May 2026 produced 16 #1s across six music shows, shared by 8 artists and 8 songs.
The most wins went to Cortis (4), followed by NCT Wish (3) and Nmixx (2).
The most-awarded song was “RedRed” by Cortis with 4 wins on 4 shows, then “Ode to Love” with 3.
No song swept five or more shows.
First-ever music show wins went to Nexz, Taeyong — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Music Bank | Ode to LoveNCT Wish |
| 2026-05-02 | Show! Music Core | Ode to LoveNCT Wish |
| 2026-05-03 | Inkigayo | Ode to LoveNCT Wish |
| 2026-05-06 | Show Champion | MmchkNexz |
| 2026-05-08 | Music Bank | You, YouTWS |
| 2026-05-09 | Show! Music Core | Paradise of RumorsAKMU |
| 2026-05-10 | Inkigayo | You, YouTWS |
| 2026-05-13 | Show Champion | RedRedCortis |
| 2026-05-15 | Music Bank | RedRedCortis |
| 2026-05-16 | Show! Music Core | RedRedCortis |
| 2026-05-17 | Inkigayo | RedRedCortis |
| 2026-05-21 | M Countdown | Heavy SerenadeNmixx |
| 2026-05-22 | Music Bank | Heavy SerenadeNmixx |
| 2026-05-27 | Show Champion | Top 5Zerobaseone |
| 2026-05-28 | M Countdown | Top 5Zerobaseone |
| 2026-05-29 | Music Bank | WYLDTaeyong |