title: List of M Countdown Chart winners (2012)
text: # List of M Countdown Chart winners (2012)
  
  The M Countdown Chart is a record chart on the South Korean Mnet television music program M Countdown. Every week, the show awards the best-performing single on the chart in the country during its live broadcast.
  
  In 2012, 28 singles ranked number one on the chart and 26 music acts were awarded first-place trophies. Nine songs collected trophies for three weeks and achieved a triple crown: "Twinkle" by Girls' Generation-TTS, "The Chaser" by Infinite, "Electric Shock" by f(x), "Sexy, Free & Single" by Super Junior, "Beautiful Night" by Beast, "Gangnam Style" by Psy, "Crayon" by G-Dragon, "1,2,3,4" by Lee Hi, and "Return" by Lee Seung-gi. No release for the year earned a perfect score, but "Twinkle" by Girls' Generation-TTS acquired the highest point total on the May 10 broadcast with a score of 9,357.
  
  ## Scoring system
  
  ### 22 December 2011 – 23 August 2012
  
  Digital Single Sales 45%, Album Sales 10%, Global Fan Vote 15%, Mnet Broadcasting 5%, Preferences of Music Experts 10%, Real-Time Charts 5%, SMS Vote 10%.
  
  ### 30 August 2012 – 20 February 2014
  
  Digital Single Sales 50%, Album Sales 10%, Age Preference 20%, Global Fan Vote 5%, Live Show Preferences 10%, SMS Vote 5%.
  
  ## Chart history
  
  Key :
  
  | | Triple Crown |
  | - | - |
  | | Highest score of the year |
  | — | No show was held |
  | Date | Artist | Song | Points |
  | January 5 | Apink | "My My" | 8,224 |
  | January 12 | T-ara | "Lovey-Dovey" | 8,097 |
  | January 19 | T-ara | "Lovey-Dovey" | 8,588 |
  | January 26 | MBLAQ | "This Is War" | 8,865 |
  | February 2 | MBLAQ | "This Is War" | 8,869 |
  | February 9 | F.T. Island | "Severely" | 8,637 |
  | February 16 | Seven | "When I Can't Sing" | 8,876 |
  | February 23 | F.T. Island | "Severely" | 8,689 |
  | March 1 | Miss A | "Touch" | 8,734 |
  | March 8 | Big Bang | "Blue" | 9,081 |
  | March 15 | Big Bang | Fantastic Baby | 9,096 |
  | March 22 | Big Bang | Fantastic Baby | 9,204 |
  | March 29 | Shinee | "Sherlock (Clue + Note)" | 9,081 |
  | April 5 | CNBLUE | "Hey You" | 8,864 |
  | April 12 | Busker Busker | "Cherry Blossom Ending" | 8,577 |
  | April 19 | Shinhwa | "Venus" | 8,810 |
  | April 26 | Sistar | "Alone" | 8,182 |
  | May 3 | 4Minute | "Volume Up" | 8,105 |
  | May 10 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" | 9,355 |
  | May 17 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" | 9,357 |
  | May 24 | Girls' Generation-TTS | "Twinkle" | 8,831 |
  | May 31 | Infinite | "The Chaser" | — |
  | June 7 | Infinite | "The Chaser" | 8,703 |
  | June 14 | Infinite | "The Chaser" | 8,422 |
  | June 21 | f(x) | "Electric Shock" | 9,296 |
  | June 28 | f(x) | "Electric Shock" | — |
  | July 5 | f(x) | "Electric Shock" | 8,940 |
  | July 12 | Super Junior | "Sexy, Free & Single" | 8,837 |
  | July 19 | Super Junior | "Sexy, Free & Single" | 8,658 |
  | July 26 | Super Junior | "Sexy, Free & Single" | 8,432 |
  | August 2 | Beast | "Beautiful Night" | 8,696 |
  | August 9 | Beast | "Beautiful Night" | 8,876 |
  | August 16 | Beast | "Beautiful Night" | 8,951 |
  | August 23 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 8,423 |
  | August 30 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 8,561 |
  | September 6 | Psy | "Gangnam Style" | 8,637 |
  | September 13 | Kara | "Pandora" | 8,515 |
  | September 20 | F.T. Island | "I Wish" | 7,264 |
  | September 27 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | 8,924 |
  | October 4 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | — |
  | October 11 | G-Dragon | "Crayon" | — |
  | October 18 | Gain | "Bloom" | 7,533 |
  | October 25 | K.Will | "Please Don't..." | — |
  | November 1 | K.Will | "Please Don't..." | 8,418 |
  | November 8 | Lee Hi | "1,2,3,4" | 7,890 |
  | November 15 | Lee Hi | "1,2,3,4" | 8,454 |
  | November 22 | Lee Hi | "1,2,3,4" | — |
  | November 29 | Lee Seung-gi | "Return" | — |
  | December 6 | Lee Seung-gi | "Return" | — |
  | December 13 | Lee Seung-gi | "Return" | 8,593 |
  | December 20 | Yang Yo-seob | "Caffeine" | 9,267 |
  | December 27 | Yang Yo-seob | "Caffeine" | — |
  