The best selling album in 2020 in Worldwide was MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 by BTS (방탄소년단) which sold 4,800,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 |
4,800,000 |
2019 |
| 2 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
BE |
2,690,000 |
2020 |
| 3 |
KENSHI YONEZU (米津 玄師) |
STRAY SHEEP |
2,540,000 |
2020 |
| 4 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
FOLKLORE |
1,990,000 |
2020 |
| 5 |
BLACKPINK |
THE ALBUM |
1,510,000 |
2020 |
| 6 |
AC/DC |
POWER UP |
1,370,000 |
2020 |
| 7 |
JUSTIN BIEBER |
CHANGES |
1,220,000 |
2020 |
| 8 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 ~ THE JOURNEY ~ |
1,170,000 |
2020 |
| 9 |
ARASHI (嵐) |
THIS IS 嵐 |
1,010,000 |
2020 |
| 10 |
KING GNU |
CEREMONY |
990,000 |
2020 |
| 11 |
EMINEM |
MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY |
790,000 |
2020 |
| 12 |
KING & PRINCE |
L& |
700,000 |
2020 |
| 13 |
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN |
LETTER TO YOU |
700,000 |
2020 |
| 14 |
BTS (방탄소년단) |
SKOOL LUV AFFAIR |
670,000 |
2014 |
| 15 |
SOUNDTRACK |
THE UNTAMED |
660,000 |
2020 |
| 16 |
HARRY STYLES |
FINE LINE |
650,000 |
2019 |
| 17 |
BILLIE EILISH |
WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? |
610,000 |
2019 |
| 18 |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
EVERMORE |
610,000 |
2020 |
| 19 |
LADY GAGA |
CHROMATICA |
560,000 |
2020 |
| 20 |
KIM HO-JOONG (김호중) |
THE CLASSIC ALBUM I - MY FAVORITE ARIA [#20 for sales of both The Classic Album (My Favorite Arias & My Favorite Songs) albums] |
500,000 |
2020 |
| 20 |
KIM HO-JOONG (김호중) |
THE CLASSIC ALBUM II - MY FAVORITE SONGS |
500,000 |
2020 |
Source: IFPI Global Music Report