[So I fucked around and...] ranked the most dominant foreign artists digitally.

  • 2010

    75. B.O.B - Nothin on You: 26


    2011

    81. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem: 20

    79. Maroon 5 - Moves like Jagger: 22


    2012

    96. Maroon 5 – one more night: 5

    86. Adele – Rolling in the deep: 15

    55. Maroon 5 – moves like jagger: 46

    48. Maroon 5 – Payphone: 53


    2013

    48. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call me maybe: 53


    2014

    80. Adam Levin – no one else like you: 21

    69. Idina Menzel – let it go: 32

    48. Idina Menzel – let it go: 53

    22. Maroon 5 – maps: 79

    20. Adam Levine – lost stars: 81


    2015

    58. Ariana Grande – Problem: 43

    45. Adam Levine – lost stars: 56

    31. Sam Smith – I’m not the only one: 70

    25. Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk: 76

    9. Maroon 5 – Sugar: 92


    2016

    76. Adele – Hello: 25

    51. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself: 50

    45. Sam Smith – I’m not the only one: 56


    2017

    65. Justin Bieber – Love yourself: 36

    52. The Chainsmokers – closer: 49

    4. Ed Sheeran – shape of you: 97


    2018

    95. The Chainsmokers – Closer: 6

    68. Shawn Mendes – There’s nothin holdin me back: 33

    67. Imagine Dragons – thunder: 34

    29. Ed Sheeran – Shape of you: 72

    15. Fitz & The Tantrums – HandClap: 86

    11. Camila Cabello – Havana: 90


    2019

    85. Imagine Dragons – Believer: 16

    69. Ariana Grande – 7 rings: 32

    68. Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – Senorita: 33

    52. Ariana Grande – thank u, next: 49

    40. Lauv – Paris in the rain: 61

    36. Naomi Scott – Speechless: 65

    14. Billie Eilish – bad guy: 87

    1. Anne-Marie – 2002: 100


    2020

    98. Anne-Marie – Birthday: 3

    95. Etham – 12:45 (Stripped): 6

    92. Idina Menzel, Aurora – Into the Unknown: 9

    87. Jeremy Zucker - comethru: 14

    85. Sam Smith – To die for: 16

    77. Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello – Senorita: 24

    65. Ruel – Painkiller: 36

    54. Conan Gray – Manac: 47

    37. Billie Eilish – bad guy: 64

    36. Lauv – Paris in the rain: 65

    33. Dua Lipa – Don’t start now: 68

    28. Tones and I – Dance Monkey: 73

    23. Maroon 5 – Memories: 78

    14. Anne-Marie – 2002: 87


    2021

    97. Dua Lipa – don’t start now: 4

    92. Coldplay – My universe: 9

    88. Lauv – paris in the rain: 13

    82. Tones and I – dance monkey: 19

    75. Justin Bieber – Off my face: 26

    65. Ed Sheeran – Bad habits: 36

    64. Etham – 12:45 (Stripped): 37

    61. Maroon 5 – Memories: 40

    40. Anne-Marie – 2002: 61

    24. Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo – Savage Love (BTS Remix): 77

    21. The Kid Laroi, Justin Bieber – STAY: 80

    6. Justin Bieber – Peaches: 95


    Scores on Year-End Gaon Digital Chart (1st place = 100 pts, 2nd place = 99, etc.)

    1. Maroon 5 - 415

    2. Justin Bieber - 287

    3. Anne-Marie - 251

    4. Ed Sheeran - 205

    5. Adam Levine - 158

    6. Billie Eilish - 151

    7. Camila Cabello -147

    8. Sam Smith - 142

    9. Lauv - 139

    10. Ariana Grande - 124

    11. Idina Menzel - 94

    12. Tones and I - 92

    13. Fitz & The Tantrums - 86

    14. The Kid Laroi - 80

    15. Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo - 77

    16. Mark Ronson - 76

    17. Dua Lipa - 72

    18. Shawn Mendes - 66

    19. The Chainsmokers - 55

    20. Naomi Scott - 65

    21. Conan Gray - 56

    22. Carly Rae Jepsen - 53

    23. Imagine Dragons - 50

    24. Etham - 43

    25. Adele - 40

    26. Ruel - 36

    27. Coldplay – 34

    28. B.O.B - 26

    29. LMFAO - 20

    30. Aurora - 9



    Certifications

    1. Maroon 5 – 12.5M downloads, 300M streams

    2. Charlie Puth – 10M downloads, 300M streams

    3. Adele/Ed Sheeran – 7.5M downloads, 200M streams

    4. Ariana Grande/The Chainsmokers/Sam Smith – 5M downloads, 200M streams

    5. Imagine Dragons – 5M downloads, 100M streams

    6. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello/Anne-Marie/Justin Bieber – 2.5M downloads, 200M streams

    7. Billie Eilish/Adam Levine/Mark Ronson/Fitz & The Tantrums/Lauv – 2.5M downloads, 100M streams

    8. LMFAO/Jeff Bernat – 2.5M downloads

    9. Tones and I/Dua Lipa/Naomi Scott/Jawsh 685/Jason Derulo – 100M streams

    Is he.....you know?

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    레드벨벳엑소샤이니에이티즈

  • Wow Korea really loves Maroon 5 lmao here I thought the Beibz was gonna stay on top

    I think everyone saw how Peaches did last year and thought he was dominant, but Moves Like Jagger is one of the few songs to have over 5M downloads on Gaon.

    Is he.....you know?

    투모로우바이투게더 방탄
    레드벨벳엑소샤이니에이티즈

  • Conan Gray? Wow, that’s more unexpected than Korea liking Party Rock Anthem.

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