South Korean-Chinese male group EXO beats Korean groups BIGBANG and 2NE1 with the most weekly album sales in the United States according to Billboard.

EXO proves their popularity once more, not only in Korea and China, but also in the US, by surpassing both BIGBANG and 2NE1's weekly album sales. K-Pop legendary group BIGBANG and girl group 2NE1, both under Korean talent outfit YG Entertainment, held the top places in the chart of K-Pop album sales in America, but this previous week, both were dethroned.

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According to media outlets, by the end of last week, April 5, Sunday, EXO was able to sell more than 6,000 copies of their most recent album, 'EXODUS', following its release on March 31 in the US alone. It is said that the group marked the highest sales for K-Pop album in America.

Subsequently, EXO nabbed the 70^th place on Billboard's Top Album Sales Chart, also securing the 95^th place on Billboard 200.

2NE1, the four-member Korean girl group, held the record for the highest weekly sales of K-Pop albums, selling a total of 5,000 copies of their album 'Crush' in just a week following its release in 2014. The group took the 61^st spot on Billboard 200 last year as well.

Furthermore, besides earning the title of the best selling K-Pop album per week, EXO also holds the title of the best and highest-selling Asian boy group since they have also surpassed BIGBANG's album sales. BIGBANG secured the 150^th spot on the Billboard Chart with their album 'Alive' after selling around 5,000 copies in US within a week.

Moreover, just hours after the release of 'EXODUS', it was reported that the album garnered half a million in pre-orders on different online portals, both local and international.

In related news, EXO achieved their third win with 'Call Me Baby' on 'M! Countdown' on Thursday, April 9.

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