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on the South Korean

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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 2018, 35 singles ranked number one on the chart and 21 music acts were awarded first-place trophies. Two songs collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a

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" by

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, and "

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" by

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. Of all releases for the year, only two songs earned a perfect score of 11,000 points: " Fake Love" by

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and "I Want You" by

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Scoring system

11 June 2015 – 12 April 2018

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score ''(YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz)'' (15%), Popularity Score ''(global fan votes + age range preference)'' (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%) + SMS Voting Score (10%).

26 April 2018 – 21 May 2020

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%.

Chart history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:M Countdown Chart 2018 in South Korean music 2018 record charts Lists of number-one songs in South Korea