In the following lists you will find the 10 best-selling artists in the following categories: Overall Artists, Overall Groups, Boy Groups, Girl Groups, Mixed Groups, Male Soloists, and Female Soloists. The sales shown are combined between Korean sales (some sources like MIAK, Hanteo and Gaon), and Japanese sales of only Japanese albums (Oricon).
Note: Please note that the sales are NOT exact, some artists may have more sales than those mentioned since many sales in Korea may continue to add up but not being shown in the charts since most only show the Top 100.
Best-Selling Artists
- 01. BTS ㅡ 31,028,651 copies sold
- 02. Shin Seung Hun ㅡ 12,618,184 copies sold
- 03. TVXQ! ㅡ 12,259,762 copies sold
- 04. EXO ㅡ 12,208,311 copies sold
- 05. Kim Gun Mo ㅡ 11,660,659 copies sold
- 06. BoA ㅡ 9,805,616 copies sold
- 07. TWICE ㅡ 9,204,561 copies sold
- 08. Lee Moon Sae ㅡ 9,176,866 copies sold
- 09. Jo Sung Mo ㅡ 8,162,971 copies sold
- 10. Seo Taiji and Boys ㅡ 8,063,503 copies sold
Best-Selling Groups
- 01. BTS ㅡ 31,028,651 copies sold
- 02. TVXQ! ㅡ 12,259,762 copies sold
- 03. EXO ㅡ 12,208,311 copies sold
- 04. TWICE ㅡ 9,204,561 copies sold
- 05. Seo Taiji and Boys ㅡ 8,063,503 copies sold
- 06. SEVENTEEN ㅡ 7,729,213 copies sold
- 07. H.O.T. ㅡ 7,029,167 copies sold
- 08. SUPER JUNIOR ㅡ 5,547,334 copies sold
- 09. god ㅡ 5,432,460 copies sold
- 10. Girls' Generation ㅡ 5,354,288 copies sold
Best-selling Boy Groups
- 01. BTS ㅡ 31,028,651 copies sold
- 02. TVXQ! ㅡ 12,259,762 copies sold
- 03. EXO ㅡ 12,208,311 copies sold
- 04. Seo Taiji and Boys ㅡ 8,063,503 copies sold
- 05. SEVENTEEN ㅡ 7,729,213 copies sold
- 06. H.O.T. ㅡ 7,029,167 copies sold
- 07. SUPER JUNIOR ㅡ 5,547,334 copies sold
- 08. god ㅡ 5,432,460 copies sold
- 09. DJ DOC ㅡ 5,200,701 copies sold
- 10. SHINee ㅡ 4,561,077 copies sold
Best-selling Girl Groups
- 01. TWICE ㅡ 9,204,561 copies sold
- 02. Girls' Generation ㅡ 5,354,288 copies sold
- 03. KARA ㅡ 3,808,827 copies sold
- 04. S.E.S. ㅡ 3,623,697 copies sold
- 05. IZ*ONE ㅡ 2,951,708 copies sold
- 06. BLACKPINK ㅡ 2,673,673 copies sold
- 07. Fin.K.L ㅡ 2,513,331 copies sold
- 08. Red Velvet ㅡ 1,597,597 copies sold
- 09. T-ARA ㅡ 1,132,457 copies sold
- 10. Apink ㅡ 1,039,774 copies sold
Best-selling Mixed Groups
- 01. COOL ㅡ 4,891,382 copies sold
- 02. Roo'ra ㅡ 4,451,018 copies sold
- 03. KYT ㅡ 2,428,232 copies sold
- 04. TwoTwo ㅡ 1,200,000 copies sold
- 05. Marronier ㅡ 1,100,000 copies sold
- 06. S#arp ㅡ 1,015,811 copies sold
- 07. Jaurim ㅡ 912,367 copies sold
- 08. ZAM ㅡ 880,000 copies sold
- 09. Bijou ㅡ 311,116 copies sold
- 10. Turtles ㅡ 294,052 copies sold
Best-selling Male Soloists
- 01. Shin Seung Hun ㅡ 12,618,184 copies sold
- 02. Kim Gun Mo ㅡ 11,660,659 copies sold
- 03. Lee Moon Sae ㅡ 9,176,866 copies sold
- 04. Jo Sung Mo ㅡ 8,162,971 copies sold
- 05. Jo Kwan Woo ㅡ 7,149,046 copies sold
- 06. Byun Jin Sub ㅡ 7,000,000 copies sold
- 07. Kim Jong Hwan ㅡ 5,815,231 copies sold
- 08. Steve Seungjun Yoo ㅡ 4,242,246 copies sold
- 09. Lee Seung Hwan ㅡ 3,914,743 copies sold
- 10. Im Chang Jung ㅡ 3,847,151 copies sold
Best-selling Female Soloists
- 01. BoA ㅡ 9,805,616 copies sold
- 02. Lee Soo Young ㅡ 2,719,490 copies sold
- 03. Lee Sora ㅡ 2,665,058 copies sold
- 04. Uhm Jung Hwa ㅡ 1,734,066 copies sold
- 05. WAX ㅡ 1,659,507 copies sold
- 06. Yangpa ㅡ 1,572,860 copies sold
- 07. Sumi Jo ㅡ 1,523,157 copies sold
- 08. IU ㅡ 1,426,158 copies sold
- 09. Kim Hyun Jung ㅡ 1,348,816 copies sold
- 10. Lee Jung Hyun ㅡ 1,227,040 copies sold
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