What is the MTV Music Meter?
The MTV Music Meter is a music discovery experience. Our front door is a daily list of the top 100 artists trending right now.
How is the ranking determined?
The ranking is determined by the real time buzz across the Internet. We look at tweets and other social mentions, blog posts, news articles, streams, and purchases for over one million artists. Then every day we show you the top 100 artists that are trending upwards in these categories.
What can I do on the MTV Music Meter?
We provide access to over one million artists. The Top 100 is a great starting point – click on any “artist card” to get a quick snapshot of a particular artist. If you like the artist, share them, favorite them for quick access later on the same browser, or hit the “similar” button to get the same discovery experience for more artists you’ll like.
You can also search for any of over one million artists. This is great for getting a snapshot of a band you just heard of but want to know more about, or for finding similar artists to bands you already know you love.
It’s also an app, so if you want more info about the MTV Music Meter app, click here.

Here are the rankings as of Sunday, February 19, 2012 in the Up & Coming genre.

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Credit: omonatheydidnt
Source: MTV Music Meter

Note: Other K-Pop stars that made the list are KARA at 21st, 2NE1 at 53rd, and Se7en at 92nd. This was taken earlier today, and SHINee is ranking at around 46th place right now. The site mistakenly included a picture of f(x)’s Luna in the SHINee category. 

2NE1 ranking on the chart

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