| Rank | Artist | Song | Yearly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IU (13 times total) | “Nagging” (with 2AM Seulong) | 2010 – 2nd |
| “Good Day” | 2011 – 8th | ||
| “Friday” (Feat. Jang Yi-jeong of HISTORY) | 2014 – 4th | ||
| “Not Spring, Love, or Cherry Blossoms” | 2014 – 6th | ||
| “Meaning of You” (Feat. Kim Chang-wan) | 2014 – 8th | ||
| “Through the Night” | 2017 – 2nd | ||
| “Palette” (Feat. G-DRAGON) | 2017 – 8th | ||
| “Eight” (Prod. & Feat. SUGA of BTS) | 2020 – 5th | ||
| “Blueming” | 2020 – 6th | ||
| “Celebrity” | 2021 – 1st | ||
| “Lilac” | 2021 – 6th | ||
| “Hold My Hand” | 2021 – 10th | ||
| “Love Wins All” | 2024 – 4th |
| Rank | Artist | Song | Yearly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | BIGBANG (9 times total) | “Haru Haru” | 2008 – 2nd |
| “Last Farewell” | 2008 – 6th | ||
| “Heaven” | 2008 – 9th | ||
| “Lollipop” | 2009 – 10th | ||
| “Fantastic Baby” | 2012 – 5th | ||
| “Bang Bang Bang” | 2015 – 1st | ||
| “Loser” | 2015 – 8th | ||
| “Bae Bae” | 2015 – 9th | ||
| “Still Life” | 2022 – 7th |
| Rank | Artist | Song | Yearly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 2NE1 (7 times total) | “I Don’t Care” | 2009 – 2nd |
| “Fire” | 2009 – 8th | ||
| “Lollipop” | 2009 – 10th | ||
| “Go Away” | 2010 – 10th | ||
| “I Am the Best” (내가 제일 잘 나가) | 2011 – 3rd | ||
| “UGLY” | 2011 – 7th | ||
| “I Love You” | 2012 – 6th | ||
| 4th | SISTAR (5 times total) | “So Cool” (쏘쿨) | 2011 – 6th |
| “Alone” (나혼자) | 2012 – 2nd | ||
| “Loving U” (러빙유) | 2012 – 4th | ||
| “Give It To Me” | 2013 – 6th | ||
| “Gone Not Around Any Longer” (있다 없으니까) | 2013 – 10th | ||
| 4th | IVE (5 times total) | “LOVE DIVE” | 2022 – 1st |
| “ELEVEN” | 2022 – 6th | ||
| “I AM” | 2023 – 3rd | ||
| “Kitsch” | 2023 – 6th | ||
| “After LIKE” | 2023 – 10th |
| Rank | Artist | Song | Yearly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | BTS (4 times total) | “Boy With Luv” (Feat. Halsey) | 2019 – 4th |
| “Dynamite” | 2020 – 9th | ||
| “Butter” | 2021 – 3rd | ||
| “Permission to Dance” | 2021 – 9th | ||
| 6th | SG Wannabe (4 times total) | “Sin and Punishment” (죄와벌) | 2005 – 1st |
| “As We Live” (살다가) | 2005 – 4th | ||
| “Ardent Love” (광/狂) | 2005 – 5th | ||
| “Partner for Life” (내 사람 : Partner For Life) | 2006 – 1st | ||
| 6th | NewGenes (4 times total) | “Ditto” | 2023 – 1st |
| “Hype Boy” | 2023 – 2nd | ||
| “OMG” | 2023 – 4th | ||
| “Attention” | 2023 – 8th |
| Rank | Artist | Song | Yearly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | Davichi (3 times total) | “Love and War” (사랑과 전쟁) (Narr. Haha) | 2008 – 7th |
| “Don’t Say Goodbye” (안녕이라고 말하지마) | 2011 – 10th | ||
| “This Love” (이 사랑) | 2016 – 5th | ||
| 9th | Busker Busker (3 times total) | “Cherry Blossom Ending” (벚꽃 엔딩) | 2012 – 3rd |
| “If You Really Love Me” (정말로 사랑한다면) | 2012 – 7th | ||
| “First Love” (첫사랑) | 2012 – 10th | ||
| 9th | Buzz (3 times total) | “Thorn” (가시) | 2005 – 2nd |
| “Coward” (겁쟁이) | 2005 – 8th | ||
| “Don’t Know a Man” (남자를 몰라) | 2006 – 3rd | ||
| 9th | Brown Eyed Girls (3 times total) | “Hold The Line” | 2006 – 6th |
| “Love” | 2008 – 3rd | ||
