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As years go by, popular trends, songs, and artists in the K-Pop industry constantly change. While one group might stay at the top of the popularity chart for several years, eventually the tides will change with new incoming artists, and the old ones often become legends in their own right.
Over the last fifteen years or so, the K-Pop industry has changed drastically, and we’ve gone through different “generations” of artists in the genre. With each year, new artists are introduced to fans, and the cycle keeps continuing.
These are the five most popular K-Pop girl groups each year from 2008 until now, based on data and numbers collected by Google analytics.
2008
5. Fin.K.L: 435.5k
4. Brown Eyed Girls: 1.01 million
3. Baby V.O.X: 1.54 million
2. Girls’ Generation: 3.88 million
1. Wonder Girls: 7.31 million
2009
5. T-ARA: 2.88 million
4. 2NE1: 4.33 million
3. Wonder Girls: 5.68 million
2. Brown Eyed Girls: 7.14 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 12.43 million
2010
5. 2NE1: 4.33 million
4. Orange Caramel: 4.51 million
3. T-ARA: 4.93 million
2. Dal Shabet: 11.99 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 22.94 million
2011
5. 2NE1: 7.11 million
4. Trouble Maker: 8.65 million
3. Dal Shabet: 8.77 million
2. T-ARA: 22.74 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 34.95 million
2012
5. Tiny-G: 3.68 million
4. 2NE1: 4.03 million
3. Hello Venus: 4.13 million
2. T-ARA: 9.79 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 36.83 million
2013
5. Dal Shabet: 6.68 million
4. T-ARA: 7.56 million
3. Crayon Pop: 7.85 million
2. Girl’s Day: 8.30 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 21.55 million
2014
5. Girl’s Day: 4.48 million
4. Apink: 5.17 million
3. T-ARA: 6.39 million
2. Hello Venus: 9.67 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 14.87 million
2015
5. Girl’s Day: 3.90 million
4. EXID: 4.35 million
3. TWICE: 6.98 million
2. Dal Shabet: 8.26 million
1. Girls’ Generation: 12.12 million
2016
5. Red Velvet: 4.06 million
4. I.O.I: 4.14 million
3. Girls’ Generation: 7.03 million
2. BLACKPINK: 10.01 million
1. TWICE: 12.86 million
2017
5. Girls’ Generation: 4.69 million
4. F-ve Dolls: 5.47 million
3. Red Velvet: 6.91 million
2. BLACKPINK: 12.93 million
1. TWICE: 23.73 million
2018
5. Girls’ Generation: 3.12 million
4. Red Velvet: 5.37 million
3. IZ*ONE: 5.41 million
2. TWICE: 20.24 million
1. BLACKPINK: 34.23 million
2019
5. MAMAMOO: 3.38 million
4. MOMOLAND: 3.39 million
3. Red Velvet: 6.99 million
2. TWICE: 16.42 million
1. BLACKPINK: 18.78 million
2020
5. MOMOLAND: 3.85 million
4. Red Velvet: 4.30 million
3. ITZY: 4.51 million
2. TWICE: 15.26 million
1. BLACKPINK: 38.57 million
2021 (So Far)
5. GFRIEND: 3.80 million
4. Red Velvet: 4.07 million
3. ITZY: 4.65 million
2. TWICE: 15.12 million
1. BLACKPINK: 38.96 million
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These 16 K-Pop Artists Make Up 95% Of All Girl Group Album Sales Since 2012
Over the years, best-selling K-Pop artists change from certain groups to others, with each generation of the music genre selling more albums overall than the last.
Despite how many artists there are in the K-Pop industry, there’s usually only a small number that makes up the majority of all album sales, and that has been the case for the last eight years or so.
Here are the 16 best-selling K-Pop girl groups since 2012, which make up 95% of all total girl group album sales in that time!
16. Weki Meki
Weki Meki debuted on August 8, 2017, and since then, they have sold about 161.2k albums in total, which makes up 0.7% of the total! Their best-selling album is Weme, with the title song “I Don’t Like Your Girlfriend”, with 49.5k sales.
15. fromis_9
fromis_9 debuted on January 24, 2018, and since then, they have sold about 207.3k albums in total, which makes up 0.9% of the total! Their best-selling album is Fun Factory, with the title song “Fun!”, with 61.3k sales.
14. I.O.I
I.O.I debuted on May 4, 2016, and since then, they have sold about 276.4k albums in total, which makes up 1.2% of the total! Their best-selling album is Miss Me?, with the title song “Very Very Very”, with 106.4k sales.
13. LOONA
LOONA debuted on August 20, 2018, and since then, they have sold about 299.4k albums in total, which makes up 1.3% of the total! Their best-selling album is [12:00], with the title song “Why Not?”, with 114.5k sales.
12. Oh My Girl
Oh My Girl debuted on April 20, 2015, and since then, they have sold about 345.5k albums in total, which makes up 1.5% of the total! Their best-selling album is Nonstop, with the title song “Nonstop”, with 52.1k sales.
11. Lovelyz
Lovelyz debuted on November 17, 2014, and since then, they have sold about 391.5k albums in total, which makes up 1.7% of the total! Their best-selling album is Once Upon a Time, with the title song “Beautiful Days”, with 54.4k sales.
10. Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher debuted on September 18, 2014, and since then, they have sold about 437.6k albums in total, which makes up 1.9% of the total! Their best-selling album is Dystopia: Lose Myself, with the title song “BOCA”, with 101.7k sales.
