SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids, And NCT DREAM Sweep 5 Of Top 10 Spots On IFPI's Global Album Chart For 2023

The IFPI has released its year-end Global Album Chart for 2023—and half of this year’s top 10 spots went to K-pop artists!

On February 27 local time, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)—a non-profit organization that represents the music recording industry worldwide—revealed its annual rankings of last year’s best-selling albums across global physical sales and digital downloads.

SEVENTEEN won the IFPI Global Album Award for 2023 with their record-breaking mini album “FML,” which took No. 1 as the biggest album of the year. The group also took No. 8 on the year-end chart with their more recent mini album “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN.”

Stray Kids similarly made the top 20 twice: the group claimed No. 2 with their full-length album “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” and No. 9 with their latest mini album “ROCK-STAR.”

Finally, NCT DREAM’s studio album “ISTJ” ranked No. 6 for 2023.

Check out the top 10 of the IFPI’s Global Album Chart 2023 below!

1. SEVENTEEN – “FML”
2. Stray Kids – “★★★★★ (5-STAR)”
3. Morgan Wallen – “One Thing At A Time”
4. Taylor Swift – “Midnights”
5. Taylor Swift – “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”
6. NCT DREAM – “ISTJ”
7. SZA – “SOS”
8. SEVENTEEN – “SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN”
9. Stray Kids – “ROCK-STAR”
10. Travis Scott – “UTOPIA”

Here is the IFPI #GlobalAlbumChart Top 10 in full, the official Top 10 biggest global albums of the year!

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— IFPI (@IFPI_org) February 27, 2024

Congratulations to all the artists!

Watch SEVENTEEN’s film “SEVENTEEN POWER OF LOVE : THE MOVIE” with subtitles on Viki here:

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And watch Stray Kids and NCT DREAM perform at the 2023 MBC Music Festival below!

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