In 2008, 17 songs ranked number one on the chart and 14 acts received first-place trophies. Six songs collected trophies for three consecutive weeks and achieved a
triple crown: "Circus" by
MC Mong, "Look Only At Me" by
Taeyang, "
So Hot" by
Wonder Girls, "U-Go-Girl" by
Lee Hyori, "
Haru Haru" by
Big Bang, and "
Mirotic" by
TVXQ.
Girls' Generation acquired the highest point total of the year on the February 28 broadcast, with a score of 965 for "
Kissing You".
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쥬얼리, '엠카' 정상...공중파와 케이블 음악프로 석권 [Jewelry top 'M Countdown'...Over the air and cable music charts.]. Sports Chosun (in Korean).
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'컴백' 거미, 음악방송 첫 1위에 눈물 '펑펑' [Gummy 'Comeback', tears stream for first No.1 on a music show]. Money Today Star News (in Korean).
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소녀시대, 데뷔곡 포함 '4곡 연속' 1위 질주 [Girls' Generation Races to First Place "Four Songs in a Row" Including Debut Song]. Money Today Star News (in Korean).
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이승기 '다줄꺼야', 순위 프로그램 첫 1위 [Lee Seung-gi's "I'll Give You Everything" first No.1 on music ranking program]. Osen (in Korean).
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^Kim, Ji-yeon (June 12, 2008).
MC몽, '서커스'로 '엠카운트다운' 3주 연속 1위 [MC Mong, 'Circus' No.1 for 3 consecutive weeks on 'M Countdown']. Osen (in Korean).
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태양, 3주 연속 1위 '엠카 역사상 6번째' [Taeyang is No. 1 for 3 consecutive weeks "The 6th in M Countdown history"]. Osen (in Korean).
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태양, '인기가요' 3주 연속 1위...콘서트 준비로 불참 [Taeyang won first place on "Inkigayo" for three weeks in a row. Absent due to concert preparation.]. Osen (in Korean).
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^Choi, Moon-jung (July 24, 2008).
원더걸스, '엠카운트다운' 3주 연속 1위 [Wonder Girls topped "M Countdown" for 3 consecutive weeks.]. Money Today Star News (in Korean).
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^Lee, Jung-hyuk (August 3, 2008).
섹시퀸 이효리, 음반 판매 6만장 육박 등 '거침없는 인기' [Sexy Queen Lee Hyori, 'unstoppable popularity' with nearly 60,000 album sales]. Sports Chosun (in Korean).
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^Choi, Moon-jung (August 28, 2008).
앨범 발매 20일 빅뱅, '엠카' 월 장원 선정 '기염' [On the 20th day of release, Big Bang was selected as the monthly winner of "M Countdown".]. Star News (in Korean).
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^Kang, Ji-hoon (September 5, 2008).
빅뱅, '뮤뱅' 1위…가요순위 프로그램 '천하통일' [Big Bang, won first place on 'Music Bank'...K-pop program, "Unification of the world".]. My Daily (in Korean).
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^Kang, Ji-hoon (September 21, 2008).
샤이니, 데뷔 4개월만에 첫 지상파 1위 [SHINee topped the terrestrial chart for the first time in 4 months since their debut.]. My Daily (in Korean).
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^Yoon, Min-ho (September 25, 2008).
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