August 2016 produced 18 #1s across six music shows, shared by 7 artists and 7 songs.
The most wins went to I.O.I (5), followed by Exo (4) and GFriend (3).
The most-awarded song was “Whatta Man” by I.O.I with 5 wins on 4 shows, then “Lotto” with 4.
No song swept five or more shows.
First-ever music show wins went to I.O.I, Blackpink — 2 artists in total.
Counts are recomputed every morning from each show's published results (Wikipedia lists, CC BY-SA). Weeks without a broadcast or record are shown in grey; dates open episode pages.
| Date | Show | Song · Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-02 | The Show | NavilleraGFriend |
| 2016-08-05 | Music Bank | Why So LonelyWonder Girls |
| 2016-08-10 | Show Champion | NavilleraGFriend |
| 2016-08-11 | M Countdown | How's This?Hyuna |
| 2016-08-12 | Music Bank | NavilleraGFriend |
| 2016-08-14 | Inkigayo | How's This?Hyuna |
| 2016-08-16 | The Show | Whatta ManI.O.I |
| 2016-08-17 | Show Champion | Whatta ManI.O.I |
| 2016-08-18 | M Countdown | Whatta ManI.O.I |
| 2016-08-19 | Music Bank | Whatta ManI.O.I |
| 2016-08-21 | Inkigayo | WhistleBlackpink |
| 2016-08-23 | The Show | FantasyVIXX |
| 2016-08-24 | Show Champion | FantasyVIXX |
| 2016-08-25 | M Countdown | LottoExo |
| 2016-08-26 | Music Bank | LottoExo |
| 2016-08-28 | Inkigayo | LottoExo |
| 2016-08-30 | The Show | Whatta ManI.O.I |
| 2016-08-31 | Show Champion | LottoExo |