Gaon Digital Chart

Gaon Digital Chart, part of Gaon Music Chart, is a national chart that ranks the best-selling songs in South Korea, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. The chart is an aggregate of digital downloads, streaming and background music. It ranks all songs, as well as separate rankings for domestic and international, in weekly, monthly and year-end charts. It started tracking sales on 11 April 2010.[1] It is complied from online data provided by web-based music providers Olleh Music, genie, Melon, Mnet, Soribada, Cyworld, Naver Music, Daum Music and Bugs.

History

The Gaon Music Chart was launched in February 2010. It was originally planned to be a bi-annual chart when the Gaon Charts launched in early 2010.[2] Eventually, the chart covered this and was released weekly and monthly like all the other charts.

Lists of number ones

International chart

Songs with the most weeks at number one

5 weeks

4 weeks

3 weeks

Artist with most number one songs

The current holder who has the most number one songs since 2010 is IU with 13 number one songs. She is followed by 2NE1 (9 songs), Big Bang, Girls' Generation and Huh Gak (8 songs), Sistar (7 songs), and Davichi (5 songs).

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist IU 2NE1 Big Bang, Girls' Generation, Huh Gak Sistar Davichi
Total weeks 13 9 8 7 5

Artist with most weeks at number one

The current holder who has won the most weeks at number one is Big Bang with 12 weeks. They are followed by , 2NE1 (11 weeks), Girls' Generation (10 weeks), IU & Sistar (7 weeks), and Davichi (6 weeks).

Rank 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Artist Big Bang 2NE1 Girls' Generation IU, Sistar Davichi
Total weeks 12 11 10 7 6

Artist with most months at number one

The current top 5 holder who has won the most months at number one are Big Bang and IU with 6 months, Davichi and 2NE1 (4 months), and Girls' Generation (3 months) .

Rank 1st 3rd 5th
Artist Big Bang, 2NE1, IU Davichi Girls' Generation
Total months 6 4 3

Year-end chart

References

  1. ↑ "Digital Chart". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  2. ↑ Han, Sang-hee (February 23, 2010). "Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon". The Korea Times. The Korea Times. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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