The Gaon Digital Chart, part 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 weekly (listed from Sunday to Saturday), monthly and yearly charts. Below is a list of songs that topped the weekly and monthly charts. The Digital Chart ranks songs according to their performance on the Gaon Download, Streaming, and BGM charts. [1]
| † | Indicates best-performing single of 2016 [2] |
| Week ending date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | "Lonely Night" (또 하루) | Gary featuring Gaeko | [3] |
| January 9 | "Dream" | Suzy and Baekhyun | [4] |
| January 16 | [5] | ||
| January 23 | [6] | ||
| January 30 | "I Am You, You Are Me" (너는 나 나는 너) | Zico | [7] |
| February 6 | "Rain" | Taeyeon | [8] |
| February 13 | "Rough" (시간을 달려서) | GFriend | [9] |
| February 20 | [10] | ||
| February 27 | "Everytime" | Chen and Punch | [11] |
| March 5 | "You're the Best" (넌 is 뭔들) | Mamamoo | [12] |
| March 12 | "This Love" (이 사랑) | Davichi | [13] |
| March 19 | "You Are My Everything" | Gummy | [14] |
| March 26 | "Talk Love" (말해! 뭐해?) | K.Will | [15] |
| April 2 | "Fallen in Love (Only With You)" (사랑에 빠졌죠 (당신만이)) | Jang Beom-june | [16] |
| April 9 | "What the spring??" (봄이 좋냐??) | 10cm | [17] |
| April 16 | "How Can I Love You" | XIA (Junsu) | [18] |
| April 23 | "Hopefully Sky" (하늘바라기) | Jung Eun-ji featuring Hareem | [19] |
| April 30 | "Cheer Up" † | Twice | [20] |
| May 7 | "Re-Bye" | Akdong Musician | [21] |
| May 14 | "Cheer Up" † | Twice | [22] |
| May 21 | [23] | ||
| May 28 | "so-so" (쏘쏘) | Baek A-yeon | [24] |
| June 4 | "I Don't Love You" (널 사랑하지 않아) | Urban Zakapa | [25] |
| June 11 | "Monster" | Exo | [26] |
| June 18 | "Good" | Loco, Gray featuring ELO | [27] |
| June 25 | "I Like That" | Sistar | [28] |
| July 2 | "Comfortable" (맘 편히) | Simon Dominic, Gray & One | [29] |
| July 9 | "Why So Lonely" | Wonder Girls | [30] |
| July 16 | "Navillera" (너 그리고 나) | GFriend | [31] |
| July 23 | [32] | ||
| July 30 | "Why So Lonely" | Wonder Girls | [33] |
| August 6 | "Summer Night You And I" (여름밤에 우린) | Standing Egg | [34] |
| August 13 | "Whistle" (휘파람) | Blackpink | [35] |
| August 20 | [36] | ||
| August 27 | "If You" | Ailee | [37] |
| September 3 | "Making a New Ending for This Story" (이 소설의 끝을 다시 써보려 해) | Han Dong-geun | [38] |
| September 10 | "The Love I Committed" (내가 저지른 사랑) | Im Chang-jung | [39] |
| September 17 | [40] | ||
| September 24 | [41] | ||
| October 1 | "Breath" (숨) | Park Hyo Shin | [42] |
| October 8 | "Three Words" (세 단어) | Sechs Kies | [42] |
| October 15 | "Blood Sweat & Tears" (피 땀 눈물) | BTS | [43] |
| October 22 | "Very Very Very" (너무너무너무) | I.O.I | [44] |
| October 29 | "TT" | Twice | [45] |
| November 5 | [46] | ||
| November 12 | [46] | ||
| November 19 | [47] | ||
| November 26 | "Sweet Dream" (나비잠) | Heechul and Min Kyung-hoon | [48] |
| December 3 | "The Fool" (이 바보야) | Jung Seung-hwan | [49] |
| December 10 | "Star" (저 별) | Heize | [50] |
| December 17 | "Fxxk It" (에라 모르겠다) | Big Bang | [51] |
| December 24 | [52] | ||
| December 31 | [53] | ||
| Month | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | "Dream" | Suzy and Baekhyun | [54] |
| February | "Rough" | GFriend | [55] |
| March | "This Love" (이 사랑) | Davichi | [56] |
| April | "What the spring??" (봄이 좋냐??) | 10cm | [57] |
| May | "Cheer Up" † | Twice | [58] |
| June | "I Don't Love You" (널 사랑하지 않아) | Urban Zakapa | [59] |
| July | "Why So Lonely" | Wonder Girls | [60] |
| August | "Whistle" (휘파람) | Blackpink | [61] |
| September | "The Love I Committed" (내가 저지른 사랑) | Im Chang-jung | [62] |
| October | "Three Words" (세 단어) | Sechs Kies | [63] |
| November | "TT" | Twice | [64] |
| December | "Fxxk It" (에라 모르겠다) | BigBang | [65] |
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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.
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