List of number-one albums of 2010 (South Korea)
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The Gaon Chart
is a chart that ranks the best-performing albums in South Korea
. The data is collected by the Korea Music Content Association. Below is the list of albums that topped the chart during 2010.
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...
is a chart that ranks the best-performing albums in South 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...
. The data is collected by the Korea Music Content Association. Below is the list of albums that topped the chart during 2010.
Weekly charts
| Date | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | 1:59PM / Heartbeat The First Album 1:59PM -Chart performance:Upon release, both the album and title track, "Heartbeat", quickly rose to the number one position on multiple music sales charts.-Release history:-External links:*... |
2PM 2PM 2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment... |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | Bluetory | CNBLUE |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | Oh! | Girls' Generation Girls' Generation Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun... |
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | Lupin Lupin (song) Lupin is the third mini-album by South Korean girl group Kara.-History:In early February, DSP Media announced that Kara would be coming back with "Lupin" and showing a darker, more mature concept... |
Kara Kara (band) Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara... |
| February 27 | Lim Chang Jung Best | Lim Chang Jung |
| March 6 | Best Selection 2010 Best Selection 2010 Best Selection 2010 is the first Japanese greatest hits album by Korean boy band TVXQ. It was released on February 17, 2010 in Japan by their label Rhythm Zone in three editions: a 2CD+DVD version, a CD+DVD version and a CD version.-Track list:... |
TVXQ TVXQ TVXQ, an acronym for Tong Vfang Xien Qi , is a South Korean pop group formed in 2003 under SM Entertainment. In South Korea they are known as Dong Bang Shin Ki , often abbreviated by international fans as DBSK; they were later introduced in Japan as Tohoshinki under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone... |
| March 13 | Epilogue / Run Epilogue (Epik High album) Epilogue is a special release album from Korean hip-hop group Epik High. The album is a collection of unreleased tracks from the group's discography spanning 7 years and 11 albums. It is also the first album released without DJ Tukutz, due to his departure for the Korean military in October... |
Epik High Epik High Epik High is a South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz... |
| March 20 | I Did Wrong | 2AM 2AM 2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music... |
| March 27 | Run Devil Run (Repackage) | Girls' Generation |
| April 3 | Shine a Light | G-Dragon G-Dragon Aside from Big Bang, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" , titled as the part two version to the song. The single was released digitally... |
| April 10 | Back to the Basic | Rain |
| April 17 | Shining Inheritance OST | Various artists |
| April 24 | Don't Stop Can't Stop Don't Stop Can't Stop -Release history:... |
2PM |
| May 1 | IRIS Iris (TV series) Iris is a South Korean espionage television drama series broadcast by KBS in 2009. With a budget in excess of 20 billion won , it, along with its spin-off Athena: Goddess of War, share the record for the most expensive Korean dramas ever produced.Premiering in October 2009, the series was a... OST (Japanese release) |
Various artists |
| May 8 | Lee Seung Chul 25th Anniversary | Lee Seung Chul Lee Seung-cheol Lee Seung-Cheol is a South Korean singer. He was the main vocal of Boohwal, a South Korean rock band, until 1989 when he parted with the band and released his first solo album, Don't Say Good-Bye . In 2005 his 7th album, The Livelong Day, won him Korean Music Awards for best male singer... |
| May 15 | BONAMANA Bonamana Bonamana is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on May 13, 2010 in South Korea. Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group... |
Super Junior Super Junior Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band... |
| May 22 | ||
| May 29 | Dreamizer | Lee Seung Hwan |
| June 5 | Destination | SS501 |
| June 12 | ||
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | 2010 Big Show | Big Bang |
| July 3 | BONAMANA (Repackage) Bonamana Bonamana is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on May 13, 2010 in South Korea. Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group... |
Super Junior |
| July 10 | Solar Solar (Taeyang album) Solar is the first full-length solo album by Korean singer Taeyang, member of Big Bang. The album was released in two forms: the "Regular Edition" and the "Deluxe Edition" which is limited to 30,000 copies worldwide. The lead-single was "I Need a Girl" featuring his bandmate G-Dragon... |
