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This is an incomplete list of best-selling singles in South Korea. All singles listed here have officially sold at least three million copies. Unless otherwise specified, all sales are digital downloads officially counted by the Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCIA) since 2010.

  • Prior to the establishment of the Gaon Music Chart in 2010, South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), which stopped compiling data in 2008.[1][2] There are no known cumulative chart records for digital singles prior to 2010.
  • South Korea has experienced a decline in digital music sales volume which began in late 2012.[3] The price of digital downloads was greatly inflated, and as a result none of the songs released since 2013 have yet reached the three-million plateau.
  • All the total sales are rounded to the nearest 100 and expressed in thousands.
  • The figures listed below are somewhat lower than the actual sales. In general, they are merely the sums of currently available or archived sales numbers counted until the very last week, month, or year each of the songs charted. The Gaon Music Chart has never officially announced any of the release-to-date single sales.

Records

Best-selling singles (since 2010)

# Released Artist(s)/Group Song Total sales
1 2012 Busker Busker "Cherry Blossom Ending" 5,793,000+[4]
2 2011 IU "You and I" 5,269,000+[5]
3 2011 Maroon 5
(featuring Christina Aguilera)		 "Moves like Jagger" 5,266,000+[6]
4 2011 T-ara "Roly-Poly" 4,526,000+[A]
5 2011 Trouble Maker "Trouble Maker" 4,418,000+[8]
6 2011 Wonder Girls "Be My Baby" 4,168,000+[B]
7 2011 Noel "I Miss You" 4,112,000+[10]
8 2012 Psy "Gangnam Style" 3,916,000+[11]
9 2011 LMFAO
(featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock)		 "Party Rock Anthem" 3,886,000+[12]
10 2011 Girls' Generation "The Boys" 3,780,000+[C]
11 2011 Ulala Session "The Western Sky" 3,768,000+[14]
12 2012 T-ara "Lovey-Dovey" 3,759,000+[15]
13 2012 T-ara "Cry Cry" 3,756,000+[16]
14 2011 Park Myung-soo and G-Dragon
(featuring Park Bom)		 "Having an Affair" 3,626,000+[17]
15 2010 IU "Good Day" 3,593,000+[18]
16 2011 Sistar "So Cool" 3,542,000+[19]
17 2012 Naul "Memory of the Wind" 3,528,000+[20]
18 2011 Davichi "Don't Say Goodbye" 3,517,000+[21]
19 2012 Big Bang "Fantastic Baby" 3,476,000+[D]
20 2011 Miss A "Good Bye Baby" 3,475,000+[23]
21 2012 Big Bang "Blue" 3,474,000+[E]
22 2011 2NE1 "I Am the Best" 3,468,000+[25]
23 2011 Huh Gak "Hello" 3,366,000+[26]
24 2010 2AM "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 3,353,000+[27]
25 2011 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 3,337,000+[28]
26 2010 Girls' Generation "Oh!" 3,317,000+[29]
27 2012 Sistar "Alone" 3,240,000+[30]
28 2012 Ailee "Heaven" 3,228,000+[31]
29 2012 Maroon 5
(featuring Wiz Khalifa)		 "Payphone" 3,213,000+[F]
30 2012 Sistar "Loving U" 3,146,000+[33]
31 2011 Leessang
(featuring Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung-yeol)		 "I Turned Off the TV" 3,136,000+[34]
32 2010 Miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl" 3,120,000+[35]
33 2010 4Men
(featuring Mi)		 "I Can't" 3,093,000+[36]
34 2011 Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Juck "Apgujeong Nallari" 3,081,000+[37]
35 2012 Busker Busker "Yeosu Night Sea" 3,049,000+[38]
36 2011 2NE1 "Ugly" 3,047,000+[39]
37 2010 IU
(duet with Lim Seulong)		 "Nagging" 3,043,000+[40]
38 2010 T-ara "I Go Crazy Because of You" 3,042,000+[41]
39 2011 Busker Busker "Dream Girl" 3,032,000+[42]
40 2012 Lyn "Back in Time" 3,025,000+[43]
41 2012 Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji "All for You" 3,022,000+[44]
42 2011 f(x) "Hot Summer" 3,014,000+[45]

Female artists (solo or group)

