These Were The Top 5 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums Of Each Year Since 2012
Over the last several years, as K-Pop has become increasingly popular, album sales have increased as well, beyond just South Korea and into the international market. The list below shows the top 5 best-selling albums from each year since 2012, and it’s amazing to see not only how the top album artists have changed over the years, but how many more albums are selling overall!
2012
5. G-Dragon: One of a Kind
204k sales
4. EXO: MAMA
233k sales
3. TVXQ: Catch Me
256k sales
2. BIGBANG: Alive
267k sales
1. Super Junior: Sexy Free & Single
356k sales
2013
5. Cho Yongpil: Hello
250k sales
4. Girls’ Generation: I Got a Boy
293k sales
3. EXO: Miracles in December
434k sales
2. EXO: XOXO
470k sales
1. EXO: The First Repackage Album: XOXO
536k sales
2014
5. JYJ: Just Us
155k sales
4. Girls’ Generation: Mr. Mr.
163k sales
3. TVXQ: Tense
197k sales
2. Super Junior: Mamacita
266k sales
1. EXO: Overdose
658k sales
2015
5. BTS: Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt.1
204k sales
4. BTS: Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt.2
274k sales
3. EXO: Love Me Right
451k sales
2. EXO: Sing for You
495k sales
1. EXO: EXODUS
760k sales
2016
5. EXO: Lotto
352k sales
4. BTS: Young Forever
368k sales
3. EXO: For Life
438k sales
2. BTS: Wings
751k sales
1. EXO: EX’ACT
797k sales
2017
5. Wanna One: Nothing Without You
614k sales
4. Wanna One: To Be One
742k sales
3. BTS: You Never Walk Alone
768k sales
2. EXO: The War
1.09 million sales
1. BTS: Love Yourself: Her
1.49 million sales
2018
5. Wanna One: Undivided
641k sales
4. Wanna One: I Promise You
783k sales
3. EXO: Don’t Mess Up My Tempo
1.45 million sales
2. BTS: Love Yourself: Tear
1.85 million sales
1. BTS: Love Yourself: Answer
2.20 million sales
2019
5. BTS: BTS World OST
553k sales
4. X1: Quantum Leap
581k sales
3. EXO: Obsession
766k sales
2. SEVENTEEN: An Ode
859k sales
1. BTS: Map of the Soul: Persona
3.72 million sales
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