The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea–based on their physical sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. It compiles shipments in weekly, monthly, and year-end formats with detailed album sales.[1]

History

The Gaon Album Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010 by the Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[2]

In February 2011, Gaon Chart published information on both online and offline album sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data, and was the first time that offline album sales were released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data.[3]

In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as Circle Chart with a reformation in the album chart that would also provide weekly physical album sales data in addition to monthly and yearly sales data.[1]

Number-one albums

Best-selling albums

2010
2010 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[4]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1BonamanaSuper JuniorSM Entertainment200,193Studio album
2Oh!Girls' Generation197,934
3Hoot163,066EP
4Run Devil Run136,851Repackage
5GD & TOPGD & TOPYG Entertainment130,000Studio album
6LuciferShineeSM Entertainment124,961
7To Anyone2NE1YG Entertainment122,845
8The BeginningJYJC-JeS Entertainment99,903
9Bonamana (Version C)Super JuniorSM Entertainment99,355Repackage
10The Beginning (New Limited Edition)JYJC-JeS Entertainment98,311Studio album
2011
2011 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[5]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1The BoysGirls' GenerationSM Entertainment385,348Studio album
2Mr. SimpleSuper Junior343,348
3Keep Your Head DownTVXQ263,412
4In HeavenJYJC-JeS Entertainment220,442
5Fiction and FactBeastCube Entertainment142,272
6TonightBig BangYG Entertainment136,594EP
7A-ChaSuper JuniorSM Entertainment129,894Repackage
8First StepCNBLUEFNC Music115,467Studio album
9Break DownKim Hyun-joongKeyEast114,642EP
10Lucky101,705
2012
2012 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[6]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Sexy, Free & SingleSuper JuniorSM Entertainment356,431Studio album
2AliveBig BangYG Entertainment266,848EP
3Catch MeTVXQSM Entertainment256,447Studio album
4One of a KindG-DragonYG Entertainment204,326EP
5SherlockShineeSM Entertainment181,415
6Still Alive (Special Edition)Big BangYG Entertainment148,030
7MamaExo-KSM Entertainment145,925
8TwinkleGirls' Generation-TTS144,222
9Midnight SunBeastCube Entertainment144,175
10InfinitizeInfiniteWoollim Entertainment140,277
2013
2013 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[7]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Growl (Kiss Version)ExoSM Entertainment335,823Repackage
2I Got a BoyGirls' Generation293,302Studio album
3XOXO (Kiss Version)Exo269,597
4Miracles in December (Korean Version)262,825EP
5HelloCho Yong-pilPil Records250,046Studio album
6XOXO (Hug Version - Chinese Version)ExoSM Entertainment200,870
7Growl (Hug Version)200,183Repackage
8Coup d'etatG-DragonYG Entertainment195,603Studio album
9Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of YouShineeSM Entertainment185,357
10Miracles in December (Chinese Version)Exo171,546EP
2014
2014 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[8]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Overdose (Korean Version)Exo-KSM Entertainment385,047EP
2Overdose (Chinese Version)Exo-M272,718
3MamacitaSuper Junior265,781Studio album
4TenseTVXQ196,971
5Mr.Mr.Girls' Generation163,209EP
6Just UsJYJC-JeS Entertainment154,804Studio album
7Season 2InfiniteWoollim Entertainment152,479
8This Is Love (Special Edition)Super JuniorSM Entertainment143,515Repackage
9Good LuckBeastCube Entertainment134,449EP
10Who Am IB1A4WM Entertainment126,561Studio album
2015
2015 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[9]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Exodus (Korean Version)ExoSM Entertainment478,856Studio album
2Sing For You (Korean Version)318,698EP
3Love Me Right (Korean Version)299,623Repackage
4Exodus (Chinese Version)281,320Studio album
5The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2BTSBig Hit Entertainment274,135EP
6The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1203,664
7Sing For You (Chinese Version)ExoSM Entertainment176,239
8OddShinee172,999Studio album
9DevilSuper Junior167,742Compilation album
10Rise as GodTVXQ151,625Studio album
2016
2016 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[10]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1WingsBTSBig Hit Entertainment751,301Studio album
2Ex'ActExoSM Entertainment549,378
3For Life438,481EP