9. ITZY
ITZY debuted on February 12, 2019, and since then, they have sold about 529.7k albums in total, which makes up 2.3% of the total! Their best-selling album is Not Shy, with the title song “Not Shy”, with 219.0k sales.
8. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE debuted on May 2, 2018, and since then, they have sold about 551.8k albums in total, which makes up 2.4% of the total! Their best-selling album is I Burn, with the title song “HWAA”, with 159.3k sales.
7. Cosmic Girls
Comic Girls debuted on February 25, 2016, and since then, they have sold about 563.9k albums in total, which makes up 2.4% of the total! Their best-selling album is Neverland, with the title song “Butterfly”, with 105.1k sales.
6. MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO debuted on June 18, 2014, and since then, they have sold about 843.5k albums in total, which makes up 3.7% of the total! Their best-selling album is Travel, with the title song “AYA”, with 169.9k sales.
5. GFRIEND
GFRIEND debuted on January 15, 2015, and since then, they have sold about 983.1k albums in total, which makes up 4.3% of the total! Their best-selling album is Time for Us, with the title song “Sunrise”, with 96.0k sales.
4. Red Velvet
Red Velvet debuted on August 1, 2014, and since then, they have sold about 1.57 million albums in total, which makes up 6.8% of the total! Their best-selling album is The ReVe Festival: Day 1, with the title song “Zimzalabim”, with 171.7k sales.
3. BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK debuted on August 8, 2016, and since then, they have sold about 2.60 million albums in total, which makes up 11.3% of the total! Their best-selling album is The Album, with the title song “Lovesick Girls”, with 1.33 million sales.
2. IZ*ONE
IZ*ONE debuted on October 29, 2018, and since then, they have sold about 2.93 million albums in total, which makes up 12.7% of the total! Their best-selling album is Oneiric Diary, with the title song “Secret Story of the Swan”, with 552.9k sales.
1. TWICE
TWICE debuted on October 20, 2015, and since then, they have sold about 9.10 million albums in total, which makes up 39.5% of the total! Their best-selling album is More & More, with the title song “More & More”, with 576.0k sales.
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These Are The 15 Best K-Pop Girl Groups Of All Time, According To Fans
We recently took a look at the fan-voted “best” 15 K-Pop boy groups of all time, and so now it’s time to look at how fans voted on their favorite girl groups!
Ranker is a popular website for people to vote on various subjects, including things such as K-Pop songs and artists. They recently updated their poll for the fan-voted “best” K-Pop girl groups of all time, and after thousands of votes, the results are clear.
These are the (very subjective) best K-Pop girl groups of all time, based on these fans’ votes!
15. Oh My Girl
Oh My Girl debuted on April 20, 2015, and has four studio albums, seven mini-albums, one single album, and two repackaged albums in their discography. They have sold 275.3k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Nonstop with 52.1k units sold!
14. EXID
EXID debuted on February 16, 2012, and has three studio albums and five mini-albums in their discography. They have sold 134.3k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is We with 24.5k units sold!
13. IZ*ONE
IZ*ONE debuted on October 29, 2018, and has two studio albums and four mini-albums in their discography. They have sold 2.07 million albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Oneiric Diary with 552.9k units sold!
12. Apink
Apink debuted on April 19, 2011, and has six studio albums, nine mini-albums, and three compilation albums in their discography. They have sold 726.0k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Pink Memory with 90.1k units sold!
11. Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher debuted on January 13, 2017, and has two studio albums, eight mini-albums, and three single albums in their discography. They have sold 315.8k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Dystopia: Lose Myself with 101.7k units sold!
10. EVERGLOW
EVERGLOW debuted on March 18, 2019, and has two mini-albums and two single albums in their discography. They have sold 135.0k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is -77.82X-78.29 with 48.1k units sold!
9. LOONA
LOONA debuted on August 20, 2018, and has six mini-albums, 12 single albums, and three reissued albums in their discography. They have sold 302.0k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is [12:00] with 114.5k units sold!
8. ITZY
ITZY debuted on February 12, 2019, and has three mini-albums and one single album in their discography. They have sold 524.5k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Not Shy with 219.0k units sold!
7. (G)I-DLE
(G)I-DLE debuted on May 2, 2018, and has six mini-albums and one single album in their discography. They have sold 377.5k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is I Trust with 154.0k units sold!
6. Girls’ Generation
Girls’ Generation debuted on August 5, 2007, and has nine studio albums, four mini-albums, two live albums, and four reissued albums in their discography. They have sold 2.81 million albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is The Boys with 464.0k units sold!
5. 2NE1
2NE1 debuted on May 6, 2009, and has three studio albums and three mini-albums in their discography. They have sold 620.4k albums during the entirety of their career until they disbanded in November 2016, the best-selling of which is 2NE1 with 194.3k units sold!
4. Red Velvet
Red Velvet debuted on August 1, 2014, and has two studio albums, eleven mini-albums, one reissued album, and one compilation album in their discography. They have sold 1.51 million albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is The ReVe Festival: Day 1 with 171.7k units sold!
3. TWICE
TWICE debuted on October 20, 2015, and has four studio albums, nine mini-albums, four reissued albums, and two compilation albums in their discography. They have sold 5.76 million albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is More & More with 573.4k units sold!
2. BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK debuted on August 8, 2016, and has one studio album, three mini-albums, and four single albums in their discography. They have sold 2.34 million albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is The Album with 1.26 million units sold!
1. MAMAMOO
MAMAMOO debuted on June 18, 2014, and has three studio albums and ten mini-albums in their discography. They have sold 803.4k albums during the entirety of their career, the best-selling of which is Travel with 169.9k units sold!
