The “Big Four” K-Pop labels — which consist of SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and HYBE Labels — are all major powerhouses in the industry. However, the number of songs their artists release have varied quite a bit throughout the years, with some labels consistently releasing more music than others.
Recently, a K-Pop fan gathered the number of songs (not including Japanese, English, or other foreign language songs) released by groups (excluding rookies) from these “Big Four” labels. We’ve taken that data and calculated the average number of songs released by each label per year, as well as per group every year, to compare each of the companies to each other. Here’s all of that data!
1. SM Entertainment
1. TVXQ
Total songs released: 132
Years active: 20
Average songs released per year: 6.6
2. Super Junior
Total songs released: 196
Years active: 18
Average songs released per year: 10.9
3. Girls’ Generation
Total songs released: 112
Years active: 16.5
Average songs released per year: 6.8
4. SHINee
Total songs released: 163
Years active: 15.5
Average songs released per year: 10.5
5. EXO
Total songs released: 108
Years active: 11.5
Average songs released per year: 9.4
6. Red Velvet
Total songs released: 102
Years active: 9.5
Average songs released per year: 10.7
7. NCT 127
Total songs released: 94
Years active: 7.5
Average songs released per year: 12.5
8. NCT DREAM
Total songs released: 71
Years active: 7.5
Average songs released per year: 9.5
9. aespa
Total songs released: 29
Years active: 3
Average songs released per year: 9.7
10. Overall label statistics
Total songs released: 1,007
Average songs released per year: 86.6
Average songs released per group each year: 9.6
2. JYP Entertainment
1. 2PM
Total songs released: 113
Years active: 15.5
Average songs released per year: 7.3
2. Wonder Girls
Total songs released: 86
Years active: 10
Average songs released per year: 8.6
3. TWICE
Total songs released: 122
Years active: 8
Average songs released per year: 15.3
4. Stray Kids
Total songs released: 130
Years active: 5.5
Average songs released per year: 23.6
5. ITZY
Total songs released: 42
Years active: 4.5
Average songs released per year: 9.3
6. Overall label statistics
Total songs released: 493
Average songs released per year: 64.1
Average songs released per group each year: 12.8
3. YG Entertainment
1. BIGBANG
Total songs released: 69
Years active: 17.5
Average songs released per year: 3.9
2. 2NE1
Total songs released: 52
Years active: 7.5
Average songs released per year: 6.9
3. WINNER
Total songs released: 58
Years active: 9.5
Average songs released per year: 6.1
4. iKON
Total songs released: 72
Years active: 8
Average songs released per year: 9
5. BLACKPINK
Total songs released: 33
Years active: 7.5
Average songs released per year: 4.4
6. TREASURE
Total songs released: 40
Years active: 3.5
Average songs released per year: 11.4
7. Overall label statistics
Total songs released: 324
Average songs released per year: 41.7
Average songs released per group each year: 7
4. HYBE Labels
1. BTS
Total songs released: 218
Years active: 10.5
Average songs released per year: 20.8
2. SEVENTEEN
Total songs released: 124
Years active: 8.5
Average songs released per year: 14.6
3. TXT
Total songs released: 65
Years active: 4
Average songs released per year: 16.3
4. ENHYPEN
Total songs released: 23
Years active: 3
Average songs released per year: 7.7
5. Overall label statistics
Total songs released: 430
Average songs released per year: 59.4
Average songs released per group each year: 14.9
