Ros?'s "Apartment" Surpasses 300 Million Views... Tops US Billboard Global Chart for 3 Consecutive Weeks

Billboard Main Single Chart 'Hot 100', Top Ranks for 3 Consecutive Weeks

Ros? of the group BLACKPINK and pop star Bruno Mars' duet hit song "Apartment" (APT.) has remained in the top ranks of the US Billboard main singles chart "Hot 100" for three consecutive weeks. On the same day, the music video for Ros?'s pre-release single "APT." surpassed 300 million views.

Yonhap News reported on the 12th, citing the Billboard chart, that "Apartment" ranked 15th on the "Hot 100," dropping two places from the previous week. "Apartment" debuted at number 8 on the Hot 100, setting a new highest ranking for a K-pop female artist, and has stayed on the chart for three consecutive weeks. Additionally, "Apartment" topped the Billboard "Global 200" and "Global" (excluding the US) charts for three consecutive weeks.

Group BLACKPINK's Ros? and Bruno Mars.
[Photo by The Black Label]

Launched in September 2020, these two charts rank songs based on streaming and sales data collected from over 200 countries worldwide. Billboard reported that during the latest chart tracking period, "Apartment" recorded 162.2 million streams, down 22% from the previous week. Digital sales (downloads) decreased by 21% to 14,000 copies.

Earlier, the agency The Black Label announced on the same day that the "Apartment" (APT.) music video on YouTube surpassed 300 million views.

This achievement came just 22 days and 6 hours after the music video was released on the 18th of last month, marking the fastest time for a K-pop solo artist to reach 300 million views. Previously, the music video hit 100 million views in 5 days and 200 million views in 11 days. It consistently held the number one spot on Korea's trending videos and trending music charts and also reached number one on the US trending chart.

Ros? and Bruno Mars' duet song 'APT.' The Black Label

Furthermore, "Apartment" claimed number one on 40 iTunes charts worldwide, including the US Spotify chart immediately after its release. It also topped QQ Music, the largest music streaming platform in China.

"Apartment" is a pre-release single ahead of Ros?'s official comeback on Friday, December 6, and will be included in her first full-length album "rosie." The album "rosie" will feature a total of 12 tracks, including the title track and "Apartment." Ros? participated in writing and composing all the songs on this album, promising to share a more honest and intimate story of herself.