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Bruno Mars and Rose’s APT is the first non-English, non-Western chart-topper, marking a major milestone in global music sales, IFPI reported.
- On February 19, the IFPI named Bruno Mars and Rosé's APT the best-selling global single of 2025, citing the Mars–Rosé collaboration's success .
- IFPI credited a coordinated global rollout aligning radio, streaming and marketing platforms, while APT's spoken Korean and non-English lyrics widened its appeal in the global music market.
- IFPI data show APT racked up 2.06 billion units, with Golden — HUNTR/X at 2.06 billion, and APT received three 2026 Grammy nominations but was not awarded.
- Victoria Oakley, IFPI chief executive, said Roseanne Park and Bruno Mars topping the annual IFPI global singles chart is a landmark moment as it’s the first No.1 with non-English lyrics, marking Mars’s return after his 2011 hit Just The Way You Are.
- Earlier this week, IFPI said Taylor Swift, global recording artist of the year, appears at No.19 with The Fate of Ophelia and the top 20 albums list will follow on Friday.
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Rose's 'APT.' tops IFPI's 2025 chart for global singles
Rose's "APT." has topped the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) Global Single Chart 2025, the organization representing the global recording industry said Friday. According to the chart unveiled Sunday (U.S. time), the global hit by the BLACKPINK member and Bruno Mars was the biggest-selling single of last year. "It is the first time the IFPI Global Single Chart has been topped by an artist outside of North America or E…
In 2025, Rosé and Bruno Mars' hit was streamed over two billion times, but Taylor Swift is still the biggest star globally.
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