BTS, SEVENTEEN, And Stray Kids Make Top 10 Of IFPI's Global Artist Chart For 2022

Feb 22, 2023

Three K-pop artists have made IFPI’s latest Global Artist Chart!

On February 22 local time, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) – a non-profit organization that represents the music recording industry worldwide – shared its annual rankings of last year’s top global artists. This chart measures worldwide consumption across all formats and looks at an artist’s entire body of work, rather than just their releases over the past year.

This year’s chart features three Korean acts, with BTS coming in at No. 2. In 2021, BTS made history as the first Asian act to win the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award. Last year, the group set a new record after landing the top spot for the second year in a row. BTS’s latest ranking marks their fifth appearance in the top 10 of IFPI’s Global Artist Chart and fourth time in the top two.

2 – @BTS_twt

At No. 2 this year it’s BTS, following their record-setting 2x consecutive years at the top. This marks their 5th appearance in the IFPI #GlobalArtistChart Top 10 since their debut back in 2018, and 4th time in the Top 2. pic.twitter.com/14XfE6jQUb

— IFPI (@IFPI_org) February 22, 2023

In sixth is SEVENTEEN, who has now made it in to the top 10 for two consecutive years. SEVENTEEN was especially busy around the world this year, with the release of their fourth studio album “Face the Sun“, first feature film, and third Japanese EP, as well as their third world tour.

6 – SEVENTEEN (세븐틴)

Entering the Top 10 once again after last year's IFPI #GlobalArtistChart debut; at No. 6 it's @pledis_17, following a busy year of global success with the release of their 4th studio album, 1st ever film, subsequent 3rd world tour and 3rd Japanese EP. pic.twitter.com/SwV5HInqu3

— IFPI (@IFPI_org) February 22, 2023

Stray Kids has made their IFPI Global Artist Chart top 10 debut at No. 7. In 2022, the group released numerous hit EPs that topped global charts, cementing the group’s popularity around the world.

7 – @Stray_Kids

In at No. 7 it’s another IFPI #GlobalArtistChart Top 10 debut, this time for Stray Kids, after a year that saw the K-pop group really break through internationally with a string of EPs topping charts the world over from South Korea to Finland, Poland and the US. pic.twitter.com/Ye5TGwLyrO

— IFPI (@IFPI_org) February 22, 2023

IFPI’s Top 10 Global Artists of 2022 are: