Published March 12, 2021, 8:32 AM BTS with their IFPI awards (top) and BLACKPINK (Twitter, Instagram) K-pop boy band BTS copped first place and girl group BLACKPINK placed fifth on the 2020 Global Album Sales Chart announced by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an “organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide.” BTS’ “Map of the Soul: 7” is the winner of the IFPI 2020 Global Album Sales Chart and according to IFPI, the album “saw incredible sales all over the world and broke the all-time sales record in the band’s home country of Korea.” The 2020 Global Album Sales Chart revealed the top 10 best-selling albums based on physical sales and digital downloads.