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