20. Yoo Jae Ha - Because I Love You (1987) - 2,000,562
19. Jo Sung Mo - For Your Soul (1999) - 2,008,563
18. Jo Sung Mo - Let Me Love (2000) - 2,055,563
17. Seotaiji and Boys - Seotaiji and Boys II (1993) - 2,218,361
16. BTS - Love Yourself: Her (2017) - 2,365,856
15. BTS - Love Yourself: Tear (2018) - 2,371,130
14. Seotaiji and Boys - Seotaiji and Boys IV (1995) - 2,412,815
13. Shin Seung Hun - Shin Seung HunV (1996) - 2,470,000
12. Kim Jong Hwan - Reason for Existence (1996) - 2,500,000
11. Lee Moon Sae -Standing Under the Shade of a Roadside Tree (1988) - 2,580,000
10. BTS - BE* (2020) - 2,717,474
- will update once Essentials numbers are in, it will likely climb up to #3
9. BTS - Love Yourself : Answer (2018) - 2,741,944
8. Byun Jin Sub - To be Alone (1988) - 2,800,000
7. Lee Moon Sae - When Love Passes By (1987) - 2,850,000
6. Kim Jong Hwan - For Love (1997) - 3,000,000
5. Byun Jin Sub - Back To You (1989) - 3,000,000
4. Jo Kwan Woo - Memory (1995) - 3,200,000
3. Kim Gun Mo - Wrongful Encounter (1995) - 3,300,000
2. BTS - Map of the Soul: Persona (2019) - 3,940,459
1. BTS - Map of the Soul: 7 (2020) - 4,401,776
Notes:
- BTS is the only current era artist in the list!
- There are only 7 albums on the list in the 2000s of which 6 are BTS's.
- BTS are also the artist with the most albums on the list including the Top 2.
- BTS could also soon hold the entire Top 3 with BE's Essential edition release
- currently at 2,717,474, but the essential edition has sold 628k on hanteo meaning on Gaon,
BE will have at least 3,346,094 which will place it at #3
