Rosé And Bruno Mars Top Global Music Chart With Viral Hit ‘apt’

Blackpink prima Rosé and American vocalist Bruno Mars person secured nan world’s biggest-selling azygous of 2025 pinch their collaboration APT.

The track, which went viral pursuing its merchandise successful precocious 2024, has accumulated much than 2 cardinal streams globally. It marks a important displacement successful nan euphony industry, becoming nan first opus pinch non-English lyrics to apical nan yearly floor plan published by nan International Federation of nan Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

A breakthrough for K-pop

The occurrence of APT represents nan first clip nan world singles floor plan has been led by an creator from extracurricular North America aliases Europe. While nan opus is chiefly successful English, it features Korean spoken-word sections and a chorus built astir nan connection “아파트” (pronounced “apateu”), nan Korean connection for apartment.

Victoria Oakley, nan main executive of nan IFPI, described nan accomplishment arsenic a “landmark moment” for nan industry.

“This year’s results underline nan world scope of today’s euphony market, pinch songs connecting crossed languages and borders,” she said.

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The 2nd biggest deed of nan twelvemonth was Golden, performed by nan animated woman group Huntr/x. The group features successful nan Netflix animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, which became nan platform’s most-watched movie of each clip successful 2025.

Another way from nan aforesaid film, Soda Pop by nan rival fictional boy set Saja Boys, besides secured a spot successful nan apical 20.

The apical 5 was rounded retired by American vocalist Alex Warren’s Ordinary successful 3rd place, while Bruno Mars appeared again astatine number 4 pinch his Lady Gaga collaboration Die With A Smile. Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things, which was nan world’s biggest opus successful 2024, remained celebrated capable to return nan 5th spot.

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For nan 2nd twelvemonth successful a row, nary British artists featured successful nan world apical 10. However, London-born vocalist Lola Young reached 11th spot pinch her breakthrough azygous Messy, which surpassed 1 cardinal streams during nan year.

The figures besides confirmed that Taylor Swift remained nan biggest creator wide globally successful 2025, taking nan title for a grounds sixth time. Her azygous The Fate of Ophelia featured astatine number 19 connected nan singles list.

The IFPI floor plan is compiled utilizing information from complete 8,000 grounds labels worldwide, converting beingness sales, downloads, and streams into a azygous standardized figure.