BLACKPINK just dropped their highly anticipated mini album Deadline, featuring five tracks led by the powerful title song ‘Go’. The mini album has dominated global charts and streaming platforms. Now, more achievements are rolling in, proving the group’s unmatched worldwide dominance in the music industry. Read on to find out all about it!
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s new song, ‘Go’ debuted at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Earlier, the title track reached No. 44 on the UK Official Singles Chart and the album hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 this week. These positions demonstrate BLACKPINK’s continued success.
Furthermore, In the U.S., most sales came from physical albums like CDs. Fans bought about 41,000 copies in the first week, which was around 94 percent of total sales. BLACKPINK created many special versions of Deadline, and BLINKs loved collecting each one. Streaming added just about 11,000 units, and single song sales stayed small. Still, the big push from physical buys helped the EP land at No. 8 on the Billboard 200.
Deadline did well in many other countries. It reached No. 1 on iTunes’ Top Albums in 38 places. In the UK, the album started at No. 11 on the Official Albums Chart, and “Go” stayed at No. 44 on the singles chart.
In South Korea, the numbers were huge. The album sold 1.77 million copies in one week, setting a new record for K-pop girl groups. It sold 1.46 million on the first day alone. It went to No. 1 on both the Hanteo and Circle charts right away. These results show how much fans still love BLACKPINK after so many years.
One user wrote, “They are back with a bang and how!” Another user wrote, “BLACKPINK worldwide domination!”
For the unversed, the mini album was released on February 27.