The Music Bank Chart is a record chart established in 1998 on the South Korean KBS television music programMusic Bank. Every week during its live broadcast, the show gives an award for the best-performing single on the South Korean chart. The chart utilizes digital performances on domestic online music services (60%), number of times the single was broadcast on KBS TV, radio and digital channels (20%), global pre-vote derived from Mubeat app (10%), album sales (5%), and social media score calculated using YouTube and TikTok data gathered from the Circle chart (5%) in its ranking methodology.[1][2] The score for domestic online music services is calculated using data from Melon, Bugs, Genie Music, Naver Vibe and Flo.[3] Actor Lee Chae-min and Le Sserafim member Hong Eun-chae had been hosting the show since September 30, 2022, and February 10, 2023, respectively.[4][5] Chae-min went on to leave the show on May 3, 2024, after hosting the show for 1 year and 7 months.[6]
As of July 2024, 26 singles have reached number one on the chart and 25 acts have been awarded a first-place trophy.
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^<뮤직뱅크 K-차트> 음원 점수 집계 사이트 변동 안내 [<Music Bank K-Chart> Notice of changes to the site for calculating music score]. KBS Music Bank (in Korean). November 2, 2020. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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^Shim, Min-kyung (February 10, 2023). [뮤직뱅크] 배우 이채민 X 르세라핌 홍은채, 새 MC의 스페셜 무대 ♪연예인 (원곡 : PSY) [Actor Lee Chae-min x Le Sserafim's Hong Eun-chae, New MC's Special Stage ♪Celebrity (Original Song: PSY)] (in Korean). KBS Media. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Naver.
^Park, Ji-yoon (April 30, 2024). [단독] 이채민, 1년 7개월 만에 '뮤직뱅크' MC 하차 [[Exclusive] Lee Chae-min leaves 'Music Bank' as MC after 1 year and 7 months] (in Korean). The Fact. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 – via Naver.