Yesterday (February 26) we discovered that Miley Cyrus’ Flowers was the biggest-selling single globally final 12 months, in keeping with the IFPI.

At the moment (February 27), IFPI has revealed that FML by Ok-Pop stars SEVENTEEN was the biggest-selling album globally final 12 months, and as such has been named because the winner of the IFPI World Album Award for 2023.

The IFPI World Album Award is calculated in keeping with an album’s worldwide gross sales throughout streaming, obtain and bodily music codecs through the calendar 12 months.

The award is introduced to the artist whose album finishes at No.1 within the IFPI World Album Chart, which was additionally launched right this moment.

IFPI says that its World Charts “present essentially the most full image of artist, album and monitor efficiency worldwide”.

It provides: “The Charts seize streaming, downloads and bodily codecs in each nation instantly from the taking part report labels, which is then transformed utilizing IFPI’s distinctive methodology to a single, international chart determine”.

IFPI additionally says that “the methodology, developed in partnership with IFPI’s member report labels, displays international industrial success by combining essentially the most exhaustive reporting of unit gross sales and streams with the country-level economics of every consumption kind”.

You’ll be able to see the complete High 20 of the IFPI World Album Chart beneath:

Ok-Pop group SEVENTEEN have topped the 2023 Chart, with FML profitable the group their first-ever IFPI World Charts Award.

The album, launched in April 2023, was essentially the most pre-ordered in Ok-Pop historical past and debuted at No.1 in South Korea in addition to reaching No.1 in Japan and charting within the High 5 in France and the US.

The group additionally noticed their observe up album SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN, launched in October, attain No.8 within the IFPI World Album Chart.

South Korean acts accounted for 5 of the High 10 albums within the IFPI World Album Chart, representing the very best ever World Charts efficiency for Ok-Pop.

Stray Children additionally noticed two albums attain the High 10, with 5-STAR (No.2) and ROCK-STAR (No.9).

NCT DREAM made their first look in an IFPI World Charts with ISTJ getting into at No.6 and there have been additionally debut appearances for Ok-Pop acts ZEROBASEONE and IVE, at No.18 and No.20.

Following enormous international success with BTS, Jung Kook made his first solo look on the IFPI World Album Chart along with his album GOLDEN reaching No.14.

IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift, additionally achieved two albums within the High 10, with Midnights (No.4) spending a second consecutive 12 months within the High 5 and 1989 (Taylor’s Model) reaching No.5 following its launch in October 2023.

North American acts took the rest of locations within the High 10, and total took 5 spots within the full High 20. Morgan Wallen’s One Factor At A Time charted at No.3, whereas SZA (No.7, SOS) and Travis Scott (No.10, UTOPIA) each made their first appearances within the IFPI World Album Chart.

Lewis Morrison, Director of World Charts & Certifications at IFPI stated: “We’re delighted to current this 12 months’s IFPI World Album Award to SEVENTEEN, following the unimaginable efficiency of FML the world over.

“The worldwide attraction of Ok-Pop continues to increase and S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, DK, Migyu, The8, Seungkwan, Vernon and Dino proceed to push the boundaries with their ideas, performances and expertise.

“FML and SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN had been each enormous hits throughout continents and our congratulations go to the group, their workforce and naturally CARATs everywhere in the world.”

Added Morrison: “Mirroring the opposite IFPI World Charts launched previously week, the rankings present an perception into the dynamic nature of recorded music right this moment, with artists – and their report labels – discovering success throughout genres and geographies, and by leveraging each streaming and bodily codecs to thrill their followers.”Music Enterprise Worldwide