Stray Kids Dominate Circle Chart With Most Album Certifications and Over 7 Million Album Sales in 2025 Alone

15 Jan 2026, 04:34 by Maya-MK · allkpop

Stray Kids have solidified their status as one of K-pop’s most powerful acts bydominating the Circle Chart in 2025, earning the highest number of album certifications of any artist this year.

According to the Circle Chart 2025 year-end results, Stray Kids topped the rankings with an impressive seven album certifications, the most achieved by a single artist in 2025.

The group received Triple Million (3M) certification for their fourth full-length album ‘KARMA’, while ‘NOEASY’, ‘合 (HOP)’, and ‘DO IT’ were each certified Double Million (2M). In addition, ‘Cle : LEVANTER’ earned Double Platinum (2P) status, with special platform releases ‘KARMA (Nemo)’ and ‘DO IT (PLVE)’ both achieving Platinum (P) certification.

Beyond certifications, Stray Kids were also named the best-selling artist on Circle Chart in 2025, recording a massive 7.1 million+ album sales throughout the year — further highlighting their unrivaled physical sales power.

With 2025 officially in the record books, Circle Chart also revealed the biggest album releases of the year, with Stray Kids securing the No. 1 spot overall. Their album ‘KARMA’ ranked as the top-selling album of 2025, amassing nearly 3.4 million copies shipped worldwide, making it the only K-pop album to surpass 3 million copies this year. This marks the first time Stray Kids have claimed the No. 1 year-end album spot since the chart’s launch in 2010.

The album’s popularity extended even further with the ‘KARMA (Nemo Version)’, a digital-focused release counted separately by Circle Chart, selling nearly 300,000 additional copies and ranking among the top 100 albums of the year. Combined, both versions of ‘KARMA’ recorded approximately 3.7 million total sales.

Stray Kids’ success didn’t stop there. Their late-November EP ‘DO IT’ finished the year at No. 3 on the year-end Album Chart, selling over 2.3 million copies, while its PLVE version added more than 250,000 units, further emphasizing the group’s consistent demand across formats.

As Korea’s longest-running and most recognized music chart since 2010, the Circle Chart’s year-end rankings underscore Stray Kids’ unparalleled impact in 2025. With record-breaking certifications, top-selling releases, and sustained global popularity, Stray Kids continue to redefine what album success looks like in modern K-pop.

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