Circle Digital Chart
The Gaon Digital Chart is the music industry standard record chart in South Korea for singles, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and published weekly by the Gaon Music Chart.[1] The chart provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which are based on an aggregate of downloads, streaming and background music,[2] compiled from online data provided by web-based music providers Bugs, Genie, KakaoMusic, Melon, Mnet, Naver Music, Olleh Music, and Soribada.[3]
In addition to rank ranking all songs, it also supplies separate rankings for domestic and international releases. It started tracking sales in 2009, which were published the following February.[4][5]
History
The Gaon Music Chart was launched on February 23, 2010, by the domestic Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It was originally planned to be a bi-annual chart when the Gaon Charts launched in early 2010.[5] Eventually, the chart covered this and was released weekly and monthly like all the other charts.[citation needed]
Lists of number ones
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2010
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2011
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2012
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2013
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2014
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2015
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2016
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2017
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2018
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2019
- List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2020
International chart
- List of number-one international songs of 2011 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2012 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2013 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2014 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2015 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2016 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2017 (South Korea)
- List of number-one international songs of 2018 (South Korea)
Songs with the most weeks at number one
7 weeks
6 weeks
- iKON – "Love Scenario" (2018)
5 weeks
- IU – "Good Day" (2010)
- PSY – "Gangnam Style" (2012)
4 weeks
- miss A – "Bad Girl Good Girl" (2010)
- Twice – "TT" (2016)
- Exo – "Ko Ko Bop" (2017)
- Loco and Hwasa – "Don't Give It to Me" (2018)
- Ben – "180 Degrees" (2018)
- Paul Kim – "So Long" (2019)
- Akdong Musician – "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" (2019)
- IU – "Blueming" (2019)
- IU feat. Suga – "Eight" (2020)
Artist with most number one songs
The current holder who has the most number one songs since 2010 is IU with 24. She is followed by Big Bang (10 songs), 2NE1, Sistar and Twice (both 9 consecutive songs), Huh Gak, Girls' Generation and Davichi (8 songs), Zion.T, Taeyeon and Park Hyo-shin (7 songs).
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang | 2NE1, Sistar, Twice | Huh Gak, Girls' Generation, Davichi | Zion.T, Taeyeon, Park Hyo-shin |
| Total songs | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Artist with most weeks at number one
The current holder who has spent the most weeks at number one is IU with 46 weeks. She is followed by, Big Bang (19 weeks), Twice (15 weeks), Sistar (12 weeks), 2NE1 and Zico (11 weeks), Girls' Generation, Davichi and Taeyeon (10 weeks), Ailee and PSY (9 weeks), iKON, BLACKPINK, BTS and Miss A (8 weeks).
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang | Twice | Sistar | 2NE1, Zico | Girls' Generation, Davichi, Taeyeon | Ailee, PSY | iKON, BLACKPINK, BTS, Miss A |
| Total weeks | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Artist with most months at number one
The current top 5 holders who have spent the most months at number one are IU with 12 months, Big Bang (8 months), Davichi, 2NE1 and PSY (4 months), Girls' Generation, BLACKPINK, Wonder Girls and G-Dragon (3 months).
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang | Davichi, 2NE1, PSY | Girls' Generation, BLACKPINK, Wonder Girls, G-Dragon |
| Total months | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Year-end chart
2010
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate score | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bad Girl Good Girl" | Miss A | JYP Entertainment | 805,177,964 | 3,119,784 |
