The Circle Album Chart, known as the Gaon Album Chart until its July 2022 rebranding, is a South Korean record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Circle Chart, which launched in February 2010.[1] The data is compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association based upon weekly/monthly physical album sales by six major South Korean distributors: Kakao Entertainment, SM Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Stone Music Entertainment.[2]

Following the announcement of the data for week 27 and the monthly chart of June,[3] the Gaon Album Chart was rebranded to the Circle Album Chart in line with Gaon's rebranding to Circle.[4] It was also announced that album sales would be published on the chart each week.[5]

Weekly charts

Week ending date Album Artist Weekly sales Ref.
January 1 Universe NCT Not disclosed [6]
January 8 First Impact Kep1er [7]
January 15 Dimension: Answer Enhypen [8]
January 22 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express SM Town [9]
January 29 In:vite U Pentagon [10]
February 5 Crazy in Love Itzy [11]
February 12 Pilmography Wonpil [12]
February 19 The Second Step: Chapter One Treasure [13]
February 26 Young-Luv.com STAYC [14]
March 5 The Road: Winter for Spring Super Junior [15]
March 12 Ad Mare Nmixx [16]
March 19 Oddinary Stray Kids [17]
March 26 Liberty: In Our Cosmos Cravity [18]
April 2 Glitch Mode NCT Dream [19]
April 9 Love Dive Ive [20]
April 16 The ReVe Festival 2022 – Feel My Rhythm Red Velvet [21]
April 23 Glitch Mode NCT Dream [22]
April 30 Shape of Love Monsta X [23]
May 7 Im Hero Lim Young-woong [24]
May 14 Minisode 2: Thursday's Child Tomorrow X Together [25]
May 21 Drive to the Starry Road Astro [26]
May 28 Face the Sun Seventeen [27]
June 4 Beatbox NCT Dream [28]
June 11 Proof BTS [29]
June 18 [30]
June 25 Im Nayeon Nayeon [31]
July 2 From Our Memento Box Fromis 9 138,182 [32]
July 9 Girls Aespa 1,426,487 [33]
July 16 Checkmate Itzy 700,000 [34]
July 23 Sector 17 Seventeen 1,316,712 [35]
July 30 The World EP.1: Movement Ateez 810,232 [36]
August 6 164,757 [37]
August 13 New Jeans NewJeans 335,588 [38]
August 20 Be Aware The Boyz 439,600 [39]
August 27 After Like Ive 1,081,201 [40]
September 3 Gasoline Key 81,461 [41]
September 10 Malus Oneus 157,314 [42]
September 17 Born Pink Blackpink 2,141,281 [43]
September 24 Entwurf Nmixx 483,736 [44]
October 1 New Wave Cravity 183,792 [45]
October 8 Maxident Stray Kids 1,602,930 [46]
October 15 736,394 [47]
October 22 I Love (G)I-dle 637,090 [48]
October 29 The Astronaut Jin 508,662 [49]
November 5 Maxident Stray Kids 389,507 [50]
November 12 The Astronaut Jin 224,390 [51]
November 19 Last Scene Chen 85,171 [52]
November 26 On and On Tempest 86,392 [53]
December 3 Cheshire Itzy 779,525 [54]
December 10 Proof BTS 163,723 [55]
December 17 The Road: Celebration Super Junior 147,253 [56]
December 24 Candy NCT Dream 1,341,794 [57]
December 31 Spin Off: From the Witness Ateez 252,291 [58]

Monthly charts

Month Album Artist Sales Ref.
January Dimension: Answer Enhypen 723,478 [59]
February The Second Step: Chapter One Treasure 617,748 [60]
March Glitch Mode NCT Dream 1,646,949 [61]
April Love Dive Ive 544,339 [62]
May Face the Sun Seventeen 2,239,351 [63]
June Proof BTS 2,957,410 [64]
July Girls Aespa 1,645,255 [65]
August After Like Ive 1,110,177 [66]
September Born Pink Blackpink 2,457,206 [67]
October Maxident Stray Kids 2,748,722 [68]
November Cheshire Itzy 779,455 [69]
December Candy NCT Dream 1,395,187 [70]

References

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  34. ^ "Album Chart: 2022 Week 29". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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  65. ^ "Album Chart 2022.07 Month". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  66. ^ "Album Chart 2022.08 Month". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
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