These Are The 15 Best-Selling K-Pop Boy Groups Of The Third Generation

The third generation of K-Pop is by far the best-selling out of all the generations within the music genre. Thanks to groups like BTS, EXO, SEVENTEEN, and many others, this era of K-Pop history really helped it become a worldwide phenomenon, and still continues to do so today. Here are the 15 best-selling K-Pop boy groups from the third generation!

15. B.A.P

B.A.P debuted on January 25, 2012 under TS Entertainment. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums, five mini-albums, and eight single albums, which total to 818.1k sales! Their best-selling album is First Sensibility, which came out on February 4, 2014 and has sold 104.5k copies.

14. WINNER

WINNER debuted on August 17, 2014 under YG Entertainment. Since then, they have released three full-length studio albums, three mini-albums, and three single albums, which total to 828.6k sales! Their best-selling album is We, which came out on May 15, 2019 and has sold 129.8k copies.

13. BTOB

BTOB debuted on March 21, 2012 under Cube Entertainment. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums and thirteen mini-albums, which total to 843.2k sales! Their best-selling album is This Is Us, which came out on June 18, 2018 and has sold 119.4k copies.

12. NU’EST

NU’EST debuted on March 15, 2012 under Pledis Entertainment. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums and eight mini-albums, which total to 1.10 million sales! Their best-selling album is Happily Ever After, which came out on April 29, 2019 and has sold 270.2k copies.

11. VIXX

VIXX debuted on May 24, 2012 under Jellyfish Entertainment. Since then, they have released three full-length studio albums, four mini-albums, and seven single albums, which total to 1.24 million sales! Their best-selling album is Hyde, which came out on May 20, 2013 and has sold 181.5k copies.

10. ASTRO

ASTRO debuted on February 23, 2016 under Fantagio. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums, nine mini-albums, and two single albums, which total to 1.39 million sales! Their best-selling album is All Yours, which came out on April 5, 2021 and has sold 360.3k copies.

9. MONSTA X

MONSTA X debuted on May 14, 2015 under Starship Entertainment. Since then, they have released four full-length studio albums, one reissued album, and nine mini-albums, which total to 2.48 million sales! Their best-selling album is One of a Kind, which came out on June 1, 2021 and has sold 358.5k copies.

8. NCT 127

NCT 127 debuted on July 7, 2016 under SM Entertainment. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums, two reissued albums, and four mini-albums, which total to 3.05 million sales! Their best-selling album is Neo Zone, which came out on March 6, 2020 and has sold 1.01 million copies.

7. NCT

NCT debuted (as a full unit) on March 14, 2018 under SM Entertainment. Since then, they have released two full-length studio albums, which total to 3.53 million sales! Their best-selling album is Resonance Pt. 1, which came out on October 12, 2020 and has sold 1.51 million copies.

6. Wanna One

Wanna One debuted on August 7, 2017 under Swing Entertainment and CJ E&M. Since then, they have released one full-length studio album and three mini-albums, which total to 3.62 million sales! Their best-selling album is 1×1=1 (To Be One), which came out on August 7, 2017 and has sold 1.46 million copies.

5. GOT7

GOT7 debuted on January 20, 2014 under JYP Entertainment. Since then, they have released four full-length studio albums, two reissued albums, and eleven mini-albums, which total to 3.92 million sales! Their best-selling album is DYE, which came out on April 20, 2020 and has sold 454.4k copies.

4. NCT DREAM

NCT DREAM debuted on August 25, 2016 under SM Entertainment. Since then, they have released one full-length studio album, one reissued album, four mini-albums, and one single album, which total to 5.23 million sales! Their best-selling album is Hot Sauce, which came out on May 10, 2021 and has sold 2.06 million copies.

3. SEVENTEEN

SEVENTEEN debuted on May 26, 2015 under Pledis Entertainment. Since then, they have released three full-length studio albums, two reissued albums, and nini mini-albums, which total to 7.85 million sales! Their best-selling album is Your Choice, which came out on June 18, 2021 and has sold 1.47 million copies.

2. EXO

EXO debuted on April 8, 2012 under SM Entertainment. Since then, they have released six full-length studio albums and seven mini-albums, which total to 9.94 million sales! Their best-selling album is Don’t Mess Up My Tempo, which came out on November 2, 2018 and has sold 1.98 million copies.

1. BTS

BTS debuted on June 13, 2013 under BigHit Entertainment. Since then, they have released five full-length studio albums, two reissued albums, two compilation albums, one soundtrack album, six mini-albums, and two single albums, which total to 31.32 million sales! Their best-selling album is Map of the Soul: 7, which came out on February 21, 2020 and has sold 4.56 million copies.