These Were The Top 5 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums Of Each Year Since 2012

Over the last several years, as K-Pop has become increasingly popular, album sales have increased as well, beyond just South Korea and into the international market. The list below shows the top 5 best-selling albums from each year since 2012, and it’s amazing to see not only how the top album artists have changed over the years, but how many more albums are selling overall!

2012

5. G-Dragon: One of a Kind

204k sales

4. EXO: MAMA

233k sales

3. TVXQ: Catch Me

256k sales

2. BIGBANG: Alive

267k sales

1. Super Junior: Sexy Free & Single

356k sales

2013

5. Cho Yongpil: Hello

250k sales

4. Girls’ Generation: I Got a Boy

293k sales

3. EXO: Miracles in December

434k sales

2. EXO: XOXO

470k sales

1. EXO: The First Repackage Album: XOXO

536k sales

2014

5. JYJ: Just Us

155k sales

4. Girls’ Generation: Mr. Mr.

163k sales

3. TVXQ: Tense

197k sales

2. Super Junior: Mamacita

266k sales

1. EXO: Overdose

658k sales

2015

5. BTS: Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt.1

204k sales

4. BTS: Most Beautiful Moment in Life pt.2

274k sales

3. EXO: Love Me Right

451k sales

2. EXO: Sing for You

495k sales

1. EXO: EXODUS

760k sales

2016

5. EXO: Lotto

352k sales

4. BTS: Young Forever

368k sales

3. EXO: For Life

438k sales

2. BTS: Wings

751k sales

1. EXO: EX’ACT

797k sales

2017

5. Wanna One: Nothing Without You

614k sales

4. Wanna One: To Be One

742k sales

3. BTS: You Never Walk Alone

768k sales

2. EXO: The War

1.09 million sales

1. BTS: Love Yourself: Her

1.49 million sales

2018

5. Wanna One: Undivided

641k sales

4. Wanna One: I Promise You

783k sales

3. EXO: Don’t Mess Up My Tempo

1.45 million sales

2. BTS: Love Yourself: Tear

1.85 million sales

1. BTS: Love Yourself: Answer

2.20 million sales

2019

5. BTS: BTS World OST

553k sales

4. X1: Quantum Leap

581k sales

3. EXO: Obsession

766k sales

2. SEVENTEEN: An Ode

859k sales

1. BTS: Map of the Soul: Persona

3.72 million sales