Chart performance of K-pop

K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. The chart performance of K-pop songs, as documented in this aritlce, is based on sales trackers such as Nielsen SoundScan. This article takes into account several major popularity charts such as the Oricon Albums Chart of Japan and the of the United States. Charts that are only specific to K-pop, such as the Korea K-Pop Hot 100, are not included.
Oricon Albums Chart (Japan)
In May 2011, BIGBANG's album "Big Bang 2" peaked at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart.
In October 2011, TVXQ's album "TONE" debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart, with over 250,000 copies sold within its first week of release.
In November 2014, BIGBANG's compilation album "The Best of Big Bang 2006-2014" debuted at No. 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart, selling over 120,000 copies in the first week.
In February 2016, BIGBANG's album "Made" took the No. 1 spot on the Oricon Albums Chart, with over 128, 000 copies sold in the first week of release.
Billboard 200 (United States)
The first K-pop album to enter the is "" by Big Bang. During its first week of release in March 2012, the album debuted at No. 150, although only digital copies were available. Two months later, Girls' Generation entered the Billboard 200 with "", which debuted at No. 126 with 3,000 copies sold.
From 2012 to 2013, G-Dragon landed two consecutive records on the Billboard 200, with "'" ranked at No. 182 and "One of a Kind" ranked at No. 161 on the Billboard 200. In 2014, the record for the highest charting K-pop album was set by 2NE1's Crush, which peaked at No. 61 with 5,000 copies sold in its first week, followed by Girls' Generation's "Mr.Mr.", which peaked at No. 110 with 3,000 copies. On June 12, 2014, Taeyang entered the charts at No. 112 with his album "Rise'".
Billboard Hot 100 (United States)
The first K-pop single to enter the is "Nobody" by the Wonder Girls. The song peaked at No. 76 on the Hot 100 in October 2009, with over 32,000 copies sold. In 2012, Psy's "Gangnam Style" spent 7 weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Within the first five weeks of release, the song was purchased over a million times.

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