BIGBANG Albums Ranked

Big Bang (Korean: 빅뱅; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed by YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: G-Dragon, T.O.P, Taeyang, and Daesung. Originally a five-piece band, Seungri retired from the entertainment industry in March 2019. Dubbed the “Kings of K-pop”, they helped spread the Korean Wave internationally and are considered one of the most influential acts in K-pop. They are known for their trendsetting musical experimentation, self-production, and stage presence. Eleven of Big Bang’s singles have reached number one on South Korea’s Gaon Digital Chart and have collectively remained atop the Melon charts for a record 51 weeks. It has been claimed that they have sold over 150 million records globally, which would rank them among the best-selling boy bands in the world. Forbes Korea ranked them as one of the most powerful celebrities in South Korea from 2009 to 2016 (placing 2nd in 2009, 2012 and 2014); and they were the first Korean artists to be included on the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2016) and 30 Under 30 list of most influential musicians in the world (2017). Here are all of BIGBANG albums ranked.

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4. Big Bang Vol.1

“From beginning to end, Number 1 is a fantastic BIGBANG album. Some of my favorite BIGBANG tunes are a part of this album — “Number 1,” “With U” and “How Gee” top my playlist. “So Beautiful” and “Everything” are awesome. I recommend adding this CD to your collection, particularly if you’re curious what the English versions of some of BIGBANG’s early songs sound like.”

3. BIGBANG 2

“Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, girl dumps boy, boy meets four other boys who went through the same thing, boys make an album. This is how the Japanese-language album Big Bang 2 and its Korean companion release, Tonight EP came together, as pop concept pieces that brilliantly portray the throes and lows of love lost, and the ways we rebound from emotional fallout.”

2. MADE Series

“On most k-pop albums, you have one single, and the rest of the album is filler. On this album, every track is a single, and every track has its own merits. A quintessential k-pop album.”

1. Alive 

“Trying to live beyond when love broke their hearts and messed up their heads, I wondered just what my favorite artists from last year were up to during their brief hiatus. And so they begin their comeback by telling us they’re still “alive”, and then launch into a chorus that they call the “blues”:”