The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon in Japan and Billboard in the United States.

Here are the chart rankings for the first half of 2012 (January – June):

Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking

1. Big Bang – ’5th Album ALIVE’ – 266,911 albums
2. SHINee – ‘Sherlock 4th Mini Album’ – 168,161 albums
3. TaeTiSeo – ‘Twinkle’ – 140,826 albums
4. Xia Junsu – ‘Tarantallegra’ – 126,220 albums
5. CNBLUE – ’3rd Mini Album Ear Fun’ – 121,735 albums
6. Big Bang – Special Edition STILL ALIVE’ – 117,929 albums
7. Busker Busker – ‘Busker Busker 1st Album’ – 114,760 albums
8. INFINITE – ’3rd Mini Album Infinitize’ – 108,639 albums
9. EXO-K – ‘MAMA The 1st Mini Album’ – 106,683 albums
10. Shinhwa – ’10th Album The Return’ – 77,279 albums

Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking

1. Busker Busker – “Cherry Blossom Ending” – 285,723,438 Points
2. T-ara – “Lovey Dovey” – 263,602,835 Points
3. Big Bang – “FANTASTIC BABY” – 261,487,164 Points
4. SISTAR – “Alone” – 253,894,932 Points
5. Big Bang – “Blue” – 251,692,639 Points
6. Ailee – “Heaven” – 246,357,100 Points
7. Lyn – “Back In Time” – 216,120,492 Points
8. TaeTiSeo – “Twinkle” – 209,737,735 Points
9. 10cm – “Sorrow” – 199,838,791 Points
10. miss A – “Touch” – 189,995,898 Points

Online Downloads For The First Half of 2012

1. T-ara – “Lovey-Dovey” – 3,338,408 Downloads
2. Big Bang – “Blue” – 2,985,936 Downloads
3. Big Bang – “FANTASTIC BABY” – 2,855,955 Downloads
4. Ailee – “Heaven” – 2,836,564 Downloads
5. Lyn – “Back In Time” – 2,710,524 Downloads
6. Busker Busker – “Cherry Blossom Ending” – 2,700,716 Downloads
7. 10cm – “Sorrow” – 2,487,262 Downloads
8. SISTAR – “Alone” – 2,440,653 Downloads
9. miss A – “Touch” – 2,432,180 Downloads
10. Dynamic Duo – “Without You” – 2,221,683 Downloads

Online Chart – Streams

1. T-ara – “Lovey-Dovey” – 26,322,941 Streams
2. Busker Busker – “Cherry Blossom Ending” – 25,862,218 Streams
3. Big Bang – “FANTASTIC BABY” – 25,713,089 Streams
4. SISTAR – “Alone” – 24,625,292 Streams
5. Ailee – “Heaven” – 24,551,542 Streams
6. Big Bang – “Blue” – 23,063,308 Streams
7. IU – “You & I” – 21,273,096 Streams
8. HyunA & Hyunseung – “Trouble Maker” – 20,721,759 Streams
9. 10cm – “Sorrow” – 20,453,791 Streams
10. Lyn – “Back In Time” – 20,279,464 Streams

Source: Gaon Chart, allkpop.com