Stray Kids have claimed the biggest K-pop album of 2025, according to South Korea’s Circle Chart, cementing their position at the top of the global music market.
The group’s fourth studio album, KARMA, finished No. 1 on the yearly album chart, recording nearly 3.4 million shipments worldwide. It was also the only K-pop album in 2025 to exceed 3 million copies.
When digital-focused versions are included, KARMA sold nearly 3.7 million units, making it the best-selling Korean album of the year by a wide margin.
Stray Kids also placed No. 3 with their EP DO IT, which sold over 2.3 million copies, giving the group two Top 3 albums in a single year.
SEVENTEEN ranked No. 2 with their 10th-anniversary album HAPPY BURSTDAY, selling nearly 2.56 million copies, while additional versions pushed the total close to 3 million units.
Other major performers included ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ZEROBASEONE, while IVE stood out as the only female act in the Top 10.
The results highlight the continued power of physical and collectible album formats, with multiple versions helping artists dominate yearly totals.
Circle Chart’s 2025 Yearly Best-Selling Albums
1. KARMA – Stray Kids (3,397,810 album sold)
2. 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ – SEVENTEEN (2,559,694 albums sold)
3. DO IT – Stray Kids (2,314,271 albums sold)
4. DESIRE : UNLEASH – ENHYPEN (2,166,881)
5. The Star Chapter: TOGETHER – TOMORROW X TOGETHER (1,801,907)
6. NEVER SAY NEVER – ZEROBASEONE (1,456,708)
7. IVE EMPATHY – IVE (1,425,261)
8. ODYSSEY – The 1st Album – RIIZE (1,412,159)
9. COLOR – The 3rd Mini Album – NCT WISH (1,366,466)
10. Back to Life – &TEAM (1,331,733)
11. BLUE PARADISE – ZEROBASEONE (1,286,169)
12. No Genre – BOYNEXTDOOR (1,164,577)
13. 3rd MINI ALBUM [LOVE PULSE] – TREASURE (1,148,668)
14. poppop – The 2nd Mini Album – NCT WISH (1,134,872)
15. Rich Man – The 6th Mini Album – aespa (1,126,063)
16. The Action – BOYNEXTDOOR (1,069,959)
17. Dirty Work – aespa (1,067,147)
18. COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES – CORTIS (1,066,861)
19. IVE SECRET – IVE (1,015,394)
20. We are – i-dle (990,662)
21. PLBBUU (POCA Version) – PLAVE (985,947)
22. Beat It Up – NCT DREAM (974,731)
23. Go Back To The Future – NCT DREAM (959,579)
24. 1st Mini Album ‘HYPE VIBES’ – S.COUPS X MINGYU (SEVENTEEN) (871,487)
25. Caligo Pt.1 – PLAVE (829,042)
26. SPECIAL MINI ALBUM [PLEASURE] – TREASURE (787,366)
27. Ruby – JENNIE (786,281)
28. THIS IS FOR – TWICE (765,171)
29. Unexpected – THE BOYZ (742,505)
30. Echo – JIN (736,712)
31. 4th Mini Album ‘play hard’ – TWS (711,647)
32. HOT – LE SSERAFIM (694,672)
33. WE GO UP – BABYMONSTER (660,326)
34. Fe3O4: FORWARD – NMIXX (644,960)
35. Essence of Reverie – BAEKHYUN (643,272)
36. GOLDEN HOUR : Part.3 (POCA Version) – ATEEZ (639,849)
37. bright;燦 (MINIRECORD Version) – Lee Chanwon (612,633)
38. Ubermensch – G-Dragon (598,645)
39. 3rd Mini Album ‘TRY WITH US’ – TWS (564,452)
40. SPAGHETTI – LE SSERAFIM (560,565)
