# List of M Countdown Chart winners (2018)

The M Countdown Chart is a record chart on the South Korean Mnet television music program M Countdown. Every week, the show awards the best-performing single on the chart in the country during its live broadcast.
In 2018, 35 singles ranked number one on the chart and 21 music acts were awarded first-place trophies. Two songs collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a triple crown: "Love Scenario" by iKon, and "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" by Blackpink. Of all releases for the year, only two songs earned a perfect score of 11,000 points: "Fake Love" by BTS and "I Want You" by Shinee.

## Scoring system
### 11 June 2015 – 12 April 2018

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (50%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (15%), Popularity Score (global fan votes + age range preference) (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%) + SMS Voting Score (10%).

### 26 April 2018 – 21 May 2020

Scoring System: Digital Music Sales (45%), Album Sales (15%), Social Media Score (YouTube official music video views + SNS buzz) (20%), Global Fan Votes (10%), Mnet Broadcast Score (10%), SMS Live Vote 10%.

## Chart history

Key :
| | Triple Crown |
| | Highest score of the year |
| — | No show was held |
| Episode | Date | Artist | Song | Points |
| — | January 4 | No Broadcast or Winner | No Broadcast or Winner | No Broadcast or Winner |
| 553 | January 11 | Momoland | "Bboom Bboom" | 7,811 |
| 554 | January 18 | Infinite | "Tell Me" | 10,554 |
| 555 | January 25 | Sunmi | "Heroine" | 7,919 |
| 556 | February 1 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | 7,789 |
| 557 | February 8 | Red Velvet | "Bad Boy" | 10,032 |
| 558 | February 15 | Red Velvet | "Bad Boy" | — |
| 559 | February 22 | Momoland | "Bboom Bboom" | 8,834 |
| 560 | March 1 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | 8,467 |
| 561 | March 8 | iKon | "Love Scenario" | 8,001 |
| 562 | March 15 | Mamamoo | "Starry Night" | 9,820 |
| 563 | March 22 | Mamamoo | "Starry Night" | 7,938 |
| 564 | March 29 | Wanna One | "Boomerang" | 10,805 |
| 565 | April 5 | Wanna One | "Boomerang" | 9,981 |
| 566 | April 12 | Winner | "Everyday" | 9,687 |
| 567 | April 19 | Twice | "What Is Love?" | — |
| 568 | April 26 | Twice | "What Is Love?" | 9,360 |
| 569 | May 3 | Winner | "Everyday" | 7,463 |
| 570 | May 10 | GFriend | "Time for the Moon Night" | 10,700 |
| — | May 17 | No Broadcast or Winner | No Broadcast or Winner | No Broadcast or Winner |
| 571 | May 24 | (G)I-dle | "Latata" | 8,183 |
| 572 | May 31 | BTS | "Fake Love" | 11,000 |
| 573 | June 7 | BTS | "Fake Love" | 9,666 |
| 574 | June 14 | Wanna One | "Light" | 10,320 |
| 575 | June 21 | Shinee | "I Want You" | 11,000 |
| 576 | June 28 | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | 8,706 |
| 577 | July 5 | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | — |
| 578 | July 12 | Blackpink | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | — |
| 579 | July 19 | Twice | "Dance the Night Away" | 10,933 |
| 580 | July 26 | Seventeen | "Oh My!" | 8,546 |
| 581 | August 2 | Mamamoo | "Egotistic" | 7,731 |
| 582 | August 9 | iKon | "Killing Me" | 7,888 |
| — | August 16 | M Countdown No.1 Special | M Countdown No.1 Special | M Countdown No.1 Special |
| 583 | August 23 | Red Velvet | "Power Up" | 8,761 |
| 584 | August 24 | KCON 2018 LA x M COUNTDOWN, No Winner | KCON 2018 LA x M COUNTDOWN, No Winner | KCON 2018 LA x M COUNTDOWN, No Winner |
| 585 | August 30 | Red Velvet | "Power Up" | 8,444 |
| 586 | September 6 | (G)I-dle | "Hann" | 7,213 |
| 587 | September 13 | Sunmi | "Siren" | 7,624 |
| 588 | September 20 | Sunmi | "Siren" | 7,381 |
| 589 | September 27 | Got7 | "Lullaby" | — |
| 590 | October 4 | Got7 | "Lullaby" | 10,595 |
| 591 | October 11 | iKon | "Goodbye Road" | — |
| 592 | October 18 | iKon | "Goodbye Road" | 8,286 |
| 593 | October 25 | NCT 127 | "Regular" | 10,000 |
| 594 | November 1 | Monsta X | "Shoot Out" | 6,349 |
| 595 | November 8 | Iz*One | "La Vie en Rose" | 10,884 |
| 596 | November 15 | Twice | "Yes or Yes" | 8,695 |
| — | November 22 | Special Broadcast of Wanna One Comeback Show | Special Broadcast of Wanna One Comeback Show | Special Broadcast of Wanna One Comeback Show |
| 597 | November 29 | Wanna One | "Spring Breeze" | — |
| 598 | December 6 | Mino | "Fiancé" | — |
| — | December 13 | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) |
| — | December 20 | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) | Special Edition (KCON Japan 2018) |
| 599 | December 27 | Winner | "Millions" | — |