Gaon Album Chart
Gaon Album Chart, part of Gaon Music Chart, is a national chart that ranks the best-selling albums, including mini and single albums, in South Korea, provided by the Korea Music Content Association. It has been tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the Gaon Music Chart.[1] The chart compiles domestic shipments in weekly, monthly and year-end format.
In February 2011, it published information on both online and offline albums sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data and was the first time that offline album sales was released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data.[2]
History[]
Gaon Music Chart, launched in February 2011, was part of the efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts. The chart tracks sales according to online and offline data provided by web-based music providers: Bugs, Olleh Music, Melon, Genie, Cyworld, Monkey3, Daum Music, Naver Music, Mnet and Soribada; and record distributors: Kakao M, CJ E&M Music and Live, KT Music, Sony Music Korea, Neowiz Internet, Universal Music Korea, and Warner Music Korea.[3]
Number-one albums[]
Best-selling albums[]
2010
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonamana | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 200,193 | Full album |
| 2 | Oh! | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 197,934 | Full album |
| 3 | Hoot | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 163,066 | EP |
| 4 | Run Devil Run | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 136,851 | Repackage |
| 5 | GD & TOP | GD & TOP | YG Entertainment | 130,000 | Full album |
| 6 | Lucifer | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 124,961 | Full album |
| 7 | To Anyone | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 122,845 | Full album |
| 8 | The Beginning | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 99,903 | Full album |
| 9 | Bonamana (Version C) | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 99,355 | Repackage |
| 10 | The Beginning (New Limited Edition) | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 98,311 | Full album |
2011
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 385,348 | Full album |
| 2 | Mr. Simple | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 343,348 | Full album |
| 3 | Keep Your Head Down | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 263,412 | Full album |
| 4 | In Heaven | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 220,442 | Full album |
| 5 | Fiction and Fact | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 142,272 | Full album |
| 6 | Tonight | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 136,594 | EP |
| 7 | A-Cha | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 129,894 | Repackage |
| 8 | First Step | CNBLUE | FNC Music | 115,467 | Full album |
| 9 | Break Down | Kim Hyun-joong | KeyEast | 114,642 | EP |
| 10 | Lucky | Kim Hyun Joong | KeyEast | 101,705 | EP |
2012
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexy, Free & Single | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 356,431 | Full album |
| 2 | Alive | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 266,848 | EP |
| 3 | Catch Me | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 256,447 | Full album |
| 4 | One of a Kind | G-Dragon | YG Entertainment | 204,326 | EP |
| 5 | Sherlock | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 181,415 | EP |
| 6 | Still Alive (Special Edition) | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 148,030 | EP |
| 7 | Mama | Exo-K | SM Entertainment | 145,925 | EP |
| 8 | Twinkle | Girls' Generation-TTS | SM Entertainment | 144,222 | EP |
| 9 | Midnight Sun | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 144,175 | EP |
| 10 | Infinitize | Infinite | Woollim Entertainment | 140,277 | EP |
2013
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl (Kiss Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 335,823 | Repackage |
| 2 | I Got a Boy | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 293,302 | Full album |
| 3 | XOXO (Kiss Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 269,597 | Full album |
| 4 | Miracles in December (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 262,825 | EP |
| 5 | Hello | Cho Yong-pil | Pil Records | 250,046 | Full album |
| 6 | XOXO (Hug Version - Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 200,870 | Full album |
| 7 | Growl (Hug Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 200,183 | Repackage |
| 8 | Coup d'etat | G-Dragon | YG Entertainment | 195,603 | Full album |
| 9 | Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 185,357 | Full album |
| 10 | Miracles in December (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 171,546 | EP |
2014
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overdose (Korean Version) | Exo-K | SM Entertainment | 385,047 | EP |
| 2 | Overdose (Chinese Version) | Exo-M | SM Entertainment | 272,718 | EP |
| 3 | Mamacita | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 265,781 | Full album |
| 4 | Tense | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 196,971 | Full album |
| 5 | Mr.Mr. | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 163,209 | EP |
| 6 | Just Us | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 154,804 | Full album |
| 7 | Season 2 | Infinite | Woollim Entertainment | 152,479 | Full album |
| 8 | This Is Love (Special Edition) | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 143,515 | Repackage |
| 9 | Good Luck | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 134,449 | EP |
