Blackpink’s Lisa is first female artiste to top Billboard’s new chart

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    ANN/THE KOREA HERALD – Lalisa, the solo track by Lisa of Blackpink, went to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart dated August 6, making her the first female artiste to claim the number one spot.

    The tally, powered by Twitter, is a weekly recap of the most popular songs across genres and across the world, ranked by online streaming activity data.

    Her first solo single, Lalisa, climbed five places to the top spot from the previous week. It also is the only song to stay on the chart since it was launched 41 weeks ago. Another solo song, Money, was number three on the chart.

    Lisa debuted her solo debut single, hit Billboard‘s Hot 100 at No 84 and topped iTunes top songs chart in 72 regions when it was released in September last year. The accompanying music video surpassed 500 million views on YouTube in June, a record time for a K-pop female solo act.

    Lisa of Blackpink. PHOTO: ANN