List of Music Bank Chart winners (2021)
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| name = Music Bank Chart winners (2021)
| award1_type = Song with most wins
| award1_winner = "Dynamite" by BTS & "Celebrity" by IU (4)
| award2_type = Artist(s) with most wins
| award2_winner = BTS (8)
| award3_type = Song with highest score
| award3_winner = "Permission to Dance" by BTS (11,145)
| previous = 2020
| main = by year
| next = 2022
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File:190115 BTS at the 2019 Seoul Music Awards.jpg" by BTS (pictured) won its 32nd overall music show award on the March 5th broadcast, and became the song with the most music show wins of all time in South Korea.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Yoon-jin|date=March 5, 2021|title=|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, '뮤뱅'에서 또!…'다이너마이트' 통산 32번째 음악방송 1위 [종합]|trans-title=BTS, 'Music Bank' again!... 'Dynamite' ranked first on the 32nd music broadcast [Overall]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0003469631|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305140933/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/117/0003469631|archive-date=March 5, 2021|access-date=March 5, 2021|website=My Daily|language=ko|via=Naver}} Their win for succeeding single "Permission to Dance" had the highest score of 2021, with 11,145 points on the July 23rd broadcast.|alt=BTS at the 2019 Seoul Music Awards]]
The Music Bank Chart is a record chart established in 1998 on the South Korean KBS television music program Music Bank. Every week during its live broadcast, the show gives an award for the best-performing single on the South Korean chart. The chart includes digital performances on domestic online music services (65%), album sales (5%), number of times the single was broadcast on KBS TV (20%), and viewers' choice from online surveys (10%), a methodology that has been used since November 2020.{{Cite web|last=Yeon|first=Seung|date=May 31, 2016|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 뒤바뀐 1위...다시 불붙은 가요프로 순위제 폐지론|trans-title=The No. 1 replacement for "Music Bank." – Debate on abolishing KPA ranking system|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/011/0002836229|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524135744/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/011/0002836229|archive-date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|website=Naver|publisher=Seoul Economy|language=ko}} The score for domestic online music services is calculated using data from Melon, Bugs, Genie Music, Naver Vibe and Flo.{{cite web|date=November 2, 2020|script-title=ko:<뮤직뱅크 K-차트> 음원 점수 집계 사이트 변동 안내|trans-title=<Music Bank K-Chart> Notice of changes to the site for calculating music score|url=https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-626614&id=988060&post_header=#report|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524151213/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-626614&id=988060&post_header=|archive-date=May 24, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|work=KBS Music Bank|language=ko}} Oh My Girl member Arin and Tomorrow X Together member Choi Soo-bin had hosted the show since July 2020 and continued to do so until October 1, 2021. Enhypen member Park Sung-hoon and Ive member Jang Won-young were announced as new hosts the following week.{{Cite web|last=Hwang|first=Chae-hyun|date=September 27, 2021|script-title=ko:장원영·엔하이픈 성훈 '뮤직뱅크' MC 발탁 [공식]|trans-title=Jang Won-Young · Enhypen's Sung-Hoon 'Music Bank' MC Selection [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000763857|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411033411/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000763857|archive-date=April 11, 2022|access-date=April 11, 2022|website=Sports Khan|language=ko|via=Naver}}
In 2021, 40 singles reached number one on the chart, and 30 acts were awarded first-place trophies. The year began with "Dynamite" by BTS at number one; it had been in the top spot on the last chart of 2020.{{Cite web|date=December 29, 2020|script-title=ko:12월 4주순위|trans-title=Music Bank ranking for the fourth week of December|url=https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=1003310&post_no=419&page=1&post_header=#report|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105083415/https://pbbs.kbs.co.kr/general/read.html?bbs_id=T2000-0027-04-641103&id=1003310&post_no=419&page=1&post_header=#report|archive-date=January 5, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2022|work=KBS Music Bank|language=ko}} The single, along with "Celebrity" by IU, won four trophies each, making both singles the most-awarded songs of the year. "Permission to Dance" by BTS had the highest score of the year, with 11,145 points on the July 23 broadcast. BTS had three number one singles on the chart in 2021 achieved with "Dynamite", "Butter" and "Permission to Dance", the most of any act in 2021. The three songs spent a total of eight weeks atop the chart, making BTS the act with the most wins of the year. Brave Girls won their first Music Bank award for "Rollin'{{-"}} over four years after its release after a YouTube video featuring performances of the song went viral, making it rise on South Korean music charts.