The Inkigayo Chart is a music program record chart on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) that gives an award to the best-performing single of the week in South Korea. In 2023, the chart measured digital performance in domestic online music services (worth up to 5,500 points in its ranking methodology), social media via YouTube views (3,000 points), album sales (1,000 points), network on-air time (1,000 points), viewer votes in advance of the show (500 points), and real-time voting via the Superstar X mobile app (500 points). Songs that spend three weeks at number one are awarded a triple crown and are removed from the chart and ineligible to win again.
From April 3, 2022, to April 2, 2023, actress Roh Jeong-eui, actor Seo Bum-june, and Tomorrow X Together member Choi Yeon-jun hosted the show together. The former two were replaced by Monsta X member Hyungwon and actress Kim Ji-eun starting with the April 9 broadcast. Three months later they were replaced by BoyNextDoor member Woonhak and actress Park Ji-hu.
In 2023, 25 singles reached number one on the chart, and 15 acts were awarded a first-place trophy for this feat. "I Am" by Ive had the highest score of the year, with 10,586 points on the April 23 broadcast. Nine songs collected trophies for three weeks and earned a triple crown: NewJeans's "Ditto", "OMG" and "Super Shy", (G)I-dle's "Queencard", Ive's "I Am" and "Baddie", Jisoo's "Flower", Jungkook's "Seven", and AKMU's "Love Lee". NewJean's "Ditto" was the first single to top the chart in 2023. This was followed at number one by their single "OMG". Both singles along with "Super Shy" held the top spot on the chart for three weeks each, achieving triple crowns. The group had two more singles ranked atop the chart in 2023: "Hype Boy" and "ETA". The five singles spent a total of 12 weeks in the top spot making NewJeans the artist with the most weeks at number one in 2023. Girl group STAYC achieved their first ever Inkigayo award in 2023 with their single "Teddy Bear" on the February 26 broadcast. In April, "Flower" by Blackpink's Jisoo ranked number one, becoming her first chart topper. BTS's Jungkook also had his first number one on the chart in 2023 with his single "Seven". Both singles ranked number one for three weeks and achieved triple crowns, the only such awards for solo acts in 2023.
Besides NewJeans, four other acts achieved a top ranking for more than one single on the chart in 2023. Girl group Le Sserafim had two number-one singles, "Unforgiven" and "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife". Aespa also reached the top spot twice in 2023 with "Spicy" and "Drama", the latter of which achieved a triple crown. In addition to Aespa, boy group Seventeen also had two singles reach the top spot in 2023: "Super" and "God of Music". Ive had four number-one singles in 2023, achieved with "Kitsch", "I Am", "Either Way" and "Baddie". "I Am" and "Baddie" went on to rank number one for three straight weeks each and achieved triple crowns.
Chart history
+Key Indicates the song achieved a triple crown Indicates the highest score of the year — No show was held
+ Episode Date Artist Song Points — colspan="3" 1,166 NewJeans "Ditto" 6,719 1,167 "OMG" 8,795 — colspan="3" 1,168 NewJeans "Ditto" 7,119 1,169 6,006 1,170 Tomorrow X Together "Sugar Rush Ride" 7,233 1,171 BSS "Fighting" 8,165 1,172 STAYC "Teddy Bear" 5,774 1,173 The Boyz "Roar" 6,463 — colspan="3" 1,174 NewJeans "OMG" 5,781 1,175 6,309 1,176 "Hype Boy" 5,932 1,177 Ive "Kitsch" 8,273 1,178 Jisoo "Flower" 8,714 1,179 Ive "I Am" 10,586 1,180 Jisoo "Flower" 7,902 1,181 Seventeen "Super" 7,884 1,182 Le Sserafim "Unforgiven" 8,466 1,183 Aespa "Spicy" 7,742 1,184 (G)I-dle "Queencard" 8,779 1,185 9,423 1,186 8,112 1,187 Ive "I Am" 6,398 1,188 6,882 1,189 Jisoo "Flower" 6,961 1,190 Shinee "Hard" 6,666 1,191 Le Sserafim "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife" 6,463 1,192 NewJeans "Super Shy" 6,994 1,193 Jungkook "Seven" 8,074 1,194 8,379 1,195 8,425 1,196 NewJeans "Super Shy" 6,724 1,197 7,211 1,198 "ETA" 6,572 1,199 6,111 1,200 AKMU "Love Lee" 6,337 — rowspan="3" colspan="3" — — 1,201 AKMU "Love Lee" 6,330 1,202 6,278 1,203 Ive "Either Way" 6,433 1,204 Seventeen "God of Music" 8,290 1,205 Ive "Baddie" 6,292 1,206 6,089 1,207 Aespa "Drama" 6,719 1,208 Ive "Baddie" 5,731 1,209 Taeyeon "To. X" 5,675 — rowspan="3" colspan="3" — —
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