Rosé Writes History as K-POP Female Solo Artist... ‘APT.’ Stays at Global No. 1 for 8 Consecutive Weeks

Rosé of BLACKPINK is rewriting the history of K-POP female solo artists through her solo activities. Her dominance on global charts not only demonstrates the potential of solo careers but also confirms K-POP’s widespread global influence. As of December 21, Rosé’s collaboration with Bruno Mars, titled “APT.,” has remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 consecutive weeks. This record matches the 8-week longest-running No. 1 streak held by BTS’s Jung Kook’s song “Seven.” Meanwhile, Rosé’s new track “toxic till the end” debuted at position 90 on the Hot 100 during the same week. With both “APT.” and “toxic till the end” appearing on the chart simultaneously, Rosé became the first K-POP female solo artist to have two songs on the Hot 100 at one time. Her performance on global charts is even more impressive. “APT.” secured 8 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Exclusives U.S. charts, breaking the previous longest-running K-POP song No. 1 record also held by BTS’s “Seven.” Eight tracks from Rosé’s solo album “rosie” entered the Global 200 and Global Exclusives U.S. charts. “toxic till the end” debuted at position 15 on the Global 200 and 6th on the Global Exclusives U.S. charts, while other tracks such as “number one girl” and “drinks or coffee” also achieved strong results. Rosé set another record in the radio category as well. With “APT.” reaching position 20 on the Radio Songs chart, she became the first K-POP female solo artist to enter the top 20 of this chart. The same song remains at position 11 on the Pop Airplay chart and at position 3 on the Digital Song Sales chart. Rosé’s prominence was also evident on album charts. “rosie” debuted at position 3 on the Billboard 200, marking the highest debut position ever achieved by a K-POP female solo artist. It also reached position 3 on both the Top Album Sales and Top Current Album Sales charts. On the Artist 100 chart, Rosé climbed to position 4, securing the highest ranking ever for a K-POP female solo artist. Rosé’s popularity is clearly visible on social media as well. Over the 7-day period from December 12 to 18, Rosé’s Instagram followers increased by 219,000, which is 128 times higher than the average increase of 1,700 followers for K-POP artists during the same time frame. On Spotify, her follower count rose by 201,000, significantly exceeding the K-POP average of 1,800 followers. During the same period, the “APT.” music video accumulated 59.64 million views, ranking first on the weekly fanbase chart.