Top 20 Best Selling K-Pop Idol Albums of All Time? 'Rankings for Idols Since Debut'
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'
1. TVXQ - 11,152,585
2. Girls' Generation - 4,153,539
3. KARA - 3,718,163
4. Big Bang - 2,972,500
5. Super Junior - 2,607,508
6. SHINee - 1,389,182
7. 2PM - 1,092,124
8. CNBLUE - 1,005,303
9. JYJ - 923,016
10. BEAST - 797,287
11. FT Island - 775,104
12. T-ARA - 770,258
13. 2NE1 - 553,516
14. INFINITE - 540,642
15. MBLAQ - 331,027
16. 2AM - 267,265
17. B1A4 - 263,547
18. f(x) - 261,466
19. EXO - 238,276
20. 4Minute - 226,736
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 Hanteo