1.Elva Hsiao (蕭亞軒) and Diamond Candy (鑽石糖) with 19.14 percent of sales
2.Delia, aka Ring (丁噹) and Night Cat (夜貓) with 8.26%
3.Kuo Shu-yao (郭書瑤), aka Yao-Yao (瑤瑤) and Hug of Love: Farewell to 18 (愛的抱抱:告別18歲) with 6.24%
4.Khalil Fong (方大同) and Timeless (可啦思刻) with 5.3%
5.Joseph Cheng (鄭元暢) and Chang a Song (暢一首歌) with 4.49%
ALBUM CHART COMPILED FROM G-MUSIC (WWW.G-MUSIC.COM.TW),BASED ON RETAIL
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