The best selling physical album in 2021 in Worldwide was 30 by ADELE which sold 4,680,000 copies.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Sales | Released |
| 1 | ADELE | 30 | 4,680,000 | 2021 |
| 2 | ABBA | VOYAGE | 2,050,000 | 2021 |
| 3 | SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) | ATTACCA | 1,750,000 | 2021 |
| 4 | BTS (방탄소년단) | BTS, THE BEST | 1,520,000 | 2021 |
| 5 | ED SHEERAN | = | 1,290,000 | 2021 |
| 6 | JUSTIN BIEBER | JUSTICE | 1,180,000 | 2021 |
| 7 | TAYLOR SWIFT | RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) | 1,140,000 | 2021 |
| 8 | SEVENTEEN (세븐틴) | YOUR CHOICE | 1,130,000 | 2018 |
| 9 | SNOW MAN | SNOW MANIA S1 | 1,050,000 | 2021 |
| 10 | TAYLOR SWIFT | FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) | 980,000 | 2021 |
| 11 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) | THE CHAOS CHAPTER: FREEZE | 950,000 | 2021 |
| 12 | OLIVIA RODRIGO | SOUR | 820,000 | 2021 |
| 13 | BTS (방탄소년단) | MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 | 820,000 | 2019 |
| 14 | BTS (방탄소년단) | BE | 750,000 | 2020 |
| 15 | BILLIE EILISH | HAPPIER THAN EVER | 710,000 | 2021 |
| 16 | COLDPLAY | MUSIC OF THE SPHERES | 680,000 | 2021 |
| 17 | TOMORROW X TOGETHER (투모로우바이투게더) | THE CHAOS CHAPTER: FIGHT OR ESCAPE | 680,000 | 2021 |
| 18 | BTS (방탄소년단) | MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA | 670,000 | 2019 |
| 19 | TAYLOR SWIFT | EVERMORE | 650,000 | 2020 |
| 20 | MAO BUYI (毛不易) | 幼鸟指南 | 640,000 | 2021 |
Source: IFPI Global Music Report