List of best-selling albums in China explained

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

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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	Physical album
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Album	Artist	Number of copies sold
2022	Greatest Works of Art	Jay Chou	7,219,772<	--as of July 19, 2022-->	^[3]
2021	Epsilon	Liu Yuxin	5,878,671<	--as of February 7, 2022-->
2019	Honey	Lay	4,858,957<	--as of July 19, 2022-->
1993	The Goodbye Kiss	Jacky Cheung	4,000,000
2019	Going to Powerfully Burst	R1SE	3,082,155<	--as of July 19, 2022-->	^[4]
2020	Lit	Lay	2,741,096<	--as of July 19, 2022-->	^[5]
2004	Common Jasmin Orange	Jay Chou	2,600,000	^[6]
1984	Wandering	Cheng Fangyuan	2,000,000	^[7]
1985	Childhood	Cheng Fangyuan	2,000,000
1991	Red Sun	Various (honoring Mao Zedong)	2,000,000	^[8]
2016	Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories	Jay Chou	1,989,173<	--as of June 9, 2021-->	^[9]

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 release	Album	Artist	Number of copies sold
1993	Kiss And Goodbye	Jacky Cheung	4,000,000	^[10]
2004	Common Jasmin Orange	Jay Chou	2,600,000
1984	Wandering	Cheng Fangyuan	2,000,000
1985	Childhood	Cheng Fangyuan	2,000,000
1983	Su Rui	Su Rui	1,500,000	^[11]
—	By A Wrong Bus	Su Rui	1,500,000
—	Wolf	Qi Qin	1,300,000
1994	Nothing Will Stop Me From Loving You	Wakin Chau	1,200,000	^[12]
1994	The Lion King	Various artists	1,000,000	^[13]
1997	Titanic	James Horner/Celine Dion	1,000,000	^[14]
1986	A Voice on the Ocean	Fei Xiang	1,000,000	^[15]
1996	Too Softhearted	Richie Jen	1,000,000
2002	Start	Stefanie Sun	1,000,000	^[16]
2003	To Be Continued...	Stefanie Sun	1,000,000
1997	The Third Eye	Zheng Jun	800,000	^[17]
1994	Chi Luo	Zheng Jun	600,000	^[18]
1987	Bad	Michael Jackson	500,000	^[19]
2001	Meteor Rain	F4	500,000	^[20]
2007	Against the Light	Stefanie Sun	500,000	^[21]
2004	It's Raining	Rain	500,000	^[22]
1999	Next to Happiness	The Flowers	500,000	^[23]
	Qingchun Shijie	Hang Hong	500,000	^[24]

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

2 million or more units

Artist	Album	Year	Sales
Jay Chou	Greatest Works of Art	2022	7,219,772
Cai Xukun	Mi 迷	2021	3,473,680	^[25]
R1SE	Going to Powerfully Burst	2019	3,082,155	^[26]
	Made	2016	2,841,614	^[27]
Lay	Lit	2020	2,741,096	^[28]
Jay Chou	Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories	2016	2,000,890	^[29]

1 million or more units

Artist	Album	Year	Sales
Taylor Swift	Lover	2019	1,872,460	^[30]
Li Yuchun	Wow	2019	1,858,647	^[31]
Hua Chenyu	New World	2020	1,835,069	^[32]
Taylor Swift	1989	2014	1,780,189	^[33]
Taylor Swift	Reputation	2017	1,741,210	^[34]
G-Dragon	Kwon Ji Yong	2017	1,507,570	^[35]
Blackpink	The Album	2020	1,432,666	^[36]
Nine Percent	To the Nines	2018	1,396,966	^[37]
Li Yuchun	Liu Xing	2017	1,243,109	^[38]
Taylor Swift	Folklore	2020	1,206,487	^[39]
Lay	Namanana	2018	1,180,208	^[40]
JJ Lin	Message in a Bottle	2017	1,173,263	^[41]
Lay	Lay 02 Sheep	2017	1,008,065	^[42]

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

20 million or more units

Artist	Single/EP	Year	Sales
Xiao Zhan	Light	2020	54,255,539	^[43]
Hua Chenyu	I Really Want to Love This World	2019	22,931,648	^[44]
Jay Chou	Greatest Works of Art	2022	20,000,000+	^[45]

10 million or more units

Artist	Single/EP	Year	Sales
Wang Yibo	No Feelings	2019	17,585,162	^[46]
Wang Yibo	The Rules of My World	2020	15,451,449	^[47]
Cai Xukun	Young	2019	14,505,045	^[48]
Jay Chou	Won't Cry	2019	10,917,586	^[49]

