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]
Month | Album | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
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January | Made | BigBang | 142,652 | [54] |
February | You Never Walk Alone | BTS | 713,063 | [55] |
March | Flight Log: Arrival | Got7 | 278,103 | [56] |
April | My Voice (Deluxe Edition) | Taeyeon | 67,486 | [57] |
May | Al1 | Seventeen | 259,364 | [58] |
June | Be Ordinary | Hwang Chi-yeul | 112,783 | [59] |
July | The War (Korean Version) | Exo | 808,655 | [60] |
August | 1X1=1 (To Be One) | Wanna One | 704,616 | [61] |
September | Love Yourself 承 'Her' | BTS | 1,203,533 | [62] |
October | W, Here | NU'EST W | 287,862 | [63] |
November | 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) | Wanna One | 603,503 | [64] |
December | Universe | Exo | 516,062 | [65] |
This is the discography of South Korean hip hop group Epik High.
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of streaming, downloads and background music from major South Korean music platforms, as well as video ringback tone sales from the V Coloring app. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart.
Huh Gak is a South Korean singer. He rose to fame after winning the 2010 Mnet talent competition series Superstar K 2, during which he became known as "the Korean Paul Potts."
The discography of the South Korean boy band B.A.P, consists of four studio albums, nine extended plays, and nineteen singles.
South Korean girl group Apink have released seven studio albums, nine extended plays, three compilation albums, one single album, and thirty-eight singles. Formed by A Cube Entertainment, they debuted on April 19, 2011, with the extended play Seven Springs of Apink.
South Korean girl group EXID has released three studio albums, one compilation album, five extended plays, and twenty-one singles. The group debuted in 2012 with the single "Whoz That Girl" to modest success. After subsequent lineup changes, EXID made their breakthrough with the song "Up & Down" in 2014, which topped the Gaon Single Charts and gave them their first music show win.
Park Soo-young, known by the stage name Joy, is a South Korean singer, actress, and host. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet in August 2014. In 2017, Joy debuted as an actress and has had starring roles in the television dramas The Liar and His Lover (2017), Tempted (2018), The One and Only (2021), and Once Upon a Small Town (2022). In 2021, Joy officially debuted as a soloist with the release of her special album Hello.
Got7, a K-pop boy group based in South Korea, have released five studio albums, sixteen EPs, twenty-two singles, and two box sets. Formed by JYP Entertainment in 2013, Got7 made their debut in January 2014 with the EP Got It?, which debuted at number two on the Gaon Albums Chart. The EP's lead single "Girls Girls Girls" peaked at number 21 on the Gaon Singles Chart. In October 2014, Got7 debuted in Japan with their first Japanese-language release "Around the World", peaking at number three on the Oricon's singles charts. A month later, Got7 returned to Korea to release their first full-length album Identify, and topped the albums chart.
The discography of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet consists of four studio albums, fourteen extended plays, one reissue album, one compilation album, twenty-nine singles, one promotional single and seven soundtrack appearances.
DIA is a South Korean girl group formed by MBK Entertainment. The group is currently composed of six members: Eunice, Jueun, Huihyeon, Yebin, Chaeyeon and Eunchae. DIA officially debuted on September 14, 2015, with their lead single "Somehow" from debut album Do It Amazing.
Shin Hyo-seob, professionally known as Crush (크러쉬), is a South Korean record producer and singer-songwriter. Crush often uses Jazz musical instruments in his style of music, implementing modern tunes. He debuted on April 1, 2014, with the single "Sometimes" and released his first album Crush on You on June 5, 2014.
South Korean boy group Monsta X had released one hundred studio albums, one reissue, twelve extended plays, and forty-seven singles. They also participated in singing three soundtracks for various K-dramas, three soundtracks for web based reality shows, one soundtrack for an animated film, and one soundtrack for a mobile game.
"Run" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS as the lead single for their fourth extended play, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 (2015). The original Korean version was released by Big Hit Entertainment on November 30, 2015, in South Korea. The Japanese single version was released on March 15, 2016, under the Pony Canyon label.
"Eyes, Nose, Lips" is a song recorded by South Korean singer Taeyang, serving as the second single for his second studio album Rise (2014). It was co-produced by Teddy Park, Bekuh Boom, Dee.P and P.K, while it was written by Teddy and Taeyang. The song peaked atop the Gaon Digital Chart and the K-pop Hot 100, and went on to become the second best-performing single of 2014.
The War is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on July 18, 2017, by SM Entertainment under Genie Music's distribution. The album includes a total of nine tracks including the lead single "Ko Ko Bop". The War received the highest number of pre-orders at the time for a K-pop album, with more than 800,000 physical copies. 24 days after being released, it became Exo's first album to have sold over 1 million copies with a single release. The War became Exo's fifth consecutive album win Album of the Year and the MAMA Awards.
"Ko Ko Bop" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 18, 2017, as the lead single of their fourth studio album The War. It was released in Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment. It was the first Exo single not to feature member Lay due to his extended hiatus.
Ong Seong-wu is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show Produce 101 Season 2, where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the show's derivative boy group Wanna One. Following Wanna One's disbandment, Ong made his acting debut with cast At Eighteen (2019). He also established his career as a solo artist with the release of his first extended play, Layers, on March 25, 2020.