4The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young ForeverBTSBig Hit Entertainment368,369Compilation album
5Twicecoaster: Lane 1TwiceJYP Entertainment350,852EP
6Hey Mama!Exo-CBXSM Entertainment275,191
7Lose ControlLay274,238
8Ex'Act (Chinese Version)Exo247,899Studio album
9Lotto (Korean Version)232,564Repackage
10 Flight Log: Turbulence Got7JYP Entertainment225,617Studio album
2017
2017 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[11]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Love Yourself: HerBTSBig Hit Entertainment1,493,443EP
2The War (Korean Version)ExoSM Entertainment949,827Studio album
3You Never Walk AloneBTSBig Hit Entertainment768,402Repackage
41X1=1 (To Be One)Wanna OneYMC Entertainment741,546EP
51-1=0 (Nothing Without You)614,072Repackage
6UniverseExoSM Entertainment516,062EP
7The Power of Music (Korean Version)455,269Repackage
87 for 7Got7JYP Entertainment368,589EP
9Teen, AgeSeventeenPledis Entertainment357,296Studio album
10 Flight Log: Arrival Got7JYP Entertainment334,316EP
2018
2018 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[12]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Love Yourself: AnswerBTSBig Hit Entertainment2,197,808Compilation album
2Love Yourself: Tear1,849,537Studio album
3Don't Mess Up My TempoExoSM Entertainment1,452,030
40+1=1 (I Promise You)Wanna OneSwing Entertainment782,562EP
51÷x=1 (Undivided) 641,131
61¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) 605,128Studio album
7Love Shot ExoSM Entertainment499,849Repackage
8You Make My Day SeventeenPledis Entertainment389,937EP
9Blooming Days Exo-CBXSM Entertainment363,567
10What Is Love?TwiceJYP Entertainment348,797
2019
2019 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[13]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Map of the Soul: PersonaBTSBig Hit Entertainment3,718,230EP
2An Ode SeventeenPledis Entertainment858,872Studio album
3ObsessionExoSM Entertainment766,294
4Emergency: Quantum LeapX1Swing Entertainment580,573EP
5BTS World: Original SoundtrackBTSBig Hit Entertainment553,364Soundtrack album
6City LightsBaekhyunSM Entertainment525,935EP
7Color on MeKang DanielKonnect Entertainment500,134
8You Made My DawnSeventeenPledis Entertainment475,998
9Time Slip Super JuniorSM Entertainment427,647Studio album
10Feel SpecialTwiceJYP Entertainment413,459EP
2020
2020 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[14]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1Map of the Soul: 7BTSBig Hit Entertainment4,376,975Studio album
2Be2,692,022
3Heng:garæSeventeenPledis Entertainment1,377,813EP
4NCT Resonance Pt. 1NCTSM Entertainment1,289,594Studio album
5The AlbumBlackpinkYG Entertainment1,244,802
6SemicolonSeventeenPledis Entertainment1,122,850EP
7DelightBaekhyunSM Entertainment971,554
8Neo ZoneNCT 127836,779Studio album
9NCT Resonance Pt. 2NCT791,590
10Skool Luv Affair Special AdditionBTSBig Hit Entertainment670,500Repackage
2021
2021 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[15]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1ButterBTSBig Hit Music2,999,407Single album
2StickerNCT 127SM Entertainment2,427,559Studio album
3Hot SauceNCT Dream2,097,185
4AttaccaSeventeenPledis Entertainment2,059,073EP
5UniverseNCTSM Entertainment1,630,715Studio album
6Your ChoiceSeventeenPledis Entertainment1,462,405EP
7Don't Fight the FeelingExoSM Entertainment1,326,189
8NoeasyStray KidsJYP Entertainment1,303,106Studio album
9Dimension: DilemmaEnhypenBelift Lab1,205,949
10BeBTSBig Hit Entertainment1,049,496
2022
2022 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[16]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1ProofBTSBig Hit Music3,482,598Anthology
2MaxidentStray KidsJYP Entertainment3,176,233EP
3Face the SunSeventeenPledis Entertainment2,867,353Studio album
4Born PinkBlackpinkYG Entertainment2,522,941
5Glitch ModeNCT DreamSM Entertainment2,095,544
62 BaddiesNCT 1271,825,170
7Minisode 2: Thursday's ChildTXTBig Hit Music1,806,679EP
8GirlsAespaSM Entertainment1,803,050
9OddinaryStray KidsJYP Entertainment1,762,168
10After LikeIveStarship Entertainment1,652,402Single album
2023
2023 Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums[17]
#AlbumArtistLabelTotal salesFormat
1FMLSeventeenPledis Entertainment5,546,930EP
25-StarStray KidsJYP Entertainment5,246,998Studio album
3Seventeenth HeavenSeventeenPledis Entertainment4,807,288EP
4Rock-StarStray KidsJYP Entertainment3,992,703
5ISTJNCT DreamSM Entertainment3,369,118Studio album
6The Name Chapter: TemptationTXTBig Hit Music2,868,866EP
7The Name Chapter: Freefall2,352,891Studio album
8GoldenJungkook2,208,348
9My WorldAespaSM Entertainment2,050,530EP
10Youth in the ShadeZerobaseoneWakeOne2,037,790

