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 2012, 28 singles ranked number one on the chart and 26 music acts were awarded first-place trophies. Nine songs collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a triple crown: "Twinkle" by Girls' Generation-TTS, "The Chaser" by Infinite, "Electric Shock" by f(x), "Sexy, Free & Single" by Super Junior, "Beautiful Night" by Beast, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Crayon" by G-Dragon, "1,2,3,4" by Lee Hi, and "Return" by Lee Seung-gi. No release for the year earned a perfect score, but "Twinkle" by Girls' Generation-TTS acquired the highest point total on the May 10 broadcast with a score of 9,357.
Digital Single Sales 45%, Album Sales 10%, Global Fan Vote 15%, Mnet Broadcasting 5%, Preferences of Music Experts 10%, Real-Time Charts 5%, SMS Vote 10%.
Digital Single Sales 50%, Album Sales 10%, Age Preference 20%, Global Fan Vote 5%, Live Show Preferences 10%, SMS Vote 5%.
| Triple Crown | |
| Highest score of the year | |
| — | No show was held |
| Date | Artist | Song | Points | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Apink | "My My" | 8,224 | [1] |
| January 12 | T-ara | "Lovey-Dovey" | 8,097 | [2] |
| January 19 | 8,588 | [3] | ||
| January 26 | MBLAQ | "This Is War" | 8,865 | [4] |
| February 2 | 8,869 | [5] | ||
| February 9 | F.T. Island | "Severely" | 8,637 | [6] |
| February 16 | Seven | "When I Can't Sing" | 8,876 | [7] |
| February 23 | F.T. Island | "Severely" | 8,689 | [8] |
| March 1 | Miss A | "Touch" | 8,734 | [9] |
| March 8 | Big Bang | "Blue" | 9,081 | [10] |
| March 15 | Fantastic Baby | 9,096 | [11] | |
| March 22 | 9,204 | [12] | ||
| March 29 | Shinee | "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" | 9,081 | [13] |
| April 5 | CNBLUE | "Hey You" | 8,864 | [14] |
| April 12 | Busker Busker | "Cherry Blossom Ending" | 8,577 | [15] |
| April 19 | Shinhwa | "Venus" | 8,810 | [16] |
| April 26 | Sistar | "Alone" | 8,182 | [17] [18] |
| May 3 | 4Minute | "Volume Up" | 8,105 | [19] |
| May 10 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" | 9,355 | [20] |
| May 17 | 9,357 | [21] | ||
| May 24 | 8,831 | [22] | ||
| May 31 | Infinite | "The Chaser" | N/A | [23] |
| June 7 | 8,703 | [24] | ||
| June 14 | 8,422 | [25] | ||
| June 21 | f(x) | "Electric Shock" | 9,296 | [26] |
| June 28 | N/A | [27] [28] | ||
| July 5 | 8,940 | |||
| July 12 | Super Junior | "Sexy, Free & Single" | 8,837 | [29] |
| July 19 | 8,658 | [30] | ||
| July 26 | 8,432 | [31] | ||
| August 2 | Beast | "Beautiful Night" | 8,696 | [32] |
| August 9 | 8,876 | [33] | ||
| August 16 | 8,951 | [34] | ||
| August 23 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 8,423 | [35] |
| August 30 | 8,561 | [36] | ||
| September 6 | 8,637 | [37] [38] | ||
| September 13 | Kara | "Pandora" | 8,515 | [39] |
| September 20 | F.T. Island | "I Wish" | 7,264 | [40] |
| September 27 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | 8,924 | [41] |
| October 4 | N/A | [ citation needed ] | ||
| October 11 | ||||
| October 18 | Gain | "Bloom" | 7,533 | [42] |
| October 25 | K.Will | "Please Don't..." | N/A | [43] |
| November 1 | 8,418 | [44] | ||
| November 8 | Lee Hi | "1,2,3,4" | 7,890 | [45] [46] |
| November 15 | 8,454 | [47] | ||
| November 22 | N/A | [48] | ||
| November 29 | Lee Seung-gi | "Return" | [49] [50] [51] | |
| December 6 | ||||
| December 13 | 8,593 | |||
| December 20 | Yang Yo-seob | "Caffeine" | 9,267 | [52] |
| December 27 | N/A | [53] |