List of M Countdown Chart winners (2023)

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 2023, 25 singles ranked number one on the chart and 17 music acts received first-place trophies. "Fighting" by Seventeen BSS received the highest score of the year, with 10,669 points, on the February 16 broadcast. Six songs have collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a Triple Crown: "Fighting" by Seventeen BSS, "Take Two" by BTS, "Seven" and "3D" by Jungkook, "Love Me Again" and "Slow Dancing" by V.

Scoring system

Period covered	Chart system
	Broadcast	Digital sales	Physical album	Video views	Voting
April 14, 2022 – December 28, 2023	10%	50%	15%	10%	25% (15% pre-vote + 10% live-vote)

Chart history

BSS (pictured) won their first M Countdown trophy and their first Triple Crown for "Fighting."

Le Sserafim (top), and Enhypen (bottom) won their first M Countdown trophy with "Unforgiven," and "Bite Me," respectively.

(From left to right) J-Hope, Jimin, Jungkook and V of BTS won their first music show trophy as solo artists with "On the Street", "Set Me Free Pt. 2", "Seven" and "Love Me Again".

Blackpink's Jisoo (pictured) won her first M Countdown trophy as a soloist with her song "Flower".

Key

	Triple Crown
	Highest score of the year
—	No show was held

Episode	Date	Artist	Song	Points	Ref.
—	January 5	No Broadcast or Winner			[ citation needed ]
779	January 12	NewJeans	"OMG"	7,834	[1]
780	January 19	Taeyang	"Vibe"	5,737	[2]
781	January 26	NewJeans	"OMG"	—	[3]
782	February 2	TXT	"Sugar Rush Ride"	6,870	[4]
783	February 9			9,489	[5]
784	February 16	BSS	"Fighting"	10,669	[6]
785	February 23			8,894	[7]
786	March 2			8,265	[8]
787	March 9	J-Hope & J. Cole	"On the Street"	8,500	[9]
788	March 16			7,767	[10]
789	March 23	Jimin	"Set Me Free Pt. 2"	8,414	[11]
790	March 30		"Like Crazy"	9,855	[12]
791	April 6			—	[ citation needed ]
792	April 13	Jisoo	"Flower"	8,890	[13]
793	April 20	Ive	"I Am"	8,941	[14]
794	April 27			7,139	[15]
795	May 4	Seventeen	"Super"	9,603	[16]
796	May 11	Le Sserafim	"Unforgiven"	8,575	[17]
797	May 18	Aespa	"Spicy"	8,207	[18]
798	May 25	(G)I-dle	"Queencard"	9,207	[19]
799	June 1	Enhypen	"Bite Me"	8,813	[20]
800	June 8	Stray Kids	"S-Class"	6,720	[21]
801	June 15			—	[ citation needed ]
802	June 22	BTS	"Take Two"	7,500	[22]
803	June 29			7,750	[23]
804	July 6			7,671	[ citation needed ]
805	July 13	NewJeans	"Super Shy"	5,848	[24]
806	July 20	Jungkook	"Seven"	6,068	[25]
807	July 27			7,606	[26]
808	August 3			7,737	[27]
809	August 10	NewJeans	"ETA"	6,136	[28]
810	August 17			—	[29]
811	August 24	V	"Love Me Again"	7,864	[30]
812	August 31			7,751	[31]
813	September 7			7,618	[32]
814	September 14		"Slow Dancing"	9,557	[33]
815	September 21			9,096	[34]
816	September 28			—	[35]
817	October 5	Jungkook	"3D"	—	[36]
818	October 12			8,436	[37]
819	October 19			7,874	[38]
820	October 26	Ive	"Baddie"	—	[39]
821	November 2	Seventeen	"God of Music	—	[40]
822	November 9	Jungkook	"Standing Next to You"	9,622	[41]
823	November 16			8,237	[42]
—	November 23	No Broadcast or Winner			[ citation needed ]
—	November 30				[ citation needed ]
—	December 7				[ citation needed ]
—	December 14				[ citation needed ]
—	December 21				[ citation needed ]
—	December 28				[ citation needed ]

See also

• List of Inkigayo Chart winners (2023)
• List of Music Bank Chart winners (2023)
• List of Show Champion Chart winners (2023)
• List of Show! Music Core Chart winners (2023)
• List of The Show Chart winners (2023)

