Stray Kids’ “Karma” secured the second spot on the 2025 charts, with Seventeen’s “Happy Burstday” following in third and Enhypen’s “Desire: Unleash” in fourth. Global icon Taylor Swift claimed the top position with “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Other K-pop albums making the top 10 included Tomorrow X Together’s “The Name Chapter: Together” at No. 6, Zerobaseone’s “Never Say Never” at No. 7, Ive’s “Ive Empathy” at No. 9, and G-Dragon’s “Ubermensch” at No. 10.
The IFPI chart, which combines physical album sales and paid digital downloads, also recognized several other Korean acts in the top 20, including NCT Wish’s “Color” (11th), &Team’s “Back to Life” (13th), Riize’s “Odyssey” (15th), aespa’s “Rich Man” (16th), and Boynextdoor’s “No Genre” (18th).
In IFPI’s separate Global Album Chart, incorporating streaming data, the original soundtrack from Netflix’s animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” ranked third. Stray Kids’ “Karma” came in sixth, followed by Seventeen’s “Happy Burstday” in 12th, Enhypen’s “Desire: Unleash” in 16th, and Rose from BLACKPINK’s “rosie” in 19th. Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” also led this chart.