| 2 | "Nagging" | IU & Seulong | LOEN Entertainment | 760,005,040 | 3,008,795 |
| 3 | "Sick Enough to Die" | MC Mong | IS Entermedia Group | 667,681,012 | 2,698,185 |
| 4 | "Go Away" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 620,931,026 | 2,444,933 |
| 5 | "Oh!" | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 615,916,330 | 3,316,889 |
| 6 | "2 Different Tears" | Wonder Girls | JYP Entertainment | 612,819,160 | 2,790,298 |
| 7 | "Still Eating Well" | Homme | JYP Entertainment | 608,648,207 | 2,533,104 |
| 8 | "Then Then Then" | Supreme Team | Amoeba Culture | 583,746,890 | 1,973,089 |
| 9 | "Confession" | Hot Potato | Daeum Entertainment | 578,141,618 | 2,331,998 |
| 10 | "HOOT" | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment | 563,799,214 | 2,138,179 |
2011
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate score | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Roly Poly" | T-ara | Core Contents Media | 364,153,533 | 4,826,000 |
| 2 | "Having An Affair" | Park Myeong-su & G-Dragon feat Park Bom | MBC | 351,036,352 | 3,625,939 |
| 3 | "Please" | Kim Bum-soo | MBC | 336,397,420 | 2,848,317 |
| 4 | "Lonely" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 320,954,351 | 2,935,930 |
| 5 | "Don't Cry" | Park Bom | YG Entertainment | 320,214,905 | 2,512,950 |
| 6 | "Pinocchio (Danger)" | F(x) | SM Entertainment | 316,835,223 | 2,603,271 |
| 7 | "I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 316,657,233 | 3,467,674 |
| 8 | "Tonight" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 315,062,421 | 2,314,355 |
| 9 | "On Rainy Days" | Beast | Cube Entertainment | 309,357,651 | 2,588,038 |
| 10 | "A Story Only I Didn't Know" | IU | LOEN Entertainment | 300,332,766 | 2,118,880 |
2012
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate score | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | YG Entertainment | 422,421,666 | 3,842,109 |
| 2 | "Cherry Blossom Ending" | Busker Busker | CJ E&M | 345,286,318 | 3,399,202 |
| 3 | "Alone" | SISTAR | Starship Entertainment | 328,241,151 | 3,203,685 |
| 4 | "Loving U" | SISTAR | Starship Entertainment | 319,781,095 | 3,017,035 |
| 5 | "Fantastic Baby" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 289,919,209 | 3,339,871 |
| 6 | "I Love You" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment | 286,364,520 | 2,777,520 |
| 7 | "Lovey-Dovey" | T-ara | Core Contents Media | 273,723,497 | 3,758,864 |
| 8 | "All For You" | Jung Eun-ji & Seo In-guk | Jellyfish & A Cube Entertainment | 269,049,917 | 2,499,273 |
| 9 | "Heaven" | Ailee | YMC Entertainment | 265,436,439 | 3,227,917 |
| 10 | "Blue" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 262,850,290 | 3,365,275 |
2013
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate score | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gentleman" | PSY | YG Entertainment | 241,561,865 | 1,604,778 |
| 2 | "Shower of Tears" | Beachigi ft Ailee | YMC Entertainment | 214,989,454 | 1,880,676 |
| 3 | "Gone Not Around Any Longer" | SISTAR19 | Starship Entertainment | 210,610,064 | 1,723,704 |
| 4 | "Bom Bom Bom" | Roy Kim | CJ E&M | 209,513,707 | 1,490,031 |
| 5 | "Tears" | Leessang | Jungle Entertainment | 204,199,418 | 1,806,317 |
| 6 | "What's Your Name?" | 4Minute | Cube Entertainment | 199,657,346 | 1,477,832 |
| 7 | "Monodrama" | Huh Gak | Cube Entertainment | 196,088,511 | 1,645,880 |
| 8 | "Turtle" | Davichi | Core Contents Media | 190,020,576 | 1,439,190 |
| 9 | "Give It to Me" | SISTAR | Starship Entertainment | 169,597,316 | 1,486,661 |
| 10 | "Be Warmed" | Davichi | Core Contents Media | 162,985,325 | 1,316,544 |
2014
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Some" | Soyou & Junggigo | Starship Entertainment | 2,212,895 |
| 2 | "Eyes, Nose, Lips" | Taeyang | YG Entertainment | 1,613,109 |
| 3 | "Wild Flower" | Park Hyo-shin | Jellyfish Entertainment | 1,736,507 |
| 4 | "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | San E & Raina | Pledis Entertainment | 1,537,798 |
| 5 | "The Meaning of You" | IU feat Kim Chang-wan | LOEN Entertainment | 1,570,757 |
| 6 | "Your Scent" | Gary feat Jung-in | Jungle Entertainment | 1,346,118 |
| 7 | "Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms" | IU & High4 | LOEN Entertainment | 1,403,026 |
| 8 | "Mr. Chu (On Stage)" | A Pink | Cube Entertainment | 1,290,794 |
| 9 | "200%" | Akdong Musician | YG Entertainment | 1,436,302 |
| 10 | "Friday" | IU feat Yijeong | LOEN Entertainment | 1,460,219 |
2015
