The Gaon Music chart is out with its ranking for May's top-rated songs and albums.
BTSs newly launched album, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever, is heading towards breaking all the sales records in the Korean entertainment industry.
As per reports, the album, which was released on May 2, hit the high spot by selling 100,000 physical copies with in three days of its launch. Furthermore, Young Forever also topped the weekly album sales chart for attaining magic sales of 164,868 copies in a week.
Let us see who are the top rankers in other categories for the bygone month:
Gaon Best Album of the Month
| Rank | Album/Artist | Sales |
| 1. | Young Forever - BTS | 310,243 |
| 2. | Write - Woohyun | 78,216 |
| 3. | With Love, J - Jessica | 69,77 |
| 4. | Chrysalis - IOI | 59,940 |
| 5. | I Just Wanna Dance | 56,930 |
| 6. | The Clan pt. 1 Lost - Monsta X | 47,627 |
| 7. | Love & Letter - Seventeen | 46, 848 |
| 8. | She Is - Jonghyun | 45,415 |
| 9. | XIAGNATURE - Junsu | 39650 |
| 10. | Good Luck - AOA | 38,924 |
Gaon Top Downloaded Single of the Month
| Rank | Single/Artist | Downloads |
| 1. | RE BYE - Akdong Musician | 543,636 |
| 2. | Cheer Up - Twice | 481,403 |
| 3. | How People Move - Akdong Musician | 404,985 |
| 4. | Dream Girls - IOI | 341,870 |
| 5. | Woo Ah - Crush | 332,482 |
| 6. | So so - Baek Ah Yeon | 331,047 |
| 7. | Hopefully Sky - Eunji ft. Hareem | 311,732 |
| 8. | Like a Dream - Ben | 299,645 |
| 9. | Haughty Girl - Akdong Musician | 39650 |
| 10. | My Lips Warm like - Eddy ft. Lee Sung Kyung | 38,924 |
Gaon Best National Digital Single of the Month
| Rank | Single/Artist |
| 1. | Cheer Up - Twice |
| 2. | RE BYE - Akdong Musician |
| 3. | Hopefully Sky - Eunji ft. Hareem |
| 4. | My Lips Warm like - Eddy ft. Lee Sung Kyung |
| 5. | How People Move - Akdong Musician |
| 6. | Woo Ah - Crush |
| 7. | Dream Girls - IOI |
| 8. | What The Spring - 10cm |
| 9. | Like a Dream - Ben |
| 10. | So so - Baek Ah Yeon |
The data is compiled by the Korea Music Content Industry Association and sponsored by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The aim is to create a national chart for South Korea similar to the Billboard charts of the United States and the Oricon charts of Japan.
