K-pop group BLACKPINK’s Rosé made history by becoming the highest ranking female K-pop artist on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Rosé and Grammy winner Bruno Mars dropped their collaboration song “APT.” on Oct. 18.
According to Billboard, “APT.” debuted at No. 8 on the Nov. 2-dated Hot 100, the highest rank for a female K-pop artist on the chart.
“Rosé becomes the first female K-pop artist in history to earn a top 10 hit on the #Hot100, thanks to 'Apt.' with @BrunoMars (No. 8 this week),” Billboard Charts posted on X.
K-pop group BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars for "APT." (The Black Label)
K-pop group BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars' "APT." debuted at No. 8 on the Nov. 2-dated Hot 100 chart (Billboard)
Upon learning of her feat, Rosé posted the top 10 chart on Instagram.
“Oh my gosh what is happening. this is crazy. thank you so much number ones, blinks, everyone. This one's for u. This is my dream come true. ty @brunomars,” Rosé wrote.
Bruno Mars commented, “GAME START!!!”
With this, Rosé joined BTS, BTS’ Jimin and Jungkook, and Psy in the list of Korean artists who have earned a top 10 rank on the Hot 100 chart.
In addition, “APT.” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts.
K-pop group BLACKPINK’s Rosé and Bruno Mars' "APT." debuted at No. 1 on the Nov. 2-dated Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts (Billboard)
This is her second No. 1 on the charts after her “On the Ground” in 2021.
“She is the first member of the quartet with multiple No. 1s on the charts; the act’s Jennie and LISA have notched one Global Excl. U.S. No. 1 each,” Billboard reported.
“Mars, meanwhile, dethrones his first No. 1 on both surveys: ‘Die With a Smile,’ with Lady Gaga, dips to No. 2 on each chart. He’s both the first act to replace himself at No. 1 and take the top two spots simultaneously on each list since Sabrina Carpenter earlier this year with ‘Espresso’ and follow-up ‘Please Please Please,’” the chart added.
According to Billboard, the Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts “rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.”
“Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations,” it added.
On the Global 200, “APT.” garnered “224.5 million streams, as well as 29,000 sold, worldwide through Oct. 24. The song claims the second-biggest streaming week since the Global 200 began.”
On the Global Excl. U.S. chart, “APT.” earned “200 million streams and 21,000 sold outside the U.S. Oct. 18-24.”