was released on May 24, 2024, through BigHit Music and distributed by YG Plus.
The album featured twelve tracks, including Right People, Wrong Place, Nuts, Out of Love, Domodachi (featuring Little Simz), ? (Interlude) (with Domi and JD Beck), Groin, Heaven, Lost!, Around the World in a Day, and others.
9) BLACKPINK's Rosé
BLACKPINK's Rosé's Rosie emerged as the eighth best-selling record on the Circle Annual Albums Chart. It garnered over 484,339 sales. It was released on December 6, 2024, through The Black Label and distributed by YG Plus.
It featured twelve tracks, including Number One Girl, 3 am, Two Years, Toxic Till the End, Drinks or Coffee, Apt. (with Bruno Mars), Gameboy, Stay a Little Longer, Not the Same, Call It the End, Too Bad for Us, and Dance All Night.
10) BTS' j-hope
j-hope's Hope On The Street Vol.1 recorded over 447,009 sales, emerging as one of the best-selling records on the Circle Annual Albums Chart. It was released on March 29, 2024, through BigHit Music and distributed by YG Plus.
It featured six tracks, including On the street, I wonder (feat. Jungkook), Lock/ Unlock (feat. Benny Blanco and Nile Rodgers), I Don't Know (feat. LE SSERAFIM's Huh Yunjin), What If, and Neuron (with Gaeko and Yoon Mi-rae).
The K-pop Community shared multiple congratulatory snippets for their artist's latest milestone on the Circle Yearly Albums Chart.
