Circle Digital Chart

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The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of streaming, downloads and background music from major South Korean music platforms,{{cite book|last=Park|first=Chun-ok|script-title=ko:응답하라 추억의 스타! 6권|date=May 23, 2016|publisher=Munpia|isbn=9791101644729|page=39}} as well as video ringback tone sales from the V Coloring app.{{cite news |last1=Jang |first1=Jeong-woo |title=통신 3사, ‘V 컬러링 차트’ 신설…기념 이벤트 진행 |trans-title=3 Telecommunications Companies Establish 'V Coloring Chart'… Commemorative Event Held| url=https://www.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=98340 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=Daily Hankook |date=August 18, 2023 |language=ko}} It is a part of the Circle Chart, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/201_61266.html|title=Korea Launches First Official Music Charts Gaon|last=Han|first=Sang-hee|date=February 23, 2010|website=The Korea Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804044458/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/06/201_61266.html|archive-date=August 4, 2010|url-status=live|access-date=July 21, 2021}} It started with compiling data from six major South Korean music platforms: Melon, Dosirak, Mnet.com, Bugs, Cyworld, and Soribada.{{cite web|url=http://news.hankyung.com/article/2010020318048|script-title=ko:한국판 빌보드 '가온차트' 이달 출범|trans-title=Korean Billboard 'Gaon Chart' Launches This Month|last=Lee|first=Eun-jeong|date=February 3, 2010|website=Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825225353/http://news.hankyung.com/article/2010020318048|archive-date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=July 21, 2021}}

Spotify Korea was included from chart starting December 2021.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0010878246|script-title=ko:'케이팝 차트' 가온차트, 스포티파이와 '맞손'|date=December 8, 2021|website=Newsis|access-date=August 27, 2022|via=Naver|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827122823/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0010878246|url-status=live}} Apple Music Korea was included from chart starting July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_community/view.circle?type=notice&idx=163|title=[ 2022년 7월 14일 공지사항 ]|access-date=July 15, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715051216/https://circlechart.kr/page_community/view.circle?type=notice&idx=163|url-status=live}} In July 2022, Gaon Chart was rebranded as the Circle Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220707000828|title=Gaon Chart aims to become global K-pop chart with new name|last=Park|first=Jun-hee|date=July 7, 2022|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=July 7, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707110624/https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220707000828|url-status=live}} It currently compiles data from Apple Music, Spotify, Melon, Bugs, Vibe, Genie, Flo, Samsung Music, and V Coloring.{{cite web|url=https://biz.circlechart.kr/main/section/partner/main.circle|script-title=ko: 차트제공업체|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=March 9, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201160249/https://biz.circlechart.kr/main/section/partner/main.circle|url-status=live}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Cho |first1=Yong-jun |title=Circle Chart to stop adding muted streams to listen count |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-08-22/entertainment/kpop/Circle-Chart-to-stop-adding-muted-streams-to-listen-count/1852160 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=August 22, 2023}}

Number-one singles

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