Here’s A Look At The 10 Best-Selling K-Pop Albums From The “Big Four” Labels
The “big four” companies in the K-Pop industry — SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and HYBE Labels — make, by far, the most album sales in the business. Between these four labels alone, the amount of profit they’ve made from their album sales is hard to even imagine! With high-selling artists like BTS, EXO, SEVENTEEN, BLACKPINK, Stray Kids, TWICE, and many others, it’s no wonder these companies see the sales that they do. Here are the 10 best-selling albums from each of tese four labels.
SM Entertainment
10. The War by EXO
Release date: July 18, 2017
Current sales: 1.13 million
9. Favorite by NCT 127
Release date: Oct 25, 2021
Current sales: 1.17 million
8. Hello Future by NCT DREAM
Release date: June 28, 2021
Current sales: 1.31 million
7. Don’t Fight the Feeling by EXO
Release date: June 7, 2021
Current sales: 1.34 million
6. Resonance Pt. 2 by NCT
Release date: November 23, 2020
Current sales: 1.44 million
5. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo by EXO
Release date: November 2, 2018
Current sales: 1.45 million
4. Resonance Pt. 1 by NCT
Release date: October 12, 2020
Current sales: 1.55 million
3. Universe by NCT
Release date: December 14, 2021
Current sales: 1.78 million
2. Hot Sauce by NCT DREAM
Release date: May 10, 2021
Current sales: 2.11 million
1. Sticker by NCT 127
Release date: September 17, 2021
Current sales: 2.43 million
JYP Entertainment
10. Go Live by Stray Kids
Release date: June 17, 2020
Current sales: 485.1k
9. Twicecoaster: Lane 1 by TWICE
Release date: October 24, 2016
Current sales: 491.7k
8. Eyes Wide Open by TWICE
Release date: October 26, 2020
Current sales: 545.1k
7. Crazy in Love by ITZY
Release date: September 24, 2021
Current sales: 558.6k
6. Taste of Love by TWICE
Release date: June 11, 2021
Current sales: 559.1k
5. In Life by Stray Kids
Release date: September 14, 2020
Current sales: 573.1k
4. More & More by TWICE
Release date: June 1, 2020
Current sales: 595.6k
3. Christmas EveL by Stray Kids
Release date: November 29, 2021
Current sales: 743.0k
2. Formula of Love: O+T=<3 by TWICE
Release date: November 12, 2021
Current sales: 819.1k
1. NOEASY by Stray Kids
Release date: August 23, 2021
Current sales: 1.31 million
YG Entertainment
10. MADE by BIGBANG
Release date: December 12, 2016
Current sales: 259.8k
9. One of a Kind by G-Dragon
Release date: September 15, 2012
Current sales: 265.4k
8. Alive by BIGBANG
Release date: February 29, 2012
Current sales: 278.7k
7. How You Like That by BLACKPINK
Release date: June 26, 2020
Current sales: 306.9k
6. The First Step: Treasure Effect by TREASURE
Release date: January 11, 2021
Current sales: 364.8k
5. Square Up by BLACKPINK
Release date: June 15, 2018
Current sales: 437.7k
4. Kill This Love by BLACKPINK
Release date: April 5, 2019
Current sales: 552.1k
3. R by Rosé
Release date: March 12, 2021
Current sales: 631.2k
2. LALISA by Lisa
Release date: September 10, 2021
Current sales: 808.4k
1. The Album by BLACKPINK
Release date: October 2, 2020
Current sales: 1.47 million
HYBE Labels
10. Your Choice by SEVENTEEN
Release date: June 18, 2021
Current sales: 1.46 million
9. Heng:garae by SEVENTEEN
Release date: June 22, 2020
Current sales: 1.46 million
8. Attacca by SEVENTEEN
Release date: October 22, 2021
Current sales: 2.10 million
7. Love Yourself: Her by BTS
Release date: September 18, 2017
Current sales: 2.77 million
6. Love Yourself: Tear by BTS
Release date: May 18, 2018
Current sales: 2.84 million
5. Butter by BTS
Release date: July 9, 2021
Current sales: 3.03 million
4. Love Yourself: Answer by BTS
Release date: August 24, 2018
Current sales: 3.17 million
3. BE by BTS
Release date: November 20, 2020
Current sales: 3.75 million
2. Map of the Soul: Persona by BTS
Release date: April 12, 2019
Current sales: 4.31 million
1. Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS
Release date: February 21, 2020
Current sales: 4.75 million
