[So I fucked around and...] ranked the most dominant idol groups digitally.

2010 (42%)

98. Super Junior – BONAMANA (3)

94. SeeYa, Davichi, T-ARA – Wonder Woman

91. SISTAR – How Dare You

89. 2AM – I’m Sorry I can’t laugh for you

83. 2PM – I’ll Be Back

80. 2AM – Like Crazy

79. Beast – Beautiful

77. T-ARA – Why Are You Being Like This?

76. Rainbow – A

74. SISTAR – Push Push

70. 4Minute – I My Me Mine

67. SISTAR – Shady Girl

65. Secret – Madonna

64. KARA – Jumping

61. Beast – Breath

60. SHINee – Lucifer

59. MBLAQ – Y

55. Beast – Shock

51. 2NE1 – Clap your Hands

50. 2PM – Without You

47. FTISLAND – Love Love Love

37. CNBLUE – Love Light

33. 2AM – I was wrong

32. Secret – Magic

31. CNBLUE – I’m a loner

30. 2NE1 – It hurts (slow)

29. After School – Bang!

28. 4Minute – HUH

27. miss A – Breathe

26. f(x) – NU ABO

25. SNSD – Run Devil Run

20. CNBLUE – Love

18. KARA – Lupin

17. 2AM – You wouldn’t answer my calls

16. T-ARA – I go crazy because of you

14. 2AM – Can’t let you go even if I die

13. 2NE1 – Can’t Nobody

10. SNSD – Hoot

6. Wonder Girls – 2 Different Tears

5. SNSD – Oh!

4. 2NE1 – Go Away

1. miss A – Bad Girl Good Girl

2011 (38%)

96. MBLAQ – Mona Lisa

95. Super Junior – Mr. Simple

94. BIGBANG – Stupid Liar

80. FTISLAND – Hello Hello

78. Trouble Maker – Trouble Maker

75. Secret – Love is move

74. Infinite – Be Mine

64. Rainbow – To Me

59. Brown Eyed Girls – Sixth Sense

57. BIGBANG – What is Right

56. After School – Shampoo

54. KARA – STEP

53. Orange Caramel – Bangkok City

48. T-ARA – Cry Cry

47. 4Minute – Heart to Heart

46. 2NE1 – Hate You

44. BIGBANG - Cafe

43. SNSD – The Boys

33. Wonder Girls – Be My Baby

31. Secret – Shy Boy

29. 4Minute – Mirror Mirror

28. 2NE1 – Ugly

27. BIGBANG – Love Song

26. SISTAR – So Cool

25. f(x) – Hot Summer

24. 2PM – Hands Up

21. Girl’s Day – Twinkle Twinkle

16. Beast – Fiction

15. Secret – Starlight Moonlight

14. SISTAR19 – Ma Boy

12. CNBLUE – Intuition

11. miss A – Goodbye Baby

9. Beast – On Rainy Days

8. BIGBANG – Tonight

7. 2NE1 – I am the best

6. f(x) – Danger

4. 2NE1 – Lonely

1. T-ARA – Roly-Poly

2012 (30%)

98. BIGBANG – Still Alive

97. Block B – Nalina

95. Secret – Poison

90. Teen Top – Going Crazy

88. Beast – I Knew It

81. SHINee – Sherlock

75. KARA – Pandora

71. Infinite – The Chaser

66. Beast – Midnight

65. FTISLAND – Like Birds

64. miss A – I don’t need a man

60. T-ARA – Sexy love

59. BIGBANG – Bad Boy

54. Trouble Maker – Trouble Maker

50. Orange Caramel – Lipstick

46. 4Minute – Volume Up

40. 2AM – I wonder if you hurt like me

39. Beast – Beautiful Night

35. miss A – Touch

29. f(x) – Electric Shock

19. T-ARA – Day by Day

18. Wonder Girls – Like this

14. BIGBANG – Monster

11. SNSD-TTS – Twinkle

10. BIGBANG – Blue

7. T-ARA – Lovey-Dovey

6. 2NE1 – I Love You

5. BIGBANG – Fantastic Baby

4. SISTAR – Loving U

3. SISTAR – Alone

2013 (21%)

96. 2NE1 – Falling in love

94. T-ARA N4 – Jeon Won Diary

92. Girl’s Day – Female President

86. Beast – Will you be alright?

80. B1A4 – What’s happening?

78. Rainbow – Tell me tell me

68. Infinite H - Special Girl

65. SISTAR – The way you make me melt

64. Infinite – Man in love

56. EXO – Growl

55. Teen Top – Miss Right

46. 2AM – One Spring Day

43. SHINee – Dream Girl

33. Apink – NoNoNo

30. Secret – Yoo Hoo

22. Girl’s Day – Expectation

19. CNBLUE – I’m Sorry

13. SNSD – I got a boy

9. SISTAR – Give it to me

6. 4Minute – What’s your name?

