2016 Top 38 Girl Group Ranking

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(youtube: Aaron J)

leopolitan posted last year's ranking, and here's the 2016 version! (or rather, the end-of-2015 version) It's objectively ranked based on sales figures, public recognition, etc. I transcribed the rankings from the video and compared each to last year.

* The plus/minus number next to each one denotes how much they went up or down in rank compared to last year. (~) means their rank stayed the same, and new groups that weren't on last year's list have no changes listed.

38. April
Digital Sales: 36
Physical Sales: 32
Korean Fandom: 33
International Fandom: 38
Public Recognition: 38

37. Sonamoo (-3)
Digital Sales: 37 (-3)
Physical Sales: 30 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 35 (-2)
International Fandom: 36 (-4)
Public Recognition: 37 (-3)

36. Stellar (-3)
Digital Sales: 35 (-1)
Physical Sales: 37 (-9)
Korean Fandom: 38 (-5)
International Fandom: 35 (-3)
Public Recognition: 29 (+5)

35. Sunny Hill (-3)
Digital Sales: 27 (+7)
Physical Sales: 38 (-10)
Korean Fandom: 34 (-1)
International Fandom: 37 (-5)
Public Recognition: 35 (-1)

34. SPICA (-7)
Digital Sales: 33 (-4)
Physical Sales: 36 (-5)
Korean Fandom: 37 (-7)
International Fandom: 32 (-10)
Public Recognition: 30 (-7)

33. CLC (+2)
Digital Sales: 38 (-3)
Physical Sales: 25 (+4)
Korean Fandom: 31 (+3)
International Fandom: 28 (+5)
Public Recognition: 36 (-1)

32. Fiestar (-1)
Digital Sales: 28 (+3)
Physical Sales: 33 (+1)
Korean Fandom: 36 (-5)
International Fandom: 29 (+1)
Public Recognition: 28 (+6)

31. BESTie (-3)
Digital Sales: 31 (-4)
Physical Sales: 34 (-8)
Korean Fandom: 28 (-1)
International Fandom: 27 (+1)
Public Recognition: 33 (-3)

30. 15& (-1)
Digital Sales: 20 (~)
Physical Sales: 35 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 32 (~)
International Fandom: 33 (-4)
Public Recognition: 31 (-3)

29. Oh My Girl
Digital Sales: 34
Physical Sales: 22
Korean Fandom: 26
International Fandom: 30
Public Recognition: 34

28. Ladies’ Code (-6)
Digital Sales: 26 (-4)
Physical Sales: 31 (-7)
Korean Fandom: 27 (-4)
International Fandom: 34 (-9)
Public Recognition: 24 (-4)

27. Hello Venus (-4)
Digital Sales: 32 (-5)
Physical Sales: 27 (-5)
Korean Fandom: 24 (-4)
International Fandom: 24 (-1)
Public Recognition: 32 (-6)

26. Rainbow (-2)
Digital Sales: 29 (-4)
Physical Sales: 28 (-5)
Korean Fandom: 30 (-4)
International Fandom: 22 (-2)
Public Recognition: 25 (-1)

25. Dal Shabet (+1)
Digital Sales: 21 (+5)
Physical Sales: 29 (-4)
Korean Fandom: 29 (-4)
International Fandom: 26 (~)
Public Recognition: 27 (-2)

24. Crayon Pop (-5)
Digital Sales: 30 (-12)
Physical Sales: 24 (-10)
Korean Fandom: 25 (-4)
International Fandom: 23 (-2)
Public Recognition: 21 (-6)

23. After School & Orange Caramel (-6)
Digital Sales: 25 (-9)
Physical Sales: 23 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 21 (-2)
International Fandom: 16 (-2)
Public Recognition: 23 (-9)

22. Davichi (-4)
Digital Sales: 7 (-1)
Physical Sales: 21 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 19 (-3)
International Fandom: 31 (-4)
Public Recognition: 19 (-3)

21. GFriend (+9)
Digital Sales: 9 (+23)
Physical Sales: 18 (+9)
Korean Fandom: 23 (+6)
International Fandom: 25 (+6)
Public Recognition: 20 (+13)

20. Nine Muses (~)
Digital Sales: 17 (+2)
Physical Sales: 20 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 20 (-2)
International Fandom: 18 (-1)
Public Recognition: 18 (~)

19. Twice
Digital Sales: 19
Physical Sales: 6
Korean Fandom: 22
International Fandom: 20
Public Recognition: 22

18. Secret (-6)
Digital Sales: 23 (-12)
Physical Sales: 15 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 17 (-5)
International Fandom: 17 (-2)
Public Recognition: 16 (-5)

17. Lovelyz (+4)
Digital Sales: 16 (+8)
Physical Sales: 11 (+4)
Korean Fandom: 11 (+3)
International Fandom: 21 (-3)
Public Recognition: 26 (+1)

