* [Jungkook was the #8 best selling K-Pop act by pure album sales in the US in 2023 (290K).](https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1752553543087575292)

* [BTS was the #9 best selling K-Pop act by pure album sales in the US in 2023 (285K).](https://twitter.com/chartdata/status/1752554801391374694)

Pure sales are the purchase of an album (either physical or digital) and it’s a 1:1 ratio of purchases vs. sales recorded (this doesn’t involve streaming).

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