10.
#10 GOT7 - Flight Log: Turbulence
Sales: 225,617
This album barely edged out Seventeen's 'Going Seventeen' (released last month) for the #10 spot. GOT7's album sales keep on increasing with each subsequent release.
9.
#9 EXO - LOTTO (Korean)
Sales: 232,564:
EXO's repackaged albums always sell well.
8.
#8 EXO - EX'ACT (Chinese)
Sales: 247,899
The Chinese version of EX'ACT with very high sales.
7.
#7 Lay - Lose Control
Sales: 274,238
The highest sales for a solo release on this list.
6.
#6 EXO-CBX - Hey Mama!
Sales: 275,191
The highest sales for a sub-unit in 2016.
5.
#5 TWICE - TWICEcoaster: LANE 1
Sales: 350,852
The only girl group on the list. No girl group in the past 10 years can compete with their physical album sales besides Girls' Generation.
4.
#4 BTS - Young Forever
Sales: 368,369
BTS's popularity keeps on rising much like the hot air balloon depicted on their album cover.
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#3 EXO - For Life
Sales: 438,481
EXO's Winter albums always sell well.
2.
#2 EXO - EX'ACT (Korean)
Sales: 549,378
In terms of total volume (adding up all the sales from releases), EXO is still #1. However, they have been dethroned if you only measure the top selling album.
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#1 BTS - 'Wings'
Sales: 751,301
BTS broke two streaks. #1 EXO had the top-selling album for the past 3 years. #2 An SM artist had the top-selling album every year going back to TVXQ in 2008. It's remarkable that BTS has climbed up the ranks so quickly.
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