The Gaon Album Chart is a South Korean record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is a part of the Gaon Music Chart, which was 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 major South Korean distributors such as LOEN Entertainment, Genie Music, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media. [2] [3]
| Month | Album | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Poet | Artist | Jonghyun | 151,224 | [56] |
| February | Director's Cut | Seventeen | 176,291 | [57] |
| March | 0+1=1 (I Promise You) | Wanna One | 829,275 | [58] |
| April | Blooming Days | Exo-CBX | 352,575 | [59] |
| May | Love Yourself 轉 'Tear' | BTS | 1,664,041 | [60] |
| June | 1÷x=1 (Undivided) | Wanna One | 639,955 | [61] |
| July | You Make My Day | Seventeen | 351,928 | [62] |
| August | Love Yourself 結 'Answer' | BTS | 1,933,450 | [63] |
| September | Present: You | Got7 | 301,916 | [64] |
| October | Regular-Irregular | NCT 127 | 273,075 | [65] |
| November | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | Exo | 1,195,334 | [66] |
| December | Love Shot | 499,849 | [67] |