August 2018 produced 17 #1s across six music shows, shared by 10 artists and 10 songs.
The most wins went to Red Velvet (7), followed by Twice (2) and BTS (1).
The most-awarded song was “Power Up” by Red Velvet with 7 wins on 6 shows, then “Dance the Night Away” with 2.
Songs that swept five or more shows: “Power Up”.
First-ever music show wins went to Leo, Shaun, DIA — 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-02 | M Countdown | EgotisticMamamoo |
| 2018-08-03 | Music Bank | Dance the Night AwayTwice |
| 2018-08-04 | Show! Music Core | Dance the Night AwayTwice |
| 2018-08-07 | The Show | Touch & SketchLeo |
| 2018-08-09 | M Countdown | Killing MeiKon |
| 2018-08-10 | Music Bank | Way Back HomeShaun |
| 2018-08-12 | Inkigayo | SoulMateZico |
| 2018-08-14 | The Show | Woo WooDIA |
| 2018-08-15 | Show Champion | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-17 | Music Bank | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-18 | Show! Music Core | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-19 | Inkigayo | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-21 | The Show | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-23 | M Countdown | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-29 | Show Champion | Hann (Alone)(G)I-dle |
| 2018-08-30 | M Countdown | Power UpRed Velvet |
| 2018-08-31 | Music Bank | IdolBTS |