Taking inspiration from this post on a Korean website where they ranked artists based on Melon Year End chart positions, I applied those same rules to Gaon Digital Year end charts from 2010-2021. Results below!
1. IU – 3,443
2. BTS – 2,003
3. BIGBANG – 1,342
4. TWICE – 1,155
5. Davichi – 1,062
6. Bolbalggan4 – 1,029
7. AKMU – 989
8. Paul Kim – 986
9. Lim Youngwoong – 889
10. 2NE1 – 866
11. BLACKPINK – 842
12. HeoGak – 813
13. NewJeans - 807
14. SISTAR – 744
15. Busker Busker – 703
16. Taeyeon – 787
17. IVE - 692
18. Red Velvet – 671
19. K.Will – 558
20. SNSD – 590
21. Psy – 647
22. MC the Max – 544
23. Heize – 561
24. Ailee – 541
25. Beast – 534
26. Zico – 647
27. Mamamoo – 513
28. Jang Beomjun – 504
29. missA – 503
30. T-ARA – 493
31. EXO – 490
32. Lim Changjung – 476
33. SoYou – 442
34. Maroon 5 – 415
35. Jeong Eunji – 407
36. Apink, (G)I-DLE – 403
37. CNBLUE – 399
38. LE SSERAFIM - 392
39. 4Men – 389
40. 2AM – 388
41. 4Minute – 387
42 .aespa - 383
43. 10cm – 514
44. GFriend, Gummy – 380
45. Secret – 364
46. Oh My Girl - 357
47. Zion.T – 352
48. Wonder Girls – 347
49. Noel – 345
50. Baek Jiyoung – 339
51. Ben – 326
52. f(x) – 318
53. WINNER – 308
54. San E – 294
55. Lee Mujin - 290
56. Han Donggeun – 289
57. Justin Bieber – 489
58. G-Dragon – 285
59. Charlie Puth - 279
60. Kyungseo - 278
61. Roy Kim – 275
62. AOA – 271
63. Girl's Day – 270
64. Mad Clown – 261
65. BewhY – 255
66. GyeongseoYeji - 254
67. Park HyoShin – 252
68. Anne-Marie – 251
69. Sunmi – 250
70. Geeks – 245
71. ChungHa, Punch – 242
72. Melomance – 435
73. Hwa Sa – 239
74. The Kid LAROI - 235
75. Lee Seunggi – 234
76. Wanna One – 229
77. LYn, Lee Hi – 226
78. Naul – 225
79. Brave Girls - 238
80. Ed Sheeran - 237
81. Gary, Loco, MAKTUB – 223
82. Crush – 248
83. Block B, Hyukoh – 220
84. Yoon Mirae, LeeSang, Supreme Team – 216
85. Baek Yerin, Epik High – 210
86. Taeyang – 208
87. VIBE – 205
88. Urban Zakapa – 204
89. Lim Jaehyun – 202
90. Younha - 199
91. DEAN, Jung Seunghwan – 195
92. KARA, STAYC – 193
93. Jo Jungsuk, Kyuhyun, ITZY – 190
94. Sistar19 – 184
95. MC Mong – 181
96. SHINee, SG Wannabe, Verbal Jint, WSG WANNABE – 179
97. Jannabi - 178
98. Lee Hyori, Lee Hyun – 175
99. EXID, Junggigo – 174
100. Nilo – 171
OUT
Song Mino – 169
Monday Kiz – 168
SHAUN – 167
The One – 165
iKON – 164
Baek A Yeon – 163
Orange Caramel, Sung SiKyung – 162
Adam Levine – 158
G.NA – 154
Sandeul – 153
Shin Yongjae – 152
Billie Eilish – 151
Camila Cabello - 147
Not really surprising with a weak lead single