41. blackout (EVER Version) – CLOSE YOUR EYES (546,483)
42. Blue Valentine – NMIXX (543,227)
43. The Firstfruit – The 1st Album – MARK (530,545)
44. Ubermensch (Nemo Version) – G-Dragon (508,492)
45. 2nd Single Album ‘TELEPARTY’ – BSS (SEVENTEEN) (482,513)
46. NO LABELS: PART 01 – YEONJUN (482,064)
47. PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LIVE – BTS (478,707)
48. The 10th Mini Album [a;effect] – THE BOYZ (473,602)
49. bomb – ILLIT (465,511)
50. I did it. – IDID (447,420)
51. AMORTAGE – JISOO (445,343)
52. Fame – RIIZE (442,881)
53. THE X – MONSTA X (431,261)
54. TASTE – The 1st Album – HAECHAN (424,611)
55. Girls Will Be Girls – ITZY (415,555)
56. Motivation – YUQI (407,160)
57. ＜ASSEMBLE25＞(Cosmo Version) – tripleS (406,744)
58. DUH! – P1Harmony (397,108)
59. Caligo Pt.1 (POCA Version) – PLAVE (372,845)
60. The Chase – Hearts2Hearts (361,295)
61. 1st Single Album ‘BEAM’ – HOSHI X WOOZI (SEVENTEEN) (353,445)
62. DESIRE : UNLEASH (Weverse Version) – ENHYPEN (341,454)
63. TEN: The Story Goes On – TWICE (333,616)
64. TUNNEL VISION – ITZY (328,149)
65. ＜unevermet＞ (Cosmo Version) – idntt (322,660)
66. FOCUS – The 1st Mini Album – Hearts2Hearts (321,827)
67. Soar – The 2nd Album – DOYOUNG (316,957)
68. msnz ＜Beyond Beauty＞ (Cosmo Version) – tripleS (310,273)
69. Kick Out, Flip Now! – KickFlip (305,152)
70. KARMA (Nemo Version) – Stray Kids (299,968)
71. COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES (Weverse Version) – CORTIS (299,686)
72. Super Junior25 – The 12th Album – Super Junior (299,038)
73. Beat-Boxer – NEXZ (286,294)
74. Flip it, Kick it! – KickFlip (278,203)
75. AIR – YEJI (ITZY) (278,113)
76. PLBBUU – PLAVE (277,016)
77. Dare to Crave – CRAVITY (272,597)
78. BIG BANDS – The 7th Mini Album – WayV (272,320)
79. ODYSSEY – The 1st Album (SMC Version) – RIIZE (262,497)
80. DO IT (PLVE Version) – Stray Kids (258,804)
81. 2025 BTS FESTA : CAPSULE ALBUM Vol.1 (SMC Version) – BTS (255,444)
82. NOT CUTE ANYMORE – ILLIT (254,190)
83. MY EYES OPEN VVIDE – MEOVV (253,912)
84. OCEAN – Park Ji Hyeon (250,967)
85. Poet | Artist (SMC Version) – SHINee (244,094)
86. My First Flip – KickFlip (241,844)
87. No Genre (Weverse Version) – BOYNEXTDOOR (240,703)
88. Wait On Me – The 4th Mini Album – KAI (235,515)
89. HER – MINNIE (i-dle) (235,068)
90. Essence of Reverie (kiwee album Version) – BAEKHYUN (225,550)
91. poppop – The 2nd Mini Album (SMC Version) – NCT WISH (218,547)
92. UNCUT GEM – KiiiKiii (210,484)
93. HOUSE OF TRICKY : WRECKING THE HOUSE – xikers (207,972)
94. 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ (KiT Version) – SEVENTEEN (205,222)
95. NO LABELS: PART 01 (Weverse Version) – YEONJUN (201,811)
96. A Flower Bookmark, Pt. 3 – IU (198,456)
97. IVE SECRET (Nemo Version) – IVE (198,209)
98. 3rd Mini Album ‘Love Potion’ – n.SSign (195,925)
99. 5th Album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ (Weverse Version) – SEVENTEEN (193,470)
100. The Passage (WITHVUU Version) – AHOF (193,399)