5 million or more units

Artist	Single/EP	Year	Sales
Jay Chou	Mojito	2020	9,170,315	^[50]
JJ Lin	No Turning Back	2020	6,855,776	^[51]
Liu Yuxin	Epsilon	2021	5,874,069	^[52]
Eason Chan	Keep Me By Your Side	2016	5,771,018	^[53]
JJ Lin	The Story Of Us	2019	5,637,031	^[54]
Jay Chou	Still Wandering	2022	5,000,000+	^[55]
Jay Chou	Cold Hearted	2022	5,000,000+	^[56]

3 million or more units

Artist	Single/EP	Year	Sales
Lay	Honey	2019	4,858,957	^[57]
JJ Lin	Dust and Ashes	2023	4,000,000+	^[58]
Jay Chou	Pink Ocean	2022	4,000,000+	^[59]
Zhang Zhehan	Surround	2021	3,873,937	^[60]
Lu Han	Xplore	2016	3,664,318	^[61]
Lu Han	Π-volume.1	2019	3,477,798	^[62]
Li Yuchun	Ye (first EP of Growing Wild)	2016	3,418,553	^[63]
Roy Wang	Song For You	2018	3,263,963	^[64]
Lu Han	Reloaded	2015	3,358,873	^[65]
JJ Lin	Light of Sanctuary	2020	3,282,802	^[66]
Kris Wu	6	2017	3,215,357	^[67]
Blackpink	How You Like That	2020	3,088,581<	--2,519,737(QQ Music) + 649(music.163) + 532,877 (Kugou) + 35,320 (Kuwo)-->	^[68]
Zhu Zhengting	The Winter Light	2019	3,078,866	^[69]
Lu Han	π-volume.3	2020	3,009,225	^[70]
1K	Just Forget It	2022	3,000,000+	^[71]
LBI	Summer in a Small Town	2022	3,000,000+	^[72]
Jay Chou	Reflection	2022	3,000,000+	^[73]
Jay Chou	You Are the Firework I Missed	2022	3,000,000+	^[74]

• a. Sales figure includes 'equivalent track streams'.
• b. Sales figure based on certification number alone.

See also

• Music of China
• Mandopop
• List of best-selling albums
• List of best-selling albums by country

Notes and References

1. Web site: Global Music Report 2019: Annual State of the Industry . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . May 17, 2019 .
2. Web site: RIAJ: Yearbook 2007, IFPI 2005 Report (Page 24). Recording Industry Association of Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015185641/http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/issue/pdf/RIAJ2007E.pdf. dead. October 15, 2007. March 19, 2017.
3. Web site: "Greatest Works Of Art" sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
4. Web site: "Going to Powerfully Burst"-R1SE sales. June 9, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
5. Web site: "Lit"-Lay Zhang sales. June 9, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
6. Fung. Anthony. Western style, Chinese Pop: Jay Chou's Rap and Hip-Hop in China. Asian Music. In China the official figure reached 2.6 million units, a stunning figure that no other Chinese artist has attained.. 2008. 39. 69–80. 10.1353/amu.2007.0047. 191532050. March 19, 2017.
7. Reference for sales:
   • News: Patrick. Al. East Meets Wham!, And Another Great Wall Comes Down. China's top female singer, Sing Fong Yuen, (sic.) who sells about 2 million copies of each cassette she puts out, earn (sic.) $15 a week.. 2. Chicago Tribune. April 28, 1985. May 2, 2018.

   Reference for album titles and release dates:

