The ''M Countdown'' Chart is a

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on the South Korean

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television music program ''

M Countdown ''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet. The show features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. It is broadcast from CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. Bro ...

''. Every week, the show awards the best-performing

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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

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: "

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" and "

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", both by

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

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and "I'm in Trouble" by

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Scoring system

April 26, 2018 – May 21, 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%.

May 28, 2020 – present

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%).

Chart history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:M Countdown Chart 2020 in South Korean music 2020 record charts Lists of number-one songs in South Korea