The Gaon Album Chart was a South Korean record chart that ranked the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It was part of the Gaon Music Chart, which launched in February 2010. The data are compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association based upon weekly and monthly physical album sales by major South Korean distributors such as LOEN Entertainment, KT Music, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media.
In 2011, there were 44 albums which reached number one on the weekly chart. Girls' Generation, Big Bang, and JYJ topped the chart with three different albums each, more than any other act. CNBLUE, Kim Hyun-joong, and Super Junior each had two number one albums on the chart. The longest chart run on the weekly chart at number one was Girls' Generation's The Boys and Super Junior's Mr. Simple; both spent four weeks at the top of the chart. On the monthly chart, TVXQ and Big Bang had the most album number-ones, with two each. Girls' Generation's The Boys topped the monthly chart for three consecutive months from October to December.
Overall, Girls' Generation's The Boys was Gaon's best-selling album of 2011, selling 385,348 copies.
Weekly charts
+KeyIndicates South Korean best-selling album of 2011
WeekAlbumArtist GD & TOP GD & TOP The 1st Asia Tour Concert Into the New World Girls' Generation Keep Your Head Down TVXQ VVIP Seungri Secret Garden OST Various artists Only One U-KISS Kolleen Selects Various artists The Beginning (Worldwide Concert In Seoul Edition) JYJ Kolleen Selects Various artists Tonight Big Bang My Girl Kim Hyung-jun Before U Go TVXQ First Step CNBLUE Big Bang Special Edition Big Bang Pinocchio f(x) First Step + Thank You CNBLUE Feel Brand New Eru Let It Go Heo Young-saeng Mr. Taxi / Run Devil Run Girls' Generation Return F.T. Island Fiction and Fact Beast Break Down Kim Hyun-joong 2011 Big Bang Live Concert 'BIG SHOW''' | Big Bang
! scope="row" | | Hands Up| 2PM
! scope="row" | | Infinity Challenge West Coast Highway| Various artists
! scope="row" | | Miss Ripley OST| Various artists
! scope="row" | | Mona Lisa| MBLAQ
! scope="row" | | Infinity Challenge West Coast Highway| Various artists
! scope="row" | | 2NE1 2nd Mini Album| 2NE1
! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | Mr. Simple| rowspan="2" | Super Junior
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! scope="row" | | I Am Singer 1| Various artists
! scope="row" | | rowspan="2" | Mr. Simple| rowspan="2" | Super Junior
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! scope="row" | | STEP| Kara
! scope="row" | | Vol. 7 The First| Sung Si-kyung
! scope="row" | | A-Cha| Super Junior
! scope="row" | | Paradise| Infinite
! scope="row" | | In Heaven| JYJ
! scope="row" | | Lucky| Kim Hyun-joong
! scope="row" | | rowspan="3" style="background-color:#FFFF99"|The Boys| rowspan="3" | Girls' Generation
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! scope="row" | | Wonder World| Wonder Girls
! scope="row" | | KimdongrYULE| Kim Dong-ryool
! scope="row" | | In Heaven (Special Edition) | JYJ
! scope="row" | | Last Fantasy| IU
! scope="row" | | style="background-color:#FFFF99"| The Boys | Girls' Generation
! scope="row" | | 2011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest Gift| SM Town
! scope="row" | | You're Beautiful OST'' Jang Keun-suk
Monthly charts
+KeyIndicates South Korean best-selling album of 2011
Month Album Artist Sales Keep Your Head Down TVXQ 230,227 Tonight Big Bang 109,770 Before U Go TVXQ 51,354 Big Bang Special Edition Big Bang 72,139 Fiction and Fact Beast 90,000 Break Down Kim Hyun-joong 100,433 2NE1 2nd Mini Album 2NE1 54,900 Mr. Simple Super Junior 287,427 In Heaven JYJ 136,500 The Boys Girls' Generation 227,994 65,048 92,306
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References
External links Current Gaon Album Chart