BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history. Their Map of the Soul: 7 album is the first to sell over 4 and 5 million copies.
Kim Gun-mo's Wrongful Meeting was the best-selling album in South Korea for 24 years, with an estimated 3.3 million copies sold.
Shin Seung-hun was the best-selling artist in South Korea with 17 million cumulative album sales, until the record was broken by BTS in 2020.[1]
Seo Taiji is the first artist to have a million-seller album both as a soloist and as part of a group.[2]

This is a list of the best-selling albums of recorded music in South Korea. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 1 million copies. As of March 2021, Map of the Soul: 7 by South Korean boy band BTS is the best-selling album of all time in the country.[3] Kim Gun-mo's 1995 studio album Wrongful Meeting previously held the record as the best-selling South Korean album for 24 years, with an estimated 3.3 million copies sold—this includes figures based on illegal sales[4]—until it was surpassed by BTS' Map of the Soul: Persona in 2019.[5][6]

The Korea Video & Record Distributors Association (KVRDA) published the first South Korean sales charts, tallying album sales figures for the month of August and the March-August semester, on September 10, 1998.[7] Between 1999 and 2007, the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) published monthly charts, with fifty chart positions and detailed sales for each album.[8] Following the sharp decline of domestic music sales in the 21st century,[9] the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) introduced the Gaon Album Chart in February 2010, which included a detailed breakdown of online chart data.[10] The KMCA began awarding sales certifications for albums in April 2018—only albums released after January 1, 2018 are eligible.[10] Certifications are not included in this list, because the Gaon Music Chart publishes detailed album sales.

All albums that have sold over one million copies in South Korea are by Korean artists, with the exception of Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard (1992) and Mariah Carey's Music Box (1993). BTS is the act with the most million-selling albums, having twelve, followed by Seventeen, with nine. In 2017, BTS' Love Yourself: Her became the first album released since 2001 to sell over 1 million copies,[11][12] while in 2018 the band's Love Yourself: Answer became the first to sell over 2 million copies since 2000.[13] In 2019, the band's Map of the Soul: Persona became the first album to sell over 3 million copies since 1997. This was followed by Map of the Soul: 7, which became the first album in chart history to surpass 4 and 5 million sales, in 2020 and 2022 respectively.[14][15] Seventeen's FML became the first album to sell over 6 million copies, in 2023.[16] In 2013, the combined sales of Exo's XOXO and its repackage exceeded 1 million copies,[17] while in 2019 BTS became the first act to sell 1 million copies of both an album and its repackage, when Wings and You Never Walk Alone each surpassed 1 million sales that year.

As of 2023, according to Circle Chart,[A] BTS is the best-selling artist in South Korean history, having sold more than 40 million albums.[19]

Legend

Keys
† Repackage album
# Compilation album
‡ Extended play
& Single album
± Original soundtrack

