Taylor Swift, SEVENTEEN Dominate IFPI Global Album Charts For 2023

Taylor Swift and K-pop set the benchmark for global album sales in 2023, new data published by the IFPI reveals.

Following the release last week of its Global Music Report 2023, the IFPI published three year-end albums charts, breaking down the biggest titles by sales and formats (vinyl and streaming).

The K-pop phenomenon continues to power ahead, proof of which can be seen on the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2023.  SEVENTEEN’s FML leads an all-K-pop top five on the tally, which measures global unit sales – or “pure sales” – across all physical formats, as well as full album downloads.

Following its release in 2023, FML landed at No. 1 in South Korea and Japan, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell 6.4 million units globally, sending the title to No. 1 on the previously-announced IFPI Global Album Chart. FML also smashed the record for most pre-orders ever for an album in South Korea, according to the Federation.

An “unprecedented” 19 of the top 20 titles on the IFPI Global Album Sales Chart were created by South Korean acts, demonstrating the K-pop genre’s “global dominance of the physical album format,” reads a statement from the IFPI, issued Thursday, March 28.

The one only non-Korean act to crack the top 20 (at No. 6) was reigning, four-time IFPI global recording artist of the year Taylor Swift, whose album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) also topped the IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart. Indeed, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) leads an all-TayTay top 3 on the wax tally, ahead of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and Midnights, respectively. Swift snags seven of the top 20, including folklore (at No. 7), Lover (No. 9), evermore (No. 13) and Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 15).

U.S. country star Morgan Wallen lassos his first IFPI Global Chart No. 1 with One Thing at a Time, his Billboard 200 leader. The 36-track double LP tops the IFPI Global Streaming Album Chart, which counts global streams from both ad-supported and subscription platforms. The streaming list calculates a weighted global unit number taking into account differing economics across regions. Wallen also appears at No. 9 with Dangerous: The Double Album, released in 2021.

“As highlighted in IFPI’s Global Music Report,” comments Lewis Morrison, director of global charts & certifications at IFPI, revenues from both digital and physical music formats continue to see healthy growth, and the combination of fantastic artistry, format variety and the tireless work of record labels is the foundation on which this growth is built.

The charts, he continues, “are a great summary of a fantastic year for global recorded music.”

IFPI Global Album Sales Chart 2023

PositionArtistAlbumUnits
1SEVENTEENFML6.4m
2Stray Kids5-STAR5.3m
3NCT DREAMISTJ4.6m
4SEVENTEENSEVENTEENTH HEAVEN4.5m
5Stray KidsROCK-STAR4.2m
6Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version)2.8m
7Jung KookGOLDEN2.7m
8EXOEXIST2.3m
9IVEI’ve MINE2.2m
10VLayover2.2m
11ZEROBASEONEYOUTH IN THE SHADE2.2m
12aespaMY WORLD2.1m
13TOMORROW X TOGETHERThe Name Chapter : FREEFALL2.0m
14(G)I-DLEI feel2.0m
15NCT 127Fact Check1.9m
16ENHYPENDARK BLOOD1.7m
17IVEI’ve IVE1.7m
18JiminFACE1.7m
19ENHYPENORANGE BLOOD1.7m
20aespaDrama1.5m

 

 

IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart 2023

PositionArtistAlbumUnits
1Taylor Swift1989 (Taylor’s Version)1,400k
2Taylor SwiftSpeak Now (Taylor’s Version)684k
3Taylor SwiftMidnights562k
4Travis ScottUTOPIA415k
5Pink FloydThe Dark Side of The Moon402k
6Olivia RodrigoGUTS398k
7Taylor Swiftfolklore377k
8Lana Del ReyDid you know that…352k
9Taylor SwiftLover323k
10Fleetwood MacRumours323k
11The Rolling StonesHackney Diamonds305k
12Lana Del ReyBorn To Die256k
13Taylor Swiftevermore237k
14QueenGreatest Hits227k
15Taylor SwiftRed (Taylor’s Version)225k
16Tyler, The CreatorIGOR218k
17Michael JacksonThriller217k
18Metallica72 Seasons206k
19Harry StylesHarry’s House204k
20boygeniusthe record200k

IFPI Global Streaming Album Chart 2023

PositionArtistAlbum
1Morgan WallenOne Thing At A Time
2SZASOS
3Taylor SwiftMidnights
4Bad BunnyUn Verano Sin Ti
5Metro BoominHEROES & VILLAINS
6Taylor SwiftLover
7The WeekndStarboy
8KAROL GMañana Será Bonito
9Morgan WallenDangerous: The Double Album
10Taylor Swift1989
11Miley CyrusEndless Summer Vacation
12Travis ScottUTOPIA
13Harry StylesHarry’s House
14Taylor Swiftfolklore
15Drake & 21 SavageHer Loss
16DrakeFor All The Dogs
17The WeekndAfter Hours
18Taylor Swiftreputation
19Zach BryanAmerican Heartbreak
20Olivia RodrigoSOUR


Lars Brandle

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