Circle Album Chart
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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 pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. It compiles shipments in weekly, monthly and year-end format with detailed album sales.[1]
History
The Gaon Album Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010 by 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 albums sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data and was the first time that offline album sales was 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 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
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonamana | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 200,193 | Full album |
| 2 | Oh! | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 197,934 | Full album |
| 3 | Hoot | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 163,066 | EP |
| 4 | Run Devil Run | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 136,851 | Repackage |
| 5 | GD & TOP | GD & TOP | YG Entertainment | 130,000 | Full album |
| 6 | Lucifer | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 124,961 | Full album |
| 7 | To Anyone | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 122,845 | Full album |
| 8 | The Beginning | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 99,903 | Full album |
| 9 | Bonamana (Version C) | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 99,355 | Repackage |
| 10 | The Beginning (New Limited Edition) | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 98,311 | Full album |
2011
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Boys | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 385,348 | Full album |
| 2 | Mr. Simple | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 343,348 | Full album |
| 3 | Keep Your Head Down | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 263,412 | Full album |
| 4 | In Heaven | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 220,442 | Full album |
| 5 | Fiction and Fact | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 142,272 | Full album |
| 6 | Tonight | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 136,594 | EP |
| 7 | A-Cha | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 129,894 | Repackage |
| 8 | First Step | CNBLUE | FNC Music | 115,467 | Full album |
| 9 | Break Down | Kim Hyun-joong | KeyEast | 114,642 | EP |
| 10 | Lucky | Kim Hyun Joong | KeyEast | 101,705 | EP |
2012
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sexy, Free & Single | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 356,431 | Full album |
| 2 | Alive | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 266,848 | EP |
| 3 | Catch Me | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 256,447 | Full album |
| 4 | One of a Kind | G-Dragon | YG Entertainment | 204,326 | EP |
| 5 | Sherlock | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 181,415 | EP |
| 6 | Still Alive (Special Edition) | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 148,030 | EP |
| 7 | Mama | Exo-K | SM Entertainment | 145,925 | EP |
| 8 | Twinkle | Girls' Generation-TTS | SM Entertainment | 144,222 | EP |
| 9 | Midnight Sun | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 144,175 | EP |
| 10 | Infinitize | Infinite | Woollim Entertainment | 140,277 | EP |
2013
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl (Kiss Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 335,823 | Repackage |
| 2 | I Got a Boy | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 293,302 | Full album |
| 3 | XOXO (Kiss Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 269,597 | Full album |
| 4 | Miracles in December (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 262,825 | EP |
| 5 | Hello | Cho Yong-pil | Pil Records | 250,046 | Full album |
| 6 | XOXO (Hug Version - Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 200,870 | Full album |
| 7 | Growl (Hug Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 200,183 | Repackage |
| 8 | Coup d'etat | G-Dragon | YG Entertainment | 195,603 | Full album |
| 9 | Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 185,357 | Full album |
| 10 | Miracles in December (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 171,546 | EP |
2014
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overdose (Korean Version) | Exo-K | SM Entertainment | 385,047 | EP |
| 2 | Overdose (Chinese Version) | Exo-M | SM Entertainment | 272,718 | EP |
| 3 | Mamacita | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 265,781 | Full album |
| 4 | Tense | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 196,971 | Full album |
| 5 | Mr.Mr. | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 163,209 | EP |
| 6 | Just Us | JYJ | C-JeS Entertainment | 154,804 | Full album |
| 7 | Season 2 | Infinite | Woollim Entertainment | 152,479 | Full album |
| 8 | This Is Love (Special Edition) | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 143,515 | Repackage |
| 9 | Good Luck | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 134,449 | EP |
| 10 | Who Am I | B1A4 | WM Entertainment | 126,561 | Full album |
2015
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exodus (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 478,856 | Full album |
| 2 | Sing For You (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 318,698 | EP |
| 3 | Love Me Right (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 299,623 | Repackage |
| 4 | Exodus (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 281,320 | Full album |
| 5 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 2 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 274,135 | EP |
| 6 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 203,664 | EP |
| 7 | Sing For You (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 176,239 | EP |
| 8 | Odd | Shinee | SM Entertainment | 172,999 | Full album |
| 9 | Devil | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 167,742 | Compilation album |
| 10 | Rise as God | TVXQ | SM Entertainment | 151,625 | Full album |
2016
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wings | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 751,301 | Full album |
| 2 | Ex'Act | Exo | SM Entertainment | 549,378 | Full album |
| 3 | For Life | Exo | SM Entertainment | 438,481 | EP |
| 4 | The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 368,369 | Compilation album |
| 5 | Twicecoaster: Lane 1 | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 350,852 | EP |
| 6 | Hey Mama! | Exo-CBX | SM Entertainment | 275,191 | EP |
| 7 | Lose Control | Lay | SM Entertainment | 274,238 | EP |
| 8 | Ex'Act (Chinese Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 247,899 | Full album |
| 9 | Lotto (Korean Version) | Exo | SM Entertainment | 232,564 | Repackage |
| 10 | Flight Log: Turbulence | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 225,617 | Full album |
2017
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Yourself: Her | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,493,443 | EP |
