There are different ways to measure the popularity of a K-Pop song. You can look at YouTube views and likes, or album sales, or, in this case, streaming of digital singles. Gaon keeps tally of the most popular K-Pop songs based on their digital streams, and interestingly, the results can be really different from what one would expect based on other data measured! These are the 15 most-streamed digital songs so far of 2020, some of which weren’t even released this year.
15. “Left & Right” by SEVENTEEN
Release date: June 22, 2020
# of streams: 6.33 million
14. “Hip” by MAMAMOO
Release date: November 14, 2019
# of streams: 6.62 million
13. “WANNABE” by ITZY
Release date: March 9, 2020
# of streams: 6.90 million
12. “Fiesta” by IZ*ONE
Release date: February 17, 2020
# of streams: 7.17 million
11. “Secret Story of the Swan” by IZ*ONE
Release date: June 15, 2020
# of streams: 7.69 million
10. “ON” by BTS
Release date: February 21, 2020
# of streams: 8.34 million
9. “Dumhdurum” by Apink
Release date: April 13, 2020
# of streams: 8.46 million
8. “Psycho” by Red Velvet
Release date: December 23, 2019
# of streams: 10.15 million
7. “Boy With Luv” by BTS ft. Halsey
Release date: April 12, 2019
# of streams: 10.54 million
6. “Monster” by Red Velvet’s Irene & Seulgi
Release date: July 6, 2020
# of streams: 11.97 million
5. “More & More” by TWICE
Release date: June 1, 2020
# of streams: 12.23 million
4. “Dumdi Dumdi” by (G)I-DLE
Release date: August 3, 2020
# of streams: 13.62 million
3. “Nonstop” by Oh My Girl
Release date: April 27, 2020
# of streams: 18.19 million
2. “Dolphin” by Oh My Girl
Release date: April 27, 2020
# of streams: 20.53 million
1. “How You Like That” by BLACKPINK
Release date: June 26, 2020
# of streams: 30.00 million