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South Korea Songs is a music record chart in South Korea compiled by Billboard since May 7, 2022, and is a replacement for the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 chart that was discontinued one week prior. The chart is updated every Tuesday on Billboard's website. It is part of Billboard's Hits of the World chart collection, ranking the top 25 songs weekly in more than 40 countries around the globe. [1]

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The first number-one song on the chart was "Still Life" by Big Bang on the issue dated May 7, 2022. [2] The current number-one song on the chart, as of the issue dated May 11, 2024, is "Spot!" by Zico featuring Jennie. [3]

Methodology

The chart tracks songs' performance from Friday to Thursday. Chart rankings are based on digital downloads from full-service digital music retailers (sales from direct-to-consumer sites such as an individual artist's store are excluded) and online streaming occurring in South Korea during the tracking period. All data are provided by Luminate Data, formerly MRC Data. [4]

List of number-one songs

Issue dateSongArtist(s)Wks.Ref.
May 7, 2022"Still Life" Big Bang 1 [5]
May 14, 2022"That That" Psy featuring Suga 3 [6]
June 4, 2022"Tomboy" (G)I-dle 4 [7]
June 25, 2022"Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" BTS 1 [8]
July 9, 2022"Love Dive" Ive 3 [9]
July 23, 2022"Girls" Aespa 1 [10]
August 6, 2022"At That Moment" Gaya-G 1 [11]
August 13, 2022"Sneakers" Itzy 1 [12]
August 20, 2022"Attention" NewJeans 2 [13]
September 3, 2022"Pink Venom" Blackpink 2 [14]
September 17, 2022"After Like"Ive2 [15]
October 1, 2022"Shut Down"Blackpink3 [16]
October 22, 2022"Hype Boy"NewJeans2 [17]
November 4, 2022"Nxde"(G)I-dle2 [18]
November 19, 2022"Event Horizon" Younha 6 [19]
December 31, 2022"Ditto"NewJeans6 [20]
January 21, 2023"OMG"NewJeans9 [21]
April 15, 2023"Flower" Jisoo 1 [22]
April 22, 2023"I Am" Ive 8 [23]
May 20, 2023"Unforgiven" Le Sserafim 1 [24]
June 3, 2023"Queencard"(G)I-dle4 [25]
July 22, 2023"Super Shy"NewJeans1 [26]
July 29, 2023"Seven" Jungkook featuring Latto 12 [27]
October 21, 2023"You & Me" Jennie 1 [28]
October 28, 2023"Do or Die" Lim Young-Woong 15 [29]
February 10, 2024"Love Wins All" IU 2 [30]
February 24, 2024"Do or Die"Lim Young-Woong1 [31]
March 2, 2024"Bam Yang Gang" Bibi 3 [32]
March 30, 2024"Fate" (G)I-dle 2 [33]
April 13, 2024"Magnetic" Illit 4 [34]
May 11, 2024"Spot!" Zico featuring Jennie1 [35]

Song milestones

Most weeks at number one

No. of weeksSongArtistRelease
year
16"Do or Die"Lim Young-Woong2023
12"Seven" Jungkook featuring Latto
9"OMG" NewJeans
8"I Am" Ive
6"Event Horizon" Younha 2022
"Ditto"NewJeans

Artist milestones

Most number-one songs

No. of songsArtistSongs
5 NewJeans "Attention"
"Hype Boy"
"Ditto"
"OMG"
"Super Shy"
4 (G)I-dle "Tomboy"
"Nxde"
"Queencard"
"Fate"
3 Ive "Love Dive"
"After Like"
"I Am"
2 Blackpink "Pink Venom"
"Shut Down"
Jennie "You & Me"
"Spot!"

Most weeks at number one

No. of weeksArtistSongs
20 NewJeans "Attention" (2 weeks)
"Hype Boy" (2 weeks)
"Ditto" (6 weeks)
"OMG" (9 weeks)
"Super Shy" (1 week)
16 Lim Young-Woong "Do or Die" (16 weeks)
13 Ive "Love Dive" (3 weeks)
"After Like" (2 weeks)
"I Am" (8 weeks)
12 Jungkook "Seven" (12 weeks)
Latto
(G)I-dle "Tomboy" (4 weeks)
"Nxde" (2 weeks)
"Queencard" (4 weeks)
"Fate" (2 weeks)

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