List of best-selling albums in China

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

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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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Year of releaseAlbumArtistNumber of copies soldRef.
2022 Greatest Works of Art [lower-alpha 1] Jay Chou 7,219,772 [4]
2021Epsilon Liu Yuxin 5,878,671[ citation needed ]
2019 Honey Lay 4,858,957 [5]
1993Kiss and Goodbye Jacky Cheung 4,000,000 [6]
2019Going to Powerfully Burst R1SE 3,082,155 [7]
2020Lit Lay 2,741,096 [8]
2004 Common Jasmin Orange Jay Chou 2,600,000 [9]
1984WanderingCheng Fangyuan2,000,000 [10]
1985ChildhoodCheng Fangyuan2,000,000 [10]
1991Red SunVarious (honoring Mao Zedong)2,000,000 [11]
2016 Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories Jay Chou1,989,173 [12]

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.

Year of releaseAlbumArtistNumber of copies soldRef.
1993Kiss And Goodbye Jacky Cheung 4,000,000 [6]
2004 Common Jasmin Orange Jay Chou 2,600,000 [9]
1984WanderingCheng Fangyuan2,000,000 [10]
1985ChildhoodCheng Fangyuan2,000,000 [10]
1983 Su Rui Su Rui 1,500,000 [13]
By A Wrong BusSu Rui1,500,000 [13]
Wolf Qi Qin 1,300,000 [13]
1994Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You Wakin Chau 1,200,000 [14]
1994 The Lion King Various artists1,000,000 [15]
1997 Titanic James Horner/Celine Dion 1,000,000 [16]
1986A Voice on the Ocean Fei Xiang 1,000,000 [17]
1996Too Softhearted Richie Jen 1,000,000 [upper-alpha 1] [18]
2002 Start Stefanie Sun 1,000,000 [19]
2003 To Be Continued... Stefanie Sun 1,000,000 [19]
1997The Third Eye Zheng Jun 800,000 [20]
1994Chi Luo Zheng Jun 600,000 [21]
2001 Meteor Rain F4 500,000 [22]
2007 Against the Light Stefanie Sun 500,000 [23]
2004 It's Raining Rain 500,000 [24]
1999Next to Happiness The Flowers 500,000 [25]
Qingchun ShijieHang Hong500,000 [26]

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

2 million or more units

ArtistAlbumYearSalesRef.
Jay Chou Greatest Works of Art 20227,219,772 [27]
Cai Xukun Mi20213,473,680 [28]
R1SE Going to Powerfully Burst20193,082,155 [29]
Big Bang Made 20162,841,614 [30]
Lay Lit20202,741,096 [31]
Jay Chou Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories 20162,000,890 [32]

1 million or more units

ArtistAlbumYearSalesRef.
Taylor Swift Lover 20191,872,460 [33]
Li Yuchun Wow20191,858,647 [34]
Hua Chenyu New World20201,835,069 [35]
Taylor Swift 1989 20141,780,189 [36]
Taylor Swift Reputation 20171,741,210 [37]
G-Dragon Kwon Ji Yong 20171,507,570 [38]
Blackpink The Album 20201,432,666 [39]
Nine Percent To the Nines20181,396,966 [40]
Li YuchunLiu Xing20171,243,109 [41]
Taylor Swift Folklore 20201,206,487 [42]
Lay Namanana 20181,180,208 [43]
JJ Lin Message in a Bottle 20171,173,263 [44]
Lay Lay 02 Sheep 20171,008,065 [45]

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

20 million or more units

ArtistSingle/EPYearSalesRef.
Xiao Zhan Light202054,255,539 [46]
Hua Chenyu I Really Want to Love This World201922,931,648 [47]
Jay Chou Greatest Works of Art202220,000,000+ [a] [b] [48]

10 million or more units

ArtistSingle/EPYearSalesRef.
Wang Yibo No Feelings201917,585,162 [49]
Wang Yibo The Rules of My World202015,451,449 [50]
Cai Xukun Young201914,505,045 [3]
Jay Chou Won't Cry201910,917,586 [51]

5 million or more units

ArtistSingle/EPYearSalesRef.
Jay Chou Mojito20209,170,315 [52]
JJ Lin No Turning Back20206,855,776 [53]
Liu Yuxin Epsilon20215,874,069 [54]
Eason Chan Keep Me By Your Side20165,771,018 [55]
JJ Lin The Story Of Us20195,637,031 [56]
Jay Chou Still Wandering20225,000,000+ [a] [b] [57]
Jay Chou Cold Hearted20225,000,000+ [a] [b] [58]

3 million or more units

ArtistSingle/EPYearSalesRef.
Lay Honey 20194,858,957 [5]
JJ Lin Dust and Ashes20234,000,000+ [a] [b] [59]
Jay Chou Pink Ocean20224,000,000+ [a] [b] [60]
Zhang Zhehan Surround20213,873,937 [61]
Lu Han Xplore20163,664,318 [62]
Lu HanΠ-volume.120193,477,798 [63]
Li Yuchun Ye (first EP of Growing Wild)20163,418,553 [64]
Roy Wang Song For You20183,263,963 [65]
Lu HanReloaded20153,358,873 [66]
JJ Lin Light of Sanctuary20203,282,802 [67]
Kris Wu 620173,215,357 [68]
Blackpink How You Like That 20203,088,581 [69]
Zhu Zhengting The Winter Light20193,078,866 [70]
Lu Han π-volume.320203,009,225 [71]
1KJust Forget It20223,000,000+ [a] [b] [72]
LBISummer in a Small Town20223,000,000+ [a] [b] [73]
Jay Chou Reflection20223,000,000+ [a] [b] [74]
Jay Chou You Are the Firework I Missed20223,000,000+ [a] [b] [75]

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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