Here’s How K-Pop Girl Group Yearly Album Sales Have Skyrocketed From 2015 Until Now
Many K-Pop fans believe that 2022 was the year for girl groups, and when you compare the top album sales of female artists to years in the past, it’s easy to see why! Less than a decade ago, the top-selling girl group albums rarely surpassed 100k sales. This year, all of the top five best-selling girl group albums made over one million total sales. Here’s a look at how the top five girl group album sales of each year have changed from 2015 until 2022, to see just how much their popularity is truly increasing!
2015
5. Dear Santa by Girls’ Generation-TTS
Total annual sales: 60.5k
4. 4 Walls by f(x)
Total annual sales: 75.6k
3. Party by Girls’ Generation
Total annual sales: 76.4k
2. Pink Memory by Apink
Total annual sales: 84.8k
1. Lion Heart by Girls’ Generation
Total annual sales: 145.0k
2016
5. LOL by GFRIEND
Total annual sales: 66.4k
4. Chrysalis by I.O.I
Total annual sales: 74.6k
3. Miss Me? by I.O.I
Total annual sales: 93.6k
2. Page Two by TWICE
Total annual sales: 179.5k
1. TWICEcoaster: Lane 1 by TWICE
Total annual sales: 350.9k
2017
5. Merry & Happy by TWICE
Total annual sales: 165.3k
4. Holiday Night by Girls’ Generation
Total annual sales: 167.6k
3. TWICEcoaster: Lane 2 by TWICE
Total annual sales: 277.7k
2. Signal by TWICE
Total annual sales: 285.3k
1. Twicetagram by TWICE
Total annual sales: 320.4k
2018
5. The Year of YES by TWICE
Total annual sales: 196.0k
4. Square Up by BLACKPINK
Total annual sales: 230.7k
3. Summer Nights by TWICE
Total annual sales: 314.4k
2. Yes or Yes by TWICE
Total annual sales: 325.8k
1. What Is Love? by TWICE
Total annual sales: 348.8k
2019
5. The ReVe Festival: Day 1 by Red Velvet
Total annual sales: 157.0k
4. HEART*IZ by IZ*ONE
Total annual sales: 255.5k
3. Kill This Love by BLACKPINK
Total annual sales: 324.6k
2. Fancy You by TWICE
Total annual sales: 394.4k
1. Feel Special by TWICE
Total annual sales: 413.5k
2020
5. BLOOM*IZ by IZ*ONE
Total annual sales: 465.3k
4. Eyes Wide Open by TWICE
Total annual sales: 479.9k
3. Oneiric Diary by IZ*ONE
Total annual sales: 515.5k
2. More & More by TWICE
Total annual sales: 573.4k
1. The Album by BLACKPINK
Total annual sales: 1.24 million
2021
5. Queendom by Red Velvet
Total annual sales: 363.6k
4. Crazy in Love by ITZY
Total annual sales: 500.1k
3. Taste of Love by TWICE
Total annual sales: 559.1k
2. Savage by aespa
Total annual sales: 574.4k
1. Formula of Love: O+T=<3 by TWICE
Total annual sales: 715.0k
2022
5. Checkmate by ITZY
Total annual sales: 1.03 million
4. Between 1&2 by TWICE
Total annual sales: 1.12 million
3. After LIKE by IVE
Total annual sales: 1.63 million
2. Girls by aespa
Total annual sales: 1.81 million
1. BORN PINK by BLACKPINK
Total annual sales: 2.57 million
