Show! Music Core winners 2021

“Strawberry Moon” by IU won Show! Music Core 5 times in 2021, “Butter” 5 and “Queendom” 3. Every #1 of the year with points and sources.

Updated Sep 6, 202644 trophiesSource: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Every #1 of 2021, newest first: date, episode, song, artist, points and source.
Date	Ep.	Song	Artist	Points
Dec 25	752	Special episode, winner not announced
Dec 18	751	“Eleven”	Ive	7,486
Dec 11	750	“Strawberry Moon”	IU	5,570
Dec 4	749	“Strawberry Moon”	IU	5,530
Nov 27	748	“Strawberry Moon”Triple crown	IU	5,823
Nov 20	747	“Strawberry Moon”	IU	6,039
Nov 13	746	“Maverick”	The Boyz	7,435
Nov 6	745	“Favorite (Vampire)”	NCT 127	8,456
Oct 30	744	“Strawberry Moon”	IU	6,797
Oct 23	743	“Savage”	aespa	7,271
Oct 16	742	“Savage”	aespa	9,099
Oct 9	741	“Bad Love”1st win	Key	6,419
Oct 2	740	“Sticker”	NCT 127	8,532
Sep 25	739	“Sticker”	NCT 127	8,602
Sep 18	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Sep 11	738	“Queendom”Triple crown	Red Velvet	7,321
Sep 4	737	“Queendom”	Red Velvet	6,454
Aug 28	736	“Queendom”	Red Velvet	8,967
Aug 21	735	“Thrill Ride”	The Boyz	7,401
Aug 14	734	“After Midnight”	Astro	8,015
Aug 7	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Jul 31	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Jul 24	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Jul 17	733	“Permission to Dance”	BTS	7,310
Jul 10	732	“Hello Future”	NCT Dream	6,720
Jul 3	731	“Chi Mat Ba Ram”	Brave Girls	7,268
Jun 26	730	“Butter”	BTS	7,907
Jun 19	729	“Butter”	BTS	7,792
Jun 12	728	“Butter”Triple crown	BTS	8,200
Jun 5	727	“Butter”	BTS	8,300
May 29	726	“Butter”	BTS	8,344
May 22	725	“Hot Sauce”	NCT Dream	10,000
May 15	724	“Not The End”	Highlight	7,504
May 8	723	“Lilac”	IU	6,949
May 1	722	“Inside Out”	NU'EST	8,800
Apr 24	721	“Antidote”	Kang Daniel	10,702
Apr 17	720	“Lilac”	IU	6,883
Apr 10	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Apr 3	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Mar 27	719	“On the Ground”	Rosé	8,394
Mar 20	718	“My Starry Love”1st win	Lim Young-woong	8,292
Mar 13	717	“Celebrity”Triple crown	IU	6,935
Mar 6	716	“Don't Call Me”	Shinee	9,546
Feb 27	715	“Paranoia”	Kang Daniel	10,323
Feb 20	714	“Celebrity”	IU	8,847
Feb 13	—	No broadcast · No show, winner not announced
Feb 6	713	“Celebrity”	IU	10,204
Jan 30	712	“Hwaa”	I-dle	7,454
Jan 23	711	“Hwaa”	I-dle	9,831
Jan 16	710	“Life Goes On”	BTS	7,819
Jan 9	709	“Life Goes On”	BTS	8,389
Jan 2	708	“Life Goes On”	BTS	8,141

Songs with the most wins this year: “Strawberry Moon” 5 · “Butter” 5 · “Queendom” 3. 2 first-ever wins: Key, Lim Young-woong.

Winners compiled from Wikipedia's per-year winner lists (CC BY-SA 4.0); points and episode numbers as published there, each row links to its source. Where a broadcast is listed without a winner, the source lists none.

Quick answers

Who won Show! Music Core the most in 2021?: IU with 10 wins, ahead of BTS (9); the most-decorated song was “Strawberry Moon” (5).
How many Show! Music Core trophies were awarded in 2021?: 44 trophies across 44 broadcasts, 7 weeks off air, 1 special episode without a chart.
Which songs completed a triple crown on Show! Music Core in 2021?: “Strawberry Moon” by IU, “Queendom” by Red Velvet, “Butter” by BTS, “Celebrity” by IU.
Who was the latest Show! Music Core winner of 2021?: “Eleven” by Ive won Show! Music Core on December 18, 2021 with 7,486 points.

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