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bang Bang Bang" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 1,581,284 |
| 2 | "Loser" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 1,505,163 |
| 3 | "Living in the Same Time" | Naul | CJ E&M Music | 1,510,162 |
| 4 | "Bae Bae" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment | 1,421,715 |
| 5 | "Eat" | Zion.T | Amoeba Culture | 1,461,722 |
| 6 | "Shouldn't Have" | Baek A-yeon feat Young K of DAY6 | JYP Entertainment | 1,454,361 |
| 7 | "Call Me Baby" | Exo | SM Entertainment | 951,930 |
| 8 | "Wi Ing Wi Ing" | Hyukoh | Cashmier Record | 1,493,141 |
| 9 | "Sugar" | Maroon 5 | Interscope | 1,346,468 |
| 10 | "Leon" | IU & Park Myung Soo | MBC Entertainment | 1,381,196 |
2016
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cheer Up" | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 1,839,566 |
| 2 | "Anywhere" | MC the Max | 325 E&C | 1,702,444 |
| 3 | "Rough" | GFriend | Source Music | 1,903,126 |
| 4 | "This Love" | Davichi | Music&NEW | 1,671,196 |
| 5 | "I Don't Love You" | Urban Zakapa | MakeUs Entertainment | 1,613,745 |
| 6 | "You Are My Everything" | Gummy | Music&NEW | 1,600,720 |
| 7 | "I Am You, You Are Me" | Zico | Seven Seasons | 1,573,331 |
| 8 | "Making a New Ending for This Story" | Han Dong Geun | Pledis Entertainment | 1,321,706 |
| 9 | "The Love I Committed" | Im Chang-jung | NH Media | 1,261,063 |
| 10 | "Always" | Yoon Mi-rae | Music&NEW | 1,454,125 |
2017
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Yearly Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Ailee | YMC Entertainment | 2,488,341 |
| 2 | "Through the Night" | IU | LOEN Entertainment | 2,181,372 |
| 3 | "Like It" | Jong Shin Yoon | CJ E&M | 1,780,037 |
| 4 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Warner Records | 1,936,653 |
| 5 | "You, Clouds, Rain" | Heize feat Shin Yong Jae | CJ E&M | 1,725,668 |
| 6 | "Tell Me You Like Me" | Bolbbalgan4 | Shofar Music | 1,777,488 |
| 7 | "Palette" | IU feat G-Dragon | LOEN Entertainment | 1,817,177 |
| 8 | "Knock Knock" | Twice | JYP Entertainment | 1,627,915 |
| 9 | "Last Goodbye" | Akdong Musician | YG Entertainment | 1,806,453 |
| 10 | "Really Really" | Winner | YG Entertainment | 1,632,127 |
2018
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Love Scenario" | iKon | YG Entertainment | 1,232,928,610 |
| 2 | "Good Old Days" | Jang Deok Cheol | Limez Entertainment | 1,140,111,375 |
| 3 | "Every Day, Every Moment" | Paul Kim | SM Entertainment | 1,006,784,017 |
| 4 | "Bboom Bboom" | Momoland | MLD Entertainment | 968,768,861 |
| 5 | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 968,214,913 |
| 6 | "Pass By" | Nilo | PurplePine Entertainment | 919,050,840 |
| 7 | "Gift" | MeloMance | Heaven Company | 915,842,576 |
| 8 | "Way Back Home" | Shaun | DCTOM Entertainment | 877,004,722 |
| 9 | "Only Then" | Roy Kim | MMO Entertainment | 870,444,304 |
| 10 | "Travel" | Bolbbalgan4 | Shofar Music | 861,213,547 |
2019
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "2002" | Anne-Marie | Warner Records | 1,053,371,198 |
| 2 | "If There Was Practice in Love" | Lim Jae Hyun | Kakao M | 942,146,327 |
| 3 | "Every Day, Every Moment" | Paul Kim | SM Entertainment | 934,028,405 |
| 4 | "The Day Was Beautiful" | Kassy | Nextar Entertainment | 915,887,603 |
| 5 | "Boy with Luv" | BTS feat Halsey | Big Hit Entertainment | 899,390,340 |
| 6 | "After You've Gone" | MC the Max | 325 Entertainment | 893,285,031 |
| 7 | "Me After You" | Paul Kim | MMO Entertainment | 880,765,876 |
| 8 | "Gotta Go" | Chungha | MNH Entertainment | 857,703,141 |
| 9 | "Four Seasons" | Taeyeon | SM Entertainment | 842,426,105 |
| 10 | "For the Lovers Who Hesitate" | Jannabi | Peponi Music | 829,369,708 |
2020 (August)
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate points[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Any Song" | Zico | KOZ Entertainment | 800,891,934 |
| 2 | "Meteor" | Changmo | Ambition Musik | 626,111,819 |
| 3 | "Aloha" | Jo Jung Suk | JAM Entertainment | 584,987,227 |
| 4 | "Your Shampoo Scent in the Flowers" | Jang Beom June | Stone Music Entertainment | 584,719,411 |
| 5 | "Blueming" | IU | Kakao M | 578,659,300 |
| 6 | "Psycho" | Red Velvet | SM Entertainment | 535,051,017 |
| 7 | "Start Over" | Gaho | Blending Entertainment | 516,032,761 |
| 8 | "Late Night" | Noel | C-Jes Entertainment | 492,150,906 |
| 9 | "Eight" | IU feat Suga | Kakao M | 472,140,497 |
| 10 | "I Give You My Heart" | IU | Kakao M | 407,193,067 |
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