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K-pop sensation BTS sold the most physical albums in the first six months this year in the United States, achieving another milestone with ¡°Map of the Soul: Persona¡± album released in March.
According to this year¡¯s Nielsen Music mid-year report released on Friday, the septet¡¯s latest release ranked top in the top 10 physical albums chart, with sales totaling 312,000 on Jan. 4-Jun. 20. Jonas Brothers ranked second with its ¡°Happiness Begins¡± album, and Backstreet Boys third with ¡°Dna.¡±
Others on the list are Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Queen, Billie Eilish, Vampire Weekend, Khalid, Hillsong United and Hozier.
The world¡¯s hottest boyband etched its name also in other charts – the third in the top five pop genre artists and the fourth in the top 10 albums by total sales.
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The media also was impressed by the septet¡¯s continuous record-breaking achievements. ¡°The set (Map of the Soul: Persona)¡¦has sold 312,000 copies in some physical form, which is a true feat, especially considering the fact that it¡¯s a non-English release,¡± reported Forbes.
Before the latest achievement, BTS claimed the best-selling album record in Korea by selling 3,399,302 copies in its home country as of May 20119, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
By Park Chang-young and Lee Ha-yeon
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