These Are The Only K-pop Groups and Idols That Peaked No.1 in Billboard's World Album Charts
Curious if which K-pop group albums entered the Billboard's World Album charts and even peaked at No.1? Here's the List then!
Girls' Generation-TTS "Twinkle," "Holler," and "Lion Heart"
The sub-unit of Girls' Generation, TaeTiSeo, is the first-ever K-Pop act that has reached the No. 1 spot in Billboard's World Album Charts.
Girls' Generation "I Got A Boy" and "Holiday Night"
And also, a few years later, the whole group got two of their albums reached the top spot.
Super Junior-M "Break Down" and "Mamacita"
The next group that came after Girls' Generation is the Chinese unit of Super Junior in 2013 with their album "Break Down." A few years later, the whole group's album "Mamacita" also reached the No. 1 spot in 2014.
CNBLUE "Re: Blue"
The fourth mini-album of the group CNBLUE has also made it in Billboard's top spot with "I'm Sorry" as their promotional single.
BAP "One Shot," "First Sensibility," "Badman," and "Noir"
BAP has also locked their spot at the top of the charts in Billboard with four albums released for their whole career.
SHINee "Why So Serious? - The Misconceptions of "Me" and "Odd"
Another album released in 2013, SHINee's title track "Why So Serious?" has helped their album top the charts, and their fourth studio album "Odd" in 2015 topped the list.
EXO "XOXO Repackage," "Exodus," "The War," "Obsession"
Of course, EXO will be on this list, too! It has been nine years since EXO debuted, and they have earned a total of four albums that have reached the top spot of Billboard World Album charts in their whole career.
F(x) "Pink Tape" and "4 Walls"
Another group from SM Entertainment has gained two top spots in the charts with their released albums called "Pink Tape" and "4 Walls."
GOT7 "Got It?" "Mad," "Flight Log: Turbulence" and "Flight Log: Arrival"
The first group from JYP Entertainment that has reached the Top charts in Billboard is from their boy group GOT7. The seven-membered group has released four albums that claimed the top spot, which seemed like an achievement for them in their career.
Winner "2014 S/S"
WINNER just debuted with their album "2014 S/S," and this became their first-ever album that reached the top spot of the charts! This proved how amazing their record was.
Epik High "Shoebox"
"Shoebox" is the eighth studio album released by the hip-hop group Epik High and released back in 2014.
4Minute "Crazy"
4Minute also got their sixth EP at the top spot in 2015. Their featured singles "Cold Rain" and "Crazy" has helped their songs reached the No. 1 spot with their fantastic choreography, too!
Red Velvet "The Red," "Rookie," and "The Red Summer"
The summery group from SM Entertainment, Red Velvet, has three albums that reached the top spot, starting from their debut. The group has released their song "Dumb Dumb" and other songs that became eargasms for the audience.
SEVENTEEN "Boys Be"
Pledis Entertainment has SEVENTEEN that has sold more than 100,000 copies in South Korea of their second EP called "Boys Be" back in 2015, which became the first-ever album that topped the charts of the World Album Charts.
BIGBANG "Made"
The "Kings of K-Pop" also got one of their albums topped the list as they released their third studio album in 2016.
NCT 127 "Limitless," "Neo Zone"
NCT127 has recently reached over 1 million copies of their album "Neo Zone," which became the second album that has reached the top spot of the charts this year.
Monsta X "The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter"
The first studio album and the final part of The Clan series of Monsta X have reached the no. 1 place in the charts back in 2017, which consists of 10 songs, including their single "Beautiful."
MAMAMOO "Purple"
MOOMOOs have also done their best and made the fantastic quartet have their first album to be at the top of the charts. This fifth EP album was released in 2017 with their single "Yes I Am."
Twice "Twicetagram"
Me Likey, Likey! TWICE got their first studio album reached the top in the Billboard charts as the group has impressed the K-pop fans around the world with their cute and refreshing collection "Twicetagram."
SuperM "SuperM"
The Avengers of SM Entertainment is here as well! Super M got their debut album reached the top charts as fans from different groups combined and supported this fantastic comeback.
BTS "The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Part 2," "Wings," "You Never Walk Alone," "Love Yourself: Her," "Map of the Soul:7" and Agust D "D-2"
And of course, the best musicians in the charts, with a fantastic team with their ARMYs, BTS has five albums and one digital song from Agust D that has topped the charts for the past seven years of their career. In this case, they became the artist with the most albums that reached the No. 1 spot of the Billboard World Album charts in history!
