BTS, Blackpink, NCT, Twice? Which K-pop groups have sold the most physical albums?
- A handful of K-pop groups have sold more than two million physical copies
- When it comes to more than five million physical sales, only the elite K-pop outfits make the cut
Nowadays, it’s quite common for K-pop stars to become “million-album sellers”, or artists who sell over a million physical copies of their physical albums. But only a handful have ever sold more than that.
In recent years, as album sales increase, more artists are joining the multimillion seller club, and some have sold well over 10 million.
For this list, K-pop refers to fan-oriented idol teams produced and managed by entertainment companies; Seo Taiji, DJ Doc, Clon, Roo’ra and other acts from the 1990s are precursors to the modern K-pop industry who also sold millions of albums.
Due to changes in chart-tracking systems over the years, misreporting, and different markets accounting for different modes of sales – as well as ongoing sales, this report is based on estimates and official records of album sales.
From the prototypical K-pop boy band H.O.T to the K-pop kings BTS, here are the multimillion sellers.
More than two million albums sold
