This list of best selling album in China includes the most successful records by amount of sales on five digital platforms in China: QQ Music (QQ 音乐), NetEase Music (网易 云 音乐), Kugou (酷 狗 音乐), Kuwo (酷 我 音乐), Migo Music (咪 咕 音乐). This data is published here .
The best-selling digital album in China is 迷 by Cai Xukun with 3,402,981 copies sold. Taylor Swift is the most successful English speaking artist in China with three top 15 albums: 1989, Lover and Reputation . Liu Yuxin’s EPSILON is China’s best-selling mini-album with sales of 5,878,671 copies.
Despite the huge population of China, the musicians here never reached huge sales. The reason for this was the weak development of the music market and the high level of piracy. For example, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI ) reported that, while in 1997 China’s music sales ranked it 21st in the world, the estimated sale of the pirate versions was 20 times of that of the legal copies. On this basis, if there were no piracy, China’s music sales would have placed the 3rdin the world after the United States and Japan . According to IFPI, from 2004 to 2012, China was not even in the top 20 largest markets in the world. However, in the past few years with the development of streaming platforms, the Chinese music market has shown significant growth: 20th place in 2012, 14th in 2015, 12th in 2016. In 2017, China entered the top ten for the first time, and in 2018 and 2019 it climbed to 7th place.
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№ Artist Album Sales Year release
1 CAI XUKUN (蔡徐坤) 迷 3,402,981 2021 2 LU HAN (鹿晗) RELOADED I 3,358,873 2015 3 R1SE GOING TO POWERFULLY BURST (就要掷地有声的炸裂) 3,080,507 2019 4 LAY (张艺兴) 莲 (LIT) 2,741,096 2020 5 ROCKET GIRLS 101 (火箭少女101) 撞 2,276,662 2018 6 JAY CHOU (周杰伦) JAY CHOU`S BEDTIME STORIES (周杰伦的床边故事) 1,993,219 2016 7 TAYLOR SWIFT LOVER 1,872,460 2019 8 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) WOW (哇) 1,858,469 2019 9 HUA CHENYU (华晨宇) 新世界NEW WORLD 1,826,531 2020 10 TAYLOR SWIFT 1989 1,780,189 2014 11 TAYLOR SWIFT REPUTATION 1,741,209 2017 12 G-DRAGON KWON JI YONG 1,503,970 2017 13 BLACKPINK THE ALBUM 1,429,280 2020 14 NINE PERCENT TO THE NINES 1,369,223 2018 15 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) LIUXING (流行) 1,242,962 2017 16 TAYLOR SWIFT FOLKLORE 1,206,487 2020 17 LAY (张艺兴) NAMANANA (梦不落雨林) 1,180,208 2018 18 JJ LIN (林俊杰) MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (伟大的渺小) 1,141,701 2017 19 JJ LIN (林俊杰) 和自己对话 FROM M.E. TO MYSELF 1,118,587 2015 20 LAY (张艺兴) SHEEP 1,008,065 2017 21 JUSTIN BIEBER JUSTICE 970,631 2021 22 LAY (张艺兴) WINTER SPECIAL GIFT 909,300 2017 23 NINE PERCENT MORE THAN FOREVER (限定的记忆) 896,878 2019 24 JJ LIN (林俊杰) 幸存者 DRIFTER 847,127 2020 25 JUSTIN (黄明昊 (JUSTIN)) 18 836,857 2020 26 BONBON GIRLS 303 (硬糖少女303) 硬糖定律 823,131 2020 27 JUSTIN BIEBER CHANGES 821,979 2020 28 JACKSON WANG (王嘉尔) MIRRORS 814,915 2019 29 BLACKPINK KILL THIS LOVE 738,334 2019 30 ROCKET GIRLS 101 (火箭少女101) THE WIND (立风) 738,231 2019 31 EASON CHAN (陈奕迅) L.O.V.E. 736,270 2018 32 JOLIN TSAI (蔡依林) UGLY BEAUTY 728,399 2018 33 CHEN LINONG (陈立农) 格格不入 719,057 2020 34 TAYLOR SWIFT EVERMORE 672,779 2020 35 REN JIALUN (任嘉伦) 三十二·立 670,751 2021 36 MAO BUYI (毛不易) 幼鸟指南 645,304 2021 37 OMNIPOTENT YOUTH SOCIETY (万能青年旅店) 冀西南林路行 622,268 2020 38 KRIS WU (吴亦凡) ANTARES 608,263 2018 39 SUNNEE杨芸晴 