# Released Artist(s)/Group Song Total sales
1 2011 IU "You and I" 5,269,000+[5]
2 2011 T-ara "Roly-Poly" 4,526,000+[7]
3 2011 Wonder Girls "Be My Baby" 4,168,000+[9]
4 2011 Girls' Generation "The Boys" 3,780,000+[13]
5 2012 T-ara "Lovey-Dovey" 3,759,000+[15]
6 2012 T-ara "Cry Cry" 3,756,000+[16]
7 2010 IU "Good Day" 3,593,000+[18]
8 2011 Sistar "So Cool" 3,542,000+[19]
9 2011 Davichi "Don't Say Goodbye" 3,517,000+[21]
10 2011 Miss A "Good Bye Baby" 3,475,000+[23]
11 2011 2NE1 "I Am the Best" 3,468,000+[25]
12 2011 Adele "Rolling in the Deep" 3,337,000+[28]
13 2010 Girls' Generation "Oh!" 3,317,000+[29]
14 2012 Sistar "Alone" 3,240,000+[30]
15 2012 Ailee "Heaven" 3,228,000+[31]
16 2010 Miss A "Bad Girl Good Girl" 3,120,000+[35]
17 2012 Sistar "Loving U" 3,119,000+[33]
18 2011 2NE1 "Ugly" 3,047,000+[39]
19 2010 IU
(duet with Lim Seulong)		 "Nagging" 3,043,000+[40]
20 2010 T-ara "I Go Crazy Because of You" 3,042,000+[41]
21 2012 Lyn "Back in Time" 3,025,000+[43]
22 2011 f(x) "Hot Summer" 3,014,000+[45]

Male artists (solo or group)

# Released Artist(s)/Group Song Total sales
1 2012 Busker Busker "Cherry Blossom Ending" 5,793,000+[4]
2 2011 Maroon 5
(featuring Christina Aguilera)		 "Moves like Jagger" 5,266,000+[6]
3 2011 Noel "I Miss You" 4,112,000+[10]
4 2012 Psy "Gangnam Style" 3,916,000+[11]
5 2011 LMFAO
(featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock)		 "Party Rock Anthem" 3,886,000+[12]
6 2011 Ulala Session "The Western Sky" 3,768,000+[14]
7 2011 Park Myung-soo and G-Dragon
(featuring Park Bom)		 "Having an Affair" 3,626,000+[17]
8 2012 Naul "Memory of the Wind" 3,528,000+[20]
9 2012 Big Bang "Fantastic Baby" 3,476,000+[22]
10 2012 Big Bang "Blue" 3,474,000+[24]
11 2011 Huh Gak "Hello" 3,366,000+[26]
12 2010 2AM "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 3,353,000+[27]
13 2012 Maroon 5
(featuring Wiz Khalifa)		 "Payphone" 3,213,000+[32]
14 2011 Leessang
(featuring Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung-yeol)		 "I Turned Off the TV" 3,136,000+[34]
15 2010 4Men
(featuring Mi)		 "I Can't" 3,093,000+[36]
16 2011 Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Juck "Apgujeong Nallari" 3,081,000+[37]
17 2012 Busker Busker "Yeosu Night Sea" 3,049,000+[38]
18 2010 Busker Busker "Dream Girl" 3,032,000+[42]

Best-selling single by year (since 2010)

Domestic songs

Year Song Artist(s)/Group Yearly sales Total sales Ref.
2010 "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" 2AM 3,352,827 3,353,000+[27] [46]
2011 "Roly-Poly" T-ara 4,347,106 4,526,000+[7] [47]
2012 "Gangnam Style" Psy 3,842,109 3,916,000+[11] [48]
2013 "Shower of Tears" Baechigi
(featuring Ailee)		 1,880,676* 1,881,000+*[49] [50]
2014 "Some" Soyou and Junggigo
(featuring Lil Boi)		 2,212,895* 2,534,000+*[51] [52]
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

International songs

Year Song Artist(s)/Group Yearly sales Total sales Ref.
2010 "Tik Tok" Kesha 1,412,653 2,179,000+[53] [54]
2011 "Moves like Jagger" Maroon 5
(featuring Christina Aguilera)		 2,149,469 5,266,000+[6] [55]
2012 2,419,747 [56]
2013 "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 1,012,893* 2,216,000+*[57] [58]
2014 "Let It Go" Idina Menzel 1,767,549* 1,864,000+*[59] [60]
"*" indicates that the Gaon Chart was revamped at this time and digital sales were deflated.

