2016 Digital and Physical Sales for Male Idol Groups Revealed

2016 is coming to an end and with that, the rankings for the top male idol groups who have sold the most digital and physical songs has been released.

The importance of album sales and charts are undeniable in Korea. Digital sales often indicate public recognition while physical album sales signal fandom strength. The Gaon Music Chart tabulates the weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea.

Check out this year’s statistics:

Digital (Download Ranking) 

1. Block B – “Toy” (842,104)

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2. WINNER – “Sentimental” (703,483)

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3. EXO – “Monster” (644,370)

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4. BTS – “Fire” (609,910)

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5. BEAST – “Ribbon” (492,200)

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The remaining rankings are as below:

6. BTS – “Blood, Sweat, Tears” (463,758)
7. Sechs Kies – “Three Words” (436,898)
8. EXO – “Lotto” (406,835)
9. SEVENTEEN – “Pretty U” (371,608)
10. iKON– “What You Doing” (356,591)
11. INFINITE – “The Eye” (312,862)
12. BTOB – “Remember That” (309,045)
13. SEVENTEEN – “Very Nice” (293,650)
14. CNBLUE – “You’re So Fine” (240,414)
15. SHINee – “1 of 1” (231,183)
16. VIXX – “Dynamite” (181,945)
17. BTOB – “Pray” (156,863)
18. GOT7 – “Hard Carry” (132,299)
19. GOT7 – “Fly” (116,9670)
20. VIXX – “Fantasy” (103,704)

Physical (Album Sales Ranking) 

1. EXO – EX’ACT KR/CH (793,934)

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2. BTS – Wings (681,924)

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3. BTS –  The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Special Edition (351,162)

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4. EXO – Lotto KR/CH (347,640)

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5. SEVENTEEN – First Love & Letter (192,030)

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The remaining rankings are as below:

6. GOT7 – Flight Log: Turbulence (174,623)
7. SHINee – 1 of 1 (172,278)
8. GOT7 – Flight Log: Departure (165,363)
9. INFINITE – Infinite Only (129,567)
10. VIXX – Zelos (108,987)
11. VIXX – Hades (103,450)
12. SEVENTEEN – Love & Letter Repack Spe. ED. (94,881)
13. WINNER – EXIT: E (80,010)
14. BEAST – Highlight (77,306)
15. CNBLUE – Blueming (64,009)
16. Block B- Blooming Period (57,578)
17. BTOB – Remember That (50,076)

Source: Nate