With a growth in the popularity of K-pop and the influence of these idol groups spreading across the globe, the album sales record has been steadily increasing.

Many of these idol singers have become million-sellers with each album easily reaching a few hundred thousand copies being sold. Combining all the album sales in Korea and overseas, these idol groups have sold more than a few million copies.

So here is the list of the total album sales of the top K-pop groups to date. The sales number only reflects the albums sold in South Korea and Japan.

1. BTS
(debuted 2013)

35.5 million copies sold in total

87% - domestic album sales
13% - album sales in Japan

2. EXO

(debuted 2012)

20.5 million copies sold in total

96% - domestic album sales
4% - album sales in Japan

3. NCT (NCT, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV)

(debuted 2016)

13.95 million copies sold in total

98% - domestic album sales
2% - album sales in Japan

4. TVXQ

(debuted 2004)

11.42 million copies sold in total

32% - domestic album sales
68% - album sales in Japan

5. TWICE

(debuted 2015)

10.03 million copies sold in total

65% - domestic album sales
35% - album sales in Japan

6. Seventeen

(debuted 2015)

9.62 million copies sold in total

83% - domestic album sales
17% - album sales in Japan

7. SHINee
(debuted 2008)

7.82 million copies sold in total

72% - domestic album sales
28% - album sales in Japan

8. Super Junior

(debuted 2005)

7.46 million copies sold in total

79% - domestic album sales
21% - album sales in Japan

9. Girls' Generation
(debuted 2007)

6.51 million copies sold in total

60% - domestic album sales
40% - album sales in Japan

10. H.O.T
(debuted 1996)

6.06 million copies sold in total

100% - domestic album sales

0% - album sales in Japan

11. Big Bang
(debuted 2006)

5.77 million copies sold in total

70% - domestic album sales
30% - album sales in Japan

12. g.o.d
(debuted 1999)

5.17 million copies sold in total

100% - domestic album sales

0% - album sales in Japan

13. GOT7
(debuted 2014)

4.64 million copies sold in total

90% - domestic album sales
10% - album sales in Japan

14. KARA
(debuted 2007)

3.79 million copies sold in total

16% - domestic album sales
84% - album sales in Japan

15. Wanna One
(debuted 2017)

3.62 million copies sold in total

100% - domestic album sales

16. S.E.S
(debuted 1997)

3.58 million copies sold in total

99% - domestic album sales
1% - album sales in Japan

17. MONSTA X
(debuted 2015)

3.55 million copies sold in total

73% - domestic album sales
27% - album sales in Japan

18. BLACKPINK
(debuted 2016)

3.49 million copies sold in total

95% - domestic album sales
5% - album sales in Japan

19. Shinhwa
(debuted 1998)

3.43 million copies sold in total

100% - domestic album sales

0% - album sales in Japan

20. 2PM
(debuted 2008)

3.40 million copies sold in total

30% - domestic album sales
70% - album sales in Japan

21. IZ*ONE
(debuted 2018)

3.03 million copies sold in total

69% - domestic album sales
31% - album sales in Japan

22. TXT
(debuted 2019)

2.71 million copies sold in total

89% - domestic album sales
11% - album sales in Japan

23. INFINITE
(debuted 2010)

2.63 million copies sold in total

84% - domestic album sales
16% - album sales in Japan

24. Stray Kids
(debuted 2018)

2.51 million copies sold in total

96% - domestic album sales
4% - album sales in Japan

25. Sechskies
(debuted 1997)

2.48 million copies sold in total

100% - domestic album sales
0% - album sales in Japan

26. Red Velvet
(debuted 2014)

2.15 million copies sold in total

98% - domestic album sales
2% - album sales in Japan