Ahead of its 30th anniversary music awards, Hanteo Chart revealed the best-selling albums and best-selling Korean artists from 1993 to 2020. Check out the list below!
Best-Selling Albums on Hanteo From 1993 to 1999: Seo Taiji & Boys, More
On Dec. 6, Hanteo Music Awards 2022 took to its official website to look back on the albums and artists with remarkable album sales in honor of its 30th anniversary.
Finally, the best-selling Korean artist starting in 2017 is none other than BTS. While the list of best-selling artists for 2021 wasn't revealed, it is reported that BTS also secured first place for five consecutive years (2017 to 2021).
Here's the Timeline of #1 Best-Selling Korean Artists on Hanteo From 2000 to 2020:
- 2000 - SG Wannabe (487,868 copies)
- 2001 - Omnibus(VA) (2,505,981 copies)
- 2002 - Cool (934,838 copies)
- 2003 - Lee Soo Young (660,429 copies)
- 2004 - Lee Soo Young (724,592 copies)
- 2005 - SG Wannabe (561,902 copies)
- 2006 - SG Wannabe (365,408 copies)
- 2007 - SG Wannabe (487,868 copies)
- 2008 - BIGBANG (911,898 copies)
- 2009 - Girls' Generation (409,674 copies)
- 2010 - Girls' Generation (238,789 copies)
- 2011 - Super Junior (349,976 copies)
- 2012 - Super Junior (348,053 copies)
- 2013 - EXO (975,230 copies)
- 2014 - TVXQ (273,438 copies)
- 2015 - EXO (1,230,710 copies)
- 2016 - EXO (1,394,305 copies)
- 2017 - BTS (1,758,109 copies)
- 2018 - BTS (2,602,687 copies)
- 2019 - BTS (3,375,919 copies)
- 2020 - BTS (7,226,632 copies)
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Written by Maria Scott
