Shortly after its global release, SHINee's much-awaited comeback with the album 'HARD' immediately entered iTunes charts in various countries across the globe, debuting straight at No. 1 on both the worldwide and European iTunes album charts.

In addition, 'HARD' swept the top of iTunes charts in 40 countries, including Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Greece, Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Russia, New Zealand, Japan, India, Israel, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Macau, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Turkey, Sri Lanka, and more.

In addition, SHINee's 8th full album not only topped the worldwide iTunes album chart, but also ranked No. 1 on the QQ Music digital album sales chart and No. 1 on the RecoChoku daily album ranking in Japan.