List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2011


The Gaon Album Chart is a South Korean 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. The data are compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Music Content Industry Association based upon weekly and monthly physical album sales by six major South Korean distributors: LOEN Entertainment, S.M. Entertainment, Sony Music Korea, Warner Music Korea, Universal Music and Mnet Media.
In 2011, there were 44 albums which reached number one on the weekly chart. Girls' Generation, Big Bang, and JYJ topped the chart with three different albums each, more than any other act. CNBLUE, Kim Hyun-joong, and Super Junior each had two number one albums on the chart. The longest chart run on the weekly chart at number one was Girls' Generation's The Boys and Super Junior's Mr. Simple; both spent four weeks at the top of the chart. On the monthly chart, TVXQ and Big Bang had the most album number-ones, with two each. Girls' Generation's The Boys topped the monthly chart for three consecutive months from October to December.
Overall, Girls' Generation's The Boys album was the Gaon Album Chart's best-selling album of 2011, selling 385,348 copies. For The Boys, Girls' Generation earned two awards at the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards: Artist of the Year, and Best Female Group. The second highest-selling album was Super Junior's Mr. Simple, which sold 343,348 copies; a repackaged version titled A-CHa sold 129,894 copies. Super Junior had combined sales of 479,329 units for both albums, and Mr. Simple won Disk Album of the Year at the Golden Disk Awards, and Album of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in 2011.

Weekly charts

Indicates South Korean best-selling album of 2011

WeekAlbumArtist
GD & TOPGD & TOP
The 1st Asia Tour Concert Into the New WorldGirls' Generation
Keep Your Head DownTVXQ
Keep Your Head DownTVXQ
VVIPSeungri
:ko:시크릿 가든 |Secret Garden OSTVarious artists
Only OneU-KISS
Kolleen Selects
Various artists
The Beginning JYJ
Kolleen Selects
Various artists
TonightBig Bang
My GirlKim Hyung-jun
Before U GoTVXQ
First StepCNBLUE
First StepCNBLUE
Big Bang Special EditionBig Bang
Big Bang Special EditionBig Bang
Pinocchiof
First Step ＋ Thank YouCNBLUE
Feel Brand NewEru
Let It GoHeo Young-saeng
Mr. Taxi / Run Devil RunGirls' Generation
ReturnF.T. Island
Fiction and FactBeast
Break DownKim Hyun-joong
:ko:2011 BIGSHOW Live Album|2011 Big Bang Live Concert ‘BIG SHOW’Big Bang
Hands Up2PM
:ko:무한도전 서해안고속도로 가요제|Infinity Challenge West Coast HighwayVarious artists
:ko:미스 리플리|Miss Ripley OSTVarious artists
Mona LisaMBLAQ
:ko:무한도전 서해안고속도로 가요제|Infinity Challenge West Coast HighwayVarious artists
2NE1 2nd Mini Album2NE1
Mr. SimpleSuper Junior
Mr. SimpleSuper Junior
:ko:나는 가수다 1|I Am Singer 1Various artists
Mr. SimpleSuper Junior
Mr. SimpleSuper Junior
STEPKara
:ko:처음|Vol. 7 The FirstSung Si-kyung
A-CHaSuper Junior
ParadiseInfinite
In HeavenJYJ
LuckyKim Hyun-joong
The BoysGirls' Generation
The BoysGirls' Generation
The BoysGirls' Generation
Wonder WorldWonder Girls
:ko:KimdongrYULE|KimdongrYULEKim Dong-ryool
In Heaven JYJ
Last FantasyIU
December 10The Boys Girls' Generation
December 172011 Winter SMTown – The Warmest GiftSM Town
December 24:ko:미남이시네요|You're Beautiful OST Jang Keun-suk

Monthly charts

Indicates South Korean best-selling album of 2011

MonthAlbumArtistSales
Keep Your Head DownTVXQ230,227
TonightBig Bang109,770
Before U GoTVXQ51,354
Big Bang Special EditionBig Bang72,139
Fiction and FactBeast90,000
Break DownKim Hyun-joong100,433
2NE1 2nd Mini Album2NE154,900
Mr. SimpleSuper Junior287,427
In HeavenJYJ136,500
The Boys Girls' Generation227,994
The Boys Girls' Generation65,048
The Boys Girls' Generation92,306