2 million or more copies

Artist Album Year Sales
(as of date)		 Ref.
Seventeen FML ‡ 2023 6,280,997[a]
(October 2023) 		[20]
Seventeen Seventeenth Heaven ‡ 2023 5,507,860[a]
(November 2023) 		[21]
Stray Kids 5-Star 2023 5,244,404
(November 2023) 		[22]
BTS Map of the Soul: 7 2020 5,052,013
(July 2023) 		[23]
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona ‡ 2019 4,658,920
(July 2023) 		[24]
NCT Dream ISTJ 2023 4,359,921[a]
(September 2023) 		[25]
Stray Kids Rock-Star ‡ 2023 4,126,466[a]
(November 2023) 		[26]
Seventeen Face the Sun 2022 4,120,594[a]
(November 2023) 		[27]
BTS Be 2020 3,794,402
(May 2022) 		[28]
Stray Kids Maxident ‡ 2022 3,559,045
(November 2023) 		[29]
BTS Proof # 2022 3,518,948
(April 2023) 		[30]
BTS Love Yourself: Answer # 2018 3,369,546
(January 2023) 		[31]
TXT The Name Chapter: Temptation ‡ 2023 3,237,073[a]
(September 2023) 		[32]
BTS Butter & 2021 3,197,001
(April 2023) 		[33]
BTS Love Yourself: Tear 2018 3,147,331
(July 2023) 		[34]
BTS Love Yourself: Her ‡ 2017 3,132,747[a]
(April 2023) 		[35]
Blackpink Born Pink 2022 2,861,677[a]
(November 2023) 		[36]
Kim Gun-mo Wrongful Meeting 1995 2,860,000[c]
(June 2015) 		[39]
Lee Moon-sae When Love Passes By 1987 2,850,000
(July 2015) 		[40]
Seventeen Attacca ‡ 2021 2,760,549[a]
(November 2023) 		[41]
TXT The Name Chapter: Freefall 2023 2,736,664[a]
(October 2023) 		[42]
Jungkook Golden 2023 2,633,296[a]
(November 2023) 		[43]
Lee Moon-sae Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree 1988 2,580,000
(July 2015) 		[40]
Kim Jong-hwan Reason for Existence 1996 2,500,000
(August 2017) 		[44]
Shin Seung-hun To Heaven 1996 2,470,000
(October 2015) 		[45]
NCT 127 Sticker 2021 2,434,408
(February 2022) 		[46]
Seo Taiji and Boys Seo Taiji and Boys IV 1995 2,400,000
(January 2018) 		[47]
V Layover 2023 2,241,592[a]
(November 2023) 		[48]
Seo Taiji and Boys Seo Taiji and Boys II 1993 2,200,000
(January 2018) 		[47]
NCT Dream Hot Sauce 2021 2,168,436
(December 2022) 		[49]
Jo Kwan-woo Memory 1995 2,140,000[d]
(February 2019) 		[51]
Aespa My World ‡ 2023 2,130,097[a]
(September 2023) 		[52]
NCT Dream Glitch Mode 2022 2,095,544
(December 2022) 		[53]
Jo Sung-mo Let Me Love 2000 2,072,029
(December 2001) 		[54][55]
Jo Sung-mo For Your Soul 1999 2,047,152
(March 2000) 		[56]
Seventeen Sector 17 † 2022 2,044,895[a]
(September 2023) 		[57]
Zerobaseone Youth in the Shade ‡ 2023 2,034,594
(September 2023) 		[58]
Yoo Jae-ha Because I Love You 1987 2,000,000
(June 2011) 		[59]
Byun Jin-sub Back To You 1989 2,000,000[e]
(March 2018) 		[61]

