# The best-selling album in South Korea each year (1998–2024)

From the million-selling era of Seo Taiji and Jo Sung-mo, through TVXQ, Girls' Generation and Exo, to the multi-million sales of BTS and Seventeen: the best-selling album of each year in South Korea and its sales that year, based on industry association and Circle Chart (formerly Gaon) figures.

- 44 votes · 25 items
- May 5, 2026 · Lim Y.
- https://even.best/en/l/5289/the-best-selling-album-in-south-korea-each-year-1998-2024

## Top 25

1. **2001: Various artists – Sonata** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1,688,129 copies sold that year.
2. **2005: SG Wannabe – Saldaga** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 414,855 copies sold that year.
3. **2003: Kim Gun-mo – Hestory** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 529,416 copies sold that year.
4. **2013: Exo – Growl** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 335,823 copies sold that year.
5. **2000: Jo Sung-mo – Let Me Love** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1,968,967 copies sold that year.
6. **2012: Super Junior – Sexy, Free & Single** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 356,431 copies sold that year.
7. **2016: BTS – Wings** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 751,301 copies sold that year.
8. **2020: BTS – Map of the Soul: 7** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 4,376,975 copies sold that year.
9. **1999: Jo Sung-mo – For Your Soul** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1,949,043 copies sold that year.
10. **2002: Cool – 7even** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 647,052 copies sold that year.
11. **2004: Seo Taiji – 7th Issue** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 482,066 copies sold that year.
12. **2007: SG Wannabe – The Sentimental Chord** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 190,998 copies sold that year.
13. **2011: Girls' Generation – The Boys** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 385,348 copies sold that year.
14. **2014: Exo-K – Overdose** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 385,047 copies sold that year.
15. **2015: Exo – Exodus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 478,856 copies sold that year.
16. **2019: BTS – Map of the Soul: Persona** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 3,718,230 copies sold that year.
17. **2021: BTS – Butter** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2,999,407 copies sold that year.
18. **2022: BTS – Proof** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 3,482,598 copies sold that year.
19. **2023: Seventeen – FML** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 5,546,930 copies sold that year.
20. **2024: Seventeen – Spill the Feels** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 3,180,338 copies sold that year.
21. **1998: Seo Taiji – Seo Tai Ji** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1,133,736 copies sold that year.
22. **2006: TVXQ – "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap.** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 349,317 copies sold that year.
23. **2018: BTS – Love Yourself: Answer** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2,197,808 copies sold that year.
24. **2017: BTS – Love Yourself: Her** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — 1,493,443 copies sold that year.
25. **2010: Super Junior – Bonamana** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 200,193 copies sold that year.

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