South Korean singer Taeyeon has released three studio albums, two studio-album reissues, and seven extended plays (EPs). She first became a singer as part of idol girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, and she has embarked on a solo career since 2015. By September 2019, Taeyeon was the best-selling female solo idol and the fifth-best-selling female idol in terms of album sales.[1] She surpassed one million album sales in January 2022[2] and had sold over 1.3 million albums by September 2023.[3]
Taeyeon albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
EPs | 8 |
Reissues | 2 |
SM Entertainment released Taeyeon's debut EP, I, in October 2015. It peaked at number two in South Korea and has sold over 173,000 physical copies. Her second EP, Why (2016), reached number one in South Korea and has sold over 126,000 physical copies. Taeyeon sold over 250,000 physical copies of her first studio album, My Voice (2017), and its deluxe-edition reissue. Both versions of My Voice peaked at number one in South Korea.
Taeyeon further released two South Korean top-five EPs, This Christmas: Winter Is Coming (2017) and Something New (2018), and a Japanese top-ten EP, Voice (2019). Her second studio album, Purpose (2019), and its reissue (2020) both peaked at number two in South Korea, and their cumulative sales stood at over 232,000 copies. Taeyeon's 2020 EP, What Do I Call You, peaked at number four in South Korea and sold over 127,000 copies combining CD and vinyl sales. Her third studio album, INVU (2022), peaked at number two in South Korea and has sold over 248,000 physical copies.
Studio albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||||||
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KOR [4] |
AUS Dig. [5] |
FRA Dig. [6] |
JPN [7] |
US Heat. [8] |
US Ind. [9] |
US World [10] | ||||
My Voice |
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1 | — | — | 39 | 19 | 43 | 2 |
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Purpose |
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2 | 23 | 73 | 25 | 14 | 41 | 9 | ||
INVU | 2 | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Reissues
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [14] | |||
My Voice: Deluxe Edition |
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1 |
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Purpose (Repackage) |
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2 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Extended plays
editKorean
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||
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KOR [15] |
JPN [16] |
US Heat. [17] |
US Ind. [18] |
US World [19] | |||
I |
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2 | 21 | 5 | 38 | 1 | |
Why |
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1 | 30 | 15 | 48 | 2 |
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This Christmas: Winter Is Coming |
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2 | — | — | — | 6 |
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Something New |
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3 | 35 | — | — | 4 |
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What Do I Call You |
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4 | — | — | — | — |
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To. X |
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2 | — | — | — | — | |
Letter to Myself |
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TBA | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Japanese
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
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JPN [25] |
US World [26] | ||||
Voice |
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6 | 11 |
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#GirlsSpkOut |
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9 | — |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
References
edit- ^ "The Million Sellers – Physical Album Sales" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. August 27, 2019. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Park, Dong-seon (January 7, 2022). 음콘협, 2011년 이후 데뷔 가수 '누적 앨범판매' 결과 공개 [Music Association reveals results of 'cumulative album sales' for singers who debut after 2011] (in Korean). RPM9 Korea.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Circle Chart's Observation Note #1 [Album Sales] (in Korean). Circle Chart. September 9, 2022. Sales appeared at 1:09. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on Circle Album Chart (previously called Gaon Album Chart):
- "My Voice". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 26 – March 4, 2017. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- "Purpose". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 27 – November 2, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- "INVU". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 13–19, 2022. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on ARIA Digital Album Chart:
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on French Album Charts:
- "Purpose". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on Oricon Albums Chart:
- "My Voice". Oricon (in Japanese). March 13, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- "Purpose". Oricon (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "INVU". Oricon (in Japanese). March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums:
- "My Voice". Billboard. March 12–18, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "Purpose". Billboard. November 3–9, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "INVU". Billboard. February 20–26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on Billboard's Independent Albums:
- "My Voice". Billboard. March 12–18, 2017. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "Purpose". Billboard. November 3–9, 2019. Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for studio albums on Billboard's World Albums:
- "My Voice". Billboard. March 12–18, 2017. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "Purpose". Billboard. November 3–9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Accumlated sales for Purpose on Oricon Albums Chart (CD + digital download):
- "週間 アルバムランキング – 2019年11月11日付" [Weekly Album Ranking – November 11, 2019]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "週間 デジタルアルバムランキング – 2019年11月11日付" [Weekly Digital Album Ranking – November 11, 2019]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 11, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ Accumlated sales for INVU (CD + Cassette + LP):
- "Circle Album Chart – 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 12, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – First half of 2022". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- "2022년 03월 Album Chart" [March 2022 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 50 of 2023". Circle Music Chart (in Korean). December 4–10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 24, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ Cumulative Sales of INVU:
- "週間 アルバムランキング – 2022年03月07日付" [Weekly Album Ranking – March 7, 2022]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 7, 2022. Archived from the original on March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- "週間 アルバムランキング – 2022年03月21日" [Weekly Album Ranking – March 21, 2022]. Oricon (in Japanese). March 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions for reissues albums on Circle Album Chart (previously called Gaon Album Chart):
- "My Voice: Deluxe Edition". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). April 2–8, 2017. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- "Purpose (Repackage)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). January 12–18, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for extended plays on Circle Album Chart (previously called Gaon Album Chart):
- "I". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). October 4–10, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- "Why". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 26 – July 2, 2016. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
- "This Christmas: Winter Is Coming". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 10–16, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- "Something New". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 17–23, 2018. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- "What Do I Call You". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). December 13–19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- "To. X". Circle Chart (in Korean). December 10–16, 2023. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Peak chart positions for Korean-language extended plays on Oricon Albums Chart:
- "I". Oricon (in Japanese). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- "Why". Oricon (in Japanese). July 11, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
- "Something New". Oricon (in Japanese). July 2, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Peak chart positions for extended plays on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums:
- ^ Peak chart positions for extended plays on Billboard's Independent Albums:
- ^ Peak chart positions for Korean-language extended plays on Billboard's World Albums:
- "I". Billboard. October 18–24, 2015. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- "Why". Billboard. July 10–16, 2016. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- "This Christmas: Winter Is Coming". Billboard. December 24–30, 2017. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- "Something New". Billboard. June 24–30, 2018. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (October 14, 2015). "Girls' Generation's Taeyeon Is Its First Member to Go Solo & First to Hit No.1". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Album Chart Yearly - 2017". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Accumlated sales for What Do I Call You (CD + LP):
- "2020년 12주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- "2021년 01주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- Circle Chart's Observation Note #1 [Album Sales] (in Korean). Circle Chart. September 9, 2022. Sales appeared at 1:09. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via YouTube.
- "2021년 02월 Album Chart" [February 2021 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Accumlated sales for To. X :
- "Circle Album Chart – November 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 50 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). December 10–16, 2023. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – Week 51 of 2023". Circle Chart (in Korean). December 17–23, 2023. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- "Circle Album Chart – March, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2023年11月27日~2023年12月03日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 27, 2023 - December 3, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for Japanese-language extended plays on Oricon Albums Chart:
- "Voice". Oricon (in Japanese). June 17, 2019. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- "#GirlsSpkOut". Oricon (in Japanese). November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020.
- ^ Peak chart positions for Japanese-language extended plays on Billboard's World Albums:
- ^ "月間 アルバムランキング – 2019年06月度" [Month Album Ranking – June 2019]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "週間 アルバムランキング – 2020年11月30日付" [Weekly Album Ranking – Published November 30, 2020]. Oricon (in Japanese). November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.