These Are The Top 5 Best-Selling K-Pop Groups That Debuted Each Year From 2014-2020

Each year, tons of new K-Pop groups debut in the industry, and some of them, of course, do much better than others at first. Others may have a slower start, but end up gaining attention and popularity over time as their reach grows and their fandom expands.

Album sales are a pretty important indicator of a K-Pop artist’s success, and in recent times, they have become increasingly higher for a lot of the most popular groups in the music genre.

These are the 5 best-selling K-Pop artists from their debut year from 2014-2020, based on their accumulated album sales since their debut until now.

2014

5. Lovelyz

Total album sales since their November 17, 2014 debut: 399.8k

4. MAMAMOO

Total album sales since their June 18, 2014 debut: 803.4k

3. WINNER

Total album sales since their August 17, 2014 debut: 833.4k

2. Red Velvet

Total album sales since their August 1, 2014 debut: 1.51 million

1. GOT7

Total album sales since their January 16, 2014 debut: 3.92 million

2015

5. iKON

Total album sales since their September 15, 2015 debut: 645.7k

4. GFRIEND

Total album sales since their January 15, 2015 debut: 916.8k

3. MONSTA X

Total album sales since their May 14, 2015 debut: 2.22 million

2. TWICE

Total album sales since their October 20, 2015 debut: 5.76 million

1. SEVENTEEN

Total album sales since their May 26, 2015 debut: 6.43 million

2016

5. EXO-CBX

Total album sales since their October 31, 2016 debut: 671.2k

4. ASTRO

Total album sales since their February 23, 2016 debut: 740.0k

3. NCT Dream

Total album sales since their August 24, 2016 debut: 1.49 million

2. BLACKPINK

Total album sales since their August 8, 2016 debut: 2.34 million

1. NCT 127

Total album sales since their July 7, 2016 debut: 2.69 million

2017

5. HIGHLIGHT

Total album sales since their March 20, 2017 debut: 343.4k

4. Golden Child

Total album sales since their August 28, 2017 debut: 361.5k

3. NU’EST W

Total album sales since their October 10, 2017 debut: 750.4k

2. The Boyz

Total album sales since their December 6, 2017 debut: 1.11 million

1. Wanna One

Total album sales since their August 7, 2017 debut: 3.62 million

2018

5. (G)I-DLE

Total album sales since their May 2, 2018 debut: 377.1k

4. ATEEZ

Total album sales since their October 24, 2018 debut: 1.14 million

3. Stray Kids

Total album sales since their March 25, 2018 debut: 1.99 million

2. IZ*ONE

Total album sales since their October 29, 2018 debut: 1.08 million

1. NCT

Total album sales since their March 14, 2018 debut: 2.79 million

2019

5. AB6IX

Total album sales since their May 22, 2019 debut: 561.7k

4. X1

Total album sales since their August 27, 2019 debut: 657.9k

3. SuperM

Total album sales since their October 4, 2019 debut: 664.7k

2. EXO-SC

Total album sales since their July 22, 2019 debut: 959.7k

1. TXT

Total album sales since their March 4, 2019 debut: 1.37 million

2020

5. SSAK3

Total album sales since their July 25, 2020 debut: 83.9k

4. Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi

Total album sales since their July 6, 2020 debut: 233.8k

3. CRAVITY

Total album sales since their April 14, 2020 debut: 321.0k

2. ENHYPEN

Total album sales since their November 30, 2020 debut: 380.0k

1. TREASURE

Total album sales since their August 7, 2020 debut: 719.1k