| “Abracadabra” | 2009 – 3rd | ||
| 9th | (G)I-dle (3 times total) | “TOMBOY” | 2022 – 2nd |
| “Queencard” (퀸카) | 2023 – 7th | ||
| “Fate” (나는 아픈 건 딱 질색이니까) | 2024 – 2nd | ||
| 9th | Wonder Girls (3 times total) | “So Hot” | 2008 – 1st |
| “Nobody” | 2008 – 4th | ||
| “2 Different Tears” | 2010 – 7th | ||
| 9th | Paul Kim (3 times total) | “Every Day, Every Moment” (모든 날, 모든 순간) | 2018 – 2nd |
| “Me After You” (너를 만나) | 2019 – 6th | ||
| “Goodbye” | 2019 – 7th | ||
| 9th | MC Mong (3 times total) | “I Love U Oh Thank U” (Feat. Kim Tae-woo of g.o.d) | 2005 – 9th |
| “Circus” (서커스) (Feat. Crown J, Dalmatian, etc.) | 2008 – 5th | ||
| “Because I Loved You That Much” (죽을 만큼 아파서) (Feat. MeloW) | 2010 – 3rd |
This table above shows the artists with most end of year top 10 entries on Melon since 2005.
At the top, it’s IU with 13 total annual top 10 entries. This really shows her dominance and insane longevity that transcends multiple eras.
BIGBANG really dominated their era is still continuing to find success despite long hiatuses in between the 2010s and 2020s. Well earned 2nd place.
BIGBANG’s sister group in 2NE1 showed crazy charting in just a 3 year span. From 2009 to 2012, they put up 7 hits in the top 10 year-end entries to land themselves in the 3rd place.
A very underrated group finds themselves in the 4th place. SISTAR released multiple hits from 2011 to 2013 to earn themselves a tied spot in the 4th place.
IVE is the highest ranker among the 4th gen on this list. They are tied with SISTAR at 5 EOY top 10 entries. They were releasing hit after hit from 2022 to 2023.
Among the 3 artists tied at the 6th place, one of them is BTS. The legendary BG made global hits with the English Trilogy all making the EOY top 10 rankings.
Sharing the same place in the ranking as BTS is none other than NewGenes. They are the only group in the entire list to put up 4 songs to land in the EOY top 10 ranking in the same year. They released 4 big hits in 2023. One could argue that it became much easier for idol groups to rank high on Melon in the recent years, but it’s still a very impressive feat regardless.
Brown Eyed Girls, a 2nd gen GG, is tied at 9th place with 3 hits including the legendary “Abracadabra.”
Idle hit a sudden peak during the midpoint of their career with releasing hits like “TOMBOY”, “QUEENCARD”, and “Fate”. They share the 9th place with several others.
Legendary GG from JYP, Wonder Girls are also at 9th place with hits like “So Hot” and “Nobody”. It’s hard not to wonder how their career might have unfolded if they had focused more on the domestic market instead of trying to break into the global stage.
It’s quite interesting to see which artists are showing up on this list. I, for sure, thought that TWICE would be on this last somewhere but I guess not (same for SNSD). It was also cool to see the Starship GGs from different eras sharing the same rank. What are your thoughts on this list? Who surprised you the most?
Btw, I had to change their name to NewGenes because their name is banned from the subreddit.
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