The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the

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standard

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ranking the 200 most popular

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in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of

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and

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from major South Korean music platforms. It is a part of the

Circle Chart The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. It is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored by South Korea's ...

, previously known as the Gaon Chart.

History

The Gaon Digital Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010, by Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's

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. It started with compiling data from six major South Korean music platforms

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, Dosirak, Mnet.com, Bugs,

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, and

Soribada Soribada ( ko, 소리바다) was the first Korean peer-to-peer file-sharing service, launched in 2000 by Sean Yang. The name 'Soribada' means "Ocean of Sound" or "Receiving (downloading) Sound". It was closed in 2002 by court order but continued t ...

. Spotify Korea was included from chart starting December 2021. It currently compiles data from Melon ( KakaoMusic),

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, Bugs, Samsung Music, and Spotify Korea. Apple Music Korea was included from chart starting July 2022. In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as the Circle Chart.

Lists of number ones

;International chart

Songs with most weeks at number one

11 weeks

BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and debuting in 2013 under Big Hit Entertainment. The septet—consisting of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook—co-writes and co-pr ...

– "

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" (2020)

7 weeks

* Zico – "

Any Song "Any Song" (Korean: 아무노래; RR: ''Amu norae''; stylized in sentence case) is a song recorded by South Korean rapper Zico for his third extended play, ''Random Box'' (2020). The song was written and produced by Zico, with additional prod ...

" (2020) * Mirani, Munchman, Khundi Panda,

Mushvenom Lee Tae-min (; born June 20, 1994), known professionally as Mushvenom (; stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter. He is known for his humorous lyrics and using the Chungcheong dialect in his rap. Mushvenom first garnered ...

feat.

Justhis Heo Seung (Hangul: 허승, born May 7, 1991), better known by his stage name Justhis (Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Ch ...

– " VVS" (2020)

6 weeks

iKon iKon (), stylized as iKON, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2015 by YG Entertainment, consisting of six members: Jay, Song, Bobby, DK, Ju-ne and Chan. Originally a seven-piece band, leader B.I departed from the group in June 2019. Ini ...

– "

Love Scenario "Love Scenario" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy group iKon. It was released as the lead single of their second studio album, ''Return''. The song won "Song of the Year" at the 2018 Melon Music Awards and 33rd Golden Disc Awards. It is r ...

" (2018) * IU – "

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" (2021) *

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and

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

– "

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" (2021) *

Younha Go Youn-ha (Hangul: 고윤하, Hanja: 高潤荷; born April 29, 1988), known mononymously as Younha, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer. She began her career in 2004 in Japan, where she was nicknamed the "Oricon Comet" for h ...

– "Event Horizon" (2022)

5 weeks

* IU – " Good Day" (2010) *

Psy Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...

– "

Gangnam Style "Gangnam Style" ( ko, 강남스타일, ) is a K-pop song by South Korean rapper Psy, released on July 15, 2012, by YG Entertainment as the lead single of his sixth studio album, ''Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1'' (''Ssai Yukgap Part 1''). The term ...

" (2012) * SSAK3 – "Beach Again" (2020) *

Brave Girls Brave Girls (; also known as B. Girls or BG) is a South Korean girl group formed by producer Brave Brothers in 2011 and managed by Brave Entertainment. After making their debut with the single album ''The Difference'' on April 7, 2011, the gro ...

– " Rollin'" (2021) * BTS – "

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" (2021) * M.O.M – "Foolish Love" (2021) * Kim Min-seok – "Drunken Confession" (2022) *

WSG Wannabe WSG Wannabe () is a seasonal South Korean supergroup formed on the MBC variety show ''Hangout with Yoo'', and was a female counterpart of MSG Wannabe which formed in the previous year. The group, which officially formed on May 26, 2022, consis ...

– "At That Moment" (2022)

4 weeks

Miss A Miss A (stylized as "MISS A" or "miss A", Hangul: ) was a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group debuted in July 2010 with the single "Bad Girl Good Girl" as a quartet consisting of Fei, Jia, Min, and Suzy. Their de ...

– "

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" (2010) *

Twice Twice (; Japanese: トゥワイス, Hepburn: ''To~uwaisu''; commonly stylized as TWICE) is a South Korean girl group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of nine members: Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, ...

– " TT" (2016) *

Exo Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...

– "

Ko Ko Bop "Ko Ko Bop" is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, released on July 18, 2017, as the lead single of their fourth studio album '' The War''. It was released in Korean and Chinese versions by their label SM Entertainment. It was the f ...

" (2017) *

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and

Hwasa Ahn Hye-jin (, born July 23, 1995), known professionally by her stage name Hwasa (), is a South Korean singer, rapper, and television personality currently signed to RBW. She debuted as a member of the girl group Mamamoo in 2014. She made her ...

– "Don't Give It to Me" (2018) *

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– "180 Degrees" (2018) * Paul Kim – "So Long" (2019) *

AKMU AKMU ( ko, 악뮤), also known as Akdong Musician ( ko, 악동뮤지션), is a South Korean sibling duo consisting of Lee Chan-hyuk and Lee Su-hyun who debuted under YG Entertainment in April 2014 with studio album ''Play (AKMU album), Play'' ...

– "How Can I Love the Heartbreak, You're the One I Love" (2019) * IU – " Blueming" (2019) * IU feat.

Suga Suga may refer to: * Suga, Iran, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran * Suga language, a language of Cameroon * Suga (rapper) (born 1993), South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer * ''Suga'' (EP), 2020 EP by Megan Thee Stallion * ''Sug ...

– " Eight" (2020) *

Taeyeon Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and on ...

– " INVU" (2022) * Psy feat. Suga – " That That" (2022) * Ive – " Love Dive" (2022) * Ive – " After Like" (2022) * Zico feat. Homies – "New Thing" (2022)

Artist with most number one songs

Artist with most weeks at number one

Artist with most months at number one

Year-end chart

References

External links

Circle Chart homepage
{{K-pop 2010 establishments in South Korea South Korean record charts