Realistically, what group can sell 1 million or at least 500k with just 1 version without discounts/digipacks/pc?

The days when you can sell millionS of physical versions of albums are long gone. Sales have been declining since 2000s.

Adele is the only exception. Now streaming is added to pure sales in order to chart on Billboard.

K-pop uses pc/photobooks/digipacks in order to gain numbers. I don't know if western artists do that, but I read some add ticket sales? or something and Beyonce apparently added photobook to her latest cd.

Realistically, what group can sell 1 million or at least 500k with just 1 version without discounts/digipacks/pc or any known tricks?

I just realized I personally never seen posts/tweets about the amount of albums sold digitally (that is not streaming)

didn't beyonces album sales flop ? lol

Probably only bts...

A million with Just ONE version without any gimmick is insane for the kpop album sale market of today... For most it slashes their sales through at least 4.

Probably bts, nct, svt, aespa or bp if both of their chinese bars buy max

Nugu BTS

bts BE sold almost 3M with one expensive version

So them

Only BTS.