Achievement by artists

Artist with most albums in the Yearly Top 10 Best Selling Album List
Rank Artist Number of Albums Album Year Released
1st Exo 22 XOXO (Kiss Version) 2013
XOXO (Hug Version)
XOXO (Repackage Edition) (Kiss Version)
XOXO (Repackage Edition) (Hug Version)
Miracles in December (Korean Version)
Miracles in December (Chinese Version)
Exodus (Korean Version) 2015
Exodus (Chinese Version)
Love Me Right (Korean Version)
Sing For You (Korean Version)
Sing For You (Chinese Version)
Ex'Act (Korean Version) 2016
For Life
Ex'Act (Chinese Version)
Lotto (Korean Version)
The War (Korean Version) 2017
The Power Of Music (Korean Version)
Universe
Don't Mess Up My Tempo 2018
Love Shot
Obsession 2019
Don't Fight the Feeling 2021
2nd BTS 16 The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 1 2015
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life, Part 2
Wings 2016
The Most Beautiful Moment In Life: Young Forever
You Never Walk Alone 2017
Love Yourself: Her
Love Yourself: Answer 2018
Love Yourself: Tear
Map of the Soul: Persona 2019
BTS World: Original Soundtrack
Map of the Soul: 7 2020
Skool Luv Affair Special Addition
Be
Butter 2021
Be
Proof 2022
3rd Seventeen 11 Teen, Age 2017
You Make My Day 2018
You Made My Dawn 2019
An Ode
Heng:garæ 2020
Semicolon
Your Choice 2021
Attacca
Face the Sun 2022
FML 2023
Seventeenth Heaven
4th Super Junior 9 Bonamana 2010
Bonamana (Repackaged)
Mr. Simple 2011
A-Cha (Mr. Simple Repackaged)
Sexy, Free & Single 2012
Mamacita 2014
This Is Love
Devil 2015
Time Slip 2019
5th Girls' Generation 6 Oh! 2010
Hoot
Run Devil Run (Oh! Repackaged)
The Boys 2011
I Got a Boy 2013
Mr.Mr. 2014
Artist with most number-one album
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Exo BTS Seventeen Super Junior Red Velvet
Total number-one albums 20 19 17 16 13
Artist with most weeks at number one
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Exo BTS Seventeen Super Junior Girls' Generation
Total weeks 37 32 26 22 21
Artist with most months at number one
Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Exo BTS Seventeen Girls' Generation Super Junior
Total months 17 14 13 10 9
Albums with the most consecutive weeks at number one
Total Weeks Artist Album Year Released
4 weeks Exo Exodus (Korean Version) 2015
3 weeks Girls' Generation Oh! 2010
SS501 Destination
Various artists Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Girls' Generation The Boys 2011
Super Junior Sexy, Free & Single 2012
TVXQ Catch Me
Exo Ex'Act (Korean Version) 2016
THE WAR 2017
Wanna One 1X1=1 (To Be One)
Seventeen You Made My Dawn 2019
BTS Map of the Soul: Persona
X1 Emergency: Quantum Leap
NCT Dream Hot Sauce 2021
BTS Butter
NCT 127 Sticker
Albums with the most consecutive months at number one
Artist Album Total Months Year
Girls' Generation The Boys 3 2011
Oh! 2 2010
Exo Exodus 2015
Obsession 2019

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Park, Jun-hee (July 7, 2022). "Gaon Chart aims to become global K-pop chart with new name". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (February 23, 2010). "Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Super Junior's 4th Album Ranked Top-Seller of 2010". Chosun Ilbo. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ 2010년 음반판매 Top 100 [Top 100 Albums Sold in 2010]. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ 2011년 Album Chart [2011 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ↑ 2012년 Album Chart [2012 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ 2013년 Album Chart [2013 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ↑ 2014년 Album Chart [2014 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ↑ 2015년 Album Chart [2015 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  10. ↑ 2016년 Album Chart [2016 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ 2017년 Album Chart [2017 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ 2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  13. ↑ 2019년 Album Chart [2019 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  14. ↑ 2020년 Album Chart [2020 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  15. ↑ 2021년 Album Chart [2021 Album Chart]. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2022 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  17. ↑ "2023 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Retrieved January 12, 2024.}
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