South Korea Songs
South Korea Songs is a music record chart in South Korea, compiled by Billboard since May 2022. 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]
The first number-one song on the chart was "Still Life" by Big Bang on the issue dated May 7, 2022.[2] The chart's current number-one song is "Hype Boy" by NewJeans, on the week ending on October 29, 2022.[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
| # | Reached number one | Song | Artist(s) | Weeks at number one |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 7, 2022 | "Still Life" | Big Bang | 1 | [5] |
| 2 | May 14, 2022 | "That That" | Psy featuring Suga | 3 | [6] |
| 3 | June 4, 2022 | "Tomboy" | (G)I-dle | 4 | [7] |
| 4 | June 25, 2022 | "Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)" | BTS | 1 | [8] |
| 5 | July 9, 2022 | "Love Dive" | Ive | 3 | [9] |
| 6 | July 23, 2022 | "Girls" | Aespa | 1 | [10] |
| 7 | August 6, 2022 | "At That Moment" | Gaya-G | 1 | [11] |
| 8 | August 13, 2022 | "Sneakers" | Itzy | 1 | [12] |
| 9 | August 20, 2022 | "Attention" | NewJeans | 2 | [13] |
| 10 | September 3, 2022 | "Pink Venom" | Blackpink | 2 | [14] |
| 11 | September 17, 2022 | "After Like" | Ive | 2 | [15] |
| 12 | October 1, 2022 | "Shut Down" | Blackpink | 3 | [16] |
| 13 | October 22, 2022 | "Hype Boy" | NewJeans | 2 | [17] |
Song milestones
Most weeks at number one
| No. of weeks | Song | Artist | Release year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | "Tomboy" | (G)I-dle | 2022 |
| 3 | "That That" | Psy featuring Suga | |
| "Love Dive" | Ive | ||
| "Shut Down" | Blackpink | ||
| 2 | "Attention" | NewJeans | |
| "Hype Boy" | |||
| "Pink Venom" | Blackpink | ||
| "After Like" | Ive |
Artist milestones
Most number-one songs
| No. of songs | Artist |
|---|---|
| 2 | Ive |
| Blackpink | |
| NewJeans |
Most weeks at number one
| No. of weeks | Artist |
|---|---|
| 5 | Ive |
| Blackpink | |
| 4 | (G)I-dle |
| NewJeans | |
| 3 | Psy |
| Suga |
References
- ^ Brandle, Lars (February 15, 2022). "Billboard unveils 'Hits of the World' charts". The Industry Observer. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of May 7, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of October 29, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ Trust, Gary (February 14, 2022). "Billboard Expands International Footprint With 'Hits of the World' Charts". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ Cusson, Michael (February 15, 2022). "India Songs: Week of April 16, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of May 28, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of July 2, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of June 25, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of July 30, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of July 23, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of August 6, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of August 13, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of August 27, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of September 10, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of September 24, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of October 15, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ "South Korea Songs (Week of October 29, 2022)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2022.