# List of best-selling singles in South Korea

This is a list of best-selling singles in South Korea since the Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCA) began tracking sales figures for digital downloads in 2010. All singles listed here have sold at least three million copies.
Indie pop band Busker Busker's 2012 single "Cherry Blossom Ending" is the best-selling song in South Korea since 2010, with eight million copies sold as of 2021. Pop soloist IU has six songs on the list, the most of any artist.

## Background

In 2010, the Korea Music Content Industry Association (KMCA) established the Gaon Chart, a weekly record chart that tabulates both physical and digital music sales. Gaon first published digital download figures for songs in February 2011, when it released a list of the best-selling songs of 2010. On March 11, 2011, Gaon began publishing the weekly Gaon Download Chart, which included sales figures for songs. Gaon stopped releasing weekly sales figures for songs in 2018 and introduced a certification system that recognizes songs that reach at least 2.5 million downloads. The chart (renamed the Circle Chart in 2022) also periodically reports sales figures for songs released before the introduction of the certification system.

## List of best-selling singles

| Song | Artist(s) | Released | Total sales (million) |
| "Cherry Blossom Ending" | Busker Busker | 2012 | 8.0 |
| "You & I" | IU | 2011 | 7.0 |
| "Through the Night" | IU | 2017 | 7.0 |
| "Moves like Jagger" | Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera | 2011 | 5.58 |
| "Friday" | IU ft. Jang Yi-jeong of History | 2013 | 5.0 |
| "Wild Flower" | Park Hyo Shin | 2014 | 5.0 |
| "I'm Not the Only One" | Sam Smith | 2016 | 5.0 |
| "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Ailee | 2017 | 5.0 |
| "Gift" | MeloMance | 2017 | 5.0 |
| "Spring Day" | BTS | 2017 | 5.0 |
| "Shape of You" | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | 5.0 |
| "You, Clouds, Rain" | Heize ft. Shin Yong-jae of 4Men | 2017 | 5.0 |
| "Every Day, Every Moment" | Paul Kim | 2018 | 5.0 |
| "Good Day" | IU | 2010 | 4.8 |
| "Trouble Maker" | Trouble Maker | 2011 | 4.46 |
| "I Miss You" | Noel | 2011 | 4.45 |
| "Roly-Poly" | T-ara | 2011 | 4.41 |
| "Nagging" | IU and Lim Seulong | 2010 | 4.24 |
| "I Can't" | 4Men ft. Mii | 2010 | 4.21 |
| "Memory of the Wind" | Naul | 2012 | 4.21 |
| "Party Rock Anthem" | LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock | 2011 | 4.2 |
| "Gangnam Style" | Psy | 2012 | 4.04 |
| "Fantastic Baby" | BigBang | 2012 | 4.04 |
| "Don't Say Goodbye" | Davichi | 2011 | 4.02 |
| "So Cool" | Sistar | 2011 | 4.01 |
| "The Western Sky" | Ulala Session | 2011 | 3.93 |
| "Be My Baby" | Wonder Girls | 2011 | 3.92 |
| "I Am the Best" | 2NE1 | 2011 | 3.8 |
| "Hello" | Huh Gak | 2011 | 3.8 |
| "Cry Cry" | T-ara | 2011 | 3.78 |
| "Lovey-Dovey" | T-ara | 2012 | 3.76 |
| "Yeosu Night Sea" | Busker Busker | 2012 | 3.76 |
| "All for You" | Seo In-guk and Jung Eun-ji | 2012 | 3.67 |
| "Having an Affair" | Park Myung-soo and G-Dragon ft. Park Bom | 2011 | 3.66 |
| "I Turned Off the TV..." | Leessang ft. Yoon Mi-rae and Kwon Jung-yeol | 2011 | 3.63 |
| "The Boys" | Girls' Generation | 2011 | 3.62 |
| "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 2011 | 3.61 |
| "Good Bye Baby" | Miss A | 2011 | 3.6 |
| "Blue" | BigBang | 2012 | 3.56 |
| "Loving U" | Sistar | 2012 | 3.44 |
| "Alone" | Sistar | 2012 | 3.42 |
| "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" | 2AM | 2010 | 3.36 |
| "On Rainy Days" | Beast | 2011 | 3.36 |
| "Dream Girl" | Busker Busker | 2011 | 3.35 |
| "Bad Girl Good Girl" | Miss A | 2010 | 3.33 |
| "Oh!" | Girls' Generation | 2010 | 3.33 |
| "Ugly" | 2NE1 | 2011 | 3.33 |
| "Heaven" | Ailee | 2012 | 3.28 |
| "Fiction" | Beast | 2011 | 3.26 |
| "Every End of the Day" | IU | 2012 | 3.25 |
| "Payphone" | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa | 2012 | 3.15 |
| "If You Really Love Me" | Busker Busker | 2012 | 3.13 |
| "Apgujeong Nallari" | Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Juck | 2011 | 3.08 |
| "Hot Summer" | f(x) | 2011 | 3.05 |
| "I Go Crazy Because of You" | T-ara | 2010 | 3.04 |
| "Lonely" | 2NE1 | 2011 | 3.04 |
| "Back in Time" | Lyn | 2012 | 3.04 |
| "Starlight Moonlight" | Secret | 2011 | 3.02 |

## Best-selling singles by year

Below is a list of the best-selling singles by year, since 2010, based on the Circle Download Chart. As of 2018, the chart does not publish yearly sales figures, but it continues to rank songs based on downloads.
| Year | Song | Artist | Yearly sales (million) |
| 2010 | "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die" | 2AM | 3.35 |
| 2011 | "Roly-Poly" | T-ara | 4.08 |
| 2012 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | 3.84 |
| 2013 | "Shower of Tears" | Baechigi ft. Ailee | 1.88 |
| 2014 | "Some" | Soyou and Junggigo ft. Lil Boi | 2.21 |
| 2015 | "Bang Bang Bang" | BigBang | 1.58 |
| 2016 | "Rough" | GFriend | 1.9 |
| 2017 | "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" | Ailee | 2.49 |
| 2018 | "Love Scenario" | iKon | — |
| 2019 | "2002" | Anne-Marie | — |
| 2020 | "Any Song" | Zico | — |
| 2021 | "My Starry Love" | Lim Young-woong | — |
| 2022 | "If We Ever Meet Again" | Lim Young-woong | — |
| 2023 | "Grain of Sand" | Lim Young-woong | — |

## Artists with highest count of best-selling singles

| # | Artist | Count | Songs |
| 1st | IU | 6 songs | "You & I" "Through the Night" "Good Day" "Nagging" "Every End of the Day" "Friday" |
| 2nd | Busker Busker | 4 songs | "Cherry Blossom Ending" "Yeosu Night Sea" "Dream Girl" "If You Really Love Me" |
| 2nd | T-ara | 4 songs | "Roly-Poly" "Lovey-Dovey" "Cry Cry" "I Go Crazy Because of You" |
| 3rd | Sistar | 3 songs | "So Cool" "Loving U" "Alone" |
| 3rd | 2NE1 | 3 songs | "I Am the Best" "Ugly" "Lonely" |
| 4th | Beast | 2 songs | "On Rainy Days" "Fiction" |
| 4th | BigBang | 2 songs | "Fantastic Baby" "Blue" |
| 4th | Maroon 5 | 2 songs | "Moves like Jagger" "Payphone" |
| 4th | Miss A | 2 songs | "Good Bye Baby" "Bad Girl Good Girl" |
| 4th | Girls' Generation | 2 songs | "The Boys" "Oh!" |
| 4th | Ailee | 2 songs | "Heaven" "I Will Go To You Like the First Snow" |