NCT WISH Ode to Love Tops Circle Weekly Album and Retail Album Charts

NCT WISH’s first full-length album, Ode to Love, has reached No. 1 on both Circle’s weekly album chart and weekly retail album chart, based on the rankings announced on April 30, 2026. The result places NCT WISH Ode to Love at the center of a chart run that also includes first-week sales of more than 1.825 million copies and additional rankings on Korean and overseas music platforms.¹

The album was released on April 20, 2026, and became the group’s third consecutive million-selling release, according to reports that tracked its first-week performance. Its title track also reached No. 3 at its peak on Melon TOP100 and No. 1 on Melon HOT100, while separate reports cited additional placements on QQ Music, Tencent Music, LINE MUSIC, and Apple Music Korea charts.²

NCT WISH Ode to Love Leads Circle Weekly Charts

The main chart result came from Circle’s weekly rankings announced on April 30. Ode to Love placed first on the weekly album chart and first on the weekly retail album chart, giving the release two domestic No. 1 album rankings for the same weekly chart cycle.¹

The Circle result followed a strong opening sales period. STARNEWS’ English-language report stated that Ode to Love recorded 1,825,925 first-week sales on Hanteo Chart, setting a new first-week sales high for NCT WISH. The same report said the album also reached No. 1 on major Korean album charts including Hanteo Chart, YES24, and Circle Chart’s retail album rankings across daily and weekly measures.³

Earlier release-day data showed the album passing the million mark immediately. CHOSUNBIZ, carrying an OSEN report, said NCT WISH sold 1,285,184 copies on Hanteo Chart on April 20, the first day of release. That report also stated that SM Entertainment confirmed daily No. 1 results on Hanteo Chart, YES24, and Circle’s retail album chart after the album came out.⁴

Sales and Digital Chart Performance

Ode to Love’s first-week total placed the album above the million-sales threshold for the group’s third consecutive million-seller. Reports described the figure as more than 1.825 million copies, while STARNEWS’ English-language report provided the specific Hanteo first-week count of 1,825,925 copies.³

The title track also registered notable domestic digital chart results. Multiple reports said the song reached a peak of No. 3 on Melon TOP100 and No. 1 on Melon HOT100. OSEN’s report carried by Korea Daily added that the track placed No. 30 on Melon’s weekly chart, describing it as a new high for the group.²

Additional domestic digital data came from STARNEWS’ English-language report, which said the title track reached No. 28 on Melon’s daily chart as of April 22 and No. 3 on Apple Music Korea TOP100.³ Together with the album-chart results, those placements show that the release’s reported performance covered both physical sales and digital listening charts.

The album contains 10 tracks, including the title song. CHOSUNBIZ reported that the title track is a New UK Garage-based dance-pop song that samples The Cranberries’ Ode To My Family. The same report said NCT WISH first performed Ode to Love and the included track Sticky during encore concerts held from April 17 to 19 at KSPO DOME in Seoul.⁵

Korea, China and Japan Chart Results

Beyond Korea, source reports also cited chart activity in China and Japan. STARNEWS reported that Ode to Love and its related releases reached No. 1 on QQ Music’s Korean music video chart, Tencent Music’s integrated K-pop chart, and Japan’s LINE MUSIC weekly album chart.¹

Dispatch’s English-language site DIPE also reported overseas results, including QQ Music’s Triple Gold certification, No. 1 on Tencent Music’s integrated K-pop chart, and No. 1 on Japan’s LINE MUSIC daily album ranking.⁶ These overseas chart notes were presented alongside the album’s domestic physical sales and Korean chart positions, forming the broader context for the release’s early commercial performance.

The available reports do not provide a full track-by-track performance breakdown or long-term chart history beyond the listed early results. The confirmed figures, however, identify Ode to Love as a leading album release for NCT WISH in the week after its April 20 launch, with Circle’s April 30 weekly chart announcement marking the clearest domestic album-chart milestone.

With No. 1 positions on Circle’s weekly album and retail album charts, first-week Hanteo sales of 1,825,925 copies, and reported digital placements on Melon and Apple Music Korea, Ode to Love has delivered a measurable chart result for NCT WISH’s first full-length album. The release’s early performance is defined by verified album sales, domestic digital rankings, and cited chart activity across Korea, China, and Japan.

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Cloi Lee

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