List of Gaon Digital Chart number ones of 2012 explained

The Gaon Digital Chart of Gaon Music Chart is a chart that ranks the best-performing songs in South Korea. The data is collected by the Korea Music Content Association. It consists of a weekly chart, listed from Sunday to Saturday, and a monthly chart.

Weekly charts

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Indicates best-performing single of 2012

Source: Gaon Weekly Digital Chart^[1] ! Week end date !! Song !! Artist !! Total Downloads

January 7	"Lovey-Dovey"	T-ara	540,458
January 14	"The Story of a Tall Bachelor" (Korean: 키 큰 노총각 이야기)	Jeong Jun-ha	623,496
January 21	"Lovey-Dovey"	T-ara	354,144
January 28	"I Knew It" (Korean: 이럴 줄 알았어)	Beast	372,501
February 4	"When I Can't Sing" (Korean: 내가 노래를 못해도)	Se7en	493,651
February 11	"Back in Time" (Korean: 시간을 거슬러)	Lyn	353,903
February 18	"I Need You" (Korean: 니가 필요해)	K.Will	396,678
February 25	"Blue"	Big Bang	833,233
March 3			537,161
March 10			348,535
March 17	"I Wonder If You Hurt Like Me" (Korean: 너도 나처럼)	2AM	662,901
March 24^[2]	"Sherlock (Clue + Note)"	Shinee	520,204
March 31	"Hey You"	CN Blue	350,176
April 7	"Cherry Blossom Ending" (Korean: 벚꽃 엔딩)	Busker Busker	522,232
April 14^[3]			358,823
April 21	"Alone" (Korean: 나 혼자)	Sistar	447,718
April 28			323,422
May 5	"Twinkle"	Girls' Generation-TTS	604,870
May 12^[4]	"Voice" (Korean: 목소리)	Baek Ji-young featuring Gary of Leessang	529,920
May 19	"Every End of the Day" (Korean: 하루 끝)	IU	415,891
May 26			275,146
June 2	"Twinkle"	Girls' Generation-TTS	163,646
June 9	"Monster"	BigBang	757,501
June 16	"Electric Shock"	f(x)	630,510
June 23	"If You Really Love Me" (Korean: 정말로 사랑한다면)	Busker Busker	388,510
June 30			388,784
July 7^[5]	"Loving U"	Sistar	440,960
July 14	"I Love You"	2NE1	469,850
July 21	"Gangnam Style" (Korean: 강남스타일)	Psy	816,868
July 28			473,372
August 4			333,592
August 11			289,995
August 18			261,797
August 25	"I Need You"	Huh Gak featuring Zia	365,872
September 1	"All for You"	Jung Eun-ji and Seo In-guk	409,284
September 8	"That XX" (Korean: 그 XX)	G-Dragon	428,762
September 15	"All for You"	Jung Eun-ji and Seo In-guk	280,745
September 22	"Memory of the Wind" (Korean: 바람기억)	Naul	452,899
September 29			432,591
October 6			244,051
October 13	"It's Cold"	Epik High featuring Lee Hi	532,868
October 20	"Becoming Dust" (Korean: 먼지가 되어)	Jung Joon Young and Roy Kim	525,881
October 27	"Ice Cream"	Hyuna	454,650
November 3	"1, 2, 3, 4"	Lee Hi	667,549
November 10			351,747
November 17			237,719
November 24	"Return" (Korean: 되돌리다)	Lee Seung-gi	420,958
December 1			480,759
December 8			301,153
December 15	"Because It's Christmas" (Korean: 크리스마스니까)	Sung Si-kyung, Park Hyo-shin, Lee Seok-hoon, Seo In-guk and VIXX	272,901
December 22	"You Are Attractive" (Korean: 매력있어)	Akdong Musician	226,223
December 29	"Dancing Queen"		263,376

Monthly charts

Source: Gaon Monthly Digital Chart! Month !! Song !! Artist !! Aggregate points !! Total Downloads!! Year-end Chart !!

January	"Lovey-Dovey"	T-ara	142,691,767	1,903,727	7	^[6]
February	"Blue"	BigBang	102,380,663	1,351,429	10	^[7]
March	"Fantastic Baby"		105,296,671	1,229,518	5	^[8]
April	"Cherry Blossom Ending"	Busker Busker	169,546,447	1,570,146	2	^[9]
May	"Twinkle"	Girls' Generation-TTS	119,415,981	997,122	11	^[10]
June	"Like This"	Wonder Girls	138,592,996	1,444,339	18	^[11]
July	"I Love You"	2NE1	151,627,608	1,522,263	6	^[12]
August	"Gangnam Style"	Psy	150,855,485	1,280,050	1	^[13]
September	"All for You"	Jung Eun-ji and Seo In-guk	113,858,049	1,037,911	8	^[14]
October	"Bloom"	Gain	115,479,048	1,182,829	42	^[15]
November	"1, 2, 3, 4"	Lee Hi	132,391,547	1,210,297	23	^[16]
December	"Return"	Lee Seung-gi	110,364,099	896,196	37	^[17]

External links

• Gaon Digital Chart

Notes and References

1. http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php "This links to current week - select the week from drop down menu"
2. http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012032916502775943 "SHINee's Sherlock debuts at No. 1 on Gaon's chart"
3. News: Suk. Monica. Busker Busker's "Cherry Blossom Ending" continues to bloom on Gaon chart. 25 April 2012. Asiae. 19 April 2012. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129055049/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012041913301236817. live.
4. News: Hong. Lucia. Baek Ji-young raises her 'voice' to No. 1 spot on Gaon chart. 31 May 2012. 10 Asia. 17 May 2012. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129055055/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012051714010219916. live.
5. News: Ho. Lee Tae. SISTAR reclaims top spot on Gaon chart after edging out 2NE1, T-ara. 3 August 2012. 10 Asia. 12 July 2012. 29 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129055101/http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2012071215263630276. live.
6. Web site: Digital Chart – January. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. September 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922102944/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=01&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
7. Web site: Digital Chart – February. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051737/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=02&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
8. Web site: Digital Chart – March. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. March 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160319153457/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=ALL&termGbn=month&hitYear=2012&targetTime=03&nationGbn=T. dead.
9. Web site: Digital Chart – April. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122125/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=04&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
10. Web site: Digital Chart – May. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508121941/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=05&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
11. Web site: Digital Chart – June. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122215/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=06&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
12. Web site: Digital Chart – July. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. November 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129034506/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=07&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
13. Web site: Digital Chart – August. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122242/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=08&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
14. Web site: Digital Chart – September. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122126/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=09&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
15. Web site: Digital Chart – October. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. June 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625023954/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=10&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
16. Web site: Digital Chart – November. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. May 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200508122158/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=11&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.
17. Web site: Digital Chart – December. Gaon Music Chart. May 13, 2021. ko. August 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809002211/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=12&hitYear=2012&termGbn=month. dead.