These Are The 28 Artists That Make Up Nearly 90% Of All K-Pop Album Sales Of 2021
Of the well over 20 million K-Pop albums sold so far this year, there are a surprisingly small number of artists who make up the majority of these sales! In fact, not only do just 28 artists make up 90% of all album sales in 2021 so far, but the top two alone account for around a third of them! Here are those artists, along with the albums they’ve released in 2021 (if they have released any!). Note that there are more sales of these artists’ older albums outside of their 2021 releases that contribute to their total!
28. ONF
Album(s) released in 2021: City of ONF (86.7k sales) & ONF: My Name (76.2k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 0.8%
27. (G)I-DLE
Album(s) released in 2021: I Burn (211.9k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 0.8%
26. SF9
Album(s) released in 2021: Turn Over (167.6k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 0.8%
25. U-Know
Album(s) released in 2021: Noir (184.1k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.0%
24. ONEUS
Album(s) released in 2021: Devil (120.6k sales) & Binary Code (103.2k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.0%
23. NU’EST
Album(s) released in 2021: Romanticize (208.4k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.1%
22. NCT 127
Album(s) released in 2021: N/A
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.1%
21. D.O.
Album(s) released in 2021: Empathy (237.8k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.2%
20. ITZY
Album(s) released in 2021: Guess Who? (331.7.k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.2%
19. TREASURE
Album(s) released in 2021: The First Step: Treasure Effect (329.9k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.3%
18. WayV
Album(s) released in 2021: Kick Back (356.8k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.4%
17. SHINee
Album(s) released in 2021: Don’t Call Me & Atlantis (447.5k sales together)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.4%
16. MONSTA X
Album(s) released in 2021: One of a Kind (314.7k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.5%
15. Kang Daniel
Album(s) released in 2021: Yellow (320.1k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.6%
14. Super Junior
Album(s) released in 2021: The Renaissance (480.2k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.7%
13. IU
Album(s) released in 2021: Lilac (382.0k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.7%
12. TWICE
Album(s) released in 2021: Taste of Love (522.9k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 1.9%
11. ASTRO
Album(s) released in 2021: All Yours (360.3k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.0%
10. NCT
Album(s) released in 2021: N/A
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.2%
9. ATEEZ
Album(s) released in 2021: ZERO: FEVER Part.2 (502.2k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.3%
8. ENHYPEN
Album(s) released in 2021: Border: Carnival (636.2k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.5%
7. Rosé
Album(s) released in 2021: R (587.8k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 2.7%
6. TXT
Album(s) released in 2021: The Chaos Chapter: Freeze (784.4k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 3.8%
5. Baekhyun
Album(s) released in 2021: Bambi (1.03 million sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 5.4%
4. EXO
Album(s) released in 2021: Don’t Fight the Feeling (1.22 million sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 5.8%
3. SEVENTEEN
Album(s) released in 2021: Your Turn (1.40 million sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 7.5%
2. NCT DREAM
Album(s) released in 2021: Hot Sauce (2.05 million sales) & Hello Future (952.9k sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 15.1%
1. BTS
Album(s) released in 2021: Butter by BTS (2.18 million sales)
Amount contributed to all 2021 K-Pop album sales: 17.1%
