K-Pop album sales keep going up as the genre gets more popular worldwide, and May 2020 was a stellar month for sales! Many of the top-selling albums were released in May, but many are actually a couple years old, which may come as a surprise to some. These are the top 25 best-selling albums in May, including their release date, how many albums sold in May, and how many have sold in 2020 overall.
25. BTS’s The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever
Release date: May 2016
May 2020 sales: 9.1k
Overall 2020 sales: 42.1k
24. BTS’s Love Yourself: Her
Release date: September 2017
May 2020 sales: 9.5k
Overall 2020 sales: 47.7k
23. Ryu Sujeong’s Tiger Eyes
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 9.8k
Overall 2020 sales: 9.8k
22. SEVENTEEN’s Al1
Release date: May 2017
May 2020 sales: 10.4k
Overall 2020 sales: 14.4k
21. BTS’s Love Yourself: Answer
Release date: August 2018
May 2020 sales: 10.7k
Overall 2020 sales: 52.6k
20. BTS’s Love Yourself: Tear
Release date: May 2018
May 2020 sales: 10.8k
Overall 2020 sales: 52.1k
19. BTS’s Map of the Soul: Persona
Release date: April 2019
May 2020 sales: 11.8k
Overall 2020 sales: 76.4k
18. SEVENTEEN’s An Ode
Release date: September 2019
May 2020 sales: 13.9k
Overall 2020 sales: 52.2k
17. ONEUS’s In Its Time
Release date: March 2020
May 2020 sales: 14.4k
Overall 2020 sales: 44.3k
16. Ken’s Greeting
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 14.7k
Overall 2020 sales: 14.7k
15. OH MY GIRL’s Nonstop
Release date: April 2020
May 2020 sales: 17.3k
Overall 2020 sales: 41.3k
14. BTS’s Map of the Soul: 7
Release date: February 2020
May 2020 sales: 20.3k
Overall 2020 sales: 4.25 million
13. CRAVITY’s Season 1. Hideout: Remember Who We Are
Release date: April 2020
May 2020 sales: 29.3k
Overall 2020 sales: 133.7k
12. Moonbyul’s 門OON (Kihno)
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 31.1k
Overall 2020 sales: 31.1k
11. GOT7’s Dye
Release date: April 2020
May 2020 sales: 45.8k
Overall 2020 sales: 385.5k
10. Park Jihoon’s The W
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 60k
Overall 2020 sales: 60k
9. DAY6’s The Book of Us: The Demon
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 77.7k
Overall 2020 sales: 77.7k
8. ASTRO’s Gateway
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 92k
Overall 2020 sales: 92k
7. Kim Wooseok’s 1st Desire [Greed]
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 93.9k
Overall 2020 sales: 93.9k
6. MONSTA X’s Fantasia X
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 188.2k
Overall 2020 sales: 188.2k
5. NU’EST’s The Nocturne
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 191.4k
Overall 2020 sales: 191.4k
4. TXT’s The Dream Chapter: Eternity
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 247.2k
Overall 2020 sales: 247.2k
3. NCT Dream’s Reload
Release date: April 2020
May 2020 sales: 304.6k
Overall 2020 sales: 564k
2. NCT 127’s Neo Zone: The Final Round
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 409.6k
Overall 2020 sales: 409.6k
1. Baekhyun’s Delight
Release date: May 2020
May 2020 sales: 660.8k
Overall 2020 sales: 660.8k
Source: Koreaboo
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