The TOP 50 Best-Selling Third Generation Male K-Pop Albums Ever

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The third generation of K-Pop has, overall, been the most successful in terms of album sales, for both male and female artists. Boy groups like BTS, EXO, SEVENTEEN, Wanna One, and others have repeatedly broken records, both their own as well as in K-Pop as a whole, which is incredible! Here are the 50 best-selling albums from male artists of the third generation in K-Pop.

50. Love Me Right by EXO

Release year: 2015

Number of sales: 522.1k

49. You Made My Dawn by SEVENTEEN

Release year: 2019

Number of sales: 525.6k

48. Love Shot by EXO

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 535.1k

47. 1 Billion Views by EXO-SC

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 541.6k

46. Mama by EXO

Release year: 2012

Number of sales: 542.7k

45. Sing For You by EXO

Release year: 2015

Number of sales: 543.3k

44. Universe by EXO

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 569.3k

43. XOXO by EXO

Release year: 2013

Number of sales: 572.4k

42. The War: The Power of Music by EXO

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 573.4k

41. Miracles in December by EXO

Release year: 2013

Number of sales: 578.7k

40. 2018 Empathy by NCT

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 581.2k

39. City Lights by Baekhyun

Release year: 2019

Number of sales: 604.4k

38. 1÷x=1 (Undivided) by Wanna One

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 644.8k

37. The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 1 by BTS

Release year: 2015

Number of sales: 657.9k

36. 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) by Wanna One

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 658.7k

35. Neo Zone: The Final Round by NCT 127

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 682.5k

34. Skool Luv Affair Special Addition by BTS

Release year: 2014

Number of sales: 687.4k

33. Overdose by EXO

Release year: 2014

Number of sales: 711.0k

32. 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) by Wanna One

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 730.3k

31. Reload by NCT Dream

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 749.6k

30. XOXO Repackage by EXO

Release year: 2013

Number of sales: 756.2k

29. 0+1=1 (I Promise You) by Wanna One

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 785.6k

28. The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Pt. 2 by BTS

Release year: 2015

Number of sales: 786.4k

27. Hello Future by NCT Dream

Release year: 2021

Number of sales: 798.9k

26. Exodus by EXO

Release year: 2015

Number of sales: 801.9k

25. 1×1=1 (To Be One) by Wanna One

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 805.3k

24. Ex’act by EXO

Release year: 2016

Number of sales: 827.9k

23. Obsession by EXO

Release year: 2019

Number of sales: 838.8k

22. The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever by BTS

Release year: 2016

Number of sales: 928.3k

21. Neo Zone by NCT 127

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 993.4k

20. Don’t Fight The Feeling by EXO

Release year: 2021

Number of sales: 996.3k

19. Bambi by Baekhyun

Release year: 2021

Number of sales: 1.01 million

18. Delight by Baekhyun

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 1.03 million

17. An Ode by SEVENTEEN

Release year: 2019

Number of sales: 1.04 million

16. The War by EXO

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 1.13 million

15. ; [Semicolon] by SEVENTEEN

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 1.14 million

14. You Never Walk Alone by BTS

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 1.19 million

13. Wings by BTS

Release year: 2016

Number of sales: 1.31 million

12. Your Choice by SEVENTEEN

Release year: 2021

Number of sales: 1.40 million

11. Resonance Part 2 by NCT

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 1.41 million

10. Heng:garae by SEVENTEEN

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 1.44 million

9. Don’t Mess Up My Tempo by EXO

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 1.45 million

8. Resonance Part 1 by NCT

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 1.51 million

7. Hot Sauce by NCT Dream

Release year: 2021

Number of sales: 2.00 million

6. Love Yourself: Her by BTS

Release year: 2017

Number of sales: 2.47 million

5. Love Yourself: Tear by BTS

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 2.48 million

4. Love Yourself: Answer by BTS

Release year: 2018

Number of sales: 2.87 million

3. BE by BTS

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 3.65 million

2. Map of the Soul: Persona by BTS

Release year: 2019

Number of sales: 4.05 million

1. Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS

Release year: 2020

Number of sales: 4.49 million

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