   • Web site: 成方圆 Cheng Fang Yuan. Global Culture Development Co. Ltd. Chinese. May 2, 2018.
8. Book: Cheng, Chu-yuan. China's Economic Development, 1950-2014: Fundamental Changes and Long-Term Prospects. Lexington Books. 2014. 978-0739186565. 95. Google Books. November 2, 2022.
9. Web site: "Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories"-Jay Chou sales. June 9, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
10. A Wave of Nostalgia Is Sweeping Taiwanese Artists Back Into the Chinese Limelight. Liu. Hsiuwen. Billboard. December 21, 2022. September 25, 2023. subscription. September 25, 2023. https://archive.today/20230925185130/https://www.billboard.com/pro/taiwanese-music-artists-popularity-boost-mainland-china/.
11. News: Pop goes China's taste in music. The Straits Times. 8. December 27, 1988. November 1, 2022.
12. Asia Falling Under the Influence Of Taiwan's Rock Records. Billboard. Adam. White. 38. August 6, 1994. 0006-2510. November 2, 2022.
13. A History Of Rock Records. Billboard. R-8. January 22, 2000. November 3, 2019.
14. Billboard Vol. 110, No. 25. White. Adam. The Sony Classical soundtrack album to the movie is now reported to have sold more than 1 million legitimate copies in the People's Republic of China. Billboard. June 20, 1998. March 19, 2017.
15. Web site: 中国唱片销量最高的十大歌手， 张学友只排第二，她第一销量 .
16. Web site: Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: Biographical dictionary. Suryadinata. Leo. Leo Suryadinata. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 2012. September 11, 2023. 1019.
17. Everyone Gets Involved. Burpee. Geoff. APQ-6. Billboard. August 23, 1997. November 2, 2022.
18. Fat Sales, Slim Profit. APQ-4. Billboard. March 1, 1997. November 2, 2022.
19. Web site: The last rock star in China. December 10, 1995. June 9, 2024. subscription. South China Morning Post. Jasper. Becker. The best-selling album in China was Michael Jackson's Bad and that only sold 500,000 copies in a country of 1.2 billion.
20. News: Band Hits Sour Note in China. Pomfret. John. The Washington Post. Within five months, meanwhile, Sony had sold 500,000 copies of the "Meteor Rain" album and estimated that another 5 million pirated versions had flooded the market.. June 10, 2002. March 19, 2017.
21. Book: Tan, Kevin. Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Suryadinata. Leo. over 500,000 copies in China in the first week. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 1020. 2012. 9789814345217. March 19, 2017.
22. Korean Culture No. 2: K-pop Beyond Asia. Korean Culture and Information Service. Total sales of Rain's new album throughout Asia reached over one million: 100,000 in Japan, 500,000 in China, 70,000 in Taiwan, 150,000 in Thailand, 50,000 in Indonesia, and 154,000 in Korea…. 42. 2015. July 23, 2017.
23. News: Chinese aim to build a great wall of sound. Far Eastern Economic Review. The Guardian. May 23, 2003. March 19, 2017.
24. Web site: The making of a star. November 13, 1991. The Straits Times. August 28, 2023. 6.
25. Web site: "迷"-Cai Xukun sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
26. Web site: "Going to Powerfully Burst"-R1SE sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
27. Web site: MADE . August 24, 2022 . y.saoju.net.
28. Web site: "Lit"-Lay Zhang sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
29. Web site: "Jay Chou's Bedtime Stories"-Jay Chou sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
30. Web site: "Lover"- Taylor Swift sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
31. Web site: "Wow"- Li Yuchun sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
32. Web site: "New World"- Hua Chenyu sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
33. Web site: "1989"- Taylor Swift sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
34. Web site: "Reputation"- Taylor Swift sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
35. Web site: "Kwon Ji Yong"- G-Dragon sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
36. Web site: "The Album"- BLACKPINK sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
37. Web site: "To the Nines"- Nine Percent sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
38. Web site: "Liu Xing"- Li Yuchun sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
39. Web site: "folklore"- Taylor Swift sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
40. Web site: "Namanana"- Lay sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
41. Web site: "Message in a Bottle"- JJ Lin sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
42. Web site: "Sheep"- Lay sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
43. Web site: "Light"- Xiao Zhan sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
44. Web site: "I Really Want Love This World"- Hua Chenyu sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
45. Web site: 周杰伦 - 最伟大的作品. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
46. Web site: "No Feelings"- Wang Yibo sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
47. Web site: "The Rules of My World"- Wang Yibo sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
48. Web site: "Young"- Cai Xukun sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
49. Web site: "Won't Cry"- Jay Chou sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
50. Web site: "Mojito"- Jay Chou sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
51. Web site: "No Turning Back"- JJ Lin sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
52. Web site: "EPSILON"- Liu Yuxin sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
53. Web site: "Keep Me By Your Side"- Eason Chan sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
54. Web site: "The Story Of Us"- JJ Lin sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
55. Web site: 周杰伦 - 还在流浪. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
56. Web site: 周杰伦 - 红颜如箱. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
57. Web site: "Honey"- Lay sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
58. Web site: 林俊杰 - 原与愁. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
59. Web site: 周杰伦 - 粉色海洋. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
60. Web site: "Surround"- Zhang Zhehan sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
61. Web site: "Xplore"- Lu Han sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
62. Web site: "Π-volume.1"- Lu Han sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
63. Web site: "Ye"- Li Yuchun sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
64. Web site: "Song For You"- Roy Wang sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
65. Web site: "Reloaded"- Lu Han sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
66. Web site: "Light of Sanctuary"- JJ Lin sales. July 19, 2022. saoju.net. Chinese.
67. Web site: "6"- Kris Wu sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
68. Web site: "How You Like That"- BLACKPINK sales. May 21, 2023. saoju.net. Chinese.
69. Web site: "The Winter Light"- Zhu Zhengting sales. November 23, 2021. saoju.net. Chinese.
70. Web site: π-volume.3 . August 24, 2022 . y.saoju.net.
71. Web site: 1K - 就忘了吧. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
72. Web site: LBI利比 - 小城夏天. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
73. Web site: 周杰伦 - 倒影. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.
74. Web site: 周杰伦 - 错过的烟火. April 11, 2024. tencentmusic.com. Chinese.