TXT, ATEEZ, TWICE, and other K-Pop artists claim 6 of the top 10 spots on the U.S. best-selling CDs list for the first half of 2024

Recently, Billboard, in collaboration with the American music data and insights company Luminate (formerly known as Nielsen Music, MRC Data, and SoundScan), released its 2024 Music Midyear Report.

Notably, in the U.S. Top 10 CD Album Sales category, albums from K-Pop groups like TXT, ATEEZ, TWICE, and more secured 6 spots. This data exclusively reflects CD sales and does not include digital download albums or other formats.

While TXT secures the second position on the chart, it is the highest-ranking group, following the solo artist Taylor Swift's album, The Tortured Poets Department, which holds the first place with 1,068,000 sales. The five-member group from Big Hit Entertainment boasts 190,000 album sales.

They are closely followed by ATEEZ and TWICE, who hold the third and fourth positions with 181,000 and 158,000 album sales respectively.

K-pop groups dominate the U.S. Top 10 CD Sales Chart (Image via Luminate website)

Here is the complete list of the top 10 CD Album Sales.

1. Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department - 1,068,000 sales
2. TXT’s Minisode 3: Tomorrow - 190,000 sales
3. ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1 - 181,000 sales
4. TWICE’s With You-Th - 158,000 sales
5. Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) - 111,000 sales
6. Stray Kids’ ROCK-STAR - 109,000 sales
7. Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter - 107,000 sales
8. ENHYPEN’s Orange Blood - 97,000 sales
9. Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft - 96,000 sales
10. SEVENTEEN’s Seventeen Best Album ’17 Is Right Here’ - 90,000 sales

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K-Pop groups TXT, TWICE, and ATEEZ also dominate the U.S. Top Album Total Sales chart

While the K-Pop groups featured in the aforementioned list also include Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, and SEVENTEEN. Meanwhile, the nine-piece girl group under the label JYP Entertainment TWICE is the only girl group to secure a place on the list.

Additionally, TXT, ATEEZ, and TWICE secured spots on the midyear list of the overall top 10 albums of 2024 in the United States. It includes CD sales, digital sales, and various other physical formats.

Meanwhile, the K-Pop groups occupied the 6th, 7th, and 9th positions respectively. Here is the full list of Top Albums (U.S.) Total Sales:

1. Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department - 2.474 million
2. Billie Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft - 0.306 million
3. Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter - 0.257 million
4. Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) - 0.250 million
5. Taylor Swift's Lover - 0.208 million
6. TXT's Minisode 3: Tomorrow - 0.193 million
7. ATEEZ's GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1 - 0.191 million
8. Taylor Swift's folklore - 0.174 million
9. TWICE's With You-th - 0.174 million
10. Taylor Swift's Midnights - 0.171 million

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The reports by Luminate are based on industry data regarding music consumption, data management, and consumer research, covering the period from December 29, 2023, to June 27, 2024.