{{Cite web|last=Yeo|first=Gladys|date=March 15, 2021|title=Brave Girls take home first music show win with 'Rollin'|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/brave-girls-rollin-first-music-show-win-inkigayo-2900635|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412112030/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/brave-girls-rollin-first-music-show-win-inkigayo-2900635|archive-date=April 12, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022|website=NME|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Dong|first=Sun-hwa|date=March 2, 2021|title=Brave Girls enjoy belated success on music charts with 'Rollin'|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/08/732_304870.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801160803/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/03/732_304870.html|archive-date=August 1, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022|website=The Korea Times|language=en}}
Blackpink member Rosé received her first number one trophy on Music Bank for her debut single "On the Ground" on the March 26 broadcast.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Seung-hoon|date=March 26, 2021|script-title=ko:'뮤뱅' 로제, 1위 트로피 '2관왕'..아이유 컴백→'라일락'∙'에필로그' 최초 공개 [종합]|trans-title='Music Bank' Rosé, 1st trophy '2 Crowns'.. IU comeback→'Lilac' ∙ 'epilogue' first public release [General]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004375790|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412100322/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004375790|archive-date=April 12, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022|website=Osen|language=ko|via=Naver}} Fellow member Lisa achieved her first ever trophy as a soloist for her debut single "Lalisa".{{Cite web|last=Sun|first=Mi-kyung|date=September 17, 2021|script-title=ko:'뮤뱅' 블랙핑크 리사, 출연 없이 솔로 첫 1위..원호⋅에이티즈 컴백[종합]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004476702|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412101721/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004476702|archive-date=April 12, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022|website=Osen|language=ko|via=Naver}} The single broke two Guinness World Records for the most viewed YouTube music video by a solo artist in 24 hours and most viewed YouTube music video in 24 hours by a solo K-pop artist, the latter of which was previously held by Rosé.{{Cite web|last=Punt|first=Dominic|date=October 8, 2021|title=BLACKPINK member Lisa begins solo career by smashing YouTube record|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/10/blackpink-member-lisa-begins-solo-career-by-smashing-youtube-record-678316|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008143414/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/10/blackpink-member-lisa-begins-solo-career-by-smashing-youtube-record-678316|archive-date=October 8, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2022|website=Guinness World Records}} Lisa was one of a number of soloists who achieved their first career music show wins in 2021, along with Exo member D.O., whose debut single "Rose" spent one week at number one in August, and TVXQ member U-Know Yunho, who gained his first number one as a soloist when "Thank U" debuted at number one on the January 29 chart.{{Cite web|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|date=August 6, 2021|script-title=ko:엑소 디오, 직접 작사한 솔로곡 'Rose'로 '뮤직뱅크'서 첫 1위|trans-title=Exo D.O., with the solo song 'Rose' that he wrote himself 'Music Bank' first no.1|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002978689|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807022916/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002978689|archive-date=August 7, 2021|access-date=April 12, 2022|website=Star News|language=ko|via=Naver}}{{Cite web|last=Ha|first=Sujeong|date=January 29, 2021|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 유노윤호, 컴백후 첫 1위 소감도 명언..현아·골든차일드 컴백 [종합]|trans-title='Music Bank' U-Know Yunho, first no.1 commentary after comeback.. Hyuna · Golden Child comeback [comprehensive]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004345939|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411150606/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004345939|archive-date=April 11, 2022|access-date=April 11, 2022|website=Osen|language=ko|via=Naver}}
Chart history
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| image1 = U-Know Yoon-Ho in 2019.jpg
| alt1 = Yunho in 2019
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| image2 = D.O. at the press conference of the film Underdog in January 2019.png
| alt2 = D.O. at a press conference in 2019
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| footer = U-Know Yunho of TVXQ (left) and D.O. of Exo (right) received their first music show wins as soloists with "Thank U" and "Rose", respectively, on Music Bank.
