The Gaon Album Chart is a record chart that ranks the best-selling albums and EPs in South Korea. It is part of the Gaon Music Chart which launched in February 2010.[1] The data for the chart is compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Music Content Industry Association based on weekly and monthly physical albums and digital sales by six major distributors: LOEN Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media.[2]
Overall, Exo-K's Overdose (Korean Version) was Gaon's best selling album of 2014, selling 385,047 copies.[3]
Month | Album | Artist | Sales |
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January | Tense | TVXQ | 194,198[56] |
February | First Sensibility | B.A.P | 91,053[57] |
March | Mr.Mr. | Girls' Generation | 70,295[58] |
April | The Origin | Infinite | 29,950[59] |
May | Overdose (Korean Version)[3] | Exo-K | 390,034[60] |
June | Good Luck | Beast | 88,800[61] |
July | Just Us | JYJ | 126,115[62] |
August | Ace | Taemin | 70,632[63] |
September | Mamacita | Super Junior | 237,646[64] |
October | This Is Love | 114,216[65] | |
November | At Gwanghwamun | Kyuhyun | 56,481[66] |
December | Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet | Exo | 78,946[67] |