2026-09-26 20:38 KST · auto

January 2021 recap 14 #1s

January 2021 produced 14 #1s across six music shows, shared by 8 artists and 9 songs.

The most wins went to (G)I-dle (6), followed by BTS (2) and Twice (1).

The most-awarded song was “Hwaa” by (G)I-dle with 6 wins on 6 shows, then “Dynamite” with 1.

Songs that swept five or more shows: “Hwaa”.

First-ever music show wins went to KyoungSeo, Rain & J. Y. Park, Aespa, U-Know — 4 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.

#1 relay

The Show2021-01-26 · (G)I-dle — HwaaShow Champion2021-01-20 · (G)I-dle — HwaaM Countdown2021-01-14 · Rain & J. Y. Park — Switch to Me2021-01-21 · (G)I-dle — HwaaMusic Bank2021-01-01 · BTS — Dynamite2021-01-15 · NCT U — 90's Love2021-01-22 · (G)I-dle — Hwaa2021-01-29 · U-Know — Thank UShow! Music Core2021-01-02 · BTS — Life Goes On2021-01-23 · (G)I-dle — HwaaInkigayo2021-01-03 · Twice — I Can't Stop Me [a]2021-01-10 · KyoungSeo — Shiny Star (2020)2021-01-17 · Aespa — Black Mamba2021-01-24 · (G)I-dle — Hwaa2021-01-01 → 2021-01-31 · same colour = same artist · thick line = same song, consecutive wins

Most #1s · artist

Most #1s · song

First-ever wins

All #1s

DateShowSong · Artist
2021-01-01Music BankDynamiteBTS
2021-01-02Show! Music CoreLife Goes OnBTS
2021-01-03InkigayoI Can't Stop MeTwice
2021-01-10InkigayoShiny Star (2020)KyoungSeo
2021-01-14M CountdownSwitch to MeRain & J. Y. Park
2021-01-15Music Bank90's LoveNCT U
2021-01-17InkigayoBlack MambaAespa
2021-01-20Show ChampionHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-21M CountdownHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-22Music BankHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-23Show! Music CoreHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-24InkigayoHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-26The ShowHwaa(G)I-dle
2021-01-29Music BankThank UU-Know
Cite: “January 2021 music show recap, gayo.wiki, 2026-09-26. Compiled from public record.”

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