On the Gaon Chart in September, The Kid
LAROI, Justin Bieber 'Stay' and NCT 127 were honoured with two No.1s alongside.
The Korea Music Content Association, which
operates the Gaon Chart said, “On the monthly Gaon Chart in September 2021, The
Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber ‘Stay’ topped the digital and streaming chart and
received the title of first No.1 Pop Song on Gaon monthly chart in 2021.”
On the monthly album chart, NCT 127
'Sticker - The 3rd Album', released on September 17, took the top spot with sales
of 2,277,575 copies. And with the title track named after the album itself, NCT
127 reached at No.1 in the monthly download chart scoring two No.1s.
In Social Chart 2.0, which you can intuitively
check the global popularity of K-Pop, BTS stayed at No.1 for a total of seven
straight months. BTS mycelebs keywords were ‘catching a huge popularity', 'long
running', and 'strong hit'. The artist who showed the biggest rise in rankings
on the social chart in September was ‘CL’.
On the Gaon Chart for the week 40 (26.09.2021
? 02.10.2021) released together, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's 'Stay'
ranked No.1 in the digital and streaming chart scoring two tops for 5 weeks in
a row. On the album chart, NCT 127 'Sticker - The 3rd Album' continues to be the
No.1 for a third week.
Meanwhile, the Gaon certification album
categories to be announced today are, ▲Million: NCT DREAM 'Hello Future - The
1st Album Repackage', Stray Kids 'NOEASY' ▲Double Platinum: THE
BOYZ '6TH MINI ALBUM [THRILL-ING]',
Tomorrow x Together 'FREEZE : FIGHT OR ESCAPE' ▲Platinum: ASTRO
'SWITCH ON', Red Velvet 'Queendom - The 6th Mini Album' to be certified.
Download categories are ▲Platinum: MINO ' FIANCE’, Streaming category: ▲Double Platinum: Noel 'Late Night' ▲Platinum: BTS 'ON', Jang Beom June 'Can’t Sleep' to be certified.
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