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 is 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 Kakao Entertainment, YG Plus, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Dreamus. [2] [3]
Month | Album | Artist | Sales | Ref. |
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January | The First Step: Treasure Effect | Treasure | 266,894 | [56] |
February | Be | BTS | 763,083 | [57] |
March | Bambi | Baekhyun | 591,944 | [58] |
April | Border: Carnival | Enhypen | 522,136 | [59] |
May | Hot Sauce | NCT Dream | 1,995,091 | [60] |
June | Your Choice | Seventeen | 1,391,964 | [61] |
July | Butter | BTS | 2,490,969 | [62] |
August | Noeasy | Stray Kids | 1,127,800 | [63] |
September | Sticker | NCT 127 | 2,277,575 | [64] |
October | Attacca | Seventeen | 1,968,829 | [65] |
November | Christmas EveL | Stray Kids | 654,658 | [66] |
December | Universe | NCT | 1,630,715 | [67] |