The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has just announced the 2023 global artist rankings, with the appearance of a series of Kpop groups attracting attention.

Recently, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has just announced the 2023 global artist rankings, attracting attention from music fans. This is IFPI’s annual chart, calculated by adding up all worldwide physical album sales, digital downloads and music/video streams of those songs.

Thereby reflecting the influence and success of the artist in the past year. The 2023 chart attracts attention when witnessing a series of Kpop groups reaching the top 10, alongside famous superstars such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake,…

Taylor Swift tops IFPI’s 2023 global artist chart

“Closing” a year of explosive activity by winning the Album of the Year category for the fourth time at the 66th Grammy, it is not difficult to understand that Taylor Swift is also the artist topping the IFPI’s 2023 global chart. Sales from Midnights and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) gave Taylor Swift numerous sales records in year 17 of her career.

SEVENTEEN FML’s 10th mini album is the first album by a Korean artist to reach 6.2 million copies

Most surprisingly, ranked 2nd in IFPI’s global artist ranking is the representative from Kpop – the million-selling boy group SEVENTEEN. This is the third consecutive year SEVENTEEN has reached the top 10 of IFPI and has also increased its rankings with each milestone. Last year, SEVENTEEN released 2 mini albums, both of which created a sales fever.

The 10th mini album FML is the first album by a Korean artist to sell 6.2 million copies. In August 2023, the group’s total album sales for the year reached 10 million copies, making people surprised. With momentum going, the 13 boys returned with Seventeenth Heaven, setting a record of 5 million copies sold in the first week.

SEVENTEEN’s second mini album of 2023 also brought in a record of 5 million copies in the first week

Close to SEVENTEEN is JYP’s 4th generation boy group – Stray Kids. The mini album 5-Stars broke Kpop’s pre-order record, reaching 5 million copies sold. With great success in the international market, JYP’s boy group ranked 3rd in IFPI’s global rankings, ahead of both Drake and The Weeknd.

Recently, Stray Kids is also the rare Korean group to win awards at BBMAs 2023 and People’s Choice Awards 2024. The group is expected to continue writing success for Kpop in the international market.

Stray Kids ranked #3 in IFPI’s global artist chart

Besides, Kpop fans were also surprised by the appearance of the more than 1 year old girl group NewJeans. Even though they only debuted in July 2022, the 5 ADOR girls have quickly achieved impressive musical achievements. Not only “breaking” digital music, NewJeans also ranked top in revenue in 2023, being the first 4th generation girl group to enter the IFPI top 10 at position #8.

NewJeans is the first 4th generation female group to reach the top 10 global artists of IFPI

In addition, the “brother” of the TXT group also excelled in leading NewJeans at #7. Accordingly, HYBE has up to 3 music groups selected by IFPI in the top 10 global artists. Expanding the IFPI top 20, there are two other Kpop representatives: IVE – #12, NCT Dream – #15.

Top 20 global artists 2023 ranked by IFPI:

1. Taylor Swift

2. SEVENTEEN

3. Stray Kids

4. Drake

5. The Weeknd

6. Morgan Wallen

7. TXT

8. NewJeans

9. Bad Bunny

10. Lana Del Rey

11. Ed Sheeran

12. IVE

13. SZA

14. Eminem

15. NCT DREAM

16. Zach Bryan

17. Travis Scott

18. Kanye West

19. Post Malone

20. King & Prince