The Circle Digital Chart 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.
† | Indicates best-performing single of 2023 [3] |
Week ending date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 7 | "Ditto" † | NewJeans | [4] |
January 14 | [5] | ||
January 21 | [6] | ||
January 28 | [7] | ||
February 4 | "Ay-Yo" | NCT 127 | [8] |
February 11 | "Ditto" † | NewJeans | [9] |
February 18 | [10] | ||
February 25 | [11] | ||
March 4 | [12] | ||
March 11 | [13] | ||
March 18 | [14] | ||
March 25 | [15] | ||
April 1 | "Kitsch" | Ive | [16] |
April 8 | [17] | ||
April 15 | [18] | ||
April 22 | "I Am" | [19] | |
April 29 | [20] | ||
May 6 | [21] | ||
May 13 | [22] | ||
May 20 | [23] | ||
May 27 | [24] | ||
June 3 | "Queencard" | (G)I-dle | [25] |
June 10 | "Grain of Sand" (모래 알갱이) | Lim Young-woong | [26] |
June 17 | "Queencard" | (G)I-dle | [27] |
June 24 | [28] | ||
July 1 | [29] | ||
July 8 | [30] | ||
July 15 | "Super Shy" | NewJeans | [31] |
July 22 | [32] | ||
July 29 | [33] | ||
August 5 | [34] | ||
August 12 | [35] | ||
August 19 | [36] | ||
August 26 | [37] | ||
September 2 | [38] | ||
September 9 | "Love Lee" | AKMU | [39] |
September 16 | [40] | ||
September 23 | [41] | ||
September 30 | [42] | ||
October 7 | [43] | ||
October 14 | "Do or Die" | Lim Young-woong | [44] |
October 21 | "Love Lee" | AKMU | [45] |
October 28 | "God of Music" (음악의 신) | Seventeen | [46] |
November 4 | "Baddie" | Ive | [47] |
November 11 | [48] | ||
November 18 | [49] | ||
November 25 | "Perfect Night" | Le Sserafim | [50] |
December 2 | [51] | ||
December 9 | [52] | ||
December 16 | [53] | ||
December 23 | "The First Snow" (첫 눈) | Exo | [54] |
December 30 | "Be There for Me" | NCT 127 | [55] |
Month | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January | "Ditto" † | NewJeans | [56] |
February | [57] | ||
March | [58] | ||
April | "Kitsch" | Ive | [59] |
May | "I Am" | [60] | |
June | "Queencard" | (G)I-dle | [61] |
July | "Super Shy" | NewJeans | [62] |
August | [63] | ||
September | "Love Lee" | AKMU | [64] |
October | [65] | ||
November | "Baddie" | Ive | [66] |
December | "Perfect Night" | Le Sserafim | [67] |
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