Artists with most downloaded songs (since 2010)

# Artist(s)/Group Count Songs
1st T-ara 4 songs "Roly-Poly"
"Lovey-Dovey"
"Cry Cry"
"I Go Crazy Because of You"
2nd Busker Busker 3 songs "Cherry Blossom Ending"
"Yeosu Night Sea"
"Dream Girl"
IU "You and I"
"Good Day"
"Nagging"
Sistar "So Cool"
"Alone"
"Loving U"
3rd 2NE1 2 songs "I Am the Best"
"Ugly"
Big Bang "Fantastic Baby"
"Blue"
Girls' Generation "The Boys"
"Oh!"
Maroon 5 "Moves like Jagger"
"Payphone"
Miss A "Good Bye Baby"
"Bad Girl Good Girl"

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sales for the song's remix ("Roly-Poly in Copacabana") are included.[7]
  2. ^ Sales for Ra.D Mix are included.[9]
  3. ^ Sales for the English version, and Clinton Sparks & Disco Fries Remix featuring Snoop Dogg are included.[13]
  4. ^ Sales for the special edition version are included.[22]
  5. ^ Sales for the special edition version are included.[24]
  6. ^ Sales for Supreme Cuts Remix and Cutmore Remix are included.[32]

References

  1. ^ Han, Sang-hee (February 23, 2010). "Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  2. ^ "Super Junior's 4th Album Ranked Top-Seller of 2010". The Chosun Ilbo. February 8, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Mulligan, Mark (8 May 2013). "The Curious Case of the South Korean Music Market". WordPress.com. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Sales references for "Cherry Blossom Ending":
  5. ^ a b Sales references for "You and I":
  6. ^ a b c Sales references for "Moves like Jagger":
  7. ^ a b c Sales references for "Roly-Poly":
  8. ^ Sales references for "Trouble Maker":
  9. ^ a b Sales references for "Be My Baby":
  10. ^ a b Sales references for "I Miss You":
  11. ^ a b c Sales references for "Gangnam Style":
  12. ^ a b Sales references for "Party Rock Anthem":
  13. ^ a b Sales references for "The Boys":
  14. ^ a b Sales references for "The Western Sky":
  15. ^ a b Sales references for "Lovey-Dovey":
  16. ^ a b Sales references for "Cry Cry":
  17. ^ a b Sales references for "Having an Affair":
  18. ^ a b Sales references for "Good Day":
  19. ^ a b Sales references for "So Cool":
  20. ^ a b Sales references for "Memory of the Wind":
  21. ^ a b Sales references for "Don't Say Goodbye":
  22. ^ a b Sales references for "Fantastic Baby":
  23. ^ a b Sales references for "Good Bye Baby":
  24. ^ a b Sales references for "Blue":
  25. ^ a b Sales references for "I Am the Best":
  26. ^ a b Sales references for "Hello":
  27. ^ a b c Sales references for "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die":
  28. ^ a b Sales references for "Rolling in the Deep":
  29. ^ a b Sales references for "Oh!":
  30. ^ a b Sales references for "Alone":
  31. ^ a b Sales references for "Heaven":
  32. ^ a b Sales references for "Payphone":
  33. ^ a b Sales references for "Loving U":
  34. ^ a b Sales references for "I Turned Off the TV":
  35. ^ a b Sales references for "Bad Girl Good Girl":
  36. ^ a b Sales references for "I Can't":
  37. ^ a b Sales references for "Apgujeong Nallari":
  38. ^ a b Sales references for "Yeosu Night Sea":
  39. ^ a b Sales references for "Ugly":
  40. ^ a b Sales references for "Nagging":
  41. ^ a b Sales references for "I Go Crazy Because of You":
  42. ^ a b Sales references for "Dream Girl":
  43. ^ a b Sales references for "Back in Time":
  44. ^ Sales references for "All for You":
  45. ^ a b Sales references for "Hot Summer":
  46. ^ Sales references for "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" in 2010:
  47. ^ Sales references for "Roly-Poly" in 2011:
  48. ^ Sales references for "Gangnam Style" in 2012:
  49. ^ Sales references for "Shower of Tears":
  50. ^ Sales references for "Shower of Tears" in 2013:
  51. ^ Sales references for "Some":
  52. ^ Sales references for "Some" in 2014:
  53. ^ Sales references for "Tik Tok":
  54. ^ Sales references for "Tik Tok" in 2010:
  55. ^ Sales references for "Moves like Jagger" in 2011:
  56. ^ Sales references for "Moves like Jagger" in 2012:
  57. ^ Sales references for "Call Me Maybe":
  58. ^ Sales references for "Call Me Maybe" in 2013:
  59. ^ Sales references for "Let It Go":
  60. ^ Sales references for "Let It Go" in 2014:
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