“Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ captivating ballad ‘Die With a Smile’ has climbed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, marking Gaga’s sixth and Mars’ ninth number one hit. The track made an impressive leap from No. 17 to No. 1, following its initial peak at No. 2 for four weeks in November. This surge comes as the chart clears out holiday tracks, which had previously dominated the top spots.
Recorded for the week of December 27, 2024, to January 2, 2025, ‘Die With a Smile’ initially debuted at No. 3 in late August and has now taken a 20-week journey to reach the summit, the longest climb since Teddy Swims’ ‘Lose Control’ reached No. 1 in 32 weeks the previous March.
Lady Gaga’s achievement with ‘Die With a Smile’ places her among a select group of artists with Hot 100 No. 1s across three decades. This track marks her second chart-topping song of the 2020s, adding to her previous two No. 1s each in the 2010s and 2000s, a feat only matched by icons like Janet and Michael Jackson.
Bruno Mars also celebrates his second No. 1 of the decade with this track, his first being ‘Leave the Door Open’ with Silk Sonic (his project with Anderson .Paak) in 2021.
Additionally, the song ‘APT.’ by ROSÉ and Mars has made a significant jump from No. 34 to No. 5 on the Hot 100, surpassing its initial peak of No. 8. This achievement marks a milestone for ROSÉ, a member of BLACKPINK, as she becomes the first prominent female K-pop artist to not only break into the top 10 but also the top five as a soloist.”
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