2026 recap 142 #1s

2026 produced 142 #1s across six music shows, shared by 57 artists and 69 songs.

The most wins went to Ateez (8), followed by Alpha Drive One (7) and Hearts2Hearts (6).

The most-awarded song was “Crown” by Exo with 5 wins on 5 shows, then “Swim” with 5.

Songs that swept five or more shows: “Crown”, “Swim”, “Stick with You”, “RedRed”, “Bloody Paradise”.

First-ever music show wins went to Say My Name, Idntt, Alpha Drive One, Irene, Cortis, Nexz and 8 more — 14 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.