Top 3 Songs of the Month

Monthly Round-Up

Compiling the very best k-pop releases every single month.


2023 / 2022 / 2021 / 2020 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017 / 2016 / 2015 / 2014 / 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / Artist Scorecard / Bias List Scorecard


2023

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April
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2022

December
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2021

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2020

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2019

December
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2018

December
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2017

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2016

December
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2015

December
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2014

December
November
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2013

December
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2012

December
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June
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2011

December
November
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2010

December
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2009

December
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2008

November-December
September-October
July-August
May-June
March-April
January-February


Artist Scorecard

Korea has its music show wins, but I’ve got my top three songs of each month. Here’s a running tally of which artists have claimed the most top three honors:

 Infinite 15
 SHINee 14
 EXO 13
 Girls’ Generation 13
 BTS 11
 Seventeen 11
 Golden Child 10
 Kara 10
 Super Junior 10
 Bigbang 9
 TVXQ 9
 2NE1 9
 Beast 8
 ONF 8
 B1A4 7
 G-Dragon 7
 ATEEZ 6
 GFriend 6
 OnlyOneOf 6
 T-ara 6
 Boyfriend 5
 Girl’s Day 5
 Nine Muses 5
 Park Jinyoung 5
 Twice 5
 TXT 5
 VIXX 5
 WJSN 5
 A.C.E 4
 After School 4
 AKMU 4
 Astro 4
 Block B 4
 BoA 4
 Brave Girls 4
 Dreamcatcher 4
 f(x) 4
 iKON 4
 Lovelyz 4
 NCT Dream 4
 NCT 127 4
 Oh My Girl 4
 ONEUS 4
 Sistar 4
 Stray Kids 4
 Sungkyu 4
 Sunmi 4
 Taeyang 4
 Teen Top 4
 VERIVERY 4
 Wonder Girls 4
 B.A.P 3
 CRAVITY 3
 DAY6 3
 DRIPPIN 3
 Epik High 3
 EXID 3
 HyunA 3
 ITZY 3
 IU 3
 IVE 3
 NCT U 3
 Pentagon 3
 Rain 3
 Snuper 3
 SS501 3
 UP10TION 3
 Xia Junsu 3
 Blackpink 2
 Brown Eyed Girls 2
 Dongkiz 2
 Everglow 2
 F.Cuz 2
 GOT7 2
 History 2
 Hyolyn 2
 IMFACT 2
 Jay Park 2
 Key 2
 Laboum 2
 Miss A 2
 Orange Caramel 2
 PSY 2
 Rainbow 2
 Red Velvet 2
 RoaD-B 2
 Rocket Punch 2
 Secret 2
 Shinhwa 2
 Taemin 2
 TST 2
 Viviz 2
 ZE:A 2
 100% 2
 2PM 2
 4minute 2
 AB6IX 1
 aespa 1
 Alice 1
 Annyeongbada 1
 AOA 1
 Apink 1
 April 1
 A’ST1 1
 B.I.G 1
 Baechigi 1
 Baek Jiyoung 1
 BDC 1
 BESTie 1
 Boyhood 1
 Boys Planet 1
 Boys Republic 1
 BTOB 1
 Changmin 1
 Clazziquai 1
 CLC 1
 CNBlue 1
 CRAXY 1
 Crayon Pop 1
 Cross Gene 1
 CSR 1
 Dal Shabet 1
 Eric Nam 1
 EXO-CBX 1
 from20 1
 FTIsland 1
 GHOST9 1
 Girls’ Generation-TTS 1
 GOT7 1
 G.Soul 1
 Halo 1
 Hello Gloom 1
 Henry 1
 Heo Young Saeng 1
 Infinite F 1
 Jay B 1
 Jeong Jin Woon 1
 Jessi 1
 Jewelry 1
 Jo Sung Mo 1
 Jun Jin 1
 JYJ 1
 Kahi 1
 Kang Daniel & Ahn Yujin 1
 KARD 1
 Kei & The Solutions 1
 KNK 1
 Lee Hi 1
 Lee Hyori 1
 Lucy 1
 Mamamoo 1
 Mirae 1
 MOBB 1
 Momoland 1
 Monsta X 1
 MVP 1
 N.Tic 1
 Nature 1
 Nu’est W 1
 ONEWE 1
 Pixy 1
 Produce 101 1
 Rainz 1
 Romeo 1
 Seungri 1
 SF9 1
 Shin Wonho 1
 Son Dam Bi 1
 Sorn 1
 Soya 1
 Spica 1
 STAYC 1
 Super Junior-D&E 1
 Super Junior-M 1
 SuperM 1
 T.O.P 1
 TAN 1
 Target 1
 Tempest 1
 The Ark 1
 The Boyz 1
 TOO 1
 ToppDogg 1
 TRCNG 1
 Treasure 1
 Triple H 1
 Trouble Maker 1
 U-Know 1
 Uhm Jung Hwa 1
 U-KISS 1
 UNB 1
 Vernon 1
 Victon 1
 Wanna One 1
 Wa$$up 1
 Weki Meki 1
 The Wind 1
 Winner 1
 With Woollim 1
 Wonho 1
 Woohyun 1
 YDPP 1
 Yi Saebom 1
 Yong Junhyung 1
 Youha 1
 YOUNITE 1
 Yuqi 1
 1Punch 1
 1THE9 1
 3YE 1
 9th Street 1

Bias List Scorecard

Below is my weighted chart, which is as close to a personal bias list as I’m going to get. Right now it heavily favors third-generation acts, but expect this to change as older months are added into the mix.
For this chart, I award three points to my top pick of each month, two points to my second place, and one point to my third.

