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If in the 2010s, national idol groups such as BIG BANG, 2NE1, SNSD, Super Junior has made impressive sales numbers and helped K-pop industry to develop, some of the third-generation of K-pop idol groups have tended to dominate the music industry in terms of best selling from 2015 up to the present. Among these, the top best selling have been dominated by two main idol-groups, EXO and BTS.
2015
5. XOXO (EXO), which made a total of 542.9k sales
4. Miracles in December (EXO), which made a total of 546.3k sales
3. Overdose (EXO), which made a total of 675.1k sales
2. Growl (EXO), which made a total of 693.1k sales
1. EXODUS (EXO), which made a total of 760.2k sales
2016
5. Overdose (EXO), which made a total of 686.5k sales
4. Growl (EXO), which made a total of 712k sales
3. Wings (BTS), which made a total of 751k sales
2. EXODUS (EXO), which made a total of 767.3k sales
1. EX’ACT (EXO), which made a total of 797.3k sales
2017
5. EXODUS (EXO), which made a total of 777.1k sales
4. EX’ACT (EXO), which made a total of 801.4k sales
3. Wings (BTS), which made a total of 844.4k sales
2. The War (EXO), which made a total of 1.09 million sales
1. Love Yourself: Her (BTS), which made a total of 1.49 million sales
2018
5. The War (EXO), which made a total of 1.1 million sales
4. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo (EXO), which made a total of 1.45 million sales
3. Love Yourself: Her (BTS), which made a total of 1.83 million sales
2. Love Yourself: Tear (BTS), which made a total of 1.85 million sales
1. Love Yourself: Answer (BTS), which made a total of 2.2 million sales
2019
5. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo (EXO), which made a total of 1.45 million sales
4. Love Yourself: Tear (BTS), which made a total of 2.18 million sales
3. Love Yourself: Her (BTS), which made a total of 2.2 million sales
2. Love Yourself: Answer (BTS), which made a total of 2.56 million sales
1. Map of the Soul: Persona (BTS), which made a total of 3.72 million sales
2020
5. Love Yourself: Tear (BTS), which made a total of 2.26 million sales
4. Love Yourself: Her (BTS), which made a total of 2.27 million sales
3. Love Yourself: Answer (BTS), which made a total of 2.63 million sales
2. Map of the Soul: Persona (BTS), which made a total of 3.81 million sales
1. Map of the Soul: 7 (BTS), which made a total of 4.27 million sales
With these Top best selling albums, EXO and BTS are still the Kings of Kpop until now.
