Ada 50 album yang dirilis tahun ini masuk menjadi album paling gacor sepanjang paruh pertama versi Circle Chart (dulu Gaon Chart). Ada BTS, tentu saja, hingga XLOV dalam deretan 50 album dengan distribusi fisik terbanyak.
Daftar tengah tahun Circle Chart ini dibuat berdasarkan data mingguan sejak awal Januari 2026. Jumlah penjualan bisa dipengaruhi tanggal perilisan; makin awal rilis, angka penjualan bisa lebih tinggi dari album yang keluar belakangan.
Circle Chart mencatat, data distribusi album termasuk pengkapalan dan retur dari distributor ke retailer/toko musik. Angka yang dibeberkan dalam data mereka gak menunjukkan jumlah album yang terjual langsung ke fans.
Beberapa nama besar seperti BTS, BLACKPINK, dan EXO ada dalam daftar ini berturut-turut di posisi #1, #4, dan #18. Grup fenomenal antimainstream XLOV juga masuk dalam daftar berkat album I, God di posisi #46.
Berikut 50 album K-Pop paling laris pada paruh pertama 2026 versi Circle Chart:
1. BTS - ARIRANG [4,224,016]
2. ENHYPEN - THE SIN : VANISH [2,144,075]
3. CORTIS - GREENGREEN [2,031,256]
4. BLACKPINK - DEADLINE [1,988,245]
5. TXT - 7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns [1,700,411]
6. ALPHA DRIVE ONE - EUPHORIA [1,412,973]
7. NCT WISH - Ode to Love [1,398,242]
8. &TEAM - We on Fire [1,283,307]
9. TWS - NO TRAGEDY [1,250,047]
10. RIIZE - II [1,018,651]
11. TREASURE - NEW WAV [1,013,769]
12. BOYNEXTDOOR - HOME [954,734]
13. aespa - LEMONADE [954,328]
14. ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 [927,094]
15. IVE - REVIVE+ [886,006]
16. ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 [865,701]
17. PLAVE - Caligo Pt.2 [797,990]
18. EXO - REVERXE [779,592]
19. CORTIS - GREENGREEN (Weverse version) [705,393]
20. PLAVE - Caligo Pt.2 (POCA version) [643,139]
21. SEVENTEEN's DxS - Serenade [614,908]
22. AND2BLE - Sequence 01: Curiosity [612,687]
23. LE SSERAFIM - PUREFLOW pt.1 [603,295]
24. CORTIS - COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES [594,902]
25. Hearts2Hearts - Lemon Tang [560,671]
26. BABYMONSTER - CHOOM [526,303]
27. NCT WISH - Ode to Love (SMC version) [517,288]
28. ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR : Part.4 (POCA version) [489,590]
29. P1Harmony - UNIQUE [471,108]
30. NCT JNJM - BOTH SIDES [467,366]
31. ILLIT - MAMIHLAPINATAPAI [465,497]
32. ZEROBASEONE - Ascend- [460,749]
33. triples - LOVE&POP pt.1 (Cosmo) [431,030]
34. idntt - yesweare (Cosmo) [404,140]
35. ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5 (POCA version) [387,731]
36. NEXZ - Mmchk [350,038]
37. BTS - ARIRANG (Weverse version) [346,677]
38. RIIZE - II (SMC version) [320,430]
39. NCT's Taeyong - WYLD [311,970]
40. BOYNEXTDOOR - HOME (Weverse version) [311,911]
41. MODYSSEY - 1.Got Hooked: An Addictive Symphony [302,599]
42. CRAVITY - ReDeFINE [285,727]
43. NMIXX - Heavy Serenade [284,134]
44. BABYMONSTER - CHOOM (Nemo version) [282,589]
45. ENHYPEN - THE SIN : VANISH [278,648]
46. XLOV - I,God [256,874]
47. Park Ji Hyeon - MASTER VOICE (MINIRECORD version) [253,873]
48. ITZY - Motto [251,538]
49. SEVENTEEN's V8 - V8 [250,000]
50. BTS - ARIRANG (LP version) [247,334]
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