On March 21, the top 10 best-selling albums on Hanteo for the third week of March 2022 have been unveiled. On the list are both solo artists and idol groups alike, including Stray Kids, (G)I-DLE, and MONSTA X Kihyun among others.
Continue reading to know which K-pop album sold the most last week.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (3rd Week of March 2022): Stray Kids' 'ODDINARY' Becomes No. 1 With Over Half-Million Sales
According to Hanteo Chart, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" was the No. 1 best-selling album during the week of March 14 to 20. The mini-album notably sold more than half a million copies.
To be precise, "ODDINARY" sold a total of 583,899 copies. The seven-track album only came out on March 18, meaning this outstanding sale figure was calculated in only three days. This makes the album's rank on the list more impressive.
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Stray Kids' new mini-album sold 496,125 copies on the first day alone, becoming the group's new record for highest first-day sales. It then recorded 39,415 sales on the second day, and 48,359 copies on the third day.
In just two days, "ODDINARY" achieved half a million sales, becoming the group's fastest album to do so beating their previous work "NOEASY," which took three days to hit the mark.
Besides ranking first on Hanteo's Weekly Album Chart for the third week of March, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" also took first place on the daily album charts for three consecutive days, starting from March 18 to 20.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (3rd Week of March 2022): (G)I-DLE's 'I NEVER DIE,' MONSTA X Kihyun's 'VOYAGER,' More Enter Top 5
Coming behind Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" on the list is (G)I-DLE's "I NEVER DIE," which features the title track "TOMBOY" that earned the group their first real-time all-kill on Korean music charts.
The full-length album claimed the No. 2 spot after selling 176,914 copies. This total is the group's first-week sales amount, which is their highest to date. Their previous first-week sales record was 115,538 copies set by their fourth mini-album "I burn."
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On the day of its release (March 14), (G)I-DLE's "I NEVER DIE" ranked first on Hanteo's Daily Album Chart after selling 88,232 copies - this is the quintet's second-highest first-day sales amount so far.
The third best-selling album on Hanteo in the third week of March 2022 is MONSTA X Kihyun's "VOYAGER," which marked the idol's solo debut.
The single album, which contains three tracks, sold a total of 126,287 copies from March 14 to 20. This total amount was tracked down for just six days, starting on March 15. On Day 1, "VOYAGER" sold 87,399 copies and went on to take No. 1 on Hanteo's Daily Album Chart.
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The Nos. 4 and 5 on the list were secured by ASTRO Moonbin & Sanha's "REFUGE" and WEi's "Love Pt. 1: First Love," respectively.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (3rd Week of March 2022) - Top 4 to 10:
4. ASTRO Moonbin & Sanha - "REFUGE" [120,520 copies]
5. WEi - "Love Pt. 1: First Love" [82,816 copies]
6. NU'EST - "Needle & Bubble" [58,557 copies]
7. NMIXX - "AD MARE" [50,599 copies]
8. MAMAMOO Solar - "FACE" [30,891 copies]
9. TREASURE - "THE SECOND STEP: CHAPTER ONE" [27,698 copies]
10. Brave Girls - "THANK YOU" [24,519 copies]
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