Taeyang Taeyang Dong Youngbae , better known by his stage name Taeyang or Sol, is a South Korean recording artist, entertainer. After appearing in Jinusean's music video "A-yo", Taeyang began training under YG Entertainment at the age of 12 alongside fellow member and leader G-Dragon... |
| July 17 | Count on Me | Jay Park Jay Park Park Jaebeom , also known as Jay Park, is an American recording artist, dancer, rapper, music producer, b-boy, songwriter, composer and actor... |
| July 24 | Lucifer Lucifer (album) -Release history:LuciferHello-Sales and certifications:... |
SHINee SHINee Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "... |
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | Hurricane Venus Hurricane Venus Hurricane Venus is the sixth Korean language studio album by South Korean recording artist BoA, released in South Korea on 5 August 2010 by SM Entertainment. The release marks the tenth anniversary of BoA's career debut, and is her first Korean-language album since the release of Girls on Top in... |
BoA BoA Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music".... |
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | Time to Shine | Supernova Choshinsung Choshinsung is a South Korean boy band formed under Mnet Media. Its six members specialized in the areas of singing, dance, acting, rap and pop. Since debut, the group gained popularity in South Korea, Japan, Thailand, and other East Asian countries.... |
| August 28 | Solar (International Release) Solar (Taeyang album) Solar is the first full-length solo album by Korean singer Taeyang, member of Big Bang. The album was released in two forms: the "Regular Edition" and the "Deluxe Edition" which is limited to 30,000 copies worldwide. The lead-single was "I Need a Girl" featuring his bandmate G-Dragon... |
Taeyang |
| September 4 | RealSlow is Back | Wheesung Wheesung -EPs:*2006: Against All Odds*2008: 스마일 프로젝트 Vol.2 'Love Seat*2009: 휘성 with D.O*2009: Insomnia*2010: Realslow Is Back*2010: Winter Night*2011: Words That Freeze My Heart-OSTs:*2006: 중천의 기억*2009: 우리집에 왜 왔니... |
| September 11 | To Anyone To Anyone To Anyone is the first studio album of South Korean hip hop girl group 2NE1. The album was released on September 9, 2010, by YG Entertainment. 2NE1 worked with YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy, and e.knock to produce the album. Musically, the album is classified as hip hop, pop, R&B, and... |
2NE1 2NE1 Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009... |
| September 18 | Sunggyunkwan Scandal OST | Various artists |
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | Hello (Repackage) Lucifer (album) -Release history:LuciferHello-Sales and certifications:... |
SHINee |
| October 16 | Still 2:00PM Still 2:00PM Still 2:00pm is the fourth extended play by South Korean boy band, 2PM. The album was released in digital and physical format by October 11, 2010. The album reached number 1 and the first single "I'll Be Back" number 4 in the Gaon Chart... |
2PM |
| October 23 | The Beginning The Beginning (JYJ album) The Beginning is the debut studio album by South Korean pop group JYJ, formed by three of the five original members of TVXQ. It is the group's first English release, after their 2010 Japanese language extended play The...... |
JYJ JYJ JYJ is a three-member pop group, formed by three members of the South Korean boyband TVXQ: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each members' names.... |
| October 30 | Hoot Hoot (EP) Hoot is the third mini-album by a South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album consisted of five songs, and was released on October 27, 2010 by SM Entertainment... |
Girls' Generation |
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | Lights Go On Again Lights Go On Again Lights Go On Again is the fourth mini-album played by South Korean boy band Beast. It is said that "Lights Go On Again" was a part 2 of their past album "Mastermind", with a whole set of different colors. "Lights Go On Again" was released by Cube Entertainment on November 9, 2010... |
Beast |
| November 20 | Jumping Jumping (EP) Jumping is the fourth mini-album by South Korean girl group, Kara. It consists of five tracks including the lead single "Jumping", which is also a Korean version of the group's second Japanese single... |
Kara |
| November 27 | The Beginning (New Limited Edition) The Beginning (JYJ album) The Beginning is the debut studio album by South Korean pop group JYJ, formed by three of the five original members of TVXQ. It is the group's first English release, after their 2010 Japanese language extended play The...... |
JYJ |
| December 4 | Miss You | SM The Ballad SM The Ballad SM The Ballad is a South Korean ballad project group formed by S.M. Entertainment. The group's members are: TRAX's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Jonghyun and new member Jino... |
