Gaon is South Korea’s country music chart, similar to the US Billboard chart and Japan’s Oricon chart. Gaon’s data is often used as a basis for awarding awards at year-end music awards ceremonies in Korea.
In the top 20 K-pop boy group/solo singer albums with the highest sales in 2021 up to now, there are many surprises. In particular, groups TWICE and Blackpink completely disappeared.
Top 20: Noir – U-Know (201,000 copies).
Top 19: Romanticize – NU’EST (206,000 copies).
Top 18: Switch On – ASTRO (281 thousand copies).
Top 17: Empathy – D.O. (282 thousand copies).
Top 16: Don’t Call Me – SHINee (301,000 copies).
Top 15: Yellow – Kang Daniel (318 thousand copies).
Top 14: The First Step: Treasure Effect – TREASURE (336 thousand copies).
Top 13: One of a Kind – MONSTA X (351 thousand copies).
Top 12: All Yours – ASTRO (359 thousand copies).
Top 11: The Renaissance – Super Junior (480 thousand copies).
Top 10: ZERO: FEVER Part.2 – ATEEZ.
Released: March 2021.
Current sales: 502 thousand copies.
Top 9: Thrill-ing – THE BOYZ.
Released: August 2021.
Current sales: 523 thousand copies.
Top 8: Border: Carnival – ENHYPEN.
Released: April 2021.
Current sales: 664 thousand copies.
Top 7: The Chaos Chapter: Freeze – TXT.
Released: May 2021.
Current sales: 808,000 copies.
Top 6: Bambi – Baekhyun.
Released: March 2021..
Current sales: 1.01 million copies.
Top 5: Hello Future – NCT DREAM.
Released: June 2021.
Current sales: 1.25 million copies.
Top 4: Don’t Fight The Feeling – EXO.
Released: June 2021.
Current sales: 1.3 million copies.
Top 3: Your Choice – SEVENTEEN.
Released: June 2021.
Current sales: 1.47 million copies.
Top 2: Hot Sauce – NCT DREAM.
Released: May 2021.
Current sales: 2.05 million copies.
Top 1: Butter – BTS.
Released: July 2021.
Current sales: 2.49 million copies.