1 million–1.9 million copies

Artist Album Year Sales
(as of date)		 Ref.
NewJeans Get Up ‡ 2023 1,999,623[a]
(November 2023) 		[62]
NCT Dream Candy ‡ 2022 1,993,285[a]
(June 2023) 		[63]
NCT 127 2 Baddies 2022 1,979,926[a]
(December 2022) 		[64]
DJ DOC DJ2DOC 1996 1,950,000
(May 2019) 		[65]
Stray Kids Oddinary ‡ 2022 1,935,624
(November 2023) 		[66]
TXT Minisode 2: Thursday's Child ‡ 2022 1,931,223
(September 2023) 		[67]
Ive I've Mine 2023 1,896,992[a]
(November 2023) 		[68]
Exo Exist 2023 1,895,279[a]
(September 2023) 		[69]
Seventeen Heng:garæ ‡ 2020 1,869,486[a]
(October 2023) 		[70]
NCT 127 Fact Check 2023 1,859,763[a]
(November 2023) 		[71]
Treasure Reboot 2023 1,854,076[a]
(October 2023) 		[72]
g.o.d Chapter 3 2000 1,849,381
(June 2001) 		[73][74]
Aespa Girls ‡ 2022 1,844,776
(March 2023) 		[75]
NCT Universe 2021 1,838,636
(December 2022) 		[76]
Kim Gun-mo Excuse 1993 1,830,000
(Sep 2011) 		[77]
Zerobaseone Melting Point ‡ 2023 1,815,393
(November 2023) 		[78]
Various artists Sonata # 2001 1,815,296
(December 2003) 		[79]
Kim Gun-mo Exchange 1996 1,810,000
(September 2011) 		[77]
Byun Jin-sub To Be Alone 1988 1,800,000
(December 2015) 		[60]
Seo Taiji and Boys Seo Taiji and Boys 1992 1,800,000
(January 2018) 		[47]
Shin Seung-hun After A Long Time 1994 1,800,000
(October 2006) 		[80]
Stray Kids Noeasy 2021 1,781,108
(November 2023) 		[81]
g.o.d Chapter 4 2001 1,738,082
(December 2002) 		[82]
Ive After Like & 2022 1,700,633
(March 2023) 		[83]
Shin Seung-hun Because I Love You 1993 1,700,000
(October 2006) 		[80]
Enhypen Dark Blood ‡ 2023 1,699,778[a]
(November 2023) 		[84]
Jimin Face 2023 1,691,364[a]
(October 2023) 		[85]
Twice Ready to Be ‡ 2023 1,687,758
(June 2023) 		[86]
Seventeen Your Choice ‡ 2021 1,684,692
(September 2023) 		[87]
NCT Resonance Pt. 1 2020 1,670,800[a]
(September 2022) 		[88]
Blackpink The Album 2020 1,641,178[a]
(October 2023) 		[89]
Ive I've Ive 2023 1,639,953[a]
(October 2023) 		[90]
NewJeans OMG & 2023 1,600,945[a]
(August 2023) 		[91]
Seo Taiji and Boys Seo Taiji and Boys III 1994 1,600,000
(April 1996) 		[92]
Roo'ra The Angel Who Lost Wings 1995 1,600,000
(January 1996) 		[93]
Jo Sung-mo Classic 2000 1,599,111
(September 2000) 		[94]
NCT Resonance Pt. 2 2020 1,591,160[a]
(August 2022) 		[95]
Enhypen Manifesto: Day 1 ‡ 2022 1,586,220[a]
(May 2023) 		[96]
Shin Seung-hun Invisible Love 1991 1,580,000
(October 2006) 		[80]
Seventeen An Ode 2019 1,579,269[a]
(October 2023) 		[97]
Le Sserafim Unforgiven 2023 1,556,567[a]
(August 2023) 		[98]
Jisoo Me & 2023 1,529,354[a]
(August 2023) 		[99]
BTS Wings 2016 1,528,355
(April 2023) 		[100]
NCT Dream Beatbox † 2022 1,517,211
(December 2022) 		[101]
NewJeans New Jeans ‡ 2022 1,502,783[a]
(November 2023) 		[102]
Ateez The World EP.2: Outlaw ‡ 2023 1,501,985
(July 2023) 		[103]
Lee Moon-sae I Don't Know Yet 1985 1,500,000
(July 2015) 		[40]
H.O.T. We Hate All Kinds of Violence 1996 1,500,000
(June 2015) 		[104]
H.O.T. Wolf and Sheep 1997 1,500,000
(December 1998) 		[105]
BTS You Never Walk Alone † 2017 1,463,140
(July 2023) 		[106]
Exo Don't Mess Up My Tempo 2018 1,452,030
(December 2018) 		[107]
Enhypen Dimension: Dilemma 2021 1,419,178
(October 2023) 		[108]
Shin Seung-hun Reflection of You in Your Smile 1990 1,400,000
(October 2015) 		[45]
Kim Won-jun While You Were Not Here 1994 1,400,000
(May 2017) 		[109]
Kim Gun-mo Another Days 2001 1,397,388
