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 Melon, Bugs, Genie, KakaoMusic, Flo, Vibe & 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
- International chart
Songs with the most weeks at number one
11 weeks
7 weeks
6 weeks
- iKon – "Love Scenario" (2018)
- IU – "Celebrity" (2021)
5 weeks
- IU – "Good Day" (2010)
- Psy – "Gangnam Style" (2012)
- SSAK3 – "Beach Again" (2020)
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)
- AKMU – "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
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang | 2NE1, Sistar, Twice | Huh Gak, Girls' Generation, Davichi | Zion.T, Taeyeon, Park Hyo-shin, BTS |
| Total songs | 26 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Artist with most weeks at number one
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang, BTS | Twice | Sistar | 2NE1, Zico, AKMU |
| Total weeks | 53 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Artist with most months at number one
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | IU | Big Bang | Davichi, 2NE1, Psy | Girls' Generation, Blackpink, Wonder Girls, G-Dragon, BTS |
| Total months | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Year-end chart
2010
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bad Girl Good Girl" | Miss A | JYP Entertainment |
| 2 | "Nagging" | IU & Seulong | LOEN Entertainment |
| 3 | "Sick Enough to Die" | MC Mong | IS Entermedia Group |
| 4 | "Go Away" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment |
| 5 | "Oh!" | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment |
| 6 | "2 Different Tears" | Wonder Girls | JYP Entertainment |
| 7 | "Still Eating Well" | Homme | Big Hit Music & LOEN Entertainment |
| 8 | "Then Then Then" | Supreme Team | Amoeba Culture |
| 9 | "Confession" | Hot Potato | Daeum Entertainment |
| 10 | "Hoot" | Girls' Generation | SM Entertainment |
2011
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Roly Poly" | T-ara | Core Contents Media |
| 2 | "Having An Affair" | Park Myung-soo & G-Dragon feat. Park Bom | MBC |
| 3 | "Please" | Kim Bum-soo | MBC |
| 4 | "Lonely" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment |
| 5 | "Don't Cry" | Park Bom | YG Entertainment |
| 6 | "Pinocchio (Danger)" | f(x) | SM Entertainment |
| 7 | "I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment |
| 8 | "Tonight" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
| 9 | "On Rainy Days" | Beast | Cube Entertainment |
| 10 | "A Story Only I Didn't Know" | IU | LOEN Entertainment |
2012
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | YG Entertainment |
| 2 | "Cherry Blossom Ending" | Busker Busker | CJ E&M Music |
| 3 | "Alone" | Sistar | Starship Entertainment |
| 4 | "Loving U" | Sistar | Starship Entertainment |
| 5 | "Fantastic Baby" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
| 6 | "I Love You" | 2NE1 | YG Entertainment |
| 7 | "Lovey-Dovey" | T-ara | Core Contents Media |
| 8 | "All For You" | Jung Eun-ji & Seo In-guk | Jellyfish & A Cube Entertainment |
| 9 | "Heaven" | Ailee | YMC Entertainment |
| 10 | "Blue" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
2013
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gentleman" | Psy | YG Entertainment |
| 2 | "Shower of Tears" | Baechigi feat. Ailee | YMC Entertainment |
| 3 | "Gone Not Around Any Longer" | Sistar19 | Starship Entertainment |
| 4 | "Bom Bom Bom" | Roy Kim | CJ E&M |
| 5 | "Tears" | Leessang feat. Yoojin | Jungle Entertainment |
| 6 | "What's Your Name?" | 4Minute | Cube Entertainment |
| 7 | "Monodrama" | Huh Gak feat. Yoo Seung-woo | Cube Entertainment |
| 8 | "Turtle" | Davichi | Core Contents Media |
| 9 | "Give It to Me" | Sistar | Starship Entertainment |
| 10 | "Be Warmed" | Davichi | Core Contents Media |
2014
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Some" | Soyou, Junggigo feat. Lil Boi | Starship Entertainment |
| 2 | "Eyes, Nose, Lips" | Taeyang | YG Entertainment |
| 3 | "Wild Flower" | Park Hyo Shin | Jellyfish Entertainment |
| 4 | "A Midsummer Night's Sweetness" | San E & Raina | Pledis Entertainment |
| 5 | "The Meaning of You" | IU feat. Kim Chang Wan | LOEN Entertainment |
| 6 | "Your Scent" | Gary feat. Jung-in | Jungle Entertainment |
| 7 | "Not Spring, Love or Cherry Blossoms" | High4 feat. IU | LOEN Entertainment |
| 8 | "Mr. Chu (On Stage)" | Apink | Cube Entertainment |
| 9 | "200%" | AKMU | YG Entertainment |
| 10 | "Friday" | IU feat. Yijeong | LOEN Entertainment |
2015