 Infinite 44
 SHINee 36
 EXO 30
 Golden Child 27
 Kara 26
 BTS 25
 Girls’ Generation 23
 Seventeen 23
 Super Junior 21
 ONF 19
 TVXQ 19
 Bigbang 18
 Beast 17
 G-Dragon 16
 2NE1 16
 ATEEZ 15
 B1A4 15
 GFriend 15
 T-ara 13
 Brave Girls 12
 Girl’s Day 12
 Twice 12
 Boyfriend 11
 Lovelyz 11
 Park Jinyoung 11
 OnlyOneOf 10
 TXT 10
 Snuper 9
 Sunmi 9
 Taeyang 9
 Wonder Girls 9
 After School 8
 Dreamcatcher 8
 Oh My Girl 8
 Stray Kids 8
 Sungkyu 8
 VIXX 8
 AKMU 7
 Astro 7
 DRIPPIN 7
 NCT 127 7
 NCT Dream 7
 NCT U 7
Nine Muses 7
 ONEUS 7
 UP10TION 7
 VERIVERY 7
 WJSN 7
 A.C.E 6
 Block B 6
 CRAVITY 6
 DAY6 6
 F.Cuz 6
 iKON 6
 IMFACT 6
 ITZY 6
 Key 6
 Rain 6
 RoaD-B 6
 SS501 6
 Taemin 6
 Teen Top 6
 B.A.P 5
 Blackpink 5
 Epik High 5
 f(x) 5
 IU 5
 IVE 5
 Miss A 5
 Secret 5
 Sistar 5
 4minute 5
 BoA 4
 Brown Eyed Girls 4
 Dongkiz 4
 Everglow 4
 EXID 4
 Hyolyn 4
 HyunA 4
 Pentagon 4
 PSY 4
 Red Velvet 4
Rocket Punch 4
 Shinhwa 4
 TST 4
 ZE:A 4
 2PM 4
 A’ST1 3
 Alice 3
 CRAXY 3
 CSR 3
 GHOST9 3
 Infinite F 3
 KARD 3
 Laboum 3
 Mirae 3
 Orange Caramel 3
Rainbow 3
 Shin Wonho 3
 TRCNG 3
 Uhm Jung Hwa 3
 Viviz 3
 Wanna One 3
 The Wind 3
 With Woollim 3
 Yi Saebom 3
 100% 3
 1THE9 3
 aespa 2
 AOA 2
 April 2
 B.I.G 2
 Boys Planet 2
 Changmin 2
 CLC 2
 CNBlue 2
 Dal Shabet 2
 GOT7 2
 Halo 2
 Henry 2
 Jay B 2
 Jay Park 2
 Jessi 2
 Jo Sung Mo 2
 JYJ 2
 Kahi 2
 KNK 2
 Lucy 2
 Monsta X 2
 N.Tic 2
 Nature 2
 Nu’est W 2
 Produce 101 2
 Rainz 2
 Romeo 2
 Seungri 2
 Son Dam Bi 2
 Sorn 2
 STAYC 2
 Super Junior-D&E 2
 Super Junior-M 2
 T.O.P 2
 TAN 2
 Tempest 2
 The Ark 2
 TOO 2
 Treasure 2
 Triple H 2
 UNB 2
 Wa$$up 2
 Wonho 2
 Youha 2
 Yuqi 2
 1Punch 2
 3YE 2
 9th Street 2
 AB6IX 1
 Annyeongbada 1
 Apink 1
 Baechigi 1
 Baek Jiyoung 1
 BDC 1
 BESTie 1
 Boyhood 1
 Boys Republic 1
 BTOB 1
 Clazziquai 1
 Crayon Pop 1
 Cross Gene 1
 Eric Nam 1
 EXO-CBX 1
 from20 1
 FTIsland 1
 Girls’ Generation-TTS 1
 GOT7 1
 G.Soul 1
 Hello Gloom 1
 Heo Young Saeng 1
 History 1
 Jeong Jin Woon 1
 Jewelry 1
 Jun Jin 1
 Kang Daniel & Ahn Yujin 1
 Kei & The Solutions 1
 Lee Hi 1
 Lee Hyori 1
 Mamamoo 1
 MOBB 1
 Momoland 1
 MVP 1
 ONEWE 1
Pixyh 1
 SF9 1
Sistar19 1
 Soya 1
 Spica 1
 SuperM 1
 Target 1
 The Boyz 1
 ToppDogg 1
 Trouble Maker 1
 U-KISS 1
 U-Know 1
 Vernon 1
 Victon 1
 Weki Meki 1
 Winner 1
 Woohyun 1
 YDPP 1
 Yong Junhyung 1
 YOUNITE 1
 Xia Junsu 1