List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2012


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. 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.
Overall, Super Junior's Sexy, Free & Single album was Gaon Album Chart best selling album of 2012, selling 356,431 copies. Super Junior also sold South Korea best-selling album of 2012 with both standard Sexy, Free & Single and repackage SPY album selling a total of 480,622 units overall. The group won Album of The Year at 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Album of The Year at 2nd Gaon Chart Music Awards, Disk Daesang and Disk Bonsang at 27th Golden Disc Awards and Disk Bonsang at 22nd Seoul Music Awards.

Weekly charts

WeekAlbumArtist
embraceShin Hyesung
7 1 2012:ko:DIGILOG 2/2|Dynamic Duo 6th Digilog 2/2Dynamic Duo
14 1 2012100% VerMBLAQ
21 1 2012Funky TownT-ara
28 1 2012Hit UDal Shabet
4 2 2012Grown-UpF.T. Island
11 2 2012New BreedJay Park
18 2 2012Grown-UpF.T. Island
25 2 2012New BreedJay Park
3 3 2012AliveBig Bang
10 3 2012AliveBig Bang
17 3 2012F.Scott Fitzgerald's Way Of Love2AM
24 3 2012SherlockSHINee
31 3 2012Ear FunCN Blue
7 4 2012Busker Busker 1st AlbumBusker Busker
14 4 2012MAMAEXO-K
21 4 2012:ko:Slip Away|Slip AwayNell
28 4 2012Volume Up4Minute
5 5 2012TwinkleGirls' Generation-TTS
12 5 2012MAMAEXO-K
19 5 2012TarantallegraXia
26 5 20122PM Member's Selection2PM
2 6 2012Ignition: Special EditionB1A4
9 6 2012Still AliveBig Bang
16 6 2012Electric Shockf
23 6 2012:ko:버스커 버스커 1집 마무리|Busker Busker 1st Wrap Up AlbumBusker Busker
30 6 2012I'm Da OneJo Kwon
7 7 2012Sexy, Free & SingleSuper Junior
14 7 2012Sexy, Free & SingleSuper Junior
21 7 2012Sexy, Free & SingleSuper Junior
28 7 2012Midnight SunBeast
4 8 2012Midnight SunBeast
11 8 2012SPYSuper Junior
18 8 2012PaparazziGirls' Generation
25 8 2012PandoraKARA
1 9 2012UncommittedXia
8 9 2012PandoraKARA
15 9 2012Five Treasure BoxF.T. Island
22 9 2012One of a KindG-Dragon
29 9 2012Catch MeTVXQ
6 10 2012Catch MeTVXQ
13.10.2012Catch MeTVXQ
20.10.2012PSY 6, Part 1Psy
27.10.2012Catch MeTVXQ
3 11 201202Urban Zakapa
10.11.2012BlockbusterBlock B
17.11.2012In the WindB1A4
24.11.2012Another MeKim Sunggyu
1 12 2012HumanoidsTVXQ
8 12 2012Winter PoetryShin Hyesung
15.12.2012HumanoidsTVXQ
22.12.2012HumanoidsTVXQ

Monthly charts

MonthAlbumArtistSales
100% Ver.MBLAQ51,087
AliveBig Bang212,010
SherlockSHINee135,370
MAMAEXO-K61,333
TwinkleGirls' Generation-TTS139,388
Still AliveBig Bang117,929
Sexy, Free & SingleSuper Junior335,744
SPYSuper Junior107,656
One of a KindG-Dragon171,512
Catch MeTVXQ114,956
Another MeKim Sung-kyu62,958
Winter PoetryShin Hye-sung24,102