Jimin’s Latest Album Soars More Than 5,000% In Sales

As a genre, K-pop has never been a top performer on vinyl. That’s an unusual fact, considering that for many years, superfans of the style, and specifically of certain singers and groups within South Korea’s signature musical export, have shown their love of purchasing music on physical formats. K-pop is known to appeal to collectors, and many albums debut with huge sales sums, which have helped a number of acts perform spectacularly on Billboard’s charts.

As vinyl becomes more and more popular in the United States, especially among younger music lovers, the biggest names in K-pop are hopping on board the record train. Jimin, one of the seven singers in BTS, scores a new top 10 bestseller in America this frame after his album Muse was released on vinyl and saw its total sales skyrocket from one week to the next.

Jimin’s Muse Sees Sales Grow By 5,200% After Vinyl Release

After it was finally made available on vinyl, Jimin’s Muse sold a little more than 4,300 copies throughout America last week. That number comes from Luminate, the music industry organization that corrals sales and streaming data, which is then used to compile Billboard’s rankings. The frame prior, Muse did not manage to sell even 100 copies.

From one week to the next, purchases of Muse grew by almost 5,200% in the U.S.

Jimin’s Muse Debuts Inside the Top 10

With several thousand sales to its credit, Muse easily cracks the top 10 on the Vinyl Albums chart this frame. Jimin enters the format-specific roster at No. 8.

Jimin Launches Behind Florence and the Machine, Radiohead and Hamilton

Jimin claims the fourth-loftiest arrival on the Vinyl Albums tally this time around. He starts off behind just-dropped projects from Florence and the Machine (Everybody Scream, No. 1), Radiohead (Hail to the Thief: Live Recordings, 2003–2009, No. 2), and the Broadway musical Hamilton (Hamilton: 10 Shots [Highlights from the Original Broadway Cast Recording], No. 6). The current ranking is dominated by Tyler, the Creator’s Chromakopia, which breaks back in after not finding space last frame and runs the show.

How Many Vinyl Albums Has Jimin Released?

Jimin earns his second appearance on the Vinyl Albums roster as a soloist as Muse debuts. Last January, his Face EP launched and peaked at No. 2, missing out on giving him a coveted champion by just one spot.

Jimin Returns to Top Album Sales With Muse

All the purchases of Muse on wax help the set find its way back to the Top Album Sales tally, which is not specific to any one style, language, or format. Muse breaks back in at No. 17 thanks to its 5,000%-plus sales spike.

Jimin Almost Soars to No. 1 on a Billboard Chart

Muse can also be found on one other Billboard tally at the moment: the World Albums chart. Jimin almost re-conquers that ranking as Muse bolts from eighth place to the runner-up spot. Only Karma by Stray Kids, which climbs one space north, beats him to the position.

“Who” Helps Muse Become a Chart Win Again

In addition to a vinyl release, the continued popularity of Muse single “Who” also plays a role in the title’s ongoing success. The track can be found on both of Billboard’s worldwide rosters, as it dips 10 spaces to No. 170 on the Billboard Global 200 and returns to the upper half of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S., ascending to No. 97. It has previously run both charts.

Where Did Jimin’s Muse Peak on the Billboard Charts?

Muse surges on the Billboard charts well over a year after its release. Jimin dropped the EP, his second on his own, in the summer of 2024, a little over a year after Face arrived. Both EPs peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, where so far no male soloist connected to K-pop has hit No. 1. Muse also topped out in second place on the Top Album Sales chart.