Super Junior members Shindong (top left), Eunhyuk (top center), Kangin (top right), Ryeowook (bottom left), Sungmin (bottom second to left), Kyuhyun (bottom center), Yesung (bottom second to right), Lee Teuk (right) celebrate their first win on Mnet' music show "M! CountDown," on July 12, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

Top K-pop idols Super Junior has dominated Gaon’s monthly album sales chart with their sixth full-length album “Sexy, Free & Single.”

The Hallyu stars’ new album topped Gaon’s monthly album sales chart of July, after selling off a total of 335,744 copies, according to the accumulated data by the firm.

"Sexy, Free & Single" has proven its overwhelming popularity by topping the weekly album sales chart for three consecutive weeks, after its release on July 1.

Next in second place was BEAST’s fifth mini-album “Midnight Sun,” recording 67,835 copies in the same time period.

2PM's Jang Wooyoung’s debut solo album “23, Male, Single,” marked its place at No. 3 by selling off 52,618 copies of the his first-ever solo project.

T-ara’s mini-album “DAY BY DAY”, their latest and last project with former member Hwa-young, ranked at No. 4 and PSY’s sixth studio album “Six Rules, Pt. 1” rounded out the chart at No. 5.

Other notable albums in the top ten included K-pop queen BoA’s seven full-length album “Only One” in sixth place and rookie boy band NU’EST’s first mini-album “Action” came in eighth place.

Over on Gaon's most downloaded singles chart, quartet 2NE1 sat at No. 1 having 1,522,263 downloads to their song "I LOVE YOU," edging out former chart-topper T-ara’s “DAY BY DAY.”


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