Blackpink Breaks The Record As First All-Female Kpop Group To Debut At No. 1 On Billboard

May 2024 · 3 minute read
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South Korean girl group Blackpink formed by way of YG Entertainment, consisting of members Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa makes historical past on this week’s chart with its sophomore set, “Born Pink,” the first album from an all-female group to hit No. 1 since Danity Kane’s “Welcome to the Dollhouse” in 2008.

“Born Pink” is the 2d studio album by way of South Korean girl group Blackpink, launched on September 16, 2022, via YG Entertainment and Interscope Records. It marks the group's first full-length paintings since the unencumber of The Album in 2020.

The album moved an equivalent of 102,000 album gadgets in its first week of unlock in the U.S., in the week ending Sept. 22, according to Luminate via Billboard. The feat additionally marks the quartet’s first No. 1 on the Billboard 200, even though 2020’s full-length debut “The Album” came close with a detailed No. 2 high.

The eight-track set additionally debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with 75,500 copies sold. Most of those gross sales come from collectible CD applications and virtual album sales.

Okay-pop artists dominated the charts this week. Joining “Born Pink” near the top is NCT 127’s “2 Baddies,” which debuted at No. 3 with 58,500 similar album devices earned. The group’s fourth studio album is its 3rd best 10 on the albums chart.

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And on the Hot 100: Harry Styles rakes in the gold for England with “As It Was” logging 15 weeks at No. 1 — the longest streak for a music via a British artist, or by an act without a other featured artists. Styles additionally tops the box administrative center, starring in Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” which accumulated a whopping $19 million in its opening week.

At No. 2 on the Hot 100 is Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit,” which spends a fourth week at its No. 2 top, with a bump of 10% in airplay. Post Malone’s “I Like You (A Happier Song),” that includes Doja Cat, jumps to No. 2 from its earlier No. Five slot; Nicky Youre and Dazy’s “Sunroof” stays at No. 4; and Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” slips 3-5. OneRepublic’s “I Ain’t Worried” rises one spot to No. 7.

Meanwhile, two country tune heavyweights fill out the Hot 100: Morgan Wallen’s “You Proof” at No. 6 and Luke Combs’ second top 10 hit, “The Kind of Love We Make,” rises to No. 8. (In 2020, Combs’ “Forvever After All” peaked at No. 2, the highest rank ever for a solo male nation singer.)

Closing out the chart is Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” at No. Nine and Future’s “Wait for U,” that includes Drake and Tems, which remains at No. 10 for another week.

The rest of the Billboard 200’s top 10 boasts usual players, with the exception of newcomer EST Gee, who with his second top 10 effort, “I Never Felt Nun,” enters at No. 8 with 30,000 identical album gadgets earned.

Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” slips from its No. 1 spot to No. 2 (93,000 album gadgets), after 11 nonconsecutive weeks atop the checklist; Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” helps to keep at No. 4 (48,000 devices) and logs an 88th nonconsecutive week in the best 10; and the Weeknd’s compilation album “The Highlights” returns to the best 10, climbing 32-5 (39,000 gadgets). Plus, Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” rises 8-6 (36,000 units) and Styles’ “Harry’s House” continues to be at No. 7 (35,000 devices).

Rounding out the most sensible 10 are Rod Wave’s “Beautiful Mind,” at No. 9 (29,000 gadgets), and YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s “Realer 2,” slipping 6-10 (27,000 gadgets).

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Sources: Variety

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