This is an incomplete

list of best-selling singles This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles. The criterion for inclusion is to sell at least ten million copies worldwide. The singles listed here were cited by reliable sources from various media, such as digital journalism, news ...

in South Korea. All

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

listed here have officially sold at least three million copies. Unless otherwise specified, all sales figures are digital downloads compiled by the

Korea Music Content Industry Association 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 ...

(KMCA) for the

Gaon Music 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 ...

since 2010.

Background and details

*Prior to the establishment of the Gaon Chart in 2010, South Korea's music charts were supplied by the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK), which stopped compiling data in 2008. There are no official cumulative chart records for

digital single In music, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. One can be released for sale to the public in a variety of formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separate ...

s prior to 2010. * South Korea has experienced a decline in digital music sales volume which began in late 2012. The price of digital downloads was greatly inflated, and as a result, only five songs released since 2013 — "Wild Flower" (2014) by

Park Hyo-shin Park Hyo-shin (Hangul: 박효신, Hanja: 朴孝信; born September 1, 1981) is a South Korean ballad singer and musical theatre actor known for his emotional vocals. He debuted in 1999 and has since released many hit songs including, "Things ...

, "

Shape of You "Shape of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released on 6 January 2017 as one of the double lead singles from his third studio album '' ÷'' (2017), along with "Castle on the Hill". The dancehall and R&B-infused ...

" (2017) by

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

, "Every Day, Every Moment" (2018) by Paul Kim, and "Friday" (2013) and " Through the Night" (2017) by IU—have surpassed the fifth million sales mark. * All total sales are rounded to the nearest 100 and expressed in thousands. * The figures listed below are somewhat lower than the actual sales. In general, they are merely the sums of currently available or archived sales numbers counted until the very last month or year each of the songs charted. The Gaon Music Chart has only recently officially announced release-to-date track sales, although only listing the songs that have reached multiples of 2.5 million copies sold. * The Gaon Music Chart stopped releasing sales figures for songs in 2018. * The following figures do not include sales from

remixes A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

Records

Best-selling single by year (since 2010)

Domestic songs

International songs

Artists with most downloaded songs (since 2010)

Footnotes

References

External links

Gaon Music Chart official website

KMCIA official website
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

South Korean music-related lists