List of Circle Album Chart number ones of 2023

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The Circle Album Chart is a South Korean record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Circle Chart, which launched in February 2010 as the Gaon Chart. [1] The data is compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association based upon weekly/monthly physical album sales by six major South Korean distributors: Kakao Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Stone Music Entertainment. [2]

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Weekly charts

List of number-one albums on the weekly Circle Album Chart in 2023
Week ending dateAlbumArtistWeekly salesRef.
January 7 OMG NewJeans 596,650 [3]
January 14 Reason Monsta X 370,000 [4]
January 21OMGNewJeans121,342 [5]
January 28 The Name Chapter: Temptation Tomorrow X Together 1,729,589 [6]
February 4 Ay-Yo NCT 127 965,126 [7]
February 11 Second Wind BSS 418,750 [8]
February 18 Teddy Bear STAYC 269,367 [9]
February 25One Lee Chan-won 561,854 [10]
March 4Teddy BearSTAYC69,535 [11]
March 11 Ready to Be Twice 1,427,039 [12]
March 18 Rover Kai 196,022 [13]
March 25 Face Jimin 1,099,988 [14]
April 1 Me Jisoo 875,922 [15]
April 889,970 [16]
April 15 I've Ive Ive 1,385,998 [17]
April 22 D-Day Agust D 957,568 [18]
April 29 FML Seventeen 3,360,524 [19]
May 6 Unforgiven Le Sserafim 1,113,581 [20]
May 13 My World Aespa 1,420,178 [21]
May 20 I Feel (G)I-dle 767,954 [22]
May 27 Dark Blood Enhypen 1,356,682 [23]
June 3 5-Star Stray Kids 4,330,039 [24]
June 10509,185 [25]
June 17 The World EP.2: Outlaw Ateez 967,822 [26]
June 24225,142 [27]
July 1FMLSeventeen392,998 [28]
July 8I Feel(G)I-dle56,000 [29]
July 15 Exist Exo 1,177,589 [30]
July 22 ISTJ NCT Dream 2,755,587 [31]
July 29 Reboot Treasure 1,533,616 [32]
August 5 Kill My Doubt Itzy 1,243,665 [33]
August 12 Youth in the Shade Zerobaseone 337,691 [34]
August 19 Zone Jihyo 584,225 [35]
August 26 The Girls Blackpink 160,460 [36]
September 2 Golden Age NCT 961,463 [37]
September 9 Layover V 1,451,622 [38]
September 16Sun Seeker Cravity 292,803 [39]
September 23 Target: Me Evnne 209,701 [40]
September 30 Get a Guitar Riize 350,000 [41]
October 7 Fact Check NCT 1271,040,091 [42]
October 14 The Name Chapter: Freefall Tomorrow X Together2,457,606 [43]
October 21 I've Mine Ive141,424 [44]
October 28 Seventeenth Heaven Seventeen4,689,565 [45]
November 4 Golden Jungkook 1,724,933 [46]
November 11 Rock-Star Stray Kids3,650,904 [47]
November 18 Orange Blood Enhypen1,625,160 [48]
November 25Phantasy Pt. 2: Sixth Sense The Boyz 299,055 [49]
December 2 The World EP.Fin: Will Ateez1,370,690 [50]
December 9FaceJimin56,217 [51]
December 16The World EP.Fin: WillAteez35,579 [52]
December 23 Chill Kill Red Velvet 60,482 [53]
December 30 Be There for Me NCT 127546,364 [54]

Monthly charts

List of number-one albums on the monthly Circle Album Chart in 2023
MonthAlbumArtistSalesRef.
JanuaryThe Name Chapter: TemptationTomorrow X Together1,899,464 [55]
FebruaryOneLee Chan-won562,259 [56]
MarchReady to BeTwice1,531,148 [57]
AprilFMLSeventeen3,360,524 [58]
MayMy WorldAespa1,949,219 [59]
June5-StarStray Kids5,242,486 [60]
JulyISTJNCT Dream3,076,036 [61]
AugustGolden AgeNCT955,109 [62]
SeptemberLayoverV1,622,902 [63]
OctoberSeventeenth HeavenSeventeen4,716,230 [64]
NovemberRock-StarStray Kids3,933,334 [65]
DecemberThe World EP.Fin: WillAteez1,444,021 [66]

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