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]
Week ending date | Album | Artist | Weekly sales | Ref. |
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January 6 | Be There for Me | NCT 127 | 131,270 | [3] |
January 13 | Born to Be | Itzy | 487,655 | [4] |
January 20 | Fe3O4: Break | Nmixx | 703,495 | [5] |
January 27 | Sparkling Blue | TWS | 237,606 | [6] |
February 3 | 2 | (G)I-dle | 860,788 | [7] |
February 10 | Killin' It | P1Harmony | 148,136 | [8] |
February 17 | Happy & | N.SSign | 203,820 | [9] |
February 24 | Easy | Le Sserafim | 977,946 | [10] |
March 2 | Asterum: 134-1 | Plave | 394,220 | [11] |
March 9 | Wish | NCT Wish | 244,157 | [12] |
March 16 | Voyage | Tempest | 114,888 | [13] |
March 23 | Phantasy Pt. 3: Love Letter | The Boyz | 253,016 | [14] |
March 30 | Dream()scape | NCT Dream | 1,821,041 | [15] |
April 6 | Minisode 3: Tomorrow | Tomorrow X Together | 1,542,718 | [16] |
April 13 | Youth Chapter 1: Youth Days | Epex | 178,537 | [17] |
April 20 | How? | BoyNextDoor | 566,083 | [18] |
April 27 | Bright; 燦 | Lee Chan-won | 601,213 | [19] |
Month | Album | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
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January | 2 | (G)I-dle | 815,288 | [20] |
February | With You-th | Twice | 1,086,571 | [21] |
March | Dream()scape | NCT Dream | 1,836,475 | [22] |
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The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea–based on their physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. It compiles shipments in weekly, monthly, and year-end formats with detailed album sales.
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