The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the

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ranking the 200 most popular

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in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of

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and

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from major South Korean music platforms, as well as video

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sales from the V Coloring app. It is a part of the

Circle Chart The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored ...

, previously known as the Gaon Chart.

History

The Gaon Digital Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010, by the Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It started with compiling data from six major South Korean music platforms:

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, Dosirak, Mnet.com, Bugs,

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, and

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. Spotify Korea was included from chart starting December 2021. Apple Music Korea was included from chart starting July 2022. In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as the Circle Chart. It currently compiles data from Apple Music, Spotify, Melon, Bugs,

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, Samsung Music, and V Coloring. In August 2023, the Korea Music Content Association announced that Circle Chart will no longer include muted music streams, which accounted for over 7% of weekly domestic streaming, in their chart data.

History

Number-one singles

Best-performing singles

Achievements by songs

Achievements by artists

See also

References

External links