4. SISTAR19 – Gone not around any longer

2014 (26%)

94. AOA – Like a cat

88. CNBLUE – Can’t stop

85. Infinite – Back

83. WINNER – Don’t Flirt

81. 2NE1 – If I were you

77. EXID – Up & Down

75. Block B – Jackpot

71. god – Sky blue promise

61. SISTAR – I swear

58. 2NE1 – Gotta be you

55. Apink – LUV

54. SNSD – Mr. Mr.

43. Beast – Good Luck

41. god – The lone duckling

38. Orange Caramel – Catallena

35. Beast – 12:30

32. AOA – Miniskirt

28. AOA – Short Hair

25. Girl’s Day – Darling

23. 2NE1 – Come back home

21. Girl’s Day – Something

18. EXO – overdose

16. Block B – Her

15. WINNER – Empty

13. SISTAR – Touch my body

8. Apink – Mr. Chu

2015 (31%)

95. Gfriend – Glass Bead

94. 4Minute – Crazy

90. BTS – I need U

89. AOA – Like a cat

87. Block B Bastarz – Conduct Zero

79. Wonder Girls – I feel you

77. Red Velvet – Dumb Dumb

75. Girl’s Day – Ring my bell

69. Apink – Luv

66. BIGBANG – Zutter (GD & TOP)

59. SNSD – Party

52. Apink – Remember

46. Red Velvet – Ice Cream Cake

44. SNSD – Lion Heart

43. BIGBANG – We Like 2 Party

42. BIGBANG – Sober

41. SHINee – View

40. EXO – Love me right

38. Gfriend – Me gustas tu

37. iKON – My Type

33. BIGBANG – Let’s not fall in love

29. BIGBANG – If You

28. EXID – Up & Down

27. Mamamoo – Um Ah Oh Yeh

24. EXID – Ah Yeah

19. AOA – Heart Attack

12. SISTAR – Shake It

11. miss A – Only You

7. EXO – Call Me Baby

4. BIGBANG – Bae Bae

2. BIGBANG – Loser

1. BIGBANG – Bang Bang Bang

2016 (26%)

98. AOA – Good Luck

94. WINNER – Sentimental

91. BTS - Blood Sweat & Tears

90. EXO – Dancing King

87. BTS – FIRE

84. Lovelyz – Ah Choo

80. Mamamoo – I Miss You

79. Sechskies – Three Words

73. Girls on Top (Produce 101) – At the same place

71. BLACKPINK – Playing with fie

70. Mamamoo – Decalcomanie

60. EXO – Monster

53. Produce 101 – Pick me

49. Block B – Toy

47. IOI – Very very very

44. SISTAR – I like that

38. Red Velvet – Russian Roulette

32. BLACKPINK – Whistle

29. Gfriend – Navillera

27. Gfriend – Me gustas tu

26. TWICE – TT

22. Wonder Girls – Why So Lonely

16. TWICE – Like ooh ahh

12. Mamamoo – You’re the best

3. Gfriend – Rough

1. TWICE – Cheer up

2017 (26%)

100. SISTAR – Lonely

99. BTOB – Movie

91. TWICE – Cheer Up

89. TWICE – LIKEY

87. Apink – Five

86. BTOB – Missing You

83. Wanna One – Beautiful

81. Nation’s Son (Produce 101 S2) - NEVER

73. BTS - Blood Sweat & Tears

59. Sechskies – Something Special

56. BTS – DNA

48 Block B – Yesterday

45. Mamamoo – Yes I am

42. Highlight – Plz don’t be sad

41. Wanna One – Energetic

40. TWICE – TT

35. BIGBANG – FXXK IT

33. BLACKPINK – Playing with fire

30. TWICE – Signal

28. Red Velvet – Rookie

20. Red Velvet – Red Flavor

18. BLACKPINK – As if it’s your last

14. EXO – Ko Ko Bop

13. BTS - Spring Day

10. WINNER – Really Really

8. TWICE – Knock Knock

2018 (34%)