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File:Rose and Lisa from Blackpink PUBG 210321 (cropped).jpg's Rosé (left) won her first broadcast music show award with "On the Ground", while fellow member Lisa (right) received her first music show win as a soloist for "Lalisa".|alt=Rosé (left) and Lisa (right) in a promotional video for PUBG Mobile in 2021]]
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| alt2 = The Boyz heading to a Music Bank recording session
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| alt3 = Stray Kids at The Fact Music Awards in 2019
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| footer = Astro (top), The Boyz (middle), and Stray Kids (bottom) won their first broadcast channel music show awards with their Music Bank wins for "After Midnight", "Thrill Ride", and "Thunderous" respectively.{{Cite web|last=Yoon|first=Seong-yeol|date=August 13, 2021|editor9-last=News|editor9-first=Star|script-title=ko:아스트로, 데뷔 1999일만에 '뮤뱅' 정상.."아로하 고마워" [종합]|trans-title=Astro, 1999 days after debut 'Music Bank' top.. "Thank you Aroha" [Synthesis]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002980639|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813111823/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002980639|archive-date=August 13, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Star News|language=ko|via=Naver}}{{Cite web|last=Im|first=Lim-jeong|date=August 20, 2021|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 더보이즈, 첫 1위 "믿기지 않고 소중한 순간..더비 고맙고 사랑해♥"(종합)|trans-title='Music Bank' The Boyz, first no. 1 "Unbelievable and precious moment.. Thank you Deobi and I love you♥" (Comprehensive)|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003468545|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413120512/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003468545|archive-date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Herald POP|language=ko|via=Naver}}{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|date=September 3, 2021|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 스트레이키즈 첫 1위..비투비→프로미스나인 컴백[종합]|trans-title='Music Bank' Stray Kids first no. 1.. BtoB → Fromis 9 comeback [Synthesis]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003473234|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413121450/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/112/0003473234|archive-date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Herald POP|language=ko|via=Naver}}
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| alt2 = Enhypen after receiving an award
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| image3 = 아이브 - 뮤직뱅크 출근길 직캠 IVE MusicBank Fancam 220624.jpg
| alt3 = Ive performing at KBS Music Bank in June 2022
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| footer = Tomorrow X Together (top), Enhypen (middle), and Ive (bottom) received their first broadcast music show wins on Music Bank for "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)", "Drunk-Dazed", and "Eleven", respectively.{{Cite web|last=Jang|first=Woo-Young|date=June 11, 2021|script-title=ko:투모로우바이투게더, 첫 공중파 1위·음악방송 4관왕! 인기 '고공 행진'|trans-title=Tomorrow X Together, first airwave no.1 · 4 trophies on music shows!|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004422680|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413084148/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/109/0004422680|archive-date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Osen|language=ko|via=Naver}}{{Cite web|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|date=May 7, 2021|editor9-last=News|editor9-first=Star|script-title=ko:'뮤직뱅크' 엔하이픈, 지상파 첫 1위+3관왕 "엔진, 감사+사랑" [★밤TView]|trans-title='Music Bank' Enhypen, first terrestrial no. 1+3 crowns "Engine, thanks + love" [★Night TView]|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002953224|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507143927/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0002953224|archive-date=May 7, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Star News|language=ko|via=Naver}}{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Deok-haeng|date=December 17, 2021|script-title=ko:아이브, '뮤직뱅크'로 지상파 음방 첫 1위…결방이 아쉬워|trans-title=Ive, the first no. 1 terrestrial win on 'Music Bank'... I'm sorry for the absence|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003013491|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413111637/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003013491|archive-date=April 13, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2022|website=Star News|language=ko|via=Naver}} Tomorrow X Together member Soobin co-hosted the program until October 2021, with Enhypen member Sunghoon and Ive member Wonyoung becoming co-host later that month.
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