References

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5. Lee Na-young (February 9, 2023). "투모로우바이투게더, NCT 127 꺾고 2주 연속 1위…부석순·임창정 컴백 (엠카)[종합]" [TOMORROW X TOGETHER beats NCT 127 to win 1st place for 2 weeks in a row... Boo Seok-soon·Lim Chang-jeong comeback (M Countdown)[Comprehensive]] (in Korean). X Sport News. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023– via Naver.
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8. Lee Na-young (March 2, 2023). "부석순, 더보이즈 꺾고 3주 연속 '엠카' 1위…황민현·박우진 솔로데뷔 [종합]" [Boo Seok-soon beat The Boyz to win 1st place on 'M Countdown' for 3 weeks in a row... Hwang Min-hyun and Park Woo-jin's solo debut [Comprehensive]] (in Korean). Xports News. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Naver.
9. Lee Ji-hyun (March 9, 2023). '엠카' BTS 제이홉, 軍 입대 전 '온 더 스트리트' 1위[★밤TView] ['M Countdown' BTS J-Hope, 1st place on 'On the Street' before enlisting [Night TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023– via Naver.
10. Lee Ji-hyun (March 16, 2023). '입대' 제이홉, 트와이스 제치고 '엠카' 2주 연속 1위[★밤TView] ['Enlistment' J-Hope beats Twice and wins 'M Countdown' for 2 weeks in a row [★Night TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023– via Naver.
11. Yoo Soo-yeon (March 23, 2023). BTS 지민, 방송 출연 없이 '엠카' 1위…아이콘 바비·엔믹스 컴백 [Oh!쎈 종합] [BTS Jimin, 1st place on 'M Countdown' without appearing on TV...iKON Bobby·NMIXX comeback [Oh!Ssen Comprehensive]]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 23, 2023– via Naver.
12. Hwang Seo-yeon (March 30, 2023). 지민, '엠카' 2주 연속 1위 "앞으로도 성장하겠다" [종합] [Jimin, 'M Countdown' 1st place for 2 weeks in a row "I will continue to grow" [Comprehensive]]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
13. Kim Han-gil (April 13, 2023). '엠카' 지수, 지민 꺾고 1위…아이브, 'I AM' 최초 공개 [종합] ['M Countdown' Jisoo, beats Jimin to take 1st place... Ive, first release of 'I AM' [Comprehensive]]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
14. Kim Hyunsook (April 20, 2023). '1위' 아이브…故문빈 애도 "별처럼 밝게 빛났던 가수, 영원히 기억할 것" (엠카)[종합] ['1st place', Ive...Condolences to the late Moonbin "I will remember the singer who shone brightly like a star" (M Countdown)[Comprehensive]]. Nate (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
15. Kim Han-gil (April 27, 2023). '엠카' 아이브, 지수 꺾고 1위…태양·세븐틴·NCT 도재정 컴백 [종합] ['M Countdown' Ive, beats Jisoo to take 1st place... Taeyang·Seventeen·NCT Dojaejeong comeback [Comprehensive]]. TV Daily. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
16. Park Dong-je (May 5, 2023). 세븐틴 2관왕, 미니 10집 ‘FML’ 타이틀곡 ‘손오공’ 음방 접수..독보적 인기 [SEVENTEEN won 2 crowns, the title track of the 10th mini album 'FML', 'Super', received a music release..Unrivaled popularity]. Break News (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
17. Yoo Soo-yeon (May 11, 2023). 르세라핌, ‘엠카’ 첫 1위 트로피 차지…에스파·이무진 컴백 [종합] [Le Sserafim won the first trophy on 'M Countdown'… Aespa·Lee Mu-jin comeback [Comprehensive]]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023– via Naver.
18. Jang In-young (May 18, 2023). 에스파, 르세라핌 제치고 1위…미주 데뷔·(여자)아이들 컴백 (엠카)[종합] [Aespa beat Le Sserafim to take first place... Debut in America · (G)I-DLE Comeback (Mcountdown)[Comprehensive]]. OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2023– via Naver.
19. Im Sil-yeong (May 25, 2023). (여자)아이들, 에스파 제치고 '엠카' 1위 "네버랜드 고마워" [TV캡처] [(G)I-dle, overtakes Aespa and wins 1st place on 'M Countdown' "Thank you Neverland" [TV Capture]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
20. Hwang Seo-yeon (June 1, 2023). "엔하이픈, (여자)아이들 꺾고 '엠카운트다운' 첫 1위" [ENHYPEN beats (G)I-DLE and won 1st place on 'M Countdown'] (in Korean). TV Daily. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
21. Park, Se-yeon (June 8, 2023). "스트레이 키즈 '엠카' 1위 "특별한 선물 감사"" [Stray Kids' 'M Countdown' Wins "Thanks for the Special Gift"]. Star Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
22. Im, Sil-yeong (June 22, 2023). "'데뷔 10주년' 방탄소년단, '엠카' 1위→완전체 라이브 영상 공개 [TV캡처]" ['Debut 10th Anniversary' BTS, 'M Countdown' 1st place → complete live video released [TV Capture]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
