Gallup Korea's Song of the Year
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Gallup Korea's Song of the Year (Korean: 한국갤럽 올해를 빛낸 노래 1위) is selected annually through multiple public surveys conducted across South Korea by Gallup Korea. From 2020, survey is conducted in two categories on the basis of respondents' age group: 13–39, and 40 and above.[1][2]
2000s
| Year | Song | Artist | Vote % | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Tell Me" | Wonder Girls | 33.9% | [3] |
| 2008 | "Nobody" | 11.4% | [4] | |
| 2009 | "Gee" | Girls' Generation | 15.0% | [5] |
2010s
| Year | Song | Artist | Vote % | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Hoot" | Girls' Generation | 7.2% | [6] |
| 2011 | "Good Day" | IU | 3.9% | [7] |
| 2012 | "Gangnam Style" | Psy | 30.7% | [2] |
| 2013 | "Bounce" | Cho Yong-pil | 13.6% | [8] |
| 2014 | "The Meaning of You" | IU | 7.7% | [9] |
| 2015 | "Bang Bang Bang" | Big Bang | 7.2% | [10] |
| 2016 | "The Love I Committed" | Im Chang-jung | 7.0% | [11] |
| 2017 | "Like It" | Yoon Jong-shin | 8.8% | [12] |
| 2018 | "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" | Blackpink | 5.0% | [13] |
| 2019 | "Boy with Luv" | BTS | 5.9% | [14] |
2020s
| ‡ | Indicates category selected by respondents in age group: 13–39 |
| † | Indicates category selected by respondents in age group: 40 and above |
| Year | Song | Singer(s) | Vote % | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ‡ "Dynamite" | BTS | 19.6% | [1] |
| † "Drink Makgeolli" | Young Tak | 12.8% | ||
| 2021 | ‡ "Butter" | BTS | 26.6% | [15] |
| † "Trust in Me" | Lim Young-woong | 8.7% | ||
| 2022 | ‡ "Dynamite" | BTS | 8.5% | [16] |
| † "Love Always Runs Away" | Lim Young-woong | 6.9% | ||
| 2023 | ‡ "Super Shy" | NewJeans | 6.8% | [17] |
| † "Love Always Runs Away" | Lim Young-woong | 6.9% | ||
| 2024 | ‡ "Apt." | Rosé and Bruno Mars | 9.8% | [18] |
| † "Love Always Runs Away" | Lim Young-woong | 5.9% | ||
| 2025 | ‡ "Jump" | Blackpink | 10.7% | [19] |
| † "I am a Firefly" | Hwang Ga-ram | 6.7% | ||
Artists with multiple songs selected
Gallery of singers indicated with year in which their song was selected as Song of the Year.
- BTS (2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022)
- Lim Young-woong (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024)
- Wonder Girls (2007 and 2008)
- Girls' Generation (2009 and 2010)
- IU (2011 and 2014)
- Blackpink (2018 and 2025)