Proof is the first anthology album released by South Korean group BTS, on June 10, 2022, through Big Hit Music. The 3-disc project comprises several of the band’s singles through the years; a selection of discography “favorites” chosen by the band members; and various demos and previously unreleased tracks.
It also includes five new songs: the album’s lead single “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)”, “Run BTS”, “For Youth”, “Quotation Mark”, and “애매한 사이” (Young Love)
The album sold over 2 million copies worldwide on its opening day and topped the charts in 18 territories, including Australia, Germany, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It has been certified gold in France, New Zealand, and Poland; double platinum in Japan; and 3× Million in South Korea
On January 11, 2023, American music data tracking firm Luminate confirmed that BTS was the top best-selling group in the CD format in the US with 413,000 CD copies sold in 2022. BTS’ anniversary-anthology album Proof made the list of top-selling albums in the United States in 2022, securing the second spot, bested by Taylor Swift, the only soloist who ranked above Bangtan with 640,000 CDs sold.
The rankings were decided based only on CD sales, excluding digital downloads or any other album format. Besides BTS, their labelmates and juniors TOMORROW X TOGETHER secured the third spot with their mini album minisode 2: Thursday’s Child. TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s mini-album sold 227,000 CD copies.
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