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bang Bang Bang" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
| 2 | "Loser" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
| 3 | "Living in the Same Time" | Naul | CJ E&M Music |
| 4 | "Bae Bae" | Big Bang | YG Entertainment |
| 5 | "Eat" | Zion.T | Amoeba Culture |
| 6 | "Shouldn't Have" | Baek A-yeon feat. Young K | JYP Entertainment |
| 7 | "Call Me Baby" | Exo | SM Entertainment |
| 8 | "Wi Ing Wi Ing" | Hyukoh | Cashmier Record |
| 9 | "Sugar" | Maroon 5 | Interscope |
| 10 | "Leon" | Park Myung-soo feat. IU | MBC Entertainment |
2016
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cheer Up" | Twice | JYP Entertainment |
| 2 | "Anywhere" | MC the Max | 325 E&C |
| 3 | "Rough" | GFriend | Source Music |
| 4 | "This Love" | Davichi | Music&NEW |
| 5 | "I Don't Love You" | Urban Zakapa | MakeUs Entertainment |
| 6 | "You Are My Everything" | Gummy | Music&NEW |
| 7 | "I Am You, You Are Me" | Zico | Seven Seasons |
| 8 | "Making a New Ending for This Story" | Han Dong-geun | Pledis Entertainment |
| 9 | "The Love I Committed" | Im Chang-jung | NH Media |
| 10 | "Always" | Yoon Mi-rae | Music&NEW |
2017
| # | Song | Artist | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Ailee | YMC Entertainment |
| 2 | "Through the Night" | IU | LOEN Entertainment |
| 3 | "Like It" | Yoon Jong-shin | CJ E&M Music |
| 4 | "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | Warner Records |
| 5 | "You, Clouds, Rain" | Heize feat. Shin Yong-jae | CJ E&M |
| 6 | "Tell Me You Love Me" | Bolbbalgan4 | Shofar Music |
| 7 | "Palette" | IU feat. G-Dragon | LOEN Entertainment |
| 8 | "Knock Knock" | Twice | JYP Entertainment |
| 9 | "Last Goodbye" | AKMU | YG Entertainment |
| 10 | "Really Really" | Winner | YG Entertainment |
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 | 968,978,861 |
| 5 | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 940,214,913 |
| 6 | "Pass By" | Nilo | PurplePine Entertainment | 939,050,840 |
| 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 Music | 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 Lovers Who Hesitate" | Jannabi | Peponi Music | 829,369,708 |
2020
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Any Song" | Zico | KOZ Entertainment | 991,888,968 |
| 2 | "Meteor" | Changmo | Ambition Musik | 922,076,675 |
| 3 | "Aloha" | Jo Jung-suk | JAM Entertainment | 869,270,427 |
| 4 | "Your Shampoo Scent in the Flowers" | Jang Beom-june | Stone Music Entertainment | 856,383,986 |
| 5 | "Blueming" | IU | Kakao M | 837,811,441 |
| 6 | "Eight" | IU feat. Suga | Kakao M | 822,502,029 |
| 7 | "Late Night" | Noel | C-JeS Entertainment | 733,352,695 |
| 8 | "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" | AKMU | YG Entertainment | 694,653,300 |
| 9 | "Psycho" | Red Velvet | SM Entertainment | 693,910,356 |
| 10 | "Start Over" | Gaho | Blending Entertainment | 693,685,839 |
2021 (as of April)
| # | Song | Artist | Label | Aggregate points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Celebrity" | IU | Kakao M | 346,533,706 |
| 2 | "Shiny Star (2020)" | KyoungSeo | Dream Engine | 245,180,989 |
| 3 | "Dynamite" | BTS | Big Hit Music | 234,201,376 |
| 4 | "VVS" | Mirani, Munchman, Khundi Panda, Mushvenom feat. Justhis | Stone Music Entertainment | 211,618,827 |
| 5 | "Can't Sleep" | Jang Beom-june | Stone Music Entertainment | 197,904,474 |
| 6 | "Lovesick Girls" | Blackpink | YG Entertainment | 183,966,795 |
| 7 | "Rollin'" | Brave Girls | Brave Entertainment | 180,107,600 |
| 8 | "Slightly Tipsy" | Sandeul | WM Entertainment | 178,642,127 |
| 9 | "Love Should Not Be Harsh On You" | Im Chang-jung | YES IM Entertainment | 155,157,767 |
| 10 | "Do You Want to Walk With Me?" | Jukjae | Antenna | 149,600,337 |
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- ^ 2014년 Digital Chart [2014 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2015년 Digital Chart [2015 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2016년 Digital Chart [2016 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2017년 Digital Chart [2017 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2018년 Digital Chart [2018 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2019년 Digital Chart [2019 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ 2020년 Digital Chart [2020 Digital Chart]. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ 연간 누적 가온지수 2021년 [Annual Cumulative Gaon Index 2021]. Retrieved April 8, 2021.