This is the discography of the South Korean singer Psy. He is well known for his humorous videos and stage performances, and for his hit single "Gangnam Style", a song about where he came from and which talks about the life of the people of Gangnam, which is a neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. and his follow-up single "Gentleman".
In January 2001, Psy debuted with his full-length album Psy from the Psycho World!, for which he received a fine due to accusations that the album contained "inappropriate content". He released his controversial second album, Ssa 2, in 2002, which sparked complaints from concerned civil groups due to the potentially negative influence his album would have on children and teenagers. Since then, Psy has been thought of as a controversial artist, and Ssa 2 was banned in 2002 from being sold to those under the age of 19. Later in September the same year, Psy released his third album 3 Mai. The album's title song, "Champion", saw great success partly due to the hype from the World Cup games held in Seoul. Despite the significant amount of controversy surrounding his music, Psy was awarded with songwriting accolades at the annually held Seoul Music Awards, which marked his breakthrough in the music industry of South Korea.
In 2006, Psy released his 4th album Ssajib, which won honors at the 2006 SBS Music Awards and the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Psy released his 5th album PsyFive in 2010, but its lead single "Right Now" was banned by South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family for its "obscene" lyrics. Despite his lead single being banned, Psy received awards during the 2011 Melon Music Awards and Mnet Asian Music Awards. Prior to the release of "Gangnam Style", Psy had topped domestic music charts half a dozen times throughout his 12-year career, according to Billboard.
In July 2012, PSY released his 6th album Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 and the song "Gangnam Style" appeared in broadcasting networks and newspapers outside Asia. On August 14, "Gangnam Style" ranked first on YouTube's 'Most Viewed Videos' monthly chart; it has received over 4 billion on YouTube (the first to reach this mark and currently is one of the most viewed videos in YouTube's history). His single, "Gentleman", was released on April 12, 2013 in 119 countries.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales KORRIAKRecording Industry Association of Korea chart positions: Psy from the Psycho World!: Ssa2: 3 Mai: Ssajib: KORGaonGaon Album Chart positions: PsyFive: Chiljip Psy-da: 4X2=8: Psy 9th: JPNHot US World Psy from the Psycho World! Released: January 19, 2001 Label: Yedang, Cream Formats: CD, cassette, download 19 — — — KOR: 124,656 Ssa2 Released: January 17, 2002 Label: Yedang, Cream Formats: CD, cassette, download 14 — — —KOR: 73,833 3 Mai Released: September 19, 2002 Label: Yedang, Pan Formats: CD, cassette, download 11 — — —KOR: 135,223 Ssajib Released: July 24, 2006 Label: Yamazone, Seoul Records Formats: CD, cassette, download 2 — — —KOR: 50,396 PsyFive Released: October 20, 2010 Label: YG Entertainment Format: CD, download rowspan="4" 6 — —KOR: 22,950Cumulative sales of PsyFive:
Chiljip Psy-da Released: December 1, 2015 Label: YG Entertainment, School Boy, Republic Formats: CD, download 6 — 6KOR: 6,816 4X2=8 Released: May 10, 2017 Label: YG Entertainment, School Boy, Republic Formats: CD, download 5 — 5KOR: 5,735 JPN: 202 Psy 9th Released: April 29, 2022 Label: P Nation, Dreamus Formats: CD, download 36 65 3 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix album Title Album details Peak chart position Sales KOR Remake & Mix 18 Beon Released: July 22, 2005 Label: EMI Korea Formats: CD, download 1 KOR: 61,000
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart position Sales KOR JPN US World Psy 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 Released: July 15, 2012 Label: YG Entertainment, School Boy, Republic Formats: CD, download 1 92 2KOR: 129,688 JPN: 10,534
Singles 2000s + List of singles released in the 2000s with year released and album name Title Year Album "Bird" (새) 2001 PSY from the Psycho World! "The End" (끝) "Hooray" (얼씨구) 2002 Ssa2 "Report This Expression" (신고식) "Champion" (챔피언) 3 Mai "Paradise" (낙원)(featuring Lee Jae-hoon) "Home Run" (홈런) 2003 Reversal of Fortune OST "Someday" (언젠가는) 2005 Remake & Mix 18 Beon "Delight" (환희) "Father" (아버지) "We Are the One" 2006 Ssajib "Entertainer" (연예인) "Beautiful Goodbye 2" (아름다운 이별 2)(featuring Lee Jae-hoon) "Because It's Raining" (비오니까) 2007
