August 2021 produced 20 #1s across six music shows, shared by 9 artists and 9 songs.
The most wins went to The Boyz (5), followed by Red Velvet (4) and Astro (4).
The most-awarded song was “Thrill Ride” by The Boyz with 5 wins on 5 shows, then “After Midnight” with 4.
Songs that swept five or more shows: “Thrill Ride”.
First-ever music show wins went to D.O., Lee Mu-jin, Lee Chan-won — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Music Bank | RoseD.O. |
| 2021-08-08 | Inkigayo | Permission to DanceBTS |
| 2021-08-10 | The Show | After MidnightAstro |
| 2021-08-11 | Show Champion | After MidnightAstro |
| 2021-08-12 | M Countdown | Dumb DumbSomi |
| 2021-08-13 | Music Bank | After MidnightAstro |
| 2021-08-14 | Show! Music Core | After MidnightAstro |
| 2021-08-17 | The Show | Thrill RideThe Boyz |
| 2021-08-18 | Show Champion | Thrill RideThe Boyz |
| 2021-08-19 | M Countdown | Thrill RideThe Boyz |
| 2021-08-20 | Music Bank | Thrill RideThe Boyz |
| 2021-08-21 | Show! Music Core | Thrill RideThe Boyz |
| 2021-08-22 | Inkigayo | Traffic LightLee Mu-jin |
| 2021-08-24 | The Show | Loser=LoverTomorrow X Together |
| 2021-08-25 | Show Champion | Loser=LoverTomorrow X Together |
| 2021-08-26 | M Countdown | QueendomRed Velvet |
| 2021-08-27 | Music Bank | QueendomRed Velvet |
| 2021-08-28 | Show! Music Core | QueendomRed Velvet |
| 2021-08-29 | Inkigayo | QueendomRed Velvet |
| 2021-08-31 | The Show | Convenience StoreLee Chan-won |