BTS have spent the most weeks as number one on the Gaon Social Chart.
The Gaon Social Chart, part of Gaon Music Chart, is a weekly chart that ranks the top 50 most-popular South Korean musical artists according to data collected from the digital platforms YouTube, TikTok, V Live, Mubeat, and MyCelebs.
Launched in July 2013, the chart originally ranked the top 100 South Korean songs according to their worldwide popularity on social networking sites.[1][2] From July 15, 2013 to June 22, 2014, data was taken from YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Me2day.[1] After Me2day closed, data was taken from YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.[3] In July 2014, in conjunction with the launch of the Gaon Weibo Chart—a joint venture between Gaon and Sina[4]—Facebook was replaced by Weibo.[5][6]YinYueTai was added to the chart's metrics in February 2016, effective the week eight issue.[7] Weibo was removed in July 2017 after its data partnership with Gaon ended.[8] The final issue published of this version of the chart was the week 27 issue, for the period dated June 30–July 6, 2019. "Boy with Luv" by BTS was the number-one song at that time.[9] "TT" by Twice was the longest-running number-one for the chart's duration, with a collective total of 16 non-consecutive weeks.
On July 17, 2019, Gaon published notice of the Social Chart's reorganization into an artist-oriented chart on its website.[10] The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) announced the changeover to the Social Chart 2.0 on the 19th. Data would now be aggregated from V Live, Mubeat, SMR, and MyCelebs going forward,[11][12] with YouTube to be added later on in the year.[10] The video platform's official inclusion in the Social chart's metrics was announced in February 2020.[13] Data was retroactively integrated into past chart issues beginning from the first week of January.[14] BTS was the first artist to rank at number one on the new chart.[15] On May 10, 2021, the KMCA announced a new data partnership with TikTok. The platform was integrated into the chart's metrics beginning June 1, and its inclusion was reflected in the week 23 issue released on June 10 for the period May 30–June 5, 2021.[16][17]
The act that spends the most weeks at number one on the chart is awarded the Social Hot Star of the Year award at the annual Gaon Chart Music Awards. BTS was the inaugural recipient, at the 2019 ceremony.[18] As of December 2021, the artist with the most weeks at number one overall is BTS.
^ abcThere is a one-week overlap for the period June 30–July 6, 2019 where the original Social Chart ended and the 2.0 version began. Though this period is listed on both charts, and BTS is shown as number one on both rankings, the week is counted only once in the group's total. There is no duplication.
^Park, Seol-yi (July 16, 2014). 가온차트, 中 시나와 손 잡았다…'가온웨이보차트' 출범 [Gaon Chart joined hands with Chinese Sina...Launched 'Gaon Weibo Chart']. TV Report. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021 – via Naver.
^Park, Seol-yi (July 24, 2014). 가온소셜차트, 페이스북 대신 中 웨이보 택했다 [Gaon Social Chart chooses China's Weibo instead of Facebook]. TV Report. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021 – via Naver.
^[ 2016년 2월 25일 공지사항] [[Notice on February 25, 2016]]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 25, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^[ 2017년 7월 27일 공지사항 ] [[Notice on July 27, 2017]]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). July 27, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
^ ab[ 2019년 7월 18일 공지사항 ] [[Notice on July 18, 2019]]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). July 17, 2019. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^Hwang, Hye-jin (July 19, 2019). 방탄소년단, 가온 소셜차트 개편 후 첫 1위 주인공 '2주 연속' [BTS, Gaon's first No. 1 winner since the social chart revamp, "Two weeks in a row."]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Naver.
^"Gaon Social Chart 2.0 2019년 32주차 (2019-08-04 ~ 2019-08-10)" [Gaon Social Chart 2.0 Week 32 of 2019 (04-08-2019 – 10.08.2019)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2021. (Note: Platforms from which data is collected are listed in Korean ("집계대상 | smrXMubeat, V-live, 마이셀럽스 소셜지수", which translates to: "Target aggregate | smrXMubeat, V-live, MyCelebs Social Index") directly under the chart heading, and also shown at the bottom of the page.)
^[ 2020년 2월 6일 공지사항 ] [[Notice on February 6, 2020]]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^Song, Chi-hoon (February 6, 2020). 창모(CHANGMO) 'METEOR' 1월 가온차트 2관왕 [Changmo 'Meteor' won 2 Gaon Chart titles in January]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee, Ho-yeon (July 19, 2019). 방탄소년단, 가온 '소셜차트2.0' 개편 후 첫 1위…글로벌 최강자 [BTS, Gaon's first No. 1 spot since the Social Chart 2.0 reorganization…Global Power]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Naver.
^Gong, Mi-na (June 10, 2021). 가온차트, 틱톡 데이터 반영한다 [Gaon Chart reflects TikTok data]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021 – via Naver.
^"Social Chart 2.0 2021년 23주차 (2021-05-30 ~ 2021-06-05)" [Social Chart 2.0 Week 23 of 2021 (30-05-2021–05.06.2021)]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2021. (Note: Platforms from which data is collected are listed in Korean ("순위집계 : 각 소셜미디어 인기도 종합 차트입니다. (YouTube, TikTok, V LIVE, Mubeat, 마이셀럽스 소셜지수)", which translates to "※ Ranking: This is a general chart of popularity on each social media (YouTube, TikTok, V LIVE, Mubeat, My Celebrity Social Index)") to the right of the chart heading, and also shown at the bottom of the page.)
^Lee, Jae-eun (January 10, 2020). BTS, 마이셀럽스의 AI 지표로 가온차트 '올해의 소셜 핫스타상' 수상 [BTS Wins Gaon Chart's 'Social Hot Star of the Year' award with MyCelebs' AI index]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021 – via Naver News.
^ abcdefg"Gaon Social Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved May 18, 2016.