The Gaon Digital Chart of Gaon Music Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in South Korea. The data is collected by the Korea Music Content Association. It consists of a weekly chart, listed from Sunday to Saturday, a monthly chart, and a yearly chart. Below is a list of songs that topped the weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. The Digital Chart ranks songs according to their performance on the Gaon Download, Streaming and BGM charts.
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 2013 [1] |
| Week end date | Song | Artist | Total downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | "I Got a Boy" | Girls' Generation | 319,824 |
| January 12 | "Gangbuk Cool Guy" (강북멋쟁이) | Jung Hyung Don | 386,986 |
| January 19 | "Shower of Tears" (눈물샤워) | Baechigi featuring Ailee | 336,159 |
| January 26 | 266,949 | ||
| February 2 | "Tears" (눈물) | Leessang featuring Yoojin of The SeeYa | 359,130 |
| February 9 | "Gone Not Around Any Longer" (있다 없으니까) | Sistar19 | 317,949 |
| February 16 | 187,239 | ||
| February 23 | "Dream Girl" | Shinee | 248,244 |
| March 2 [3] | "Winter Love" | The One | 193,638 |
| March 9 | "Turtle" (거북이) | Davichi | 288,006 |
| March 16 | "Crescendo" | Akdong Musician | 342,381 |
| March 23 | 186,701 | ||
| March 30 | "Rose" | Lee Hi | 215,413 |
| April 6 | "Be Warmed" (녹는 중) | Davichi featuring Verbal Jint | 341,514 |
| April 13 | "Gentleman" † | Psy | 429,255 |
| April 20 | 443,517 | ||
| April 27 | "Spring Spring Spring" (봄봄봄) | Roy Kim | 432,569 |
| May 4 | 229,637 | ||
| May 11 | "Miss Korea" (미스코리아) | Lee Hyori | 421,775 |
| May 18 | "What's Your Name?" (이름이 뭐에요?) | 4Minute | 146,812 |
| May 25 | "Bad Girls" | Lee Hyori | 301,764 |
| June 1 | "Will You Be Okay?" (괜찮겠니) | Beast | 240,232 |
| June 8 | "Short Hair" (짧은머리) | Jung Eun-ji & Huh Gak | 245,110 |
| June 15 | "Give It to Me" | Sistar | 393,672 |
| June 22 | 243,641 | ||
| June 29 | "My Love" | Lee Seung Chul | 229,155 |
| July 6 | "BAAAM" | Dynamic Duo featuring Muzie of UV | 363,272 |
| July 13 | "Falling in Love" | 2NE1 | 376,823 |
| July 20 | "U&I" | Ailee | 258,217 |
| July 27 | 155,458 | ||
| August 3 | "Rum Pum Pum Pum" (첫 사랑니) | f(x) | 328,098 |
| August 10 | "Story of Someone I Know" (아는사람 얘기) | San E | 238,746 |
| August 17 | "That You’re Mine" (넌 내꺼라는걸) | Huh Gak featuring Swings | 211,602 |
| August 24 | "Attraction" (갖고놀래) | Bumkey featuring Dynamic Duo | 219,705 |
| August 31 | "Touch Love" (터치 러브) | Yoon Mi Rae (Tasha) | 294,409 |
| September 7 | "Who You?" (니가 뭔데) | G-Dragon | 347,616 |
| September 14 | "Stupid in Love" (착해 빠졌어) | Soyou & Mad Clown | 257,989 |
| September 21 | 195,738 | ||
| September 28 | "Love, at First" (처음엔 사랑이란게) | Busker Busker | 576,292 |
| October 5 | 209,242 | ||
| October 12 | "The Red Shoes" (분홍신) | IU | 437,461 |
| October 19 | "Everybody" | Shinee | 198,409 |
| October 26 | "You Don't Know Love" (촌스럽게 왜 이래) | K.Will | 264,070 |
| November 2 | "Now" (내일은 없어) | Trouble Maker | 338,631 |
| November 9 | "I Got C" | Park Myeong Su & Primary (featuring Gaeko) | 480,088 |
| November 16 | "The Letter" (편지) | Davichi | 283,394 |
| November 23 | "Missing You" (그리워해요) | 2NE1 | 269,288 |
| November 30 | "One Way Love" (너 밖에 몰라) | Hyolyn | 233,151 |
| December 7 | "Loved You" (이별남녀) | Seo In-guk & Zia | 267,140 |
| December 14 | "Winter Propose" (겨울 고백) | Sung Si-kyung, Park Hyo-shin, Seo In-guk, VIXX & Yeo Dong-saeng | 245,160 |
| December 21 | "Dali, Van, Picasso" | Beenzino | 190,598 |
| December 28 | "Friday" (금요일에 만나요) | IU | 212,949 |
| Month | Song | Artist | Total Downloads – Streams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | "I Got a Boy" | Girls' Generation | 910,253 – 10,081,772 | [4] |
| February | "Gone Not Around Any Longer" | Sistar19 | 812,050 – 11,567,691 | [5] |
| March | "Turtle" | Davichi | 696,847 – 10,266,983 | [6] |
| April | "Gentleman" † | Psy | 1,072,017 – 14,019,290 | [7] |
| May | "What's Your Name?" | 4Minute | 685,405 – 14,537,525 | [8] |
| June | "Give It to Me" | Sistar | 812,688 – 11,365,529 | [9] |
| July | "BAAAM" | Dynamic Duo featuring Muzie of UV | 726,183 – 13,299,779 | [10] |
| August | "Story of Someone I Know" | San E | 647,432 – 13,139,387 | [11] |
| September | "Touch Love" | Yoon Mi Rae (Tasha) | 606,655 – 15,555,639 | [12] |
| October | "The Red Shoes" | IU | 785,917 – 13,768,525 | [13] |
| November | "Going To Try" | Jeong Hyeong-don & G-Dragon | 701,434 – 13,465,832 | [14] |
| December | "Loved You" | Seo In-guk & Zia | 533,936 – 12,380,601 | [15] |
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