South Korean rapper G-Dragon began his career as a member of South Korean boy band Big Bang. His discography as a solo artist began in 2009, and includes three studio albums, two extended plays, one collaboration album, four live albums and several other singles
In 2009, G-Dragon released his debut studio album Heartbreaker. Propelled by its lead-single of the same name, an electronic pop song, the album sold over 300,000 copies[1] and went on to win Album of the Year at the 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[2] The second single, "Breathe", manage to chart within the Top 20[3] while his other songs—"The Leaders", "A Boy", "Hello", and "She's Gone"—went on to top various charts upon their release.[4] In November 2010, YG Entertainment announced a collaboration album between G-Dragon and T.O.P.[5] To promote their album, the duo released three singles: "High High", "Oh Yeah", and "Knock Out" (뻑이가요; Revised Romanization: Ppeogigayo).[6] The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.[7]
Three years after his debut album, G-Dragon released his first extended play One of a Kind in September 2012.[8] The album was positively received, topping the BillboardWorld Albums chart and entering the Billboard 200 chart at number 161.[9] As of the end of 2012, the album netted in over 200,000 copies, making it the best selling album by a Korean soloist since the release of his first album Heartbreaker in 2009. The EP won the award for Record of the Year at the 2013 Seoul Music Awards. His second album, Coup d'Etat, was released in September 2013. Six tracks from Coup d'Etat placed within the top 10 of the Gaon Digital Chart with "Who You?" (니가 뭔데; Revised Romanization: Niga Mwonde) topping the chart.[10] The album entered the Billboard 200, making G-Dragon the first Korean act to have multiples entries in the chart.[11] The success of Coup d'Etat led to G-Dragon winning Artist of the Year at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards.[12]
After a four-year hiatus as a solo artist, G-Dragon released his second extended play Kwon Ji Yong in June 2017, which spawned the number one single, Untitled, 2014. Other songs from the EP "Super Star" and "Bullshit" charted at number 4 and 6 respectively.[13][14] The EP surpassed one million copies sold on QQ Music, the biggest online music service in China, in six days, the shortest time ever for any album.[15] In the United States, Kwon Ji Yong became his best-selling album and the first by a Korean soloist to spend multiple weeks atop the BillboardWorld Albums chart.[16]
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, and sales figures
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
^Kwon Ji Yong was not permitted to chart on the Gaon Album Chart upon its release in June 2017 as USBs were not recognised as a physical format. The rules were later changed in December 2017 and came into effect in January 2018, when Kwon Ji Yong debuted at number 51 on the first week of 2018.
^Includes the BillboardK-pop Hot 100 (launched in August 25, 2011 and discontinued since April 30, 2022), and the subsequent BillboardSouth Korea Songs chart (launched in May 7, 2022).[46]
^"Dirty Vibe" charted at number 6 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[88]
^Cumulative sales for Heartbreaker in South Korea:
"From YG" (in Korean). YGLife. December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [Top 100 Albums of the year 2010] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2011년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2011] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2012년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2012] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2014년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2014] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2016년 상반기 결산 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Mid Year 2016] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2014년 12월 Album Chart" [Album Chart – December 2014] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2015년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2016년 상반기 결산 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Mid Year 2016] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"Circle Album Chart [2024 December]" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association. December 1–31, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
"2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [Top 100 Albums of the year 2010] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2011년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2011] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2011년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2011] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2012년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2012] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2014년 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Year End 2014] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2016년 상반기 결산 Album Chart" [Album Chart – Mid Year 2016] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"2013年 年間音楽＆映像ランキング発表" [Album Chart – Year End 2013] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. December 15, 2013. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ ab"2010년 가온차트 부문별 Top 100위" [Top 100 Albums of the year 2010] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"2013년 09월 Album Chart" [Album Chart – September 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Album Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年06月19日付" [Weekly digital album ranking June 19, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年06月26日付" [Weekly digital album ranking June 26, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年07月03日付" [Weekly digital album ranking July 3, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. July 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年07月10日付" [Weekly digital album ranking July 10, 2017] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. July 10, 2017. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^Physical sales of Kwon Ji-Yong in Japan (48,316):
"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2017年12月18日～2017年12月24日" [Weekly physical album ranking December 12, 2018 – December 24, 2018] (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. January 1, 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
"2015년 19주차 Download Chart" [Gaon Download Chart – Week 19 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2015년 20주차 Download Chart" [Gaon Download Chart – Week 20 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2015년 21주차 Download Chart" [Gaon Download Chart – Week 21 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^Cumulative sales for "One of a Kind" in South Korea:
"2012년 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Year End 2012] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 02주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 02 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 03주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 03 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 06주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 06 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 07주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 07 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 08주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 08 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 09주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 09 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 10주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 10 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2013년 11주차 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Week 11 of 2015] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"2013년 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Year End 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^Cumulative sales of "Going To Try" in South Korea:
"2013년 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Year End 2013] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2014년 01월 Download Chart" [Download Chart – January 2014] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
"2014년 02월 Download Chart" [Download Chart – February 2014] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"2012년 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Year End 2012] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^"2017년 상반기 결산 Download Chart" [Download Chart – Mid Year 2017] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^C., Daniel (September 12, 2018). "Gaon's 관찰노트" [Gaon's Observation Notes]. Gaon Chart. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
^"2017년 05월 Download Chart" [Download Chart – May 2017] (in Korean). Gaon Download Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