| December 11 | Brown Eyed Soul | Brown Eyed Soul Browneyed Soul Browneyed Soul is a Korean R&B group.-Summary:who released their debut album, Soul Free, on September 18, 2003. From it the single Jeongmal Saranghaesseulkka topped the KBS charts in October of that year . In April 2010, Kyoung Tack Lim joined the group as a backup singer... |
| December 18 | Gift Pt. 2 | Park Hyo-shin |
| December 25 | GD & TOP GD & TOP GD & TOP is the debut album of South Korean artists G-Dragon & T.O.P, members of Big Bang. Released on December 24th, 2010, the album marks the first collaboration between the two away from their group. The duo promoted the album extensively, including a world-wide premiere showcase and numerous... |
G-Dragon G-Dragon Aside from Big Bang, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" , titled as the part two version to the song. The single was released digitally... & T.O.P |
| Note: all data can be retrieved by going to Gaon Chart and selecting the week. | ||
Monthly charts
The Gaon Chart also ranks the best-performing albums in South Korea each month.| Year | Album | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| January | Oh! | Girls' Generation Girls' Generation Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun... |
| February | ||
| March | Run Devil Run (Repackage) | |
| April | Back to the Basic | Rain |
| May | Bonamana Bonamana Bonamana is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on May 13, 2010 in South Korea. Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group... |
Super Junior Super Junior Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band... |
| June | Bonamana (Repackage) Bonamana Bonamana is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Super Junior, released on May 13, 2010 in South Korea. Over 200,000 copies were pre-ordered a week after the release date was announced, setting a new high record for the group... |
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| July | Lucifer Lucifer (album) -Release history:LuciferHello-Sales and certifications:... |
SHINee SHINee Shinee is a contemporary R&B South Korean boy band. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2008, they made their debut on May 25, 2008 on SBS's Inkigayo with their promotional single, "Noona Neomu Yeppeo "... |
| August | Hurricane Venus Hurricane Venus Hurricane Venus is the sixth Korean language studio album by South Korean recording artist BoA, released in South Korea on 5 August 2010 by SM Entertainment. The release marks the tenth anniversary of BoA's career debut, and is her first Korean-language album since the release of Girls on Top in... |
BoA BoA Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music".... |
| September | To Anyone To Anyone To Anyone is the first studio album of South Korean hip hop girl group 2NE1. The album was released on September 9, 2010, by YG Entertainment. 2NE1 worked with YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk, Teddy, and e.knock to produce the album. Musically, the album is classified as hip hop, pop, R&B, and... |
2NE1 2NE1 Both the song and the group became popular online: Fire topped Mnet's online chart and 2NE1 became a popular search term. The group was awarded three Cyworld Digital Music Awards; "Lollipop" and "Fire" both won "Song of the Month" and the group won "Rookie of the Month" for May 2009... |
| October | Hoot Hoot (EP) Hoot is the third mini-album by a South Korean girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album consisted of five songs, and was released on October 27, 2010 by SM Entertainment... |
Girls' Generation Girls' Generation Girls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun... |
| November | The Beginning The Beginning (JYJ album) The Beginning is the debut studio album by South Korean pop group JYJ, formed by three of the five original members of TVXQ. It is the group's first English release, after their 2010 Japanese language extended play The...... |
JYJ JYJ JYJ is a three-member pop group, formed by three members of the South Korean boyband TVXQ: Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu. Their group name is taken from the first letters of each members' names.... |
| December | GD & TOP GD & TOP GD & TOP is the debut album of South Korean artists G-Dragon & T.O.P, members of Big Bang. Released on December 24th, 2010, the album marks the first collaboration between the two away from their group. The duo promoted the album extensively, including a world-wide premiere showcase and numerous... |
G-Dragon G-Dragon Aside from Big Bang, G-Dragon also made several solo appearances. After helping produce Taeyang's debut album, he recorded his own version of the album's lead single "Only Look At Me" , titled as the part two version to the song. The single was released digitally... & T.O.P |
| Note: all data can be retrieved through going to Gaon Chart and selecting the week. | ||
External links
- Gaon Album Chart - Official Website