Category: Charts

BILLBOARD: EXO #1 Japan Hot Albums

Countdown  is the first Japanese studio album by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released on January 31, 2018 by Avex Trax. The album debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Album Chart, making Exo the first international group to have their first single and full album in Japan reach number one on Oricon’s weekly chart. Countdown also continued in first place …

BILLBOARD: JONGHYUN #1 World Albums

Poet | Artist is the second and final studio album by South Korean singer-songwriter Jonghyun, released posthumously on January 23, 2018, through SM and Genie. The album had been confirmed in December 2017 and was completed prior to Jonghyun’s death, of which it was announced a day after. Upon release, the album debuted at number 177 on the US Billboard 200, the album being …

BILLBOARD: GIRL’S GENERATION #1 WORLD ALBUMS

Holiday Night is the ninth studio album and their sixth Korean studio album by South Korean girl group Girls’ Generation. It was released digitally on August 4 and physically on August 7, 2017 by SM Entertainment to commemorate the group’s tenth anniversary since their debut in 2007. It peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and has sold over 160,000 physical …

BILLBOARD: EXO #1 WORLD ALBUMS

EXO’s fourth full album “THE WAR” (S.M. Entertainment) ranks #1 on Billboard’s World Albums Chart. The album also went #1 on the charts in 42 countries on iTunes! Not only in Asia but also in North America and Europe.  The War received a record-breaking pre-order by retail outlets of 807,235 physical copies, making it the K-pop album …

BILLBOARD: NAMIE AMURO #1 JAPAN HOT ALBUMS

“Finally” is the seventh compilation and third greatest hits album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on November 8, 2017 by Dimension Point and Avex Trax in three physical formats and through digital stores. Additionally, “Finally” is the final musical release by the singer until she retires from the music industry on …