16. Brown Eyed Girls (-3)
Digital Sales: 18 (-4)
Physical Sales: 26 (-6)
Korean Fandom: 12 (-4)
International Fandom: 14 (-2)
Public Recognition: 13 (~)

15. T-ara (-4)
Digital Sales: 24 (-9)
Physical Sales: 9 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 18 (-3)
International Fandom: 3 (~)
Public Recognition: 17 (~)

14. Mamamoo (+11)
Digital Sales: 10 (+11)
Physical Sales: 19 (+13)
Korean Fandom: 7 (+17)
International Fandom: 19 (+5)
Public Recognition: 15 (+7)

13. miss A (-4)
Digital Sales: 11 (-4)
Physical Sales: 17 (-5)
Korean Fandom: 15 (-5)
International Fandom: 13 (-4)
Public Recognition: 11 (-2)

12. KARA (-2)
Digital Sales: 22 (-5)
Physical Sales: 16 (-10)
Korean Fandom: 8 (-1)
International Fandom: 8 (-2)
Public Recognition: 12 (~)

11. Wonder Girls (+3)
Digital Sales: 14 (+9)
Physical Sales: 14 (+3)
Korean Fandom: 4 (-1)
International Fandom: 12 (-1)
Public Recognition: 10 (+9)

10. EXID (+5)
Digital Sales: 2 (+10)
Physical Sales: 12 (+4)
Korean Fandom: 14 (+3)
International Fandom: 15 (+4)
Public Recognition: 8 (+2)

9. 4minute (-1)
Digital Sales: 12 (-2)
Physical Sales: 10 (~)
Korean Fandom: 13 (-4)
International Fandom: 6 (+1)
Public Recognition: 9 (-1)

8. Red Velvet (+8)
Digital Sales: 6 (+7)
Physical Sales: 4 (+5)
Korean Fandom: 10 (+12)
International Fandom: 9 (+7)
Public Recognition: 14 (+7)

7. Sistar (-2)
Digital Sales: 4 (-3)
Physical Sales: 13 (-2)
Korean Fandom: 16 (-3)
International Fandom: 7 (+1)
Public Recognition: 2 (~)

6. Girl's Day (-2)
Digital Sales: 8 (-4)
Physical Sales: 8 (-3)
Korean Fandom: 3 (+1)
International Fandom: 11 (-1)
Public Recognition: 4 (-1)

5. AOA (+2)
Digital Sales: 3 (+2)
Physical Sales: 5 (+3)
Korean Fandom: 9 (+2)
International Fandom: 10 (+3)
Public Recognition: 6 (~)

4. f(x) (+2)
Digital Sales: 13 (-4)
Physical Sales: 3 (~)
Korean Fandom: 6 (~)
International Fandom: 4 (~)
Public Recognition: 7 (~)

3. 2NE1 (-1)
Digital Sales: 15 (-13)
Physical Sales: 7 (-3)
Korean Fandom: 5 (~)
International Fandom: 2 (~)
Public Recognition: 3 (+2)

2. APink (+1)
Digital Sales: 5 (-2)
Physical Sales: 2 (~)
Korean Fandom: 2 (~)
International Fandom: 5 (~)
Public Recognition: 5 (-1)

1. Girl's Generation (~)
Digital Sales: 1 (+7)
Physical Sales: 1 (~)
Korean Fandom: 1 (~)
International Fandom: 1 (~)
Public Recognition: 1 (~)

"This ranking was made objectively based on 5 categories:
-Digital sales (numbers of downloads from Gaon digital charts in 2015), previous achievements are also considered.
-Physical sales (numbers of album copies from Gaon 2015), previous achievements are also considered.
-Korean fandom (numbers of members in Daum fancafe and/or estimation of fans)
-International fandom (Youtube views, Facebook fanpages, fan sites, fan threads on major Kpop sites, news reports, international polls, music show voting...)
-Public regconition (Korean public popularity poll from Gallup, media coverage from major Korean internet sites ie. Naver, Newsen, Sports Chosun...)

All groups were then ranked separated in these categories and averaged to get to final ranking.

DIFFERENT METHOD CAN RESULT IN DIFFERENT RANKING. THIS RANKING REFLECTS MY METHOD.
NOTES:
-Some groups don’t have an official fan café (eg. Girl’s Generation, Red Velvet, 15&,…), estimation of fan based on other sources will be used.
-Groups with multiple comebacks in 2015 (Girl’s Generation, Lovelyz, April), only the title tracks count.
-Groups who haven’t made a comebacks in 2015 (2NE1, Secret, After School) will have a disadvantage, but previous achievements and/or expected sales based on previous sales will be used."

Comments

[lettace.livejournal.com]

i'm gonna have to respectfully disagree about lovely's public recognition lol