The collaboration between BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars, “APT,” continues its impressive run on the Billboard charts. The song has now topped the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart for a total of 12 non-consecutive weeks, marking a significant milestone for K-pop.
“APT”‘s Chart-Topping Success
On January 21, 2025, Billboard released its chart data, revealing that “APT” had reclaimed the top spot on the Global Excl. U.S. Chart. This achievement makes it the first K-pop song to hold the number one position for 12 non-consecutive weeks. Only three other songs have achieved longer reigns at the top of this chart: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (14 weeks), Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (13 weeks), and Harry Styles’ “As It Was” (13 weeks).
Other Chart Achievements
“APT” also achieved notable success on other Billboard charts:
- It reached number one on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart, marking its first time at the top of this chart, which ranks the best-selling songs in the United States each week.
- The song maintained a strong position at number two on Billboard’s Global 200 in its 13th week, only behind Bad Bunny’s new hit “DtMF.”
- “APT” held steady at its peak position of number five on Billboard’s Hot 100 for a third consecutive week. This makes it the highest-ranking song by any female K-pop act in history, including groups.
Music Video Success
The music video for “APT” has also seen remarkable success, surpassing 900 million plays on YouTube within just 90 days. This achievement broke PSY’s previous record for the fastest K-pop music video to reach 900 million views, which his 2012 hit “Gangnam Style” achieved in 144 days.
Rosé’s Solo Album
Rosé released her full solo studio album, rosie, on December 6, 2024, along with the music video for the title track, “toxic till the end,” featuring Evan Mock. The album features 12 songs:
- “number one girl”
- “drinks or coffee”
- “two years”
- “3am”
- “game boy”
- “APT”
- “stay a little longer”
- “too bad for us”
- “call it the end”
- “not the same”
- “toxic till the end”
- “dance all night”
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