BTS Is The Only Korean Artist On List Of Best-Selling Albums Worldwide So Far In 2017

On April 9, the World Music Awards announced the 20 best-selling albums worldwide so far in 2017 on their official Facebook page.

The list examines the first quarter (January-March) of 2017 to see which albums had the most total consumption sales. Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” topped the list with 3,626,000 sales, while his previous album “X” also hit the list at No. 16 with 547,000 sales.

BTS’s “Wings: You Never Walk Alone,” a repackaged version of their previous album “Wings” released on February 13, took the No. 14 spot with 565,000 sales. As of the first quarter, BTS is the only Korean artist and one of three Asian artists that made the Top 20.

Check out the full list below:

1. Divide (Ed Sheeran) – 3,626,000 sales
2. Starboy (The Weeknd) – 1,202,000 sales
3. 24k Magic (Bruno Mars) – 1,087,000 sales
4. More Life (Drake) – 1,021,000 sales
5. La La Land (soundtrack) – 941,000 sales
6. Moana (soundtrack) – 796,000 sales
7. Human (Rag’n’Bone Man) – 777,000 sales
8. Hardwired To Self-Destruct (Metallica) – 735,000 sales
9. 25 (Adele) – 729,000 sales
10. Thumbnail (AKB48) – 634,000 sales
11. Culture (Migos) – 624,000 sales
12. Fifty Shades Darker (soundtrack) – 586,000 sales
13. Encore (back number) – 578,000 sales
14. Wings: You Never Walk Alone (BTS) – 565,000 sales
15. Trolls (soundtrack) – 560,000 sales
16. X (Ed Sheeran) – 547,000 sales
17. Blurry Face (twenty one pilots) – 513,000 sales
18. Views (Drake) – 509,000 sales
19. I Decided (BIG SEAN) – 499,000 sales
20. Blue And Lonesome (The Rolling Stones) – 493,000 sales

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