List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2017

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The Gaon Album Chart is a South Korean record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Gaon Music Chart, which launched in February 2010. [1] The data are 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: LOEN Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media. [2]

Contents

Weekly charts

Week ending dateAlbumArtistRef.
January 7 Made Big Bang [3]
January 14 Limitless NCT 127 [4]
January 21 Don't Say No Seohyun [5]
January 28 Guardian OST Pack (도깨비 OST Pack)Various artists [6]
February 4 Rookie Red Velvet [7]
February 11 The First NCT Dream [8]
February 18 You Never Walk Alone BTS [9]
February 25 Twicecoaster: Lane 2 Twice [10]
March 4 My Voice Taeyeon [11]
March 11 The Awakening GFriend [12]
March 18 Flight Log: Arrival Got7 [13]
March 25 Can You Feel It? Highlight [14]
April 1 Flight Log: Arrival Got7 [15]
April 8 My Voice (Deluxe Edition) Taeyeon [16]
April 15 High Five Teen Top [17]
April 22 Miss This Kiss Laboum [18]
April 29 Palette IU [19]
May 6 Now, We (지금, 우리) (Repackage) Lovelyz [20]
May 13 The 20th Anniversary Sechs Kies [21]
May 20 Signal Twice [22]
May 27 Al1 Seventeen [23]
June 3 Dream Part.01 Astro [24]
June 10 Al1 Seventeen [25]
June 17 Be Ordinary Hwang Chi-yeul [26]
June 24 Shine Forever (Repackage) Monsta X [27]
July 1 Pink Up Apink [28]
July 8 Star;dom UP10TION [29]
July 15 The Red Summer Red Velvet [30]
July 22 The War (Korean Version) Exo [31]
July 28 [32]
August 5 [33]
August 12 1X1=1 (To Be One) Wanna One [34]
August 19 [35]
August 26 [36]
September 2 Whisper VIXX LR [37]
September 9 The War: The Power of Music (Korean Version) Exo [38]
September 16 [39]
September 23 Love Yourself 承 'Her' BTS [40]
September 30Rollin' B1A4 [41]
October 7—
October 14 W, Here NU'EST W [42]
October 21 Love Yourself 承 'Her' BTS [43]
October 28 7 for 7 Got7 [44]
November 4 Twicetagram Twice [45]
November 11 Teen, Age Seventeen [46]
November 18 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) Wanna One [47]
November 25 Be Ordinary Hwang Chi-yeul [48]
December 2 Play (Pause Version) Super Junior [49]
December 9 7 for 7 Got7 [50]
December 16 Merry & Happy Twice [51]
December 23 The Code Monsta X [52]
December 30 Universe Exo [53]

Monthly charts

MonthAlbumArtistSalesRef.
JanuaryMadeBigBang142,652 [54]
FebruaryYou Never Walk AloneBTS713,063 [55]
MarchFlight Log: ArrivalGot7278,103 [56]
AprilMy Voice (Deluxe Edition)Taeyeon67,486 [57]
MayAl1Seventeen259,364 [58]
JuneBe OrdinaryHwang Chi-yeul112,783 [59]
JulyThe War (Korean Version)Exo808,655 [60]
August1X1=1 (To Be One)Wanna One704,616 [61]
SeptemberLove Yourself 承 'Her'BTS1,203,533 [62]
OctoberW, HereNU'EST W287,862 [63]
November1-1=0 (Nothing Without You)Wanna One603,503 [64]
DecemberUniverseExo516,062 [65]

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