ROSÉ and Bruno Mars Rule the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 for 5th Straight Week With "APT."
The song peaked at No. 3 in the U.S. but it's a hit with Canadian listeners and around the world. Meanwhile, the No. 1 song south of the border, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther," isn't in Canada's top 10.
The Canadian and American charts are looking different these days.
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars just notched their fifth week at No. 1 in Canada with "APT." on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 dated March 29. South of the border, Kendrick Lamar and SZA earn the same feat with "Luther." Yet neither No. 1 song is in the other chart's top ten: "Luther" sits at No. 11 in Canada this week, while "APT." is at No. 14.
The upbeat "APT." has set a record for weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, extending it to 18 weeks, but hasn't been able to crack the top two in the U.S. K-pop acts are often global chart hits, not always as strong in the U.S. where "APT."' is losing steam compared to new releases from Kendrick Lamar and Doechii.
There are a few other notable differences between Canada and the U.S. this week. Chappell Roan's country-pop hit "The Giver" enters at No. 10 in Canada and No. 5 in the U.S.
Playboi Carti debuts two songs in the top 10 on both charts, with "Evil J0rdan" at No. 4 in Canada and No. 2 in the U.S., and "Rather Lie" at No. 9 in Canada and No. 4 in the U.S.
Over on the albums charts, Playboi Carti is at No. 1 in both countries with Music. Canadian stars Tate McRae's So Close To What and Drake and PartyNextDoor's $ome $exy $ongs hold the No. 2 and No. 3 spots for another week on their home country's Canadian Albums chart. On the U.S. counterpart Billboard 200, though, Lady Gaga's Mayhem and Lamar's GNX claim the second and third spots.
Those differences could point to a long fallout from the Drake-Kendrick feud of 2024. As the beef continues to generate talking points, Lamar hasn't been posting the same numbers in Canada as he is in the U.S. with his surprise release GNX and the smooth-as-can-be "Luther."
Further down the Canadian Hot 100, another K-pop act is performing better than on the U.S. chart. LE SSERAFIM debut new single "Hot" at No. 91 in Canada, though the single hasn't charted yet on the American Hot 100. That makes it their seventh charting song in Canada, their highest placement being "Easy" at No. 48 in 2024.
Powered by a sleek bass line and a casual description of burning desire, the track comes from the group's new EP of the same name, which debuts at No. 9 on the Billboard 200.
Check out the full charts here.
