Between August 1998 and September 2008, the Music Industry Association of Korea (MIAK) published a monthly record chart, ranking the best-selling CDs and cassettes within South Korea. At least 100 albums and two singles have topped the chart during the course of its existence.
In early 1998, South Korea's National Tax Service decided that the music industry should be more transparent. The MIAK decided in a meeting held on July 23, 1998, that record sales should be tracked and released on a monthly basis. The record labels had to submit the sales of an album up to six months after its release. The data had to be submitted until the 7th of every month and was released by the MIAK on the 10th. It issued its first two sales reports on September 10, 1998. One listed the best-selling albums between March and August 1998, topped by Seo Taiji's self-titled debut studio album, which sold more than 1.1 million copies. On the other list, Uhm Jung-hwa's Invitation was ranked as the best-selling album of August 1998. It sold more than 187,000 copies.
Number ones
+Key Indicates the best performing album of the year Issue month Album Artist(s) Sales Invitation Uhm Jung-hwa Resurrection H.O.T Perfect Love Turbo Sea & Eugene & Shoo S.E.S. Misery Cool A Seagull Of Dream Kim Hyun-jung Binding Kim Min-jong Now Or Never Yoo Seung-jun White Fin.K.L 005.1999.06 Uhm Jung-hwa Addio Yangpa Y.G. Best of Album YG Family For Your Soul Jo Sung-mo Love S.E.S. Growing Kim Gun-mo Over and OverYoo Seung-jun Classic Jo Sung-mo Desire To Fly High Shin Seung-hun Cool 5 Cool Only One Shinhwa Only Love Sumi Jo Age of Peace: The Original Soundtrack H.O.T Coming of Age Ceremony Park Ji-yoon Let Me Love Jo Sung-mo Outside Castle H.O.T. Chapter 3 g.o.d A Letter from Greenland S.E.S. I Love You Position The More I Love You OST Various Another Days Kim Gun-mo 6ix Cool Polaris Kangta No More Love Jo Sung-mo Alone Moon Hee-joon Chapter 4 g.o.d A Better Day jtL Shin Seung-hun Vol. 8 Shin Seung-hun Choose My Life-U S.E.S. Perfect Man Shinhwa No. 1 BoA Summer Vacation in SMTown.com SM Town 7even (Truth) Cool Pine Tree Kangta My Stay In Sendai Lee Soo-young Sweet Dream Jang Na-ra Brown Eyes Brown Eyes Chapter 5: Letter g.o.d Second Whisper Cool Hestory Kim Gun-mo A Singer Jo Sung-mo Hestory Kim Gun-mo Atlantis Princess BoA 8ight Cool This Time Lee Soo-young It's Real Wheesung Soul Free Brown Eyed Soul Yoon Gun Yoon Gun 3rd Story Jang Na-ra 7th Issue Seo Taiji Ninth Reply Shin Seung-hun Koyote 6 Koyote Park Hyo-shin Koyote 6 Koyote My Name BoA Must Listen Seven The Live Long Day Lee Seung-chul Tri-Angle TVXQ Brand New Shinhwa An Ordinary Day g.o.d Back to the Soul Flight Naul Ucupracacia Tei Effect Buzz Saldaga SG Wannabe This Is Me Kim Jong-kook Forever Cool This Is Me Kim Jong-kook Rising Sun TVXQ Into the Sky g.o.d Classic 1+1 Grand Featuring Jo Sung-mo "Show Me Your Love" TVXQ & Super Junior Grace Lee Soo-young 24/Seven Seven The 3rd Masterpiece SG Wannabe U Super Junior My Friend SG Wannabe State of the Art Shinhwa "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. TVXQ Rain's World Rain "O"-Jung.Ban.Hap. TVXQ 2006 Winter SMTown – Snow Dream SM Town Remapping the Human Soul Epik High "Toc Toc Toc" The Sentimental Chord SG Wannabe Love Child of the Century Clazziquai Project No Limitations Fly to the Sky The Beginning, New Days Shin Hye-sung Don't Don Super Junior Eru Returns Eru Don't Don Super Junior Thank You Toy Monologue Baby Baby Girls' Generation Volume 9 Shinhwa Hot Taeyang Two Things Needed for the Same Purpose and 5 Objects Brown Eyes It's Hyorish Stand Up Big Bang Mirotic TVXQ
See also
Gaon Music Chart Gaon Album Chart
References