| 10 | Who Am I | B1A4 | WM Entertainment | 126,561 | Full album |
2015
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 478,856 | Full album |
| 2 | Sing For You (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 318,698 | EP |
| 3 | Love Me Right (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 299,623 | Repackage |
| 4 | Exodus (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 281,320 | Full album |
| 5 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 274,135 | EP |
| 6 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 203,664 | EP |
| 7 | Sing For You (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 176,239 | EP |
| 8 | Odd | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 172,999 | Full album |
| 9 | Devil | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 167,742 | Compilation album |
| 10 | Rise as God | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 151,625 | Full album |
2016
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wings | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 751,301 | Full album |
| 2 | Ex'Act | Exo | SM Entertainment | 549,378 | Full album |
| 3 | For Life | Exo | SM Entertainment | 438,481 | EP |
| 4 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 368,369 | Compilation album |
| 5 | Twicecoaster: Lane 1 | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 350,852 | EP |
| 6 | Hey Mama! | Exo-CBX | SM Entertainment | 275,191 | EP |
| 7 | Lose Control | Lay | SM Entertainment | 274,238 | EP |
| 8 | Ex'Act (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 247,899 | Full album |
| 9 | Lotto (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 232,564 | Repackage |
| 10 | Flight Log: Turbulence | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 225,617 | Full album |
2017
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Yourself: Her | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,493,443 | EP |
| 2 | The War (Korean Version) | EXO | SM Entertainment | 949,827 | Full album |
| 3 | You Never Walk Alone | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 768,402 | Repackage |
| 4 | 1X1=1 (To Be One) | Wanna One | YMC Entertainment | 741,546 | EP |
| 5 | 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) | Wanna One | YMC Entertainment | 614,072 | Repackage |
| 6 | Universe | EXO | SM Entertainment | 516,062 | EP |
| 7 | The Power of Music (Korean Version) | EXO | SM Entertainment | 455,269 | Repackage |
| 8 | 7 for 7 | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 368,589 | EP |
| 9 | Teen, Age | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 357,296 | Full album |
| 10 | Flight Log: Arrival | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 334,316 | EP |
2018
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Yourself: Answer | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 2,197,808 | Compilation album |
| 2 | Love Yourself: Tear | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,849,537 | Full album |
| 3 | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | Exo | SM Entertainment | 1,452,030 | Full album |
| 4 | 0+1=1 (I Promise You) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 782,562 | EP |
| 5 | 1÷x=1 (Undivided) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 641,131 | EP |
| 6 | 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 605,128 | Full album |
| 7 | Love Shot | Exo | SM Entertainment | 499,849 | Repackage |
| 8 | You Make My Day | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 389,937 | EP |
| 9 | Blooming Days | Exo-CBX | SM Entertainment | 363,567 | EP |
| 10 | What Is Love? | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 348,797 | EP |
2019
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map of the Soul: Persona | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 3,718,230 | EP |
| 2 | An Ode | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 858,872 | Full album |
| 3 | Obsession | Exo | SM Entertainment | 766,294 | Full album |
| 4 | Emergency: Quantum Leap | X1 | Swing Entertainment | 580,573 | EP |
| 5 | BTS World: Original Soundtrack | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 553,364 | Soundtrack album |
| 6 | City Lights | Baekhyun | SM Entertainment | 525,935 | EP |
| 7 | Color on Me | Kang Daniel | Konnect Entertainment | 500,134 | EP |
| 8 | You Made My Dawn | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 475,998 | EP |
| 9 | Time Slip | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 427,647 | Full album |
| 10 | Feel Special | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 413,459 | EP |
2020
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map of the Soul: 7 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 4,376,975 | Full album |
| 2 | Be | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 2,692,022 | Full album |
| 3 | Heng:garæ | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,377,813 | EP |
| 4 | NCT Resonance Pt. 1 | NCT | SM Entertainment | 1,289,594 | Full album |
| 5 | The Album | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 1,244,802 | Full album |
| 6 | Semicolon | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,122,850 | EP |
| 7 | Delight | Baekhyun | SM Entertainment | 971,554 | EP |
| 8 | Neo Zone | NCT 127 | SM Entertainment | 836,779 | Full album |
| 9 | NCT Resonance Pt. 2 | NCT | SM Entertainment | 791,590 | Full album |
| 10 | Skool Luv Affair Special Addition | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 670,500 | Repackage |
2021 (November)
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butter | BTS | Big Hit Music | 2,955,990 | Single album |