91. TWICE – Yes or Yes

87. Wanna One – I.P.U

83. Red Velvet – Peekaboo

81. (G)I-DLE – LATATA

78. BTS - The Truth Untold

76. AOA – Bingle Bangle

73. WINNER – Really Really

70. BTS – IDOL

69. EXO – Universe

66. Wanna One – Boomerang

64. BLACKPINK – As if it’s your last

63. TWICE – LIKEY

61. Red Velvet – Power Up

59. WINNNER – EVERYDAY

58. Red Velvet – Red Flavor

52. BTOB – Only one for me

51. Wanna One – Energetic

49. Wanna One – Beautiful

48. Mamamoo – Egotistic

45. Apink – I’m so sick

38. TWICE – Heart Shaker

37. BTOB – Missing You

34. Gfriend – Time for the moon night

32. BLACKPINK – Forever Young

31. BTS - Spring Day

26. Red Velvet – Bad Boy

25. TWICE – What is Love?

22. BTS – DNA

20. TWICE – Dance the night away

19. BTS - Fake Love

13. Mamamoo – Starry night

5. BLACKPINK – Ddu Du Ddu Du

4. Momoland – Bboom Bboom

1. iKON – Love Scenario

2019 (14%)

99. ITZY – ICY

92. BLACKPINK – Ddu Du Ddu Du

83. BTS - Mikrokosmos

75. TWICE – Dance the Night Away

72. Mamamoo – Gogobebe

65. EXO – Love Shot

64. WINNER – Millions

49. BTS – IDOL

48. BTS - Spring Day

47. TWICE – Yes or Yes

45. BLACKPINK – Kill this Love

29. TWICE – FANCY

11. ITZY – Dalla Dalla

5. BTS - Boy with Luv

2020 (23%)

97. BTS – Filter

90. (G)I-DLE – Dumdi Dumdi

83. BTS – Friends

82. SSAK3 – In the summer

80. SSAK3 – Play that Summer

73. Refund Expedition – Don’t Touch Me

68. BTS - 00:00

64. TWICE – More & More

62. BLACKPINK – Lovesick Girls

56. Apink – Dumhdurum

53. ITZY – Wannabe

52. IZ*ONE – Fiesta

47. BTS - Spring Day

44. BTS - Black Swan

29. Mamamoo – HIP

25. SSAK3 – Beach Again

21. BTS – ON

20. Oh My Girl – Dolphin

16. BLACKPINK – How You Like That

13. Oh My Girl – Nonstop

12. BTS - Boy with Luv

11. BTS – Dynamite

9. Red Velvet – Psycho

2021 (23%)

92. BTS - My Universe

89. ITZY – In the morning

87. Red Velvet – Queendom

84. aespa – Savage

71. Oh My Girl – Nonstop

69. BLACKPINK – How You Like That

68. TWICE – Alcohol-Free

62. Brave Girls – Chi Mat Ba Ram

57. Laboum – Journey to Atlantis

45. BTS - Spring Day

39. Oh My Girl - Dolphin

37. BTS - Boy with Luv

33. BTS - Life Goes On

28. STAYC – ASAP

25. BTS - Permission to Dance

24. BTS - Savage Love (BTS Remix)

16. Brave Girls – We Ride

15. Oh My Girl – Dun Dun Dance

14. BLACKPINK – Lovesick Girls

7. BTS – Butter

5. aespa – Next Level

3. BTS – Dynamite

2. Brave Girls – Rollin’

Years ranked by highest percentage of idol group songs in YEC top 100

1. 2010 (42%)

2. 2011 (38%)

3. 2018 (34%)

4. 2015 (31%)

5. 2012 (30%)

6. 2014/2016/2017 (26%)

7. 2020/2021 (23%)

8. 2013 (21%)

9. 2019 (14%)

Years with most idol songs in top 10

2023 - 8

2011/2012 – 6

2010 – 5

2013/2015/2021/2022 – 4

2018 – 3

2016/2017 – 2

2014/2019/2020 – 1