Every week during its live broadcast, the show gives an award for the best-performing single on the South Korean chart.
The chart utilizes digital performances on domestic online music services (60%), number of times the single was broadcast on KBS TV, radio and digital channels (20%), global pre-vote derived from Mubeat app (10%), album sales (5%), and social media score calculated using YouTube and TikTok data gathered from the Circle chart (5%) in its ranking methodology.
[1][2] The score for domestic online music services is calculated using data from Melon, Bugs, Genie Music, Naver Vibe and Flo.
[3] Actor Lee Chae-min and Le Sserafim member Hong Eun-chae had been hosting the show since September 30, 2022, and February 10, 2023, respectively.
[6] In 2024, 46 singles reached number one on the chart and 33 acts have been awarded a first-place trophy.