23. Song, Oh-jeong (June 29, 2023). "'엠카' 방탄소년단, 데뷔 10주년 기념곡 'Take Two'로 1위 [TV캡처]" ['M Countdown' BTS, wins 1st place with the 10th anniversary song 'Take Two' [TV Capture]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
24. Han, Hae-seon (July 13, 2023). "'헉' 뉴진스, 샤이니 꺾고 '엠카' 1위..엑소 컴백+제베원 데뷔[★밤TView]" ['Oh My' NewJeans, beats SHINee to win 1st place on 'M Countdown'..EXO comeback + Zerobaseone debut [NightTView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
25. Kwon Hye-mi (July 20, 2023). ‘엠카’ 정국, 뉴진스 꺾고 1위…MC 주헌 하차 “섭섭한 마음” ['M Countdown' Jungkook beats New Jeans to take first place... Getting off MC Jooheon “Sad heart”]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023– via Naver.
26. Kang Da-yoon (July 27, 2023). '엠카' 방탄소년단 정국, 출연 없이 또 1위…셔누X형원·오마이걸·소유 컴백 [종합] ['M Countdown' BTS Jungkook again ranked first without appearing... Shownu X Hyungwon Oh My Girl Soyou Comeback [Comprehensive]]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023– via Naver.
27. Lee Seung-hoon (August 3, 2023). '엠카' 방탄소년단 정국, 뉴진스 꺾고 1위..마마무+·ITZY→트레저·권은비 컴백 [종합] ['M Countdown' BTS Jungkook, beats NewJeans to take 1st place..Mamamoo+·ITZY→Treasure·Kwon Eunbi comeback [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
28. Jang In-young (August 10, 2023). 뉴진스, 있지 꺾고 '엠카' 1위…전소미·조유리→더보이즈 컴백 [종합] [NewJeans, beat ITZY to win 1st place on 'M Countdown'... Jeon So-mi·Jo Yuri→The Boyz comeback [Comprehensive]]. X Sports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
29. "M Countdown Celebration Party – NewJeans ETA". Mnet. August 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
30. Kim Jin-seok (August 24, 2023). '엠카운트다운' 뷔, 스테이씨 꺾고 1위 차지 ['M Countdown' V defeats STAYC and takes first place]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
31. Jin Joo-hee (August 31, 2023). ‘엠카운트다운’ 방탄소년단 뷔, 2주 연속 1위 [MK★TV이슈] [‘M Countdown’ BTS V takes first place for 2 weeks in a row [MK★TV Issue]]. MK Sports (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
32. Han, Hae-seon (September 7, 2023). BTS 뷔, '엠카' 3주 연속 1위..성한빈 새 MC+화사·김세정 컴백+라이즈 데뷔[★밤TView] [BTS V, 1st place on 'M Countdown' for 3 consecutive weeks... Sung Han-bin's new MC + Hwasa and Kim Se-jeong's comeback + Riize debut [★Bam TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
33. Lee, Seunghoon (September 14, 2023). '엠카' 방탄소년단 뷔, 솔로 데뷔와 동시에 1위(with 연탄) [종합] [‘M Countdown’ BTS V takes first place upon solo debut (with Yeontan) [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
34. Kim, Jin-seok (September 21, 2023). '명불허전' 뷔, '엠카' 5주 연속 1위 달성 ['Famous' V, achieves 1st place on 'M Countdown' for 5 consecutive weeks]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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37. Kim, Jin-seok (October 12, 2023). '엠카운트다운' 정국 '3D', NCT 127꺾고 2주 연속 1위 ['M Countdown' Jungkook's '3D' beats NCT 127 and takes first place for 2 weeks in a row]. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
38. Jeong, Won-hee (October 19, 2023). '엠카' 빅히트 집안 싸움…정국, '3D'로 3주 연속 1위 ['M Countdown' Big Hit family fight... Jungkook takes first place for 3 consecutive weeks with '3D']. Celuv Media (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
39. "M Countdown Celebration Party – IVE Baddie". Mnet. October 26, 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
40. "M Countdown Celebration Party – Seventeen God of Music". Mnet. November 2, 2023. Archived from the original on November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
41. Song, Oh-jeong (November 9, 2023). '엠카' 정국, 르세라핌 제치고 1위…다음주 출격 예고 [TV캡처] ['M Countdown' Jungkook surpasses Le Sserafim to take first place... Next week’s sortie notice [TV capture]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
42. Im, Si-ryeong (November 16, 2023). 정국, '엠카'를 황금빛으로…완벽한 라이브로 1위 트로피 [TV캡처] [Jungkook, turning ‘M Countdown’ golden… 1st Place Trophy for Perfect Live [TV Capture]]. Sports Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.