Taylor Swift, Stray Kids, and Billie Eilish are among this year’s biggest music sensations, topping the 2024 US best-selling CD charts according to Luminate. From K-pop stars to pop’s reigning queens, these artists have been the soundtrack for CDs last year.
The list is mainly dominated by K-pop groups, with Stray Kids scoring two entries. Meanwhile, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, TXT, ATEEZ, and TWICE each managed to snag a spot with their albums and mini-albums in the top 10. This proves K-pop’s rising dominance when it comes to the physical format. Meanwhile, the only American/Western artists on the list are Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, who dropped massive albums in 2024.
Below is a rundown of the top 10 albums, catch them now:
Best-selling CD Albums of 2024 in the US (via Luminate):
1. The Tortured Poets Department
2. ATE
3. Romance: Untold
4. GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1
5. HOP
6. minisode 3: TOMORROW
7. GOLDEN HOUR: Part 2
8. 1989 (Taylor's Version)
9. With YOU-th
10. HIT ME HARD AND SOFT pic.twitter.com/VcNNifJ3k7— Pop Core (@TheePopCore) January 15, 2025
10. Billie Eilish – “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT”
09. TWICE – “With YOU-th”
08. Taylor Swift – “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”
07. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR: Part 2”
06. TXT – “minisode 3: TOMORROW”
05. Stray Kids – “HOP”
04. ATEEZ – “GOLDEN HOUR: Part 1”
03. ENHYPEN – “Romance: Untold”
02. Stray Kids – “ATE”
01. Taylor Swift – “The Tortured Poets Department”
Which one are you claiming?