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South Korea-based girl group Girls' Generation have released ten studio albums (three of which were reissued under different titles), two live albums, four
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s (EPs), and twenty-eight singles. As of November 2012, Girls' Generation has sold over 4.4 million albums and 30 million digital singles. The group has sold over 1.74 million albums in South Korea as of December 2014, and 3.48 million records, including over 945,000 physical singles and 1.9 million albums in Japan as of January 2017. Girls' Generation debuted in 2007 with the single " Into the New World" and their self-titled studio album, which was later re-released as ''Baby Baby'' in 2008. The album spawned three more singles: " Girls' Generation", " Kissing You", and " Baby Baby". In 2009, Girls' Generation released two EPs: '' Gee'' and ''
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''. The single " Gee" was the best-selling single of 2009 in South Korea. In 2010, the group released their second studio album '' Oh!'', its reissue ''Run Devil Run'', and their third EP, ''
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''. All three records reached number one in South Korea and were among the highest-selling albums of the year. The singles " Oh!", " Run Devil Run" and "
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" all peaked atop South Korea's singles chart. Girls' Generation debuted in Japan with the re-recorded versions of their singles "
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" and "Gee". The latter reached number one on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart, making Girls' Generation the first non-Japanese Asian girl group to do so. Their first Japanese-language album, '' Girls' Generation'' (2011), was certified million by the
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(RIAJ) and became the highest-selling album by a Korean girl group in Japan. Their first original Japanese song, " Mr. Taxi", reached number one on the Japan Hot 100. Girls' Generation's third Korean and fourth studio album, '' The Boys'' (2011), was the best-selling album of the year in South Korea. The
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reached number one in South Korea. The group's second Japanese studio album and fifth overall, '' Girls & Peace'' (2012), spawned the singles "Oh!", "
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" and "
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". Girls' Generation's fourth Korean studio album, ''
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'' (2013), reached number one in South Korea. Its singles " Dancing Queen", a remake of English singer Duffy's "
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", and title track "
I Got a Boy ''I Got a Boy'' (stylized in all caps) is the fourth Korean studio album (sixth overall) by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released for digital download on January 1, 2013, by S.M. Entertainment, and was made available for ...
" both charted atop South Korean singles chart. The group's third Japanese studio album and seventh overall, '' Love & Peace'' (2013), reached number one in Japan and spawned the singles "
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" and "
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". Their fourth EP, '' Mr.Mr.'', and its titular single were released in 2014; both reached number one on South Korea's albums and singles charts. The greatest hits album '' The Best'' (2014) made Girls' Generation the first Korean girl group to have three number-one albums in Japan. Girls' Generation's single "
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" (2015) was their first release since member Jessica left the group in September 2014. The group's fifth Korean studio album '' Lion Heart'', released in 2015, peaked atop the South Korean albums chart and produced three singles: "
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", " Lion Heart" and " You Think". Their sixth Korean studio album '' Holiday Night'' was released in 2017 to commemorate their tenth anniversary. It peaked at number two in South Korea and yielded two singles: " All Night" and " Holiday". Their seventh Korean studio album ''
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'' was released in 2022, five years after the release of ''Holiday Night'', to commemorate their fifteenth anniversary. It peaked at number two in South Korea and produced a top-five single "
Forever 1 ''Forever 1'' is the seventh Korean-language, Korean studio album and by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation. It was released digitally on August 5 and physically on August 8, 2022, by SM Entertainment to commemorate the group's fifteenth a ...
", Girls' Generation's first top-five single in six years.


Albums


Studio albums


Reissues


Live albums


Compilation albums


Video albums


Extended plays


Singles


Promotional singles


Other charted songs


Other appearances


See also

* Girls' Generation videography


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References


External links


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