(February 2002) 		[110]
(G)I-dle I Feel ‡ 2023 1,393,027[a]
(October 2023) 		[111]
H.O.T. I Yah! 1999 1,383,985
(December 1999) 		[112]
NCT Dream Hello Future † 2021 1,382,783[a]
(August 2022) 		[113]
Agust D D-Day 2023 1,364,048[a]
(August 2023) 		[114]
Exo Don't Fight the Feeling ‡ 2021 1,326,189
(December 2021) 		[115]
Shin Seung-hun Shin Seung Hun VI 1998 1,310,000
(July 2011) 		[116]
Jo Kwan-woo My Third Story About... 1996 1,300,000
(March 2001) 		[50]
Seo Taiji Ultramania 2000 1,300,000
(April 2003) 		[117]
TXT The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape † 2021 1,292,515
(October 2023) 		[118]
Itzy Kill My Doubt ‡ 2023 1,288,725[a]
(August 2023) 		[119]
Seventeen Semicolon ‡ 2020 1,269,731
(July 2023) 		[120]
Aespa Drama ‡ 2023 1,223,693[a]
(November 2023) 		[121]
Kim Gun-mo Myself 1997 1,210,000
(September 2011) 		[77]
NCT 127 Ay-Yo † 2023 1,209,385[a]
(June 2023) 		[122]
Byun Jin-sub Farewell 1990 1,200,000
(March 2018) 		[61]
Whitney Houston/various artists The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album ± 1992 1,200,000
(Jan 2010) 		[123]
NCT 127 Favorite † 2021 1,165,336[a]
(December 2021) 		[124]
Twice Between 1&2 ‡ 2022 1,156,084
(June 2023) 		[125]
Le Sserafim Antifragile ‡ 2022 1,153,010[a]
(August 2023) 		[126]
Lim Young-woong Im Hero 2022 1,149,643
(December 2022) 		[127]
BTS The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever # 2016 1,138,820
(December 2022) 		[128]
Seo Taiji Seo Tai Ji 1998 1,133,736
(September 1998) 		[129]
J-Hope Jack in the Box 2022 1,124,444[a]
(August 2023) 		[130]
Clon Are You Ready? 1996 1,120,000
(August 2015) 		[65]
H.O.T. Resurrection 1998 1,103,439
(February 1999) 		[131]
Kim Hyun-sik My Love by My Side 1991 1,100,000[f]
(January 2014) 		[133]
Kim Jong-hwan For Love 1997 1,100,000[g]
(February 2019) 		[134]
TXT The Chaos Chapter: Freeze 2021 1,093,025
(July 2023) 		[135]
NCT 127 Neo Zone 2020 1,064,647[a]
(October 2022) 		[136]
Itzy Cheshire ‡ 2022 1,056,316
(February 2023) 		[137]
NCT Golden Age 2023 1,043,860
(September 2023) 		[138]
Jin The Astronaut & 2022 1,040,155
(December 2022) 		[139]
Riize Get a Guitar & 2023 1,039,600
(September 2023) 		[140]
Itzy Checkmate ‡ 2022 1,032,930
(December 2022) 		[141]
Baekhyun Delight ‡ 2020 1,031,993[a]
(March 2021) 		[142]
Baekhyun Bambi ‡ 2021 1,007,625
(June 2021) 		[143]
Ateez The World EP.1: Movement ‡ 2022 1,007,575
(December 2022) 		[144]
BTS The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 ‡ 2015 1,001,622
(April 2023) 		[145]
Mariah Carey Music Box 1993 1,000,682
(December 1996) 		[146]
The Pearl Sisters My Dear 1968 1,000,000
(February 2014) 		[147]
Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns Shin Jung Hyun & Yup Juns Vol. 1 1974 1,000,000
(September 2007) 		[148]
Cho Yong-pil Woman Outside the Window 1980 1,000,000
(March 2018) 		[149]
Joo Hyun-mi Couple's Party 1984 1,000,000
(June 2015) 		[150]
Kim Wan-sun Pierrot Smiles at Us 1990 1,000,000
(February 2017) 		[151]
015B The Third Wave 1992 1,000,000
(October 2016) 		[152]
Kim Gun-mo Sleepless Rainy Night 1992 1,000,000
(January 2018) 		[153]
015B The Fourth Movement 1993 1,000,000
(October 2016) 		[152]
Jo Kwan-woo My First Story 1994 1,000,000
(March 2001) 		[50]
015B Big 5 1994 1,000,000
(October 2016) 		[152]
DJ DOC 4th Album 1997 1,000,000
(August 2016) 		[154]
Jo Kwan-woo Waiting 1997 1,000,000
(April 2013) 		[155]

