The Music Bank Chart is a record chart established in 1998 on the South Korean KBS television music program Music Bank. Every week during its live broadcast, the show gives an award for the best-performing single on the South Korean chart. The chart includes digital performance on domestic online music services (65%), album sales (5%), number of times the single was broadcast on KBS TV (20%), and viewers' choice (10%) in its ranking methodology. The score for domestic online music services is calculated using data from Melon, Bugs, Genie Music and Soribada. Actor and singer Park Bo-gum and Red Velvet member Irene, who had been the hosts of the show since May 2015, continued to do so until June 24, 2016. Kang Min-hyuk of CNBLUE and Laboum member Ahn Sol-bin were announced as new hosts the following week. Son Dong-woon from boy group Highlight appeared as a special host on the July 15 broadcast. Kang Min-hyuk left the show on November 4, and the following week Lee Seo-won was announced as the new host along with Ahn Sol-bin.

In 2016, 32 singles reached number one on the chart, and 24 acts were awarded first-place trophies. The year began with "Sing for You" by Exo at number one; it had been in the top spot on the last chart of 2015. "Cheer Up" and "TT" by Twice spent five weeks at number one, making both singles the most awarded songs of the year. The total of ten weeks which the singles spent at number one made Twice the act with the most wins of the year. Of all releases for the year Exo's "Monster" acquired the highest point total on the June 17 broadcast with a score of 11,570. The group achieved four number ones in 2016, the most of any act during the year: "Sing for You", "Monster", "Lotto" and "For Life". Member Baekhyun along with Miss A member Suzy won their first Music Bank trophy as soloists for their collaboration song "Dream".

A number of acts achieved their first number ones in 2016. Han Dong-geun won his first ever music show trophy on Music Bank with "Making a New Ending for This Story". Girl group GFriend had two number one singles on the chart achieved with "Rough" and "Navillera". Their win for "Rough" on the February 5 broadcast marked their first number one on Music Bank. Six other acts gained their first number ones on the chart, beginning with Mamamoo, who topped the chart in March with "You're the Best". Two other girl groups gained their first number one on the chart: Twice with "Cheer Up" and I.O.I with "Whatta Man" on the May 6 and August 19 broadcast respectively. The other first time chart toppers were Got7 with "Fly" and BtoB with "Remember That". Additionally, Seventeen made their first appearance at number one with "Boom Boom" on the December 16 broadcast. At the end of the year, "For Life" by Exo was at number one on the chart.

Chart history

+Key Highest score in 2016 — No show was broadcast

+ Episode Date Artist Song Points — Exo "Sing for You" 4,893 818 BTS "Run" 4,765 819 Suzy & Baekhyun "Dream" 4,229 820 8,391 821 Teen Top "Warning Sign" 7,128 822 GFriend "Rough" 6,605 823 6,823 824 6,377 825 6,215 826 Taemin "Press Your Number" 6,229 827 Mamamoo "You're the Best" 7,370 828 5,537 829 Red Velvet "One of These Nights" 6,427 830 Got7 "Fly" 6,967 831 BtoB "Remember That" 6,140 832 CNBLUE "You're So Fine" 5,763 833 4,974 834 VIXX "Dynamite" 6,262 835 Twice "Cheer Up" 8,079 836 BTS "Fire" 8,869 837 Twice "Cheer Up" 6,535 838 6,350 839 6,535 840 5,734 841 Exo "Monster" 11,570 842 10,188 843 7,837 844 Taeyeon "Starlight" 8,425 845 Beast "Ribbon" 6,539 846 GFriend "Navillera" 6,851 847 6,648 848 Wonder Girls "Why So Lonely" 6,284 849 GFriend "Navillera" 6,499 850 I.O.I "Whatta Man (Good Man)" 7,128 851 Exo "Lotto" 8,574 852 7,151 853 Han Dong-geun "Making a New Ending for This Story" 6,421 — Im Chang-jung "The Love That I Committed" 9,813 854 10,315 855 Infinite "The Eye" 9,129 856 Got7 "Hard Carry" 7,438 857 Shinee "1 of 1" 7,100 858 BTS "Blood Sweat & Tears" 10,985 859 8,384 860 Twice "TT" 11,274 861 8,127 862 7,429 863 7,580 864 6,218 865 B1A4 "" 6,694 866 Seventeen "Boom Boom" 7,252 867 Big Bang "Last Dance" 4,720 — Exo "For Life" 8,142

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