Albums and songs released between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2013, were eligible to be nominated for the 28th Golden Disc Awards.[1] The winners of the digital music, album and rookie categories were determined by music sales (60%), a panel of music experts (20%) and online votes (20%). Music sales were based on data from Gaon Music Chart, Bugs!, Cyworld, Daum, Naver Music and Genie Music.[4] The Popularity Award was based on online votes (80%) and a panel of music experts (20%).[5]
Winners and nominees
Main awards
Winners[1][6] and nominees[5] are listed in alphabetical order. Winners are listed first and emphasized in bold.
^Jeon, Hyung-jin (January 15, 2014). 태연·티파니·민호·정용화 등, 제28회 골든디스크 MC 확정 [Taeyeon, Tiffany, Minho, Jung Yong-hwa etc. confirmed as MCs for the 28th Golden Disc Awards]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Naver.