Blackpink’s Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “Apt.” Surpasses One Billion Streams on Spotify

Rosa and Bruno Mars Achieve Milestone

Rosa and Bruno Mars’ ‘Hit Song’ Apt has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify, making it the fastest song by a K-Pop artist to reach this milestone.

Record-Breaking Success

On January 26, fans observed that the streaming performance of Rosa and Bruno Mars was “successful.” The track surpassed the one billion mark on Spotify in just 100 days since its release, setting a record for the fastest K-Pop song to achieve this on the platform, eclipsing Jungkook BTS’s previous record.

This achievement also positions “Apt.” as the second fastest song overall, only behind Bruno Mars’ collaboration “Die with a Smile” with Lady Gaga, which reached billions of streams in 96 days.

“#Successful”. #Pink #BrunoMars surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. pic.twitter.com/d1egutwnvd

– KPOP charts (@kchartsmaster) January 26, 2025

The fastest songs in history to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify (days):

#1 Will Die with a Smile (96)
#2 Apt. (100)
#3 Seven (108)
#4 Flowers (112)
#5 Espresso (117)
#6 Stay (118)
#6 How It Was (118)
#6 (118)
#9 Birds of the Pen (119)
#10 Shape of You (153)

– Diagram data (@chartdata) January 26, 2025

Rosé’s Solo Album Release

Rosé’s solo album “Rosie” was fully released on December 6, 2024, accompanied by the music video for the single “Toxic Till the End.” The album features 12 new tracks, including “APT” and “Number One Girl,” the latter co-produced by Bruno Mars.

‘Apt.’ later gained recognition as one of the top 50 songs of 2024 and one of the top 25 K-Pop songs of the year. In a four-star review, NME‘s Crystal Bell remarked that the album “offers a unique and intimate invitation to appreciate Rosé as more than just a star— to see her as a woman in search of love, connection, and meaning.”