Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022) - Which Release Sold the Most Copies?
On April 4, Hanteo Chart officially released the top 10 best-selling albums on the platform for the first week of April 2022. Which K-pop album do you think had the highest sales?
Read on to see the full list.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022): NCT Dream's 'Glitch Mode' Takes #1 on List
NCT Dream's "Glitch Mode" secured the No. 1 spot on the list, which means it recorded the highest album sales in Week 1 of April this year.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022) – Which Release Sold the Most Copies?
According to Hanteo, "Glitch Mode" sold a total of 1,405,199 copies in the March 28-April 3 tracking week. It was the only K-pop album to reach one million sales during the said period, demonstrating the overwhelming popularity of the group.
With the new album's weekly sales, NCT Dream has attained a "million-seller" title for the third time. The boy group earned two "million-seller" titles in 2021 with "Hot Sauce" and "Hello Future."
As it sold over one million copies, NCT Dream's "Glitch Mode" now ranks fifth on the top 100 list of highest first-week sales on Hanteo in history.
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Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022) – Which Release Sold the Most Copies?
The band also now joins BTS and SEVENTEEN as the only K-pop group to have multiple albums to achieve one million sales in the first week.
Apart from ranking first on Hanteo's Weekly Album Chart, "Glitch Mode" also took first place on the daily album charts for seven consecutive days, starting from March 28 to April 3.
On top of this, NCT Dream's "Glitch Mode" was the best-selling album on Hanteo of March 2022 with 1,220,771 copies sold.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022): Stray Kids' 'ODDINARY,' NMIXX's 'AD MARE' Complete Top 3
Ranking second on the list is Stray Kids' "ODDINARY." This album sold a total of 99,461 copies from March 28 to April 3.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022) – Which Release Sold the Most Copies?
Although the sales didn't reach one million or even 100,000, the figure is still outstanding as "ODDINARY" was released two weeks ago. So, considering that additional copies are still being sold, this shows that the album is still on demand among fans.
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To recall, Stray Kids' "ODDINARY" initially set the record for the highest first-week sales on Hanteo among the K-pop albums released this 2022, until NCT Dream's "Glitch Mode" broke that record.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022) – Which Release Sold the Most Copies?
Meanwhile, "ODDINARY" ranked first on Hanteo's Weekly Global Authentication Chart for Week 1 of April 2022. The chart ranks the albums that were authenticated by fans at the same time it was purchased.
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The third best-selling album on Hanteo in the first week of April is NMIXX's "AD MARE," which is another K-pop album released weeks ago. From March 28 to April 3, "AD MARE" sold 61,903 copies.
NMIXX's "AD MARE" arrived on Feb. 22, which means it has been more than a month since then. Despite this, the album remains a sought-after item among fans.
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo (Week 1 of April 2022): Top 4 to 10
4. Oh My Girl "Real Love" - 54,703 copies
5. Red Velvet "The ReVe Festival 2022 - Feel My Rhythm" - 35,239 copies
6. PURPLE KISS "memeM" - 32,530 copies
7. KINGDOM "History of Kingdom: PartIV. Dann" - 17,059 copies
8. Super Junior "The Road: Winter for Spring" - 16,021 copies
9. Highlight "DAYDREAM" - 10,053 copies
10. CRAVITY "LIBERTY: IN OUR COSMOS" - 7,949 copies
Did your favorite K-pop album make it to the list?
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
