TOP 10 Album Sales by Artist in 2021

My favorite part about the beginning of the year is that we can see statistics of the previous year - so we can really see who truly dominated the K-POP scene in 2021. This time around, we are going to take a look at the top 10 album sales by artist in 2021 - do you think your favorite K-POP star made the list?

Please note that the list includes solo & unit albums, and the list is a comprehensive list including Gaon Album Sales & Oricon Chart Album sales. Let's take a look and see who made the list!

#10 - BLACKPINK (2016 Debut) - 1.74 Million+ Albums Sold

#9 - TWICE (2015 Debut) - 1.83 Million+ Albums Sold

#8 - ATEEZ (2018 Debut) - 1.88 Million+ Albums Sold

#7 - TXT (2019 Debut) - 2.36 Million+ Albums Sold

#6 - ENHYPHEN (2020 Debut) - 2.44 Million+ Albums Sold

#5 - Stray Kids (2018 Debut) - 2.7 Million+ Albums Sold

#4 - EXO (2012 Debut) - 3.22 Million+ Albums Sold

#3 - SEVENTEEN (2015 Debut) - 4.39 Million+ Albums Sold

#2 - BTS (2013 Debut) - 8.53 Million+ Albums Sold

#1 - NCT (2016 Debut) - 10.8 Million+ Albums Sold

The #20-11 list is also below for reference.

#20 - TREASURE (2020 Debut) - 429,157+ Albums Sold

#19 - IU (2008 Debut) - 434,141+ Albums Sold

#18 - aespa (2020 Debut) - 574,445+ Albums Sold

#17 - ASTRO (2016 Debut) - 727,334+ Albums Sold

#16 - Red Velvet (2014 Debut) - 744,843+ Albums Sold

#15 - SHINee (2008 Debut) - 817,880+ Albums Sold

#14 - Super Junior (2005 Debut) - 858,633+ Albums Sold

#13 - MONSTA X (2015 Debut) - 900,774+ Albums Sold

#12 - ITZY (2019 Debut) - 955,345+ Albums Sold

#11 - The Boys (2017 Debut) - 1.45 Million+ Albums Sold

Did your favorite group make the list? Fortunately, K-POP is defined as more than just album sales nowadays, and we have to consider that NCT also runs on a unit group style, so they released several more albums than BTS did in 2021. It's quite refreshing to see that K-POP is getting more global and bigger year by year. It's going to be interesting to see how exponential the album growth will grow in 2022 as well - who do you see in 2022 having more album sales? Let us know in the comments below.