Top 20 Best Selling K-pop Artists of All Time

[uledy.livejournal.com]

Here are the numbers for the K-Pop idol groups best selling albums.

While numbers are not that important when it comes to which idol group sold better, it is always nice to see how well a certain group is doing.

When looking at the top selling albums around the world, it seems that the idol groups that have been around longer will most likely be on the list rather than rookie groups.

*This list was based on an online community board that was created by an online user.*

Here is the list for the 'Top 20 Best Selling K-Pop Groups of All Time'


20. 4Minute - 226,736

19. EXO - 238,276

18. f(x) - 261,466

17. B1A4 - 263,547

16. 2AM - 267,265

15. MBLAQ - 331,027

14. INFINITE - 540,642

13. 2NE1 - 553,516

12. T-ARA - 770,258

11. FT Island - 775,104

10. BEAST - 797,287

9. JYJ - 923,016

8. CNBLUE - 1,005,303

7. 2PM - 1,092,124

6. SHINee - 1,389,182

5. Super Junior - 2,607,508

4. Big Bang - 2,972,500
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3. KARA - 3,718,163

2. Girls' Generation - 4,153,539

1. TVXQ - 11,152,585


Here is the list for total sales by groups since debut:

1. 2AM (2008) : KOR - 217,894 / JAP - 49,371

2. 2NE1 (2009) : KOR - 472,042 / JAP - 81,474

3. 2PM (2008) : KOR - 532,541 / JAP - 559,583

4. 4Minute (2008) : KOR - 151,235 / JAP - 75,501

5. A Pink (2011) : KOR - 41,617 / JAP -

6. After School (2009) : KOR - 101,192 / JAP - 123,155

7. B.A.P (2012) : KOR - 97,327 / JAP -

8. B1A4 (2011) : KOR - 191,575 / JAP - 71,972

9. BEAST/B2ST (2009) : KOR - 588,005 / JAP - 209,282

10. Big Bang (2006) : KOR - 2,215,300 / JAP : 757,200

11. Block B (2011) : KOR - 65,415 / JAP -

12. The Boss/ DGNA/Daikoku Danji (2010) : KOR - 10,302 / JAP - 113,660

13. Boyfriend (2011) : KOR - 100,682 / JAP - 67,123

14. Brown Eyed Girls/ BEG (2006) : KOR - 164,251 / JAP - 8,822

15. CNBLUE (2010) : KOR - 581,901 / JAP - 423,402

16. Cross Gene (2012) : KOR - 5,940 / JAP -

17. Dalmatian (2010) : KOR - 10,660 / JAP -

18. Dalshabet (2011) : KOR - 16,810 / JAP -

19. EXO (2012) : KOR - 238,276 / JAP -

20. f(x) (2009) : KOR - 261,466 / JAP -

21. FTISLAND (2007) : KOR - 490,480 / JAP - 284,624

22. Girls' Generation/SNSD/Shoujo Jidai (2007) : KOR - 2,042,654 / JAP - 2,110,885

23. The Grace/CSJH/TSZX (2005) : KOR : 15,000 / JAP - 35,653

24. Infinite (2010) : KOR - 405,320 / JAP - 135,322

25. JJ Project : KOR - 12,833 / JAP -

26. JYJ (2010) : KOR - 556,061 / JAP - 315,000 / US - 520,000

27. KARA (2007) : KOR - 646,118 / JAP - 3,072,045

28. MBLAQ (2009) : KOR - 230,754 / JAP - 100,273

29. Miss A (2010) : KOR - 79,115 / JAP -

30. Nine Muses (2010) : KOR - 4,000 / JAP -

31. NU'EST (2012) : KOR - 41,366 / JAP -

32. Rainbow (2009) : KOR - 52,000 / JAP - 106,654

33. Secret (2009) : KOR - 71,958 / JAP - 60,683

34. SHINee (2008) : KOR - 945,460 / JAP - 443,722

35. SISTAR (2010) : KOR - 53,728 / JAP -

36. SPICA (2012) : KOR - 4,500 / JAP -

37. Super Junior (2005) : KOR - 2,145,841 / JAP - 461,667

38. T-ARA (2009) : KOR - 438,133 / JAP - 332,145

39. Teen Top (2010) : KOR - 188,420 / JAP -

40. TVXQ/DBSK/Tohoshinki (2003) : KOR - 4,054, 963/ JAP - 7,097,622

41. U-KISS (2008) : KOR - 103,524 / JAP - 90,029

42. Wonder Girls (2007) : KOR - 370,138 / JAP - 10,396

These total sales were found through Official music chart sites including Gaon and Hante


Source: kpopstarz

who knows if this is an accurate list, but wow @ the difference between #1 and everyone else! I mean, not surprised, but wow!

