Here’s A Year-By-Year Look At NCT’s Growth In Sales From Debut To Now

They doubled their sales in just one year!

NCT have had a huge rush of success in just the past year! Here’s a quick look at the group’s growth in album sales, including all units, starting from their debut in 2016 to NCT DREAM‘s Hello Future in 2021!

The 23 members of NCT.

Quick disclaimer: this list uses the Gaon chart, which only includes Korean sales.

1. 2016

Album cover for NCT #127.
  • NCT 127 – NCT #127: 83,272

Total for 2016 releases: 83,272

2. 2017

  • NCT 127 – Limitless: 121,109
  • NCT 127 – Cherry Bomb: 127,642
  • NCT DREAM – The First: 82,654
  • NCT DREAM – We Young: 80,905

Total for 2017 releases: 412,310

Total sales since 2016: 509,130

3. 2018

  • NCT 2018 – EMPATHY: 330,335
  • NCT DREAM – We Go Up: 202,626
  • NCT 127 – Regular-Irregular: 292,341
  • NCT 127 – Regulate: 157,809

Total for 2018 releases: 983,111

Total sales since 2016: 1,576,481

4. 2019

  • NCT 127 – We Are Superhuman: 265,762
  • NCT DREAM – We Boom: 327,805
  • WayV – Take Over The Moon: 49,227

Total for 2019 releases: 642,794

Total sales since 2016: 2,377,119

5. 2020

  • WayV – Take Over The Moon – Sequel: 29,325
  • NCT 127 – Neo Zone: 836,779
  • NCT 127 – Neo Zone: The Final Round: 524,224
  • WayV – Awaken the World: 107,773
  • NCT DREAM – Reload: 633,593
  • NCT RESONANCE Pt. 1 – 1,289,594 + 175,747 (kit)
  • NCT RESONANCE Pt. 2 – 791,590 + 145,146 (kit)

Total for 2020 releases: 4,533,771

Total sales since 2016: 7,101,197

6. 2021 (Mid-Year Charts)

  • WayV – Kick Back: 275,582
  • NCT DREAM – Hot Sauce: 2,049,042
  • NCT DREAM – Hello Future: 869,086

Total for 2021 releases: 3,193,710

Total sales since 2016: 11,971,621

Even with the year only half over, this year is gearing up to be NCT’s most successful to date. Furthermore, NCT 127 will be releasing an album in September this year, and the members have confirmed projects for NCT 2021 to come this winter! It seems fans can expect NCT to break even more records soon.

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