These Are The Top 5 Best-Selling K-Pop Groups That Debuted Each Year From 2014-2020
Each year, tons of new K-Pop groups debut in the industry. Some start off to a successful debut, while others may have a slower start, but end up gaining attention and popularity over time as their reach grows and their fandom expands.
Album sales are a pretty important indicator of a K-Pop artist’s success. In recent times, they have become increasingly higher for a lot of the most popular groups in the music genre.
These are the 5 best-selling K-Pop artists from their debut year from 2014-2020, based on their accumulated album sales since their debut until now.
2014
5. Lovelyz
Total album sales since their November 17, 2014 debut: 399.8k
4. MAMAMOO
Total album sales since their June 18, 2014 debut: 803.4k
3. WINNER
Total album sales since their August 17, 2014 debut: 833.4k
2. Red Velvet
Total album sales since their August 1, 2014 debut: 1.51 million
1. GOT7
Total album sales since their January 16, 2014 debut: 3.92 million
2015
5. iKON
Total album sales since their September 15, 2015 debut: 645.7k
4. GFRIEND
Total album sales since their January 15, 2015 debut: 916.8k
3. MONSTA X
Total album sales since their May 14, 2015 debut: 2.22 million
2. TWICE
Total album sales since their October 20, 2015 debut: 5.76 million
1. SEVENTEEN
Total album sales since their May 26, 2015 debut: 6.43 million
2016
5. EXO-CBX
Total album sales since their October 31, 2016 debut: 671.2k
4. ASTRO
Total album sales since their February 23, 2016 debut: 740.0k
3. NCT Dream
Total album sales since their August 24, 2016 debut: 1.49 million
2. BLACKPINK
Total album sales since their August 8, 2016 debut: 2.34 million
1. NCT 127
Total album sales since their July 7, 2016 debut: 2.69 million
2017
5. HIGHLIGHT
Total album sales since their March 20, 2017 debut: 343.4k
4. Golden Child
Total album sales since their August 28, 2017 debut: 361.5k
3. NU’EST W
Total album sales since their October 10, 2017 debut: 750.4k
2. The Boyz
Total album sales since their December 6, 2017 debut: 1.11 million
1. Wanna One
Total album sales since their August 7, 2017 debut: 3.62 million
2018
5. (G)I-DLE
Total album sales since their May 2, 2018 debut: 377.1k
4. ATEEZ
Total album sales since their October 24, 2018 debut: 1.14 million
3. Stray Kids
Total album sales since their March 25, 2018 debut: 1.99 million
2. IZ*ONE
Total album sales since their October 29, 2018 debut: 1.08 million
1. NCT
Total album sales since their March 14, 2018 debut: 2.79 million
2019
5. AB6IX
Total album sales since their May 22, 2019 debut: 561.7k
4. X1
Total album sales since their August 27, 2019 debut: 657.9k
3. SuperM
Total album sales since their October 4, 2019 debut: 664.7k
2. EXO-SC
Total album sales since their July 22, 2019 debut: 959.7k
1. TXT
Total album sales since their March 4, 2019 debut: 1.37 million
2020
5. SSAK3
Total album sales since their July 25, 2020 debut: 83.9k
4. Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi
Total album sales since their July 6, 2020 debut: 233.8k
3. CRAVITY
Total album sales since their April 14, 2020 debut: 321.0k
2. ENHYPEN
Total album sales since their November 30, 2020 debut: 380.0k
1. TREASURE
Total album sales since their August 7, 2020 debut: 719.1k