Best-selling album by year

Sales of standard release and reissue albums in a year. This list does not include sales of the same album in other years apart from the specified calendar year. For a list of total sales, see sections above.

Year Artist Album Sales Ref.
1998 Seo Taiji Seo Tai Ji 1,133,736[h] [129]
1999 Jo Sung-mo For Your Soul 1,949,043 [112]
2000 Let Me Love 1,968,967 [73]
2001 Various artists Sonata # 1,688,129 [156]
2002 Cool 7even 647,052 [157]
2003 Kim Gun-mo Hestory 529,416 [158]
2004 Seo Taiji 7th Issue 482,066 [159]
2005 SG Wannabe Saldaga 414,855[i] [160]
2006 TVXQ "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. 349,317 [161]
2007 SG Wannabe The Sentimental Chord 190,998 [162]
2010 Super Junior Bonamana 200,193 [163]
2011 Girls' Generation The Boys 385,348 [164]
2012 Super Junior Sexy, Free & Single 356,431 [165]
2013 Exo Growl (Korean Version) † 335,823 [166]
2014 Exo-K Overdose (Korean Version) ‡ 385,047 [167]
2015 Exo Exodus (Korean Version) 478,856 [168]
2016 BTS Wings 751,301 [169]
2017 Love Yourself: Her ‡ 1,493,443 [170]
2018 Love Yourself: Answer # 2,197,808 [171]
2019 Map of the Soul: Persona ‡ 3,718,230 [172]
2020 Map of the Soul: 7 4,376,975 [173]
2021 Butter & 2,999,407 [174]
2022 Proof # 3,482,598 [175]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as Combined sales of different formats (TAPE, LP, CD, USB, KiT, Platform Album, etc.)
  2. ^ a b c d e Estimated sales data is based on "Gil Board Chart",[37] illegal copies sold from pirated CD's or cassettes. Though considered unofficial, some of these figures have been verified and used in official capacity, for example, by Guinness World Records and the Golden Disc Awards.[38]
  3. ^ Wrongful Meeting is estimated[b] to have sold 3,300,000 copies.[6]
  4. ^ Memory is estimated[b] to have sold 3,000,000 copies.[50]
  5. ^ Back To You is estimated[b] to have sold 3,000,000 copies.[60]
  6. ^ My Love by My Side is estimated[b] to have sold 2,000,000 copies.[132]
  7. ^ For Love is estimated[b] to have sold 3,000,000 copies.[132]
  8. ^ This figure includes sales up to August 1998 only.
  9. ^ This figure includes repackage sales as only combined sales data was made available after the album's release.
  1. ^ Gaon rebranded to Circle Chart in July 2022[18]

