The M Countdown Chart is a record chart on the South Korean Mnet television music program M Countdown . Every week, the show awards the best-performing single on the chart in the country during its live broadcast.
In 2020, 33 singles ranked number one on the chart and 25 music acts received first-place trophies. Two songs collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a triple crown: "Wannabe" and "Not Shy", both by Itzy. Of all releases for the year, only two songs earned a perfect score of 11,000 points: "On" by BTS and "I'm in Trouble" by NU'EST.
Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (45%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (20%), Global Fan Votes (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%), SMS Live Vote 10%.[ citation needed ]
Scoring System: Digital Sales (Melon, Genie, FLO) (45%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media (YouTube MV views) (15%), Global Fan Vote (15%), Mnet Broadcast (Mnet TV, MCD Stage, M2 Contents) (10%), Live Vote (for 1st nominees only) (10%). [1] [2]
Triple Crown | |
Highest score of the year | |
— | No show was held |
Episode | Date | Artist | Song | Points | Ref. |
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647 | January 2 | New Year's Special – No Winner | [3] | ||
648 | January 9 | Momoland | "Thumbs Up" | 10,125 | [4] [5] |
649 | January 16 | SF9 | "Good Guy" | 9,798 | [6] [7] |
— | January 23 | No Broadcast or Winner | [8] | ||
650 | January 30 | SF9 | "Good Guy" | 10,031 | [9] [10] |
651 | February 6 | Sechs Kies | "All for You" | 9,213 | [11] |
652 | February 13 | GFriend | "Crossroads" | 9,461 | [12] |
653 | February 20 | 7,492 | [13] | ||
654 | February 27 | Iz*One | "Fiesta" | 10,914 | [14] |
655 | March 5 | BTS | "On" | 11,000 | [15] |
656 | March 12 | Loona | "So What" | 8,075 | [16] |
657 | March 19 | Itzy | "Wannabe" | N/A | [17] |
658 | March 26 | 7,902 | [18] | ||
659 | April 2 | N/A | [19] | ||
660 | April 9 | Kang Daniel | "2U" | 7,664 | [20] |
661 | April 16 | (G)I-dle | "Oh My God" | N/A | [21] |
662 | April 23 | Apink | "Dumhdurum" | 8,628 | [22] |
663 | April 30 | Got7 | "Not By The Moon" | 7,830 | [23] |
664 | May 7 | Oh My Girl | "Nonstop" | N/A | [24] |
665 | May 14 | 6,580 | [25] [26] | ||
666 | May 21 | NU'EST | "I'm in Trouble" | 11,000 | [27] |
667 | May 28 | NCT 127 | "Punch" | 9,778 | [28] |
668 | June 4 | 7,414 | [29] | ||
669 | June 11 | Twice | "More & More" | 9,356 | [30] [31] |
670 | June 18 | Cosmic Girls | "Butterfly" | 9,235 | [32] |
671 | June 25 | Iz*One | "Secret Story of the Swan" | N/A | [33] |
672 | July 2 | Seventeen | "Left & Right" | 10,705 | [34] |
673 | July 9 | Blackpink | "How You Like That" | 8,167 | [35] |
674 | July 16 | 7,432 | [36] | ||
675 | July 23 | GFriend | "Apple" | 8,536 | [37] |
676 | July 30 | SSAK3 | "Beach Again" | 6,420 | [38] [39] |
677 | August 6 | Somi | "What You Waiting For" | 6,776 | [40] |
678 | August 13 | (G)I-dle | "Dumdi Dumdi" | 8,842 | [41] |
679 | August 20 | 8,521 | [42] | ||
— | August 27 | No Broadcast or Winner | [43] | ||
680 | September 3 | Itzy | "Not Shy" | 6,838 | [44] [45] |
681 | September 10 | 6,866 | [46] [47] | ||
682 | September 17 | 7,443 | [48] | ||
683 | September 24 | Stray Kids | "Back Door" | 7,086 | [49] |
684 | October 1 | The Boyz | "The Stealer" | N/A | [50] |
685 | October 8 | 5,432 | [51] | ||
686 | October 15 | Blackpink | "Lovesick Girls" | 8,691 | [52] |
687 | October 22 | NCT U | "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" | 7,552 | [53] |
688 | October 29 | Seventeen | "Home;Run" | 7,724 | [54] |
689 | November 5 | Twice | "I Can't Stop Me" | 9,065 | [55] [56] |
690 | November 12 | — | [57] | ||
691 | November 19 | Mamamoo | "Aya" | [58] | |
— | November 26 | No Broadcast or Winner | [59] | ||
— | December 3 | [60] | |||
— | December 10 | ||||
692 | December 17 | Iz*One | "Panorama" | 9,364 | [61] |
693 | December 24 | — | [62] | ||
— | December 31 | No Broadcast or Winner | [63] [64] | ||
"—" denotes an episode did not air that week. |
"Wannabe" is a song that was recorded by South Korean girl group Itzy and released on their second extended play (EP) titled It'z Me. JYP Entertainment released the song as the EP's lead single on March 9, 2020. It was written and produced by Galactika, who also produced the band's debut track "Dalla Dalla". The song combines house and hip-hop/pop production, and bubblegum-pop melodies.
"Not Shy" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Itzy for their third extended play of the same name. It was released as the EP's lead single through JYP Entertainment and Republic on August 17, 2020. It is a song that blends R&B and trap-dance, driven by rapid beats and 'intense' saxophone sounds. With a mix of hip-hop, pop, and Caribbean influences, featuring lyrics by J.Y. Park. The song encourages confident expression of love without hesitation, reflecting a notable shift in the group's style with its upbeat tempo and empowering message.
"Loco" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Itzy for their first Korean studio album Crazy in Love. It was released as the lead single on September 24, 2021, by JYP Entertainment. An English version was also included in the album. The lyrics were written by Star Wars (Galactika), and the music was composed by Star Wars (Galactika), Atenna (Galactika), and Woo Bin (Galactika), and arranged by Team Galactika. The English version was written by Star Wars (Galactika) and Sophia Pae.
"Sticker" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT 127 for their third studio album of the same name. Composed by frequent production group and collaborator Dem Jointz, Calixte, Prince Chapelle, Ryan S. Jhun and Yoo Young-jin with lyrical composition by the latter and members Taeyong and Mark, the "experimental" hip-hop track was released digitally on September 17, 2021 as the lead single from the album by SM Entertainment. An accompanying music video was released on the same release date, which depicts a "futuristic/space cowboy" concept.
"Cake" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Itzy for their seventh extended play Kill My Doubt. It was released as the EP's lead single by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on July 31, 2023.