2010s + List of singles released in the 2010s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album KOR AUS "Hangover": "Daddy": CAN FRA GER NZ SWI UK US USWorld "Ring For Me Once Again"(featuring Kim Jang-hoon) 2010 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="8" "In My Eyes" (내 눈에는)(featuring Lee Jae-hoon) 11 — — — — — — — — — PSYfive "Thank You"(featuring Seo In-Young) 16 — — — — — — — — — "Right Now" 4 — — — — — — — — 6 "It's Art" (예술이야) 2011 51 — — — — — — — — — "Shake It" (흔들어 주세요)(featuring Noh Hong-chul) 4 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Father" (아버지) (@ Summer Stand Live Concert) 2012 29 — — — — — — — — — "Korea" 75 — — — — — — — — — "Gangnam Style" (강남스타일) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 ARIA: 10× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 "Oppa Is Just My Style" (오빤 딱 내 스타일)(with Hyuna) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "Gentleman" 2013 1 15 9 11 12 10 3 10 5 1 ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold "Hangover"(featuring Snoop Dogg) 2014 — 81 — 171 — — — — 26 1 rowspan="6" "Father"(featuring Lang Lang) 2015 — — — — — — — — — — "Daddy"(featuring CL of 2NE1) 1 103 36 — — — — — 97 1 Chiljip PSY-da "Napal Baji" 2 — — — — — — — — 12 "New Face" 2017 3 — — — — — — — — 5 4X2=8 "I Luv It" 1 — — — — — — — — 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2020s + List of singles released in the 2020s, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album KOR AUS CAN SGP SWI UK US USWorld VIE WW "That That" 2022 1 49 41 6 98 61 80 1 1 5 KMCA: Platinum Psy 9th "Celeb" 23 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Happier"(featuring Crush) 134 — — — — — — — — — "Everyday" 185 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak positions Album KORSongs from Psy 9th: KORHot USWorld "Blue Frog" (청개구리)(featuring G-Dragon)2012 9 — 20 PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 "Passionate Goodbye" (뜨거운 안녕)(featuring Sung Si-kyung) 4 6 22 "Year of 77" (77학개론)(featuring LeeSsang and Kim Jin-pyo) 10 — — "What Would Have Been" (어땠을까)(featuring Lena Park) 9 7 — "Never Say Goodbye"(featuring Yoon Do-hyun) 14 — — "Dream" (featuring XIA of JYJ)2015 5 rowspan="23" — Chiljip Psy-da "I Remember You" (featuring Zion.T) 10 — "아저씨SWAG" (featuring Gaeko of Dynamic Duo) 17 — "댄스쟈키" 19 — "ROCKnROLLbaby" (featuring will.i.am) 20 — "좋은날이 올거야" (featuring Jeon In-kwon) 22 — "Sing (PSYmix)" with Ed Sheeran 28 — "Love" (featuring Taeyang)2017 12 —4X2=8 "Last Scene" (featuring Lee Sung-kyung) 13 — "Bomb" (featuring B.I and Bobby) 14 — "Fact Assault" (featuring G-Dragon) 16 — "Auto Reverse" (featuring Tablo) 30 — "We Are Young" 33 — "Refuge" 34 — "Rock Will Never Die" 45 — "9Intro"2022 145 —Psy 9th "You Move Me" (감동이야) (featuring Sung Si-kyung) 41 — "Sleepless" (밤이 깊었네) (featuring Heize) 98 — "Ganji" (featuring Jessi) 122 15 "Now" (이제는) (featuring Hwasa) 103 — "Hello Monday" (나의 월요일) 146 — "ForEver" (featuring Tablo) 173 — "Dear Me" (내일의 나에게) 168 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.Note: Billboard K-pop Hot 100 was introduced in August 2011 and discontinued in July 2014.
Music videos As lead artist Title Other performer(s) Album Year MV "Bird" (새) rowspan="3" PSY from the Psycho World! 2001 "The End" (끝) "Hooray" (얼씨구) Ssa2 2002 "Paradise" (낙원) Lee Jae-hoon3 Mai "Champion" (챔피언) rowspan="5" "Delight" (환희) Remake & Mix 18 Beon 2005 "Father" (아버지) "Urbanite" (도시인) "We Are the One" Ssajib 2006 "Beautiful Goodbye 2" (아름다운 이별 2) Lee Jae-hoon "Entertainer" (연예인) rowspan="2" "Because It's Raining" (비오니까) 2007 "Ring for Me Once Again" Kim Jang-hoon 2010 "Right Now"+ Seo Woo Version rowspan="4" PSYfive Seo Woo Ver. "It's Art" (예술이야) 2011 "Korea" 2012 "Gangnam Style" (강남스타일) PSY 6 (Six Rules), Part 1 "Oppa Is Just My Style" (오빤 딱 내 스타일) Hyuna rowspan="4" "Gentleman" 2013 "Hangover" Snoop Dogg 2014 "Father" (아버지) Lang Lang 2015 "Daddy" CL of 2NE1 Chiljib PSY-Da "Napal Baji" rowspan="3" "I Luv It" 4X2=8 2017 "New Face" "That That" Suga of BTS Psy 9th 2022 "Celeb"
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