The 10 Best-Selling K-Pop Artists Dominating Gaon Each Year Over The Last Decade
Gaon first started keeping track of physical K-Pop album sales back in February 2010. While this means that they don’t have the data for album sales before this date, they’re still a great resource to use to see which modern-day artists have been making the most sales over the last eleven years! Here’s a look back at which K-Pop artists sold the most albums at the end of each year from the last decade.
2012
10. INFINITE
426.6k sales
9. KARA
453.1k sales
8. CNBLUE
512.8k sales
7. SHINee
551.2k sales
6. JYJ
609.1k sales
5. BEAST
609.5k sales
4. BIGBANG
796.3k sales
3. TVXQ!
892.0k sales
2. Girls’ Generation
1.35 million sales
1. Super Junior
1.45 million sales
2013
10. JYJ
614.7k sales
9. CNBLUE
698.7k sales
8. BEAST
729.8k sales
7. INFINITE
827.2k sales
6. BIGBANG
878.2k sales
5. TVXQ!
939.6k sales
4. SHINee
1.09 million sales
3. Super Junior
1.53 million sales
2. Girls’ Generation
1.71 million sales
1. EXO
1.80 million sales
2014
10. JYJ
772.4k sales
9. CNBLUE
830.2k sales
8. BIGBANG
905.7k sales
7. BEAST
944.7k sales
6. INFINITE
1.13 million sales
5. SHINee
1.15 million sales
4. TVXQ!
1.30 million sales
3. Girls’ Generation
1.92 million sales
2. Super Junior
1.96 million sales
1. EXO
2.90 million sales
2015
10. BTS
852.1k sales
9. CNBLUE
919.9k sales
8. BEAST
1.04 million sales
7. INFINITE
1.31 million sales
6. BIGBANG
1.34 million sales
5. SHINee
1.43 million sales
4. TVXQ!
1.46 million sales
3. Girls’ Generation
2.16 million sales
2. Super Junior
2.24 million sales
1. EXO
4.72 million sales
2016
10. VIXX
1.12 million sales
9. BEAST
1.12 million sales
8. INFINITE
1.45 million sales
7. TVXQ!
1.47 million sales
6. BIGBANG
1.50 million sales
5. SHINee
1.70 million sales
4. Girls’ Generation
2.19 million sales
3. Super Junior
2.25 million sales
2. BTS
2.31 million sales
1. EXO
6.69 million sales
2017
10. TVXQ!
1.47 million sales
9. SEVENTEEN
1.52 million sales
8. GOT7
1.58 million sales
7. BIGBANG
1.66 million sales
6. SHINee
1.71 million sales
5. TWICE
1.80 million sales
4. Girls’ Generation
2.37 million sales
3. Super Junior
2.55 million sales
2. BTS
5.03 million sales
1. EXO
8.63 million sales
2018
10. TVXQ!
1.71 million sales
9. SHINee
2.09 million sales
8. SEVENTEEN
2.22 million sales
7. Girls’ Generation
2.37 million sales
6. GOT7
2.45 million sales
5. Super Junior
2.83 million sales
4. TWICE
3.26 million sales
3. Wanna One
3.54 million sales
2. BTS
10.19 million sales
1. EXO
10.73 million sales
2019
10. TVXQ!
1.72 million sales
9. SHINee
2.09 million sales
8. Girls’ Generation
2.37 million sales
7. GOT7
3.10 million sales
6. Super Junior
3.26 million sales
5. Wanna One
3.62 million sales
4. SEVENTEEN
3.69 million sales
3. TWICE
4.46 million sales
2. EXO
11.62 million sales
1. BTS
16.40 million sales
2020
10. Girls’ Generation
2.37 million sales
9. NCT 127
2.77 million sales
8. NCT
2.79 million sales
7. Super Junior
3.39 million sales
6. Wanna One
3.62 million sales
5. GOT7
3.92 million sales
4. TWICE
5.76 million sales
3. SEVENTEEN
6.43 million sales
2. EXO
11.71 million sales
1. BTS
25.74 million sales
2021 (So Far)
10. NCT 127
3.20 million sales
9. NCT
3.52 million sales
8. Wanna One
3.62 million sales
7. Super Junior
3.88 million sales
6. GOT7
3.96 million sales
5. NCT DREAM
4.88 million sales
4. TWICE
6.43 million sales
3. SEVENTEEN
7.97 million sales
2. EXO
13.10 million sales
1. BTS
28.14 million sales
