10th Gaon Chart Music Awards

The 10th Gaon Chart Music Awards ceremony was held on January 13, 2021, via virtual livestream from studio without any performance and on-site audience due to COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. BTS was the most awarded act with 6 awards, followed by Blackpink with 4 and IU with 3.[1]

10th Gaon Chart Music Chart Awards
DateJanuary 13, 2021
Hosted byLeeteuk
Lia
Jaejae
Joo Young-hoon
Most awardsBTS (6)
Most nominationsBTS (10)
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Winners and nominees

  • Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger (‡).[2]

Main awards

Artist of the Year – Digital Music
December 2019January 2020
February 2020March 2020
  • BTS – "On"
    • BTS – "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)"
    • BTS – "Friends"
    • BTS – "Filter"
    • Iz*One – "Fiesta"
April 2020May 2020
June 2020July 2020
August 2020September 2020
October 2020November 2020
Artist of the Year – Physical Album
1st Quarter
(December 2019 – February 2020)
2nd Quarter
(March – May 2020)
3rd Quarter
(June – August 2020)
4th Quarter
(September – November 2020)
New Artist of the Year
Digital MusicPhysical Album

Special awards

CategoryWinner
Lyricist of the YearIU
Music Steady Seller of the YearIU – "Blueming"
Retail Album of the YearBTSMap of the Soul: 7
World K-Pop RookieAteez
Itzy
Social Hot Star of the YearBlackpink
Mubeat Global ChoiceBlackpink
Lim Young-woong
Hot Performance of the YearIz*One
Stray Kids
Top Kit Seller of the YearNCT
World Hallyu Star AwardNCT
K-pop Contribution of the YearLee Soo-man of SM Entertainment
Composer of the YearPop Time
Record Production of the YearChangmo
Ambition Musik
Discovery of the YearYoung Tak
Performer of the YearYoung (musical instrument)
Kriz (chorus)
Popular Singer of the YearHwang In-wook
Style of the YearSon Sung-deuk (choreography)
Park Min-hee and Kim Bal-ko (stylist)
International Rising Star of the YearTones and I

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