South Korea Circle Chart K‑pop rankings

In mid‑2026 the Circle Chart released its first‑half album and digital rankings, confirming BTS’s dominance on the physical chart with ARIRANG and highlighting Yeonjun’s triple‑crown achievement with NO LABELS: PART 02. CORTIS continued to lead the digital and streaming charts with REDRED, while the organization introduced new album certifications—CORTIS’s GREENGREEN earned double‑million status, aespa’s LEMONADE and TWS’s play hard received triple‑platinum, and several other groups secured platinum or double‑platinum honors.

Two weeks later, the weekly Circle Chart for July 12‑18 showed a shift in the physical album leader to idntt’s EP itsnotover, with Super Junior‑83z’s unit and Yeonjun’s mini‑album rounding out the top five. On the digital front RESCENE’s LOVE ATTACK claimed the top spot, while CORTIS’s REDRED held second place. Yeonjun again led the download chart with Ice Cream. The global K‑pop chart was headed by HUNTR/X’s Golden, followed by BTS and ATEEZ, and the social chart remained led by ILLIT. The snapshots together illustrate the fluid nature of South Korea’s K‑pop chart performance, from mid‑year certification milestones to weekly fluctuations among established and emerging acts.