These Are The Top 15 Best-Selling Albums Of The 3rd Generation Of K-Pop

There’s no exact date for when the 3rd generation of K-Pop started, but most people would agree that it was between 2010 and 2012. There are even more arguments over if and when the 4th generation has started, but that’s not as relevant to this list! The following 15 albums are the best-selling of the so-called 3rd generation of K-Pop, which has so far been, by far, the most popular and best-selling generation of the music genre. It’s definitely becoming much more popular worldwide as the years pass, and these sales are proof of that!

15. 1×1=1 (To Be One) by Wanna One (first mini-album)

Release date: August 7, 2017

Album sales: 796.8k sales

Title song: “Energetic”

14. Obsession by EXO (6th full studio album)

Release date: November 27, 2019

Album sales: 810.6k sales

Title song: “Obsession”

13. Neo Zone by NCT 127 (2nd full studio album)

Release date: March 6, 2020

Album sales: 815.5k sales

Title song: “Kick It”

12. An Ode by SEVENTEEN (3rd full studio album)

Release date: September 16, 2019

Album sales: 954.2k sales

Title song: “Fear”

11. Delight by Baekhyun (2nd mini-album)

Release date: May 25, 2020

Album sales: 1.02 million

Title song: “Candy”

10. You Never Walk Alone by BTS (2nd reissued album)

Release date: February 13, 2017

Album sales: 1.04 million

Title song: “Spring Day”

9. Wings by BTS (2nd full studio album)

Release date: October 10, 2016

Album sales: 1.14 million

Title song: “Blood Sweat & Tears”

8. The War by EXO (4th full studio album)

Release date: July 19, 2017

Album sales: 1.17 million

Title song: “Ko Ko Bop”

7. Heng:garae by SEVENTEEN (7th mini-album)

Release date: June 22, 2020

Album sales: 1.21 million

Title song: “Left & Right”

6. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo by EXO (5th full studio album)

Release date: November 2, 2018

Album sales: 1.46 million

Title song: “Tempo”

5. Love Yourself: Her by BTS (5th mini-album)

Release date: September 18, 2017

Album sales: 2.24 million

Title song: “DNA”

4. Love Yourself: Tear by BTS (3rd full studio album)

Release date: May 18, 2018

Album sales: 2.25 million

Title song: “Fake Love”

3. Love Yourself: Answer by BTS (3rd compilation album)

Release date: August 24, 2018

Album sales: 2.61 million

Title song: “Idol”

2. Map of the Soul: Persona by BTS (6th mini-album)

Release date: April 12, 2019

Album sales: 3.82 million

Title song: “Boy With Luv”

1. Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS (4th full studio album)

Release date: February 21, 2020

Album sales: 4.27 million

Title song: “ON”