天气：晴 567,768 2020 40 RAINIE YANG (杨丞琳) 年轮说 566,213 2016 41 BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA 559,373 2019 42 R1SE 曜为名 552,179 2020 43 BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 537,489 2020 44 STEFANIE SUN (孙燕姿) 孙燕姿 NO.13 作品：跳舞的梵谷 535,268 2017 45 VICTORIA SONG (宋茜) VICTORIA 513,247 2020 46 MAO BUYI (毛不易) 平凡的一天 504,947 2018 47 EMINEM KAMIKAZE 496,175 2018 48 EXO (엑소) DON`T FIGHT THE FEELING – SPECIAL ALBUM 494,793 2021 49 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: ANSWER 484,071 2018 50 ARIANA GRANDE THANK U, NEXT 481,885 2019 51 IMAGINE DRAGONS ORIGINS 475,337 2018 52 TROYE SIVAN BLOOM 457,606 2018 53 IMAGINE DRAGONS EVOLVE 441,078 2017 54 A-MEI 偷故事的人 426,787 2017 55 EASON CHAN (陈奕迅) C’MON IN 419,183 2017 56 AYANGA (阿云嘎) 不朽的•THE ART 416,997 2020 57 JJ LIN (林俊杰) LIKE YOU DO 如你 404,052 2020 58 NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) THE FIRST II 394,585 2018 59 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: TEAR 391,006 2018 60 TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS (TAYLOR’S VERSION) 389,187 2021 61 IU (아이유) 5TH ALBUM `LILAC` 373,393 2021 62 ZHAO LEI (赵雷) 无法长大 367,720 2016 63 EMINEM REVIVAL 365,466 2017 64 EXO (엑소) OBSESSION 352,616 2019 65 TAYLOR SWIFT RED (TAYLOR`S VERSION) 351,737 2021 66 THE9 虚实X境 346,959 2020 67 EMINEM MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY 342,286 2020 68 RIHANNA ANTI 331,315 2016 69 BAEKHYUN (백현) CITY LIGHTS 325,561 2019 70 NEW PANTS (新裤子) 爱 广播 飞机 320,239 2021 71 BTS (방탄소년단) BE 318,564 2020 72 BAEKHYUN (백현) DELIGHT – THE 2ND MINI ALBUM 300,119 2020 73 DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN (迪玛希) ID 298,169 2019 74 INTO1 《风暴眼》——INTO1`S WONDERLAND序 292,620 2021 75 MAROON 5 RED PILL BLUES 289,004 2017 76 BTS (방탄소년단) LOVE YOURSELF: HER 286,777 2017 77 BTS (방탄소년단) YOU NEVER WALK ALONE 284,875 2017 78 HYUNA (泫雅) I`M NOT COOL 284,254 2021 79 ADELE 30 273,025 2021 80 CHARLIE PUTH VOICENOTES 269,128 2018 81 ED SHEERAN DIVIDE 266,252 2017 82 ARIANA GRANDE DANGEROUS WOMAN 265,525 2016 83 RADWIMPS 天気の子 COMPLETE VERSION 255,113 2019 84 BAEKHYUN (백현) BAMBI – THE 3RD MINI ALBUM 247,604 2021 85 NCT DREAM HOT SAUCE / HELLO FUTURE 241,456 2021 86 BRIDGE (布瑞吉BRIDGE) 新大陆 241,347 2018 87 KAREN MOK 我们在中场相遇 230,089 2018 88 ARIANA GRANDE POSITIONS 213,809 2020 89 NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) NEXT TO YOU 212,768 2018 90 HWANG CHI-YEUL (황치열) 致列·爱 210,709 2017 91 LAY (张艺兴) LOSE CONTROL 202,291 2016 92 TAEYEON (태연) PURPOSE – THE 2ND ALBUM 195,743 2019 93 WANG KAI (王凯) 画外音 192,214 2018 94 ARIANA GRANDE SWEETENER 188,439 2018 95 EXO-SC (세훈&찬열) WHAT A LIFE – THE 1ST MINI ALBUM 187,498 2019 96 TAEYANG (태양) WHITE NIGHT 181,147 2017 97 SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어) TIME_SLIP / TIMELESS 176,083 2019 98 JAY CHOU (周杰伦) 哎呦，不错哦 174,689 2014 99 ED SHEERAN NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT 171,456 2019 100 WANG LEEHOM (王力宏) A.I. 爱 168,936 2017
This list contains releases with 3 or 4 songs
№ Artist Album Sales Year release
