The following is a list of the best selling albums of 2016 on the Billboard China V Chart. The chart ranks in two different categories, mainland albums and imported albums using data from Chinese video-sharing site YinYueTai (YYT).
Criteria
Chart entry criteria
There is no time limit imposed for (domestic) albums released within mainland China. For the album still sells on the Yin Yue Shopping Mall, the album is eligible to be ranked in the weekly album chart. The classification of albums into mainland and foreign albums depend on the country/location the album was released and not the language.
Structure
The chart cycle for real time chart is updated hourly while the weekly and yearly album charts are updated every month and year respectively.
The real time chart shows only ranking without the number of sales.
The weekly chart shows only the top50 ranking albums in the month and the number of sales for only the top5 albums.
The yearly chart shows only the top50 ranking albums in the year and its number of sales. The chart is published at the subsequent year on 1 January.
Loop holes
- Pre-order sales for a specific album will only be counted on the release date.
- If a single album is divided into multiple editions, the sales will be counted separately.
Top 10 albums of 2016
| Mainland (Domestic) | Imported | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Album | Artist(s) | Reference | Rank | Album | Artist(s) | Reference |
| 1 | Beginner | Joker Xue | 1 | Lose Control | Zhang Yixing (Lay) | ||
| 2 | Adore | Huang Zitao | 2 | VOL.3 (KOREAN VER.) | EXO | ||
| 3 | Whirlwind | Chen Xiang | 3 | VOL.3 (CHINESE VER.) | EXO | ||
| 4 | December (W Edition) | Wang Qing | 4 | FLIGHT LOG : TURBULENCE VOL.2 | GOT7 | ||
| 5 | December (Q Edition) | Wang Qing | 5 | WINTER SPECIAL ALBUM 2016 (2CD) | EXO | ||
| 6 | Reloaded | Luhan | 6 | WINGSVOL.2 | BTS | ||
| 7 | The Road | Huang Zitao | 7 | VOL.3 Repackage (CHINESE VER.) | EXO | ||
| 8 | $axi$a | Hooleeger | 8 | VOL.3 Repackage (KOREAN VER.) | EXO | ||
| 9 | N/A | N/A | 9 | BIGBANG MADE THE FULL ALBUM | Bigbang | ||
| 10 | JTW: Journey to The West | Khalil Fong | 10 | Young Forever (Night ver.) | BTS | ||
Annual sales percentage
Mainland (Domestic) albums
| Rank | Album | Artist | Percentage of mainland albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beginner | Joker Xue | 33.26% |
| 2 | Adore | Huang Zitao | 23.23% |
| 3 | Whirlwind | Chen Xiang | 12.74% |
| 4 | December (W Edition) | Wang Qing | 5.98% |
| 5 | December (Q Edition) | Wang Qing | 5.66% |
Imported albums
| Rank | Album | Artist | Percentage of imported albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lose Control | Zhang Yixing (Lay) | 69.71% |
| 2 | VOL.3 (KOREAN VER.) | EXO | 4.08% |
| 3 | VOL.3 (CHINESE VER.) | EXO | 2.91% |
| 4 | FLIGHT LOG : TURBULENCE VOL.2 | GOT7 | 2.52% |
| 5 | WINTER SPECIAL ALBUM 2016 (2CD) | EXO | 1.49% |
References
- "China V Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- Lin, Lilian (November 10, 2015). "Billboard Teams With Local Firm to Declare China's No. 1 Song". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- Zhang Rui (November 10, 2015). "Billboard music charts look to expand in China". China.org.cn. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- "音悦V榜 - 专辑销量榜". yinyuetai (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- "China V Chart Top 10 Albums of 2016 (Mainland)". Yinyuetai (in Chinese).
- "China V Chart Top 10 Albums of 2016 (Imported)". yinyuetai. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
Footnote
- Album first released outside of China although it is a Chinese language album by a Chinese artist
- Only album in the list which is released in 2015
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