The Gaon Album Chart is a record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Gaon Music Chart which launched in February 2010. The data for the chart is compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Music Content Industry Association based on weekly and monthly physical albums and digital sales by six major distributors: LOEN Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media.
Overall, Super Junior's Sexy, Free & Single was Gaon's best selling album of 2012, selling 356,431 copies.
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Super Junior (top) and Big Bang (bottom) both had two monthly number-one albums, more than any other act.Month | Album | Artist | Sales |
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January | 100% Ver. | MBLAQ | 51,087 |
February | Alive | Big Bang | 212,010 |
March | Sherlock | Shinee | 135,370 |
April | Mama | Exo-K | 61,333 |
May | Twinkle | Girls' Generation-TTS | 139,388 |
June | Still Alive | Big Bang | 117,929 |
July | Sexy, Free & Single | Super Junior | 335,744 |
August | Spy | 107,656 | |
September | One of a Kind | G-Dragon | 171,512 |
October | Catch Me | TVXQ | 114,956 |
November | Another Me | Kim Sung-kyu | 62,958 |
December | Winter Poetry | Shin Hye-sung | 24,102 |
Notes
- This week was counted as the first week of 2012 by Gaon Music Chart.
References
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External links
- Gaon Charts - Official Website (in Korean)
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