TME Wave Chart

Launched in November 2020, the TME Wave Chart is a monthly ranking of the top songs in China compiled based on scores and recommendations from more than 250 music industry professionals.^[1] The name, Wave (浪潮), symbolizes the new wave of music.

Eligibility and ranking

Eligible songs include songs released by Chinese artists or songs in Chinese, with China as the main distribution region and regardless of which platform they are released on (different from the TME UNI Chart).^[2][3]

Ranking is determined in two stages: nomination and scoring.

• From the 1st of the previous month to the 7th of the current month, recommenders of the TME Wave Chart committee nominate and vote for the eligible songs released in the previous month. They then select 20 shortlisted songs based on the nomination votes.
• From the 8th to the 15th of the current month, recommenders of the TME Wave Chart committee conduct multi-dimensional evaluation and comprehensive scoring of the shortlisted songs. The songs are scored based on the following five categories, each worth ten points: lyrics, composition, arrangement, production, and vocals. The top 20 songs are then ranked based on the average of the five scoring categories.

The finalized ranking of songs is then released on the 20th of the current month.^[2]

List of number-one songs

Year	Month	Song	Artist
2020	November	"The Search" 是但求其爱	Eason Chan
	December	"Xiao Juan" 小娟 (化名)	Tan Weiwei
2021	January	"What Remains" 余额	Stefanie Sun
	February	Have A Nice Day	Waa Wei
	March	"To Shed a Tear for You" 因一个人而流出一滴泪	Karen Mok
	April	"_5:15"	Guo Ding
	May	"Empty World" 这世界那么多人	Karen Mok
	June	"First Love" 初恋	Karen Mok
	July	"Depart" 出走	Tanya Chua
	August	"Unexpected Summer" 不期而遇的夏天	Eason Chan
	September	"A Song That Doesn't Exist in the World" 世界上不存在的歌	Eason Chan
	October	"Little Too Much" 蝴蝶	Tia Ray
	November	"Warrior of the Darkness" 孤勇者	Eason Chan
	December	"The Day Before" 世界终结前一天	Stefanie Sun
2022	January	"Another Kind of Answer" 另一种答案	Shan Yichun
	February	"It is the Hour" 现在是什么时辰了	Hebe Tien
	March	"Reborn" 脱胎换骨	Li Ronghao
	April	"Conversation" 聊聊天	A-Lin
	May	"Just Seeking Pain" 但求疼	Tan Weiwei
	June	"Thanks to You" 多亏你啊	Penny Tai
	July	"Greatest Works of Art" 最伟大的作品	Jay Chou
	August	"Maybe I Can Ignore Death" 也许我可以无视死亡	Wang Feng
	September	"Fair Winds on the Way Home" 归途有风	Faye Wong
	October	"Moon" 月	Yisa Yu
	November	"Homo Sapien" 人啊人	Eason Chan
	December	"First Light" 初光	Henry Lau/JVKE
2023	January	"It's Mom and Daughter" 是妈妈是女儿	Huang Qishan/Curley Gao
	February	"Another Decade" 又十年	Jacky Cheung
	March	"My Dearest" 最爱是谁	Leslie Cheung
	April	"Dust and Ashes" 愿与愁	JJ Lin
	May	"Daydream" 白日梦	No Party for Cao Dong
	June	"Love River" 爱河人间	Lo Ta-yu
	July	"Luocha Kingdom" 罗刹海市	Dao Lang
	August	"Please Delete Leo" 麻烦删掉狮子座	Jude Chiu
	September	Special One (feat. Eason Chan)	AGA/Eason Chan
	October	"Something Missing" 空城记	Eason Chan
	November	"River Flow" 如河	Tia Ray
	December	"Source of Life" 生命的源头	Lowell Lo/Jonathan Lee
2024	January	"Shining Star" 星心	David Tao
	February	"You Who I Lost" 被我弄丢的你	Karen Mok
	March	"Skinny Love" 瘦子	Dean Ting
	April	"Learn to Live Again" 善良的我们	Tanya Chua
	May	"Waving to the Sky" 向天空招手的人	Wang Feng
	June	"Her" 一身焰火去罗马	Karen Mok & The Masters
	July	"Chun Meimei" 纯妹妹	Shan Yichun
	August	"Trapeze" 空中飞人	Leah Dou
	September	"Half and Half" 一半一半	GAI
	October	"Over and Again"	Karencici
	November	"Twin Flame" 双生火焰	Penny Tai
	December	"What Else is Better" 还有什么更好的	Shan Yichun

Artists by total number-one singles

The following artists achieved two or more number-one singles on the TME Wave Chart, some had number-one singles on their own as well as part of a collaboration.

Position	Artist	Total weeks at No. 1
1	Eason Chan	7
2	Karen Mok	5
3	Shan Yichun	3
4	Tia Ray	2
	Penny Tai
	Tan Weiwei
	Stefanie Sun
	Tanya Chua
	Wang Feng

Year-end top 100 chart

List of number-one songs

Year	Song	Artist	Reference
2021	"Empty World"	Karen Mok	[4]
2022	"Greatest Works of Art"	Jay Chou	[5]
2023	"My Dearest"	Leslie Cheung	[6]
2024	"Chun Meimei"	Shan Yichun	[7]

References

1. Liu, Hsiuwen (February 21, 2023). "Tencent Music Responds to China Streaming Manipulation Concerns With New Year-End Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
2. "TME Wave Chart". Tencent Music. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
3. "TME Uni Chart". Tencent Music. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
4. "2021华语百大金曲：莫文蔚陈奕迅名次最好，周深薛之谦被冷落" [2021 Chinese Top 100 Songs: Karen Mok and Eason Chan rank the best, while Zhou Shen and Joker Xue are left out]. Sohu (in Chinese). January 29, 2021.
5. "2022年浪潮榜百大华语金曲" [The 2022 Wave Chart Top 100 Songs]. QQ Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 2, 2023.
6. "The TME Wave Chart 2023 Top 100 Chinese Songs" has been officially released". YouTube. February 1, 2024.
7. "腾讯音乐浪潮榜2024年度百大华语金曲揭晓!" [Tencent Music Wave Chart’s Top 100 Songs of 2024 are announced!]. YouTube. January 13, 2025.

External links

• Official website