The Gaon Album Chart is a record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Gaon Music Chart which launched in February 2010. The data for the chart is compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Music Content Industry Association based on weekly and monthly physical albums and digital sales by six major distributors: LOEN Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media.
In 2010, there were 40 number one albums on the weekly chart. 2PM and Girls' Generation topped the weekly chart with three different albums each, more than any other act. On the monthly chart, Girls' Generation was the only act with three number ones, topping the chart with three different albums. Overall, Super Junior's Bonamana was Gaon's best selling album of 2010, selling 200,193 copies.
Weekly chart
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WeekAlbumArtist December 26, 200901:59PM2PM January 2 January 9 January 16BluetoryCNBLUE January 23 January 30Oh!Girls' Generation February 6 February 13 February 20 Lupin Kara February 27 Im Chang-jung Best () Im Chang-jung March 6 Best Selection 2010 TVXQ March 13 Epilogue Epik High March 20 I Was Wrong 2AM March 27 Run Devil Run Girls' Generation April 3 Shine a Light G-Dragon April 10 Back to the Basic Rain April 17 Brilliant Legacy OST Various Artists April 24 Don't Stop Can't Stop 2PM May 1 Iris OST (Japanese release) Various Artists May 8 Lee Seung Chul 25th Anniversary () Lee Seung-chul May 15BonamanaSuper Junior May 22 May 29 Dreamizer Lee Seung-hwan June 5DestinationSS501 June 12 June 19 June 26 2010 Big Show BigBang July 3 Bonamana (repackage) Super Junior July 10 Solar Taeyang July 17 Count On Me Jay Park July 24LuciferShinee July 31 August 7Hurricane VenusBoA August 14 August 21 Time to Shine Supernova August 28 Solar (International Release) Taeyang September 4 RealSlow is Back Wheesung September 11 To Anyone 2NE1 September 18 Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST Various Artists September 25 Rebirth SS501 October 2 Sungkyunkwan Scandal OST Various Artists October 9 Hello Shinee October 16 Still 02:00PM 2PM October 23 The Beginning JYJ October 30HootGirls' Generation November 6 November 13 Lights Go On Again Beast November 20 Jumping Kara November 27 The Beginning (New Limited Edition) JYJ December 4 Miss You () SM the Ballad December 11 Brown Eyed Soul Brown Eyed SoulDecember 18 Gift Pt. 2 Park Hyo-shin
Monthly chart
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MonthAlbumArtistOh!Girls' Generation Run Devil Run Back to the Basic Rain BonamanaSuper Junior Bonamana (Repackage) Lucifer SHINee Hurricane Venus BoA To Anyone 2NE1 Hoot Girls' Generation The Beginning JYJ GD & TOP GD & TOP
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References
External links Gaon Album Chart - official homepage