ROSÉ & Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ Turns into First K-Pop No. 1 on Pop Airplay

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” turns into the primary No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart via an act outstanding in K-pop (Korean pop), because it jumps 3 spots to the highest of the newest, Feb. 1-dated survey.

Per week previous, the track surpassed BTS’ “Dynamite,” which peaked at No. 5 at the radio rating in December 2020, because the very best charting such Pop Airplay hit. “Dynamite” stays the one most sensible 5 hit at the tally via a K-pop staff.

“APT.,” on The Black Label/Atlantic Data, marks the primary Pop Airplay chart access for ROSÉ as a soloist; celebrity K-pop quartet BLACKPINK has charted two tracks (achieving a No. 21 absolute best) along with her as a member.

Mars, in the meantime, earns his eleventh Pop Airplay No. 1 — one-upping Justin Bieber for probably the most amongst male soloists for the reason that chart started in October 1992. Total, Taylor Swift boasts a document 13 leaders, adopted via Maroon 5, Mars, Katy Perry and Rihanna with 11 every, and Bieber and Ariana Grande with 10 every.

The Pop Airplay chart ranks songs via weekly performs on over 150 mainstream most sensible 40 radio stations monitored via Mediabase, with information equipped to Billboard via Luminate.

A make a selection 5 hits via acts outstanding in K-pop have climbed to the Pop Airplay most sensible 10, starting with PSY’s “Gangnam Taste” in 2012. That viral spoil and “APT.” are the one such songs billed to solo artists. Right here’s a recap:

Pop Airplay chart reporter KMVQ (99.7 Now) San Francisco leads all panelists with greater than 1,500 performs up to now for “APT.,” courting to the one’s Oct. 18 unlock. WHTZ (Z100) New York, KIIS (102.7 KIIS-FM) Los Angeles and SiriusXM’s Hits 1 and TikTok Radio have additionally given the track notable publicity.