These Were The 17 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums By SM Entertainment Artists In 2020
SM Entertainment has long been one of the leading companies in the K-Pop industry, and it’s still true to this day. With highly popular artists such as EXO, NCT, Red Velvet, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, Super Junior, and many others, it’s no wonder they continue to bring in tons of sales!
Here are their 17 best-selling albums from 2020, based on Hanteo‘s data.
17. Chocolate by MAX
Released on April 6, Chocolate is MAX’s debut mini-album. With the title track “Chocolate”, this album sold 85.1k copies in 2020.
16. Timeless by Super Junior
Released on January 28, Timeless is the repackaged version of Super Junior’s ninth full-length album, Time_Slip. With the title track “2YA2YAO!”, this album sold 85.4k copies in 2020.
15. What Do I Call You by Taeyeon
Released on December 15, What Do I Call You is Taeyeon’s fourth mini-album. With the title track “Happy”, this album sold 89.3k copies in 2020.
14. Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2 by Taemin
Released on November 9, Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 2 is the second part of Taemin’s third full-length album. With the title track “IDEA:理想”, this album sold 110.3k copies in 2020.
13. When We Were Us by Super Junior-KRY
Released on June 8, When We Were Us is Super Junior-KRY’s first mini-album. With the title track “When We Were Us”, this album sold 129.8k copies in 2020.
12. Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1 by Taemin
Released on September 7, Never Gonna Dance Again: Act 1 is the first part of Taemin’s third full-length album. With the title track “Criminal”, this album sold 135.4k copies in 2020.
11. Monster by Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi
Released on July 6, Monster is Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi’s debut mini-album. With the title track “Monster”, this album sold 181.0k copies in 2020.
10. Bad Blood by Super Junior-D&E
Released on September 3, Bad Blood is Super Junior-D&E’s fifth mini-album. With the title track “B.A.D”, this album sold 191.7k copies in 2020.
9. Self-Portrait by Suho
Released on March 30, Self-Portrait is Suho’s debut mini-album. With the title track “Let’s Love”, this album sold 252.2k copies in 2020.
8. KAI (开) by Kai
Released on November 30, KAI (开) is Kai’s debut mini-album. With the title track “Mmmh”, this album sold 299.3k copies in 2020.
7. Neo Zone: The Final Round by NCT 127
Released on May 19, Neo Zone: The Final Round is NCT 127’s second repackaged album (of Neo Zone). With the title track “Punch”, this album sold 351.5k copies in 2020.
6. Neo Zone by NCT 127
Released on March 6, Neo Zone is NCT 127’s second full-length album. With the title track “Kick It”, this album sold 463.8k copies in 2020.
5. 1 Billion Views by EXO-SC
Released on July 13, 1 Billion Views is EXO-SC’s first full-length album. With the title track “1 Billion Views”, this album sold 486.5k copies in 2020.
4. Resonance Pt. 2 by NCT
Released on November 30, Resonance Pt. 2 is the second part of NCT’s second full-length album. With the title tracks “90’s Love” and “Work It”, this album sold 562.3k copies in 2020.
3. Reload by NCT Dream
Released on April 29, Reload is NCT Dream’s fourth mini-album. With the title track “Ridin'”, this album sold 564.4k copies in 2020.
2. Resonance Pt.1 by NCT
Released on October 12, Resonance Pt.1 is the first part of NCT’s second full-length album. With the title tracks “Make a Wish (Birthday Song)” and “From Home”, this album sold 890.3k copies in 2020.
1. Delight by Baekhyun
Released on May 25, Delight is Baekhyun’s second mini-album. With the title track “Candy”, this album sold 926.6k copies in 2020.