| 2 | Sticker | NCT 127 | SM Entertainment | 2,431,995 | Full album |
| 3 | Hot Sauce | NCT Dream | SM Entertainment | 2,088,655 | Full album |
| 4 | Attacca | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 2,034,613 | EP |
| 5 | Your Choice | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,465,781 | EP |
| 6 | Don't Fight the Feeling | Exo | SM Entertainment | 1,325,276 | EP |
| 7 | Noeasy | Stray Kids | JYP Entertainment | 1,285,799 | Full album |
| 8 | Dimension: Dilemma | Enhypen | Belift Lab | 1,181,961 | Full album |
| 9 | Be | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,030,681 | Full album |
| 10 | Hello Future | NCT Dream | SM Entertainment | 1,015,549 | Repackage |
Achievement by artists[]
Artist with most albums in the Yearly Top 10 Best Selling Album List
| Rank | Artist | Number of Albums | Album | Year Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Exo | 21 | XOXO (Kiss Version) | 2013 |
| XOXO (Hug Version) | ||||
| XOXO (Repackage Edition) (Kiss Version) | ||||
| XOXO (Repackage Edition) (Hug Version) | ||||
| Miracles in December (Korean Version) | ||||
| Miracles in December (Chinese Version) | ||||
| Exodus (Korean Version) | 2015 | |||
| Exodus (Chinese Version) | ||||
| Love Me Right (Korean Version) | ||||
| Sing For You (Korean Version) | ||||
| Sing For You (Chinese Version) | ||||
| Ex'Act (Korean Version) | 2016 | |||
| For Life | ||||
| Ex'Act (Chinese Version) | ||||
| Lotto (Korean Version) | ||||
| The War (Korean Version) | 2017 | |||
| The Power Of Music (Korean Version) | ||||
| Universe | ||||
| Don't Mess Up My Tempo | 2018 | |||
| Love Shot | ||||
| Obsession | 2019 | |||
| 2nd | BTS | 13 | The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 | 2015 |
| The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2 | ||||
| Wings | 2016 | |||
| The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever | ||||
| You Never Walk Alone | 2017 | |||
| Love Yourself: Her | ||||
| Love Yourself: Answer | 2018 | |||
| Love Yourself: Tear | ||||
| Map of the Soul: Persona | 2019 | |||
| BTS World: Original Soundtrack | ||||
| Map of the Soul: 7 | 2020 | |||
| Skool Luv Affair Special Addition | ||||
| Be | ||||
| 3rd | Super Junior | 9 | Bonamana | 2010 |
| Bonamana (Repackaged) | ||||
| Mr. Simple | 2011 | |||
| A-Cha (Mr. Simple Repackaged) | ||||
| Sexy, Free & Single | 2012 | |||
| Mamacita | 2014 | |||
| This Is Love | ||||
| Devil | 2015 | |||
| Time Slip | 2019 | |||
| 4th | Girls' Generation | 6 | Oh! | 2010 |
| Hoot | ||||
| Run Devil Run (Oh! Repackaged) | ||||
| The Boys | 2011 | |||
| I Got a Boy | 2013 | |||
| Mr.Mr. | 2014 | |||
| Seventeen | Teen, Age | 2017 | ||
| You Make My Day | 2018 | |||
| You Made My Dawn | 2019 | |||
| An Ode | ||||
| Heng:garæ | 2020 | |||
| Semicolon | ||||
| 5th | Wanna One | 5 | 1X1=1 (To Be One) | 2017 |
| 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) | ||||
| 0+1=1 (I Promise You) | 2018 | |||
| 1÷x=1 (Undivided) | ||||
| 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) |
Artist with most weeks at number one
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Exo | BTS | Girls' Generation Super Junior |
Seventeen | Shinee |
| Total weeks | 36 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Artist with most months at number one
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Exo | BTS | Girls' Generation Seventeen |
Super Junior | Shinee |
| Total months | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Albums with most consecutive weeks at number one
| Total Weeks | Artist | Album | Year Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 weeks | Exo | Exodus (Korean Version) | 2015 |
| 3 weeks | Girls' Generation | Oh! | 2010 |
| SS501 | Destination | ||
| Various artists | Sungkyunkwan Scandal | ||
| Girls' Generation | The Boys | 2011 | |
| Super Junior | Sexy, Free & Single | 2012 | |
| TVXQ | Catch Me | ||
| Exo | Ex'Act (Korean Version) | 2016 | |
| THE WAR | 2017 | ||
| Wanna One | 1X1=1 (To Be One) | ||
| Seventeen | You Made My Dawn | 2019 | |
| BTS | Map of the Soul: Persona | ||
| X1 | Emergency: Quantum Leap | ||
| NCT Dream | Hot Sauce | 2021 | |
| BTS | Butter | ||
| NCT 127 | Sticker |
Albums with most consecutive months at number one
| Artist | Album | Total Months | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' Generation | The Boys | 3 | 2011 |
| Oh! | 2 | 2010 | |
| Exo | Exodus | 2015 | |
| Obsession | 2019 |
References[]
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (February 23, 2010). "Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ a b 2010년 음반판매 Top 100 [Top 100 Albums Sold in 2010]. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Kang, Seung-hun (February 23, 2010). "Korea launches integrated K-pop music chart GAON". The Korea Times. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ 2011년 Album Chart [2011 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2012년 Album Chart [2012 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2013년 Album Chart [2013 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2014년 Album Chart [2014 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2015년 Album Chart [2015 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2016년 Album Chart [2016 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2017년 Album Chart [2017 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2019년 Album Chart [2019 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 Album Chart [2020 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2021년 11월 Album Chart [November 2021 Album Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- South Korean record charts