The Circle Digital Chart, known as the Gaon Digital Chart until its July 2022 rebranding, is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles in South Korea. Managed by the domestic Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), its data is compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and published by the Circle Chart. [1] [2] The ranking is based collectively on each single's download sales, stream count, and background music use. [2] The Circle Chart provides weekly (listed from Sunday to Saturday), monthly, and yearly lists for the chart.
Following the announcement of the data for week 27 and the monthly chart of June, [3] the Gaon Digital Chart was rebranded to the Circle Digital Chart, in line with Gaon's rebranding to Circle. [4]
Indicates best-performing single of 2022 [5] |
Week ending date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 1 | "Merry-Go-Round" (회전목마) | Sokodomo featuring Zion.T and Wonstein | [6] |
January 8 | "Winter Sleep" (겨울잠) | IU | [7] |
January 15 | "Drunken Confession" (취중고백) | Kim Min-seok | [8] |
January 22 | [9] | ||
January 29 | [10] | ||
February 5 | [11] | ||
February 12 | [12] | ||
February 19 | "INVU" | Taeyeon | [13] |
February 26 | [14] | ||
March 5 | [15] | ||
March 12 | [16] | ||
March 19 | "Ganadara" | Jay Park featuring IU | [17] |
March 26 | "Tomboy" | (G)I-dle | [18] |
April 2 | [19] | ||
April 9 | "Still Life" (봄여름가을겨울) | Big Bang | [20] |
April 16 | [21] | ||
April 23 | "Our Blues, Our Life" (우리들의 블루스) | Lim Young-woong | [22] |
April 30 | "Still Life" (봄여름가을겨울) | Big Bang | [23] |
May 7 | "If We Ever Meet Again" (다시 만날 수 있을까) | Lim Young-woong | [24] |
May 14 | "That That" | Psy featuring Suga | [25] |
May 21 | [26] | ||
May 28 | [27] | ||
June 4 | "Beatbox" | NCT Dream | [28] |
June 11 | "That That" | Psy featuring Suga | [29] |
June 18 | "Love Dive" | Ive | [30] |
June 25 | [31] | ||
July 2 | [32] | ||
July 9 | [33] | ||
July 16 | "At That Moment" (그때 그 순간 그대로 (그그그)) | WSG Wannabe (GayaG) | [34] |
July 23 | [35] | ||
July 30 | [36] | ||
August 6 | [37] | ||
August 13 | [38] | ||
August 20 | "Attention" | NewJeans | [39] |
August 27 | [40] | ||
September 3 | "After Like" | Ive | [41] |
September 10 | [42] | ||
September 17 | [43] | ||
September 24 | [44] | ||
October 1 | "New Thing" (새삥) | Zico featuring Homies | [45] |
October 8 | [46] | ||
October 15 | [47] | ||
October 22 | [48] | ||
October 29 | "Nxde" | (G)I-dle | [49] |
November 5 | [50] | ||
November 12 | "Event Horizon" (사건의 지평선) | Younha | [51] |
November 19 | [52] | ||
November 26 | [53] | ||
December 3 | [54] | ||
December 10 | [55] | ||
December 17 | [56] | ||
December 24 | "Ditto" | NewJeans | [57] |
December 31 | [58] |
Month | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January | "Drunken Confession" (취중고백) | Kim Min-seok | [59] |
February | [60] | ||
March | "INVU" | Taeyeon | [61] |
April | "Still Life" (봄여름가을겨울) | Big Bang | [62] |
May | "That That" | Psy featuring Suga | [63] |
June | "Love Dive" | Ive | [64] |
July | "At That Moment" (그때 그 순간 그대로 (그그그)) | WSG Wannabe (GayaG) | [65] |
August | "Attention" | NewJeans | [66] |
September | "After Like" | Ive | [67] |
October | "New Thing" (새삥) | Zico featuring Homies | [68] |
November | "Event Horizon" (사건의 지평선) | Younha | [69] |
December | [70] |
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