| 2 | The War (Korean Version) | EXO | SM Entertainment | 949,827 | Full album |
| 3 | You Never Walk Alone | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 768,402 | Repackage |
| 4 | 1X1=1 (To Be One) | Wanna One | YMC Entertainment | 741,546 | EP |
| 5 | 1-1=0 (Nothing Without You) | Wanna One | YMC Entertainment | 614,072 | Repackage |
| 6 | Universe | EXO | SM Entertainment | 516,062 | EP |
| 7 | The Power of Music (Korean Version) | EXO | SM Entertainment | 455,269 | Repackage |
| 8 | 7 for 7 | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 368,589 | EP |
| 9 | Teen, Age | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 357,296 | Full album |
| 10 | Flight Log: Arrival | Got7 | JYP Entertainment | 334,316 | EP |
2018
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Yourself: Answer | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 2,197,808 | Compilation album |
| 2 | Love Yourself: Tear | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,849,537 | Full album |
| 3 | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | Exo | SM Entertainment | 1,452,030 | Full album |
| 4 | 0+1=1 (I Promise You) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 782,562 | EP |
| 5 | 1÷x=1 (Undivided) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 641,131 | EP |
| 6 | 1¹¹=1 (Power of Destiny) | Wanna One | Swing Entertainment | 605,128 | Full album |
| 7 | Love Shot | Exo | SM Entertainment | 499,849 | Repackage |
| 8 | You Make My Day | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 389,937 | EP |
| 9 | Blooming Days | Exo-CBX | SM Entertainment | 363,567 | EP |
| 10 | What Is Love? | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 348,797 | EP |
2019
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map of the Soul: Persona | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 3,718,230 | EP |
| 2 | An Ode | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 858,872 | Full album |
| 3 | Obsession | Exo | SM Entertainment | 766,294 | Full album |
| 4 | Emergency: Quantum Leap | X1 | Swing Entertainment | 580,573 | EP |
| 5 | BTS World: Original Soundtrack | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 553,364 | Soundtrack album |
| 6 | City Lights | Baekhyun | SM Entertainment | 525,935 | EP |
| 7 | Color on Me | Kang Daniel | Konnect Entertainment | 500,134 | EP |
| 8 | You Made My Dawn | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 475,998 | EP |
| 9 | Time Slip | Super Junior | SM Entertainment | 427,647 | Full album |
| 10 | Feel Special | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 413,459 | EP |
2020
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map of the Soul: 7 | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 4,376,975 | Full album |
| 2 | Be | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 2,692,022 | Full album |
| 3 | Heng:garæ | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,377,813 | EP |
| 4 | NCT Resonance Pt. 1 | NCT | SM Entertainment | 1,289,594 | Full album |
| 5 | The Album | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 1,244,802 | Full album |
| 6 | Semicolon | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,122,850 | EP |
| 7 | Delight | Baekhyun | SM Entertainment | 971,554 | EP |
| 8 | Neo Zone | NCT 127 | SM Entertainment | 836,779 | Full album |
| 9 | NCT Resonance Pt. 2 | NCT | SM Entertainment | 791,590 | Full album |
| 10 | Skool Luv Affair Special Addition | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 670,500 | Repackage |
2021
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butter | BTS | Big Hit Music | 2,999,407 | Single album |
| 2 | Sticker | NCT 127 | SM Entertainment | 2,427,559 | Full album |
| 3 | Hot Sauce | NCT Dream | SM Entertainment | 2,097,185 | Full album |
| 4 | Attacca | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 2,059,073 | EP |
| 5 | Universe | NCT | SM Entertainment | 1,630,715 | Full album |
| 6 | Your Choice | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,462,405 | EP |
| 7 | Don't Fight the Feeling | Exo | SM Entertainment | 1,326,189 | EP |
| 8 | Noeasy | Stray Kids | JYP Entertainment | 1,303,106 | Full album |
| 9 | Dimension: Dilemma | Enhypen | Belift Lab | 1,205,949 | Full album |
| 10 | Be | BTS | Big Hit Entertainment | 1,049,496 | Full album |
2022 (September)
| # | Album | Artist | Label | Total sales | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proof | BTS | Big Hit Music | 3,371,541 | Anthology |
| 2 | Face the Sun | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 2,523,057 | Full album |
| 3 | Born Pink | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 2,457,206 | Full album |
| 4 | Glitch Mode | NCT Dream | SM Entertainment | 2,108,183 | Full album |
| 5 | Girls | Aespa | SM Entertainment | 1,799,123 | EP |
| 6 | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | TXT | Big Hit Music | 1,746,481 | EP |
| 7 | Oddinary | Stray Kids | JYP Entertainment | 1,727,992 | EP |
| 8 | 2 Baddies | NCT 127 | SM Entertainment | 1,704,782 | Full album |
| 9 | Beatbox | NCT Dream | SM Entertainment | 1,522,181 | Repackage |
| 10 | Sector 17 | Seventeen | Pledis Entertainment | 1,428,702 | Repackage |
Achievement by artists
Artist with most albums in the Yearly Top 10 Best Selling Album List
Artist with most weeks at number one
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | Exo | BTS | Seventeen | Girls' Generation Super Junior |
Shinee |
| Total weeks | 36 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
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 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Albums with 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 most consecutive months at number one
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Super Junior's 4th Album Ranked Top-Seller of 2010". Chosun Ilbo. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ 2010년 음반판매 Top 100 [Top 100 Albums Sold in 2010]. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2011년 Album Chart [2011 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2012년 Album Chart [2012 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2013년 Album Chart [2013 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2014년 Album Chart [2014 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2015년 Album Chart [2015 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2016년 Album Chart [2016 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2017년 Album Chart [2017 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2018년 Album Chart [2018 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2019년 Album Chart [2019 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 Album Chart [2020 Album Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2021년 Album Chart [2021 Album Chart]. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "2022.09 Album Chart". Circle Chart. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
External links
- Circle Chart homepage (in Korean)