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List of best-selling albums in China

List of best-selling albums in China

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This is a list of the best-selling albums in China.

As of 2023, China was the world's 5th largest music market, an increase from being 14th in 2015 and 27th in 2005.[1][2]

Best-selling albums in China

This is a list of the top 10 best-selling albums in China.

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Best-selling physical albums

The following is a list of the best-selling physical albums in China, with album sales of over 500,000 units.

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List of best-selling digital albums (5 tracks or more)

2 million or more units

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1 million or more units

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List of best-selling digital singles/EPs (4 tracks or less)

20 million or more units

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10 million or more units

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5 million or more units

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3 million or more units

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  • a.^ Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams'.
  • b.^ Sales figure based on certification number alone.

See also

Notes

  1. The best-selling non-single release in China is Cai Xukun's Young (2019), which has sold more than 14 million copies.[3] However, Young only consists of two tracks.
  1. It is claimed that the album sold 26 million copies including pirated copies, however, Jen himself stated in an interview that legitimate sales of the album were 1,000,000 copies in mainland China.[18]

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