BLACKPINK regularly makes history on Billboard with their latest songs “Shut Down” and “Pink Venom”. This time, the girls achieved an incredible feat that only two artists in the world have achieved before. Keep reading to learn more about it.
BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Score THIS On Billboard Global 200
On September 26 local time, Billboard announced that BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” had debuted at No. 1 on the Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts this week.
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BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Hit THIS On Billboard Global 200
The Global 200 ranks songs based on sales and streaming data from over 200 territories around the world, while the Global Excl. The United States chart is based on data from the territories excluding the United States.
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This is the second time BLACKPINK has topped the Billboard Global 200 after achieving the feat earlier this month with their pre-release song “Pink Venom.” With that, “Shut Down” becomes only the second K-pop song released in 2022 to top the chart, after “Pink Venom.”
Additionally, BLACKPINK now joins BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, and Justin Bieber as the only artists in the world to top the Global 200 more than once.
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BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Hit THIS On Billboard Global 200
On the Billboard Global Excl. On the American charts, “Shut Down” is the girl group’s third song to reach the number one spot, after “Lovesick Girls” and “Pink Venom”. BLACKPINK is now the second artist with multiple number 1s on the count (three), taking the place of Justin Bieber (two) and now coming behind BTS (six).
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According to Luminate (via Billboard), BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down” racked up 152.8 million streams and 17,000 downloads during the tracking week of September 16-22. These numbers helped the quartet rank first on the Global 200.
“Shut Down” also garnered 140 million streams and 13,000 downloads in territories outside the United States, earning BLACKPINK the top spot.
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BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Hit THIS On Billboard Global 200
In addition to topping the Global 200 with “Shut Down,” BLACKPINK also earned No. 2 this week with “Pink Venom.” The K-pop act is the first female group and artist in the world to simultaneously rank at number 1 and 2 in a single week on the Billboard Global 200; soloists Harry Styles (June 4 this year) and Drake (March 20, 2021) have already reached that milestone.
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On September 25, BLACKPINK made history after “BORN PINK” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. This made the quartet the first K-pop girl group and the fourth artist in the world to debut. debut at the top of the Billboard 200, Global 200. , and Global Excl. US charts at the same time.
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BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Hit THIS On Billboard Global 200
The first three acts to achieve this feat are BTS (featuring “BE” and “Life Goes On”), Taylor Swift [with “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) and “Red (Taylor’s Version)”]and Justin Bieber [with “Peaches” (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) and “Justice”].
Congratulations to BLACKPINK for their multiple achievements on the Billboard charts!
BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” Wins 7th Music Show Trophy On “Inkigayo”
In other news, BLACKPINK has once again taken home a music show trophy for their pre-release single “Pink Venom.”
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BLACKPINK Becomes First Female Group And Artist To Hit THIS On Billboard Global 200
On the September 25 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the first-place nominees were BLACKPINK’s “Pink venom,” BLACKPINK’s “Shut Down,” and IVE’s “After LIKE.” BLACKPINK ultimately won with a total of 7,129 points for “Pink Venom.”
Watch BLACKPINK’s “Pink Venom” music video again below:
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