The Album (Blackpink album) (English Wikipedia)

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austriancharts.at

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Cumulative sales for The Album:
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charts.nz

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circlechart.kr

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consequenceofsound.net

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dazeddigital.com

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dutchcharts.nl

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e.leclerc

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edaily.co.kr

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The Album Sales: 1,244,802 (2020) + 18,879 (LP, 2020) + 190,729 (2021) + 100,795 (2022) + 94,354 (2023) + 25,533 (2024)
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hitparada.ifpicr.cz

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independent.co.uk

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insider.com

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m.koreaherald.com

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latimes.com

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lescharts.com

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melon.com

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metacritic.com

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metro.co.uk

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micky.com.au

"The Korean girl supergroup BLACKPINK will be meeting fans through the video platform TikTok. This performance is after the group swept the real-time charts with its first full-length album, The Album". Micky. October 14, 2020.

mt.co.kr

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