1. Show Lo (羅志祥) and Lion Roar (獅子吼) with 30.65 percent of sales
2. Action Tang (唐從聖) and Shuangcongrenge (雙從人格) with 22.99%
3. Li Wei-feng (李唯楓) and Aicunzai (李唯楓/愛存在) with 7.82%
4. GJ Rock (GJ蔣卓嘉) and Ten Sides (十面) with 7.66%
5. Canace (亦帆) and Save As (另存心檔) with 3.83%
Album chart compiled from G-Music (www.g-music.com.tw), based on retail sales
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