The 25 Highest First-Week Sales EVER For Soloist Albums In K-Pop History

Already in 2023, K-Pop soloists such as BTS‘s Jimin and BLACKPINK‘s Jisoo have been breaking records for solo artists in numerous ways. When it comes to ranking high on various music charts or breaking album sales records, the last couple of years in particular have been highly successful for soloists! Here’s a look at the 25 best-selling K-Pop soloist albums ever in the first week after release according to Hanteo.

25. IM NAYEON by Nayeon

Released on June 24, 2022, this album sold 252.9k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 544.3k total sales.

24. The Classic Album 2 by Kim Hojoong

Released on December 18, 2020, this album sold 258.5k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 266.3k total sales.

23. The Classic Album 1 by Kim Hojoong

Released on December 18, 2020, this album sold 260.2k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 266.4k total sales.

22. Cyan by Kang Daniel

Released on March 24, 2020, this album sold 261.4k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 266.2k total sales.

21. Lilac by IU

Released on March 26, 2021, this album sold 278.4k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 427.4k total sales.

20. Empathy by D.O.

Released on July 27, 2021, this album sold 310.1k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 380.2k total sales.

19. Yellow by Kang Daniel

Released on April 13, 2021, this album sold 316.5k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 320.1k total sales.

18. The Story by Kang Daniel

Released on May 24, 2022, this album sold 316.6k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 323.7k total sales.

17. Magenta by Kang Daniel

Released on August 3, 2020, this album sold 323.1k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 337.8k total sales.

16. Jack in the Box by J-Hope

Released on July 29, 2022, this album sold 365.9k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 543.3k total sales.

15. City Lights by Baekhyun

Released on July 10, 2019, this album sold 380.7k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 608.6k total sales.

14. R by Rosé

Released on March 16, 2021, this album sold 448.0k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 758.8k total sales.

13. Color On Me by Kang Daniel

Released on July 29, 2019, this album sold 466.7k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 500.1k total sales.

12. MMM by Young Tak

Released on July 4, 2022, this album sold 524.2k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 535.3k total sales.

11. Our Family by Kim Hojoong

Released on September 23, 2020, this album sold 532.1k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 539.4k total sales.

10. ONE by Lee Chanwon

Released on February 20, 2023, this album sold 577.4k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 587.3k total sales.

9. Indigo by RM

Released on December 2, 2022, this album sold 619.2k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 749.4k total sales.

8. Panorama by Kim Hojoong

Released on July 27, 2022, this album sold 682.6k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 686.6k total sales.

7. Delight by Baekhyun

Released on May 25, 2020, this album sold 704.5k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.03 million total sales.

6. LALISA by Lisa

Released on September 10, 2021, this album sold 736.2k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 819.2k total sales.

5. The Astronaut by Jin

Released on October 28, 2022, this album sold 770.1k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.02 million total sales.

4. Bambi by Baekhyun

Released on March 30, 2021, this album sold 868.8k units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.01 million total sales.

3. IM HERO by Lim Youngwoong

Released on May 2, 2022, this album sold 1.10 million units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.14 million total sales.

2. ME by Jisoo

Released on March 31, 2023, this album sold 1.17 million units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.17 million total sales.

1. FACE by Jimin

Released on March 24, 2023, this album sold 1.45 million units in its first week according to Hanteo! At this time, it has made 1.57 million total sales.

Here’s a full list of the top 100 best-selling K-Pop soloist albums in the first week on Hanteo.