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  20. ^ Cumulative sales of FML (CD + kit + Weverse Album):
  21. ^ Cumulative sales of Seventeenth Heaven (CD + kit + Weverse Album):
  22. ^ Cumulative sales of 5 Stars:
  23. ^ Cumulative sales of Map of the Soul: 7:
  24. ^ Cumulative sales of Map of the Soul: Persona:
  25. ^ Cumulative sales of ISTJ (CD + Nemo + SMC):
  26. ^ Cumulative sales of Rock-Star (CD + Nemo):
  27. ^ Cumulative sales of Face the Sun (CD + kit + Weverse Album):
  28. ^ Cumulative sales of Be:
  29. ^ Cumulative sales of Maxident:
  30. ^ Cumulative sales of Proof:
  31. ^ Cumulative sales of Love Yourself: Answer:
  32. ^ Cumulative sales of The Name Chapter: Temptation (CD + Weverse Album):
  33. ^ Cumulative sales of Butter:
  34. ^ Cumulative sales of Love Yourself: Tear:
  35. ^ Cumulative sales of Love Yourself: Her (CD + LP):
  36. ^ Cumulative sales of Born Pink (CD + kit):
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  39. ^ Jung, Jin-young (June 28, 2015). [백투더 뮤직차트] 솔리드ㆍR.efㆍ신승훈ㆍ김건모…1996년 여름 '별들의 전쟁' [[Back to the Music Chart] Solid·R.ef·Shin Seunghoon·Kim Gunmo... Summer 1996 'War of the Stars']. The Korea Herald (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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  41. ^ Cumulative sales of Attacca (CD + kit):
  42. ^ Cumulative sales of The Name Chapter: Temptation (CD + Weverse Album):
  43. ^ Cumulative sales of Golden (CD + Weverse Album):
  44. ^ Kwon, Jin-guk (August 6, 2017). 김종환, 딸 리아킴과 아내 애틋한 사연 눈길...'1집 실패로 가족 흩어져' [Kim Jong-hwan, daughter Lia Kim, and his wife's affectionate eyes...'Failed first album, family split up']. Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  45. ^ a b Eom, Dong-jin (October 28, 2015). '안듣고는 못 배길걸' 신승훈 컴백, 관전포인트4 ['You can't help but listen' Shin Seung-hoon's comeback, watching point 4]. JTBC News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  46. ^ Cumulative sales of Sticker:
  47. ^ a b c Lee, Seung-ryun (January 31, 2018). 이주노와 양현석...이들 활동했던 '서태지와 아이들'에 관심 집중 [Lee Ju-no and Yang Hyun-suk...Attention is focused on Seo Taiji and Boys]. Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  48. ^ Cumulative sales of Layover (CD + Weverse Album):
  49. ^ Cumulative sales of Hot Sauce:
  50. ^ a b c Yang, Eun-kyeong (March 30, 2001). 6집 '연'으로 돌아온 조관우 / 'R&B에 한국적情恨 담았어요' [Jo Kwan-woo, who returned with the 6th album 'Yeon' / 'I put Korean love in R&B']. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  51. ^ Lee, Jae-hoon (February 20, 2019). 가수 조관우, 다녀와 보니 더욱 절절합니다···'평양에게' [Singer Jo Kwan-woo, now that I've been there, I'm even more desperate....'To Pyongyang']. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  52. ^ Cumulative sales of My World (CD + SMC):
  53. ^ Cumulative sales of Glitch Mode:
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  57. ^ Cumulative sales of Sector 17 (CD + Weverse Album):
  58. ^ Cumulative sales of Youth in the Shade:
  59. ^ Kang, Hye-ran (June 28, 2011). 유재하 '사랑하기 때문에' 비화 [Yoo Jae-ha's 'Because I Love You' story] (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
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  61. ^ a b Kim, Mi-yeong (March 8, 2018). [ESC] 발라드 전설 변진섭···세대 공감 아이콘으로 날갯짓 [[ESC] Ballad legend Byun Jin-sub…flaps its wings as an icon of sympathy for generations]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  62. ^ Cumulative sales of Get Up (CD + Weverse Album):
  63. ^ Cumulative sales of Candy (CD + SMC):
  64. ^ Cumulative sales of 2 Baddies (CD + Nemo + SMC):
  65. ^ a b Lee, Ji-hyeon (August 17, 2015). '런닝맨' 박준형-김건모-DJ DOC, 90년대 레전드의 음반판매량은? ['Running Man' Park Joon-hyung-Kim Gun-mo-DJ DOC, how much did the '90s legends sell?]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  66. ^ Cumulative sales of Oddinary:
  67. ^ Cumulative sales of Minisode 2: Thursday's Child:
  68. ^ Cumulative sales of I've Mine (CD + PLVE):
  69. ^ Cumulative sales of Exist (CD + SMC):
  70. ^ Cumulative sales of Heng:garæ (CD + kit):
  71. ^ Cumulative sales of Fact Check (CD + SMC + Nemo):
  72. ^ Cumulative sales of Reboot (CD + Nemo + kit):
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  75. ^ Cumulative sales of Girls:
  76. ^ Cumulative sales of Universe:
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  78. ^ Cumulative sales of Melting Point:
  79. ^ Cumulative sales of Sonata:
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  81. ^ Cumulative sales of Noeasy:
  82. ^ Cumulative sales of The Road:
  83. ^ Cumulative sales of After Like:
  84. ^ Cumulative sales of Dark Blood (CD + Weverse Album):
  85. ^ Cumulative sales of Face (CD + Weverse Album):
  86. ^ Cumulative sales of Ready to Be:
  87. ^ Cumulative sales of Your Choice:
  88. ^ Cumulative sales of Resonance Pt. 1 (CD + kit):
  89. ^ Cumulative sales of The Album (CD + LP):
  90. ^ Cumulative sales of I've Ive (CD + LP):
  91. ^ Cumulative sales of OMG (CD + Weverse Album):
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  95. ^ Cumulative sales of Resonance Pt. 2 (CD + kit):
  96. ^ Cumulative sales of Manifesto: Day 1 (CD + Weverse Album):
  97. ^ Cumulative sales of An Ode (CD + kit):
  98. ^ Cumulative sales of Unforgiven (CD + Weverse Album):
  99. ^ Cumulative sales of Me (CD + Kit + Nemo + LP):
  100. ^ Cumulative sales of Wings:
  101. ^ Cumulative sales of Beatbox:
  102. ^ Cumulative sales of New Jeans (CD + Weverse Album):
  103. ^ Cumulative sales of The World EP.2: Outlaw (CD + Minirecord):
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  107. ^ Cumulative sales of Don't Mess Up My Tempo:
  108. ^ Cumulative sales of Dimension: Dilemma:
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  113. ^ Cumulative sales of Hello Future (CD + kit):
  114. ^ Cumulative sales of D-Day (CD + Weverse Album):
  115. ^ Cumulative sales of Don't Fight the Feeling:
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  119. ^ Cumulative sales of Kill My Doubt (CD + Tape):
  120. ^ Cumulative sales of Semicolon:
  121. ^ Cumulative sales of Drama (CD + SMC):
  122. ^ Cumulative sales of Ay-Yo (CD + SMC):
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  125. ^ Cumulative sales of Between 1&2:
  126. ^ Cumulative sales of Antifragile (CD + Weverse Album):
  127. ^ Cumulative sales of Im Hero:
  128. ^ Cumulative sales of "The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever":
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  136. ^ Cumulative sales of Neo Zone (CD + kit):
  137. ^ Cumulative sales of Cheshire:
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  139. ^ Cumulative sales of The Astronaut:
  140. ^ Cumulative sales of Get a Guitar:
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  142. ^ Cumulative sales of Delight (CD + kit):
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  145. ^ Cumulative sales of "The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2":
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