1 LIU YUXIN (刘雨昕) EPSILON 5,878,671 2021 2 LAY (张艺兴) HONEY 4,844,769 2019 3 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) GROWING WILD – EP1 野 3,418,440 2016 4 KRIS WU (吴亦凡) 6 3,215,357 2017 5 ZHU ZHENGTING (朱正廷) THE WINTER LIGHT (冬日告白) 3,078,866 2018 6 BIGBANG (빅뱅) MADE 2,831,636 2016 7 CHENGCHENG FAN (范丞丞) I`M HERE 2,800,685 2018 8 JUSTIN (黄明昊 (JUSTIN)) HARD ROAD 2,795,983 2018 9 ZHANG YUNLEI (张云雷) 牵挂 2,685,809 2020 10 ZHU ZHENGTING (朱正廷) CHAPTER Z 1,983,502 2019 11 MENG MEIQI (孟美岐) 爱·不爱 1,804,581 2020 12 KRIS WU (吴亦凡) TESTING 1,764,014 2020 13 ZHANG YUNLEI BLUE SKY (蓝色天空) 1,759,773 2019 14 LI WENHAN (李汶翰) 汶 1,646,001 2021 15 LU HAN (鹿晗) Π-VOLUME.4 1,511,557 2020 16 LU HAN (鹿晗) RELOADED + 1,429,902 2016 17 LU HAN (鹿晗) Π-VOLUME.2 1,320,343 2019 18 UNINE UNUSUAL 1,251,274 2019 19 CHENGCHENG FAN (范丞丞) 咦？ 1,147,880 2021 20 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) GROWING WILD – EP2 蛮 1,144,915 2016 21 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) GROWING WILD – EP4 长 1,064,081 2016 22 CHENGCHENG FAN (范丞丞) LIKE A FAN 1,043,106 2019 23 CHRIS LEE (李宇春) GROWING WILD – EP3 生 1,031,030 2016 24 NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) THE FIRST I 863,870 2018 25 LI ZHENNING (李振宁) 深深 854,404 2020 26 LAY (张艺兴) 东 839,033 2021 27 UNINE UNLOCK 777,487 2019 28 CHENGCHENG FAN (范丞丞) EMERGING 677,159 2020 29 ZHU ZHENGTING (朱正廷) WAITING FOR A SIGN (待签收) 660,172 2019 30 WANG CHENYI EVEN WONG 641,061 2019 31 ONER BABY I DO 589,651 2018 32 JASON ZHANG 未·LIVE 502,152 2018 33 TIMMY XU 15分钟的疯狂 455,562 2017 34 JASON ZHANG 越爱越强 451,765 2016 35 NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) THE FIRST III 432,993 2018 36 ZHANG ZHEHAN 光 426,405 2019 37 SUN RUI (孙芮) SUGAR FREE 383,446 2021 38 SODAGREEN 冬 未了 MINI特别版 373,937 2015 39 Z.TAO T.A.O 324,721 2015 40 X NINE (X玖少年团) X玖 320,439 2016 41 FENG JIANYU (冯建宇) 一见倾心 316,766 2018 42 G.E.M. 另一个童话 299,098 2018 43 X NINE (X玖少年团) KEEP ONLINE NO版 266,205 2018 44 LI YI FENG (李易峰) DREAM VISIT 238,241 2019 45 WU XUANYI (吴宣仪) 25 237,124 2020 46 JASON ZHANG 未·LIVE 2 213,037 2018 47 LI XIKAN (李希侃) K 204,497 2018 48 G.E.M. 睡皇后 201,770 2018 49 ZHANG ZINING (张紫宁) 莫尔MORE • 乌托邦第3章 • 数字EP 190,532 2020 50 G.E.M. 毒苹果 189,133 2018 51 X NINE (X玖少年团) KEEP ONLINE YES版 174,197 2018 52 BIBI ZHOU (周笔畅) 翻白眼 137,620 2015 53 SING女团 解梦 135,805 2019 54 BIBI ZHOU (周笔畅) 翻白眼II 116,521 2015 55 MIKE ANGELO 你在我心中 103,814 2018 56 AARON YAN 亲爱的怪物 99,104 2018 57 JEFFERSON QIAN (钱正昊) MY ART 0.5 90,562 2018 58 THE9 THE NINE 85,628 2021 59 UNINE UNFORGETTABLE 82,272 2020 60 ONER灵超 G.O.D 68,216 2021 61 JUNG YONG HWA (정용화) 和.唱 64,842 2021 62 HUANG XINCHUN 二十一 64,235 2019 63 AARON YAN 最想去的地方 64,191 2018 64 NEXT (乐华七子NEXT) NEXT BEGINS 63,699 2019 65 WU JI FENG 夏日季风 55,922 2019 66 LUNDYG (谷蓝帝) BLOSSOM 52,769 2020 67 MARCO LIN (林凡MARCO) 梵CLOUD PT.2:LOVE 52,610 2021 68 ONER灵超 YOUR KWIN 49,362 2021 69 ESTELLE (陈意涵 ESTELLE) 飞行模式 46,549 2020 70 ONER灵超 REBELLIOUS 44,408 2021 71 BTS (방탄소년단) PERMISSION TO DANCE 33,055 2021 72 WU XUANYI (吴宣仪) GIFT 27,599 2021 73 YUEZHENG LING (乐正绫) 告白诗 20,039 2020 74 GENERATIONS FROM EXILE TRIBE LOADING… 19,364 2020 75 FENG JIANYU (冯建宇) 曾以为 19,152 2019 76 TING FEI CHUN (丁飞俊) 糊得如此独特 16,392 2020 77 FRHANM SHANGGUAN (上官喜爱) A 15,566 2020 78 MADILYN LITTLE FISH 12,629 2020 79 YANHE (言和) 白日梦 12,246 2020 80 WOODZ (조승연) SET 12,227 2021 81 WU HAI (吴海) 为你 9,388 2021 82 YANGTONG 遇见光之时 8,161 2019 83 VARIOUS ARTISTS 夜游会 5,706 2020 84 YE LI 我的意中人 5,024 2019 85 MO QINGXIAN (墨清弦) SIDE B 4,910 2020 86 STOLEN (秘密行动) REMANUFACTURED. 4,452 2020 87 ZHIYU MOKE (徵羽摩柯) MESSAGE 4,345 2020 88 EMMA STEVENS LOCKDOWN LULLABIES 89 2020
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