BTS Tops the 13 K-Pop Groups That Sold the Most Albums in 2019 So Far
BTS proved once again that they are in a different league as they topped Gaon Music Charts list of the 13 K-Pop Groups that sold the most album in 2019 so far. Among these groups, the flagship artist of Big Hit Entertainment is the only one who surpassed the 1 million bracket, and in fact, a whopping 4,148,638 albums sold from January 1 to May 30, 2019!
Meanwhile, contrary to everyone’s expectations, BLACKPINK did not take the runner-up position. Second place goes to Seventeen with 519,594 copies. TWICE and IZ*ONE placed third and fourth, respectively. The YG Quartet which is considered the most popular K-pop girl group in the world only placed fifth overall.
Check out the companies that sold the most copies of albums in 2019 (as of May) according to the Gaon Music Charts!
1. BTS 4,148,638 copies
2. Seventeen 519,594 copies
3. TWICE 486,017 copies
4. IZ*ONE 302,478 copies
5. BLACKPINK 295,949 copies
6. NU’EST 266,786 copies
7. GOT7 258,122 copies
8. MONSTA X 256,411 copies
9. NCT 127 253,052 copies
10. Stray Kids 200,013 copies
11. TXT 184,182 copies
12. WINNER 126,876 copies
13. Astro 121,173 copies