Gaon Chart has unveiled the top artists in physical and digital sales for the first half of 2012!

Perhaps to nobody's surprise, Big Bang and T-ara were named the Kings and Queens of sales for the year so far, as they each came out on top in the categories of physical album sales and digital album sales respectively.

Big Bang took first with their fifth mini-album, 'Alive', which recorded 267,319 units in sales through May, setting it at a lead of over 100,000 units against SHINee, who took second place with 165,411 units with 'Sherlock'.

Girls' Generation's sub-unit TaeTiSeo took third with 'Twinkle', recording 139,388 units in sales.



As for the digital charts, T-ara's "Lovey Dovey" took the lead, followed by Big Bang's "Blue" and "Fantastic Baby" in second and third respectively.

Fourth was taken by the biggest rookie of the year, Busker Busker, and their greatest hit, "Cherry Blossom Ending". The super rookies are a strong contender on the physical charts as well, as they've sold 104,180 units of their debut album to date.

Following after Busker Busker is rookie Ailee in fifth.

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