Album Chart (Gaon Chart)
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The Gaon Album Chart are a set national charts that ranks the best-selling albums, including mini-albums and singles, in South Korea
, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It started tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the Gaon Chart
. The charts are made up of charts tracking domestic album sales, international album sales and a combined overall album sales in weekly, monthly and year-end format.
In February 2011, it published information on both online and offline albums sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data and was the first time that offline album sales was released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data.
and Oricon charts
. The chart tracks sales according to online and offline data provided by web-based music providers: Bugs, Dosirak, Melon, Mnet and Soribada; and record distributors: LOEN Entertainment
, Mnet Media
, SM Entertainment
, Sony Music Korea
, Universal Music Korea
, and Warner Music Korea
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, provided by the Korea Music Content Industry Association. It started tracking sales since the beginning of 2010 and launched in February the same year as part of the Gaon Chart
Gaon Chart
The Gaon Chart is a national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism; with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts...
. The charts are made up of charts tracking domestic album sales, international album sales and a combined overall album sales in weekly, monthly and year-end format.
In February 2011, it published information on both online and offline albums sales of 2010, including a detailed breakdown of online chart data and was the first time that offline album sales was released since 2008 when the Music Industry Association of Korea stopped compiling data.
History
The Gaon Chart, launched in February 2011, was part of the efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard chartsBillboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
and Oricon charts
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
. The chart tracks sales according to online and offline data provided by web-based music providers: Bugs, Dosirak, Melon, Mnet and Soribada; and record distributors: LOEN Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment
LOEN Entertainment , formerly Seoul Records , is a South Korean record label which distributes some of its bigger compatriots.-About the Company:...
, Mnet Media
Mnet Media
Mnet Media is a South Korean entertainment company under the label CJ Group, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. It produces, broadcasts, distributes and provides variety of music and entertainment. Once the home to top-selling groups such as Lee Hyori and SG Wannabe...
, SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment
S.M. Entertainment is an independent Korean record label, talent agency, producer, and publisher of pop music, founded by Lee Soo-man in South Korea...
, Sony Music Korea
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
, Universal Music Korea
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, and Warner Music Korea
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
.