OMONA, any surprises? do you refute any of these numbers?

Comments

[thebluemonk.livejournal.com]

Its JPN plz. my imaginary JA identity is crying in rage right now.

[jkkwai.livejournal.com]

totally not surprised that it'd be dongbang that's first ;A;

[sisterjune.livejournal.com]

same. they werent called the gods of the east for nothin lol. (I mean aside from that being what their name meant XD)

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I thought SuJu would have sold more than BB but overall I'm not surprised

[setsuna16.livejournal.com]

It is not accurate. HOT had every album they made sell over 1 million each, and they're not included. SES would be up there, too. And FinKl, Sekshies, etc.

List, I dub thee inaccurate.

[es2pido.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reminding me that omg my bbs have a chance to overthrow T-error ;ooooo;

[es2pido.livejournal.com]

T-error sold more albums than my Twennywan.

I am forever butthurt

[thebluemonk.livejournal.com]

my butt is hurt along with yours.

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

WOW! go kara!

[earthequality.livejournal.com]

I've seen this list already, but I'm not surprised at all. Though that 520K for JYJ did shock me a little, lol. I wish I could find out exactly what those numbers represent, but I'm glad they're selling everywhere

[tsuyoi-hikari.livejournal.com]

haha me too. Since I found their album -- particularly 'The Beginning' to be awful.. >.>

[noirsama.livejournal.com]

I'm not supposed to be surprised by the Top 3 List but still the gap is baffling me. Woah, they're called Gods of the East for a reason... :|

[sungmin.livejournal.com]

idts.

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

don't their fans like to buy 20x copies of each release though? so it's more like "which fans have money to spend"

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

sm stans basically and most boy groups

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

Had no idea T-ara was so successful in JPN good for them

[thebluemonk.livejournal.com]

they aren't. im pretty sure people buy their albums because they're cheaper than buying doorstops, handfans, frisbees, etc.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

maybe i am too dumb because i am confused as fuck by this, especially the second one.

[daisyazul.livejournal.com]

yea me too lol

[devilsatin.livejournal.com]

poor sistar...

[girlsday.livejournal.com]

proud of 4minute, t-ara, 2ne1 and FTI!!

LOL @ sistar

[fuckurou.livejournal.com]

JYJ (2010) : KOR - 556,061 / JAP - 315,000 / US - 520,000

Looks legit.

[baroness.livejournal.com]

lol mte

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

Kara tho get money bitch

[liferule91.livejournal.com]

That was the only thing I took from this.

People try to shit on KARA but look how they slayed even BB

[xxqod.livejournal.com]

idk how popular exo is, but over 200k since 2012 seems like a whole lot compared to b.a.p and others of the same year + 1 & 2 years before... are sells in China included in the count?

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

The album wasn't sold in China, so it includes the EXO-M albums bought in Korea for Chinese fans.

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

Makes me goddamn sad how little content 2NE1 have when they've been in the business for 4 years now...SMH. And compared to the content release by the people who debuted at the same year or after them T______________T


I mean seriously?! KR: 1 Album & 2 Minis. JP: 1 Album & a mini.

Albeit the korean ones are successful, its still sad :/

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

But every song on that 1 album and 2 minis is excellent. So they're already ahead of a lot of other groups by that count.

[lee-chikin.livejournal.com]

I feel so bad for Cross Gene and Spica :(((
Wth EXO, yes, I stan you, but what. the. hell.

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

MTE at EXO... I love the boys, but how can they sell this much when they are totally unknown in Korea? It can't be all international and even crazy stans buying tons of albums couldnt get these numbers!

[the-erotomanic.livejournal.com]

not really surprised that the group that debuted the earliest and stayed in japan the longest sold the most.

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

The numbers for Dal Shabet are way off

[blkjck.livejournal.com]

and teen top sold well over 100k in 2012 alone

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

*This list was based on an online community board that was created by an online user.*

oh well okay

[uledy.livejournal.com]

Yup, emphasis added for sure.

[liferule91.livejournal.com]

So you're telling me KARA had more sales than SUJU?
Sounds fishy

[gyuri.livejournal.com]

I think that this list only applies to Japanese sales?

[nortonamo.livejournal.com]

I don't know what I'm looking at, but I see "1. 2AM" for smth so woohoo \o/

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

Alphabetical :)

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

shinee, infinite, 4minute <3

but this list must be of the last decade and not of all time bc what about the first gen idols like h.o.t? o_O