SB19 has held on to the number 1 spot on Billboard's Hot Trending Songs chart with their powerful anthem, 'Bazinga'.
On the chart dated 29 January 2022, the P-pop group comes out on top followed by BTS' 'Butter,' Dimash's 'Fly Away' and 'Be With Me,' Mew Suppasit and Sam Kim's 'Before 4:30 (She Said),' BE:FIRST's 'Gifted,' BLACKPINK Lisa's 'LALISA,' BamBam's 'Slow Mo,' ENHYPEN's 'Blessed-Cursed,' and BTS Jin's 'Yours'.
The #HotTrendingSongs, Powered by Twitter top 10 (chart dated Jan. 29, 2022)
— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) January 25, 2022
The feat makes the Filipino pop group the first act on the chart to exceed six weeks at number one. SB19 were previously tied with Korean global superstars BTS who spent six weeks on the top spot with their record-breaking, GRAMMY-nominated hit single, 'Butter'. The two groups are the only two acts to ever top the chart since it was established in October 2021, with BTS having two tracks peak at number 1 - 'Butter' and 'Permission To Dance'.
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According to Billboard, 'Bazinga' garnered 9.3 million Twitter mentions during the last tracking week (15 - 22 January). The group took to Twitter to thank A'TIN (fans of SB19) for their continuous support.
Throw it away, the world unloads hostility🃏
— SB19 Official 🇵🇭 (@SB19Official) January 25, 2022
'Bazinga' is on a record-breaking 7th week at No. 1 on the @billboard #HotTrendingSongs! THANK YOU A'TIN! 💙
BAZINGA 7HIS IS MY LEGACY#SB19 #SB19LeadsBillboardHTS
Listen to #Bazinga_SB19! pic.twitter.com/7MVG1LbmvS
The 'What' act has had another banner year in 2021 - being the first Filipino act to be nominated at the Billboard Music Awards, holding numerous groundbreaking online concerts, winning countless awards, and making a name for themselves in the global pop scene. Their first EP Pagsibol, which includes the hit track 'Bazinga,' was named as one of Bandwagon's Best EPs of 2021.
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In a statement, the band shares that 'Bazinga' is "a song that proves that we won’t back down to the negative comments and we’ll persevere. As it says from the lyrics, ‘Hate niyo’y gasolina’—we continue to flourish and emerge as better individuals, despite the hostility."
Check out the Hot Trending Songs chart here.
Watch SB19 make a statement with 'Bazinga' here:
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