Okay-Pop Artists Declare 5 Of Prime 10 Spots On U.S. Listing Of Greatest-Promoting CDs In 1st Half Of 2025

Okay-pop artists made up half of the US’ midyear record of the best-selling CD albums of 2025!

American music knowledge monitoring agency Luminate (previously Nielsen Music), which provides the info for the Billboard charts, has now launched its record of the best-selling CDs within the first half of 2025. The monitoring interval for the primary half of the 12 months ran from January 3 by July 3, 2025.

On the record rating CD gross sales solely (not together with digital obtain albums or another format), Okay-pop artists claimed 5 spots out of the midyear high 10.

Stray Youngsters’ particular album “合 (HOP)” was the US’ best-selling CD album by a bunch within the first half of 2025—and the No. 2 best-selling CD total, after The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow”—with 163,000 copies offered.

ENHYPEN’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH,” which was launched only one month earlier than the tip of the monitoring interval, was the No. 3 best-selling CD of the primary half of 2025 with 145,000 copies offered in the US.

ATEEZ’s “GOLDEN HOUR : Half.3,” which was launched lower than a month earlier than the tip of the monitoring interval, was the No. 4 best-selling CD with 116,000 copies offered within the first half of the 12 months.

SEVENTEEN’s “HAPPY BURSTDAY” took No. 7 on the record with 79,000 copies offered in the US.

Lastly, LE SSERAFIM, the one lady group to make the midyear record, claimed No 9 with their newest mini album “HOT,” which offered 73,000 copies in the US.

The highest 10 best-selling CD albums in the US within the first half of 2025 are as follows:

1. The Weeknd – “Hurry Up Tomorrow” (163,000)
2. Stray Youngsters – “合 (HOP)” (149,000)
3. ENHYPEN – “DESIRE : UNLEASH” (145,000)
4. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR : Half.3” (116,000)
5. Sabrina Carpenter – “Brief n’ Candy” (93,000)
6. Woman Gaga – “MAYHEM” (83,000)
7. SEVENTEEN – “HAPPY BURSTDAY” (79,000)
8. Kendrick Lamar – “GNX” (75,000)
9. LE SSERAFIM – “HOT” (73,000)
10. Morgan Wallen – “I’m the Downside” (71,000)

Stray Youngsters and ENHYPEN additionally made the separate midyear record of the general high 10 best-selling albums within the first half of 2025 in the US, which incorporates not solely CD gross sales but in addition digital gross sales and different bodily codecs.

Stray Youngsters’ “合 (HOP)” ranked No. 8 for the primary half of the 12 months with 149,000 gross sales, whereas ENHYPEN’s “DESIRE : UNLEASH” took No. 9 with 145,000 gross sales.

Congratulations to all the artists!

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