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South Korean girl group Itzy is enjoying their best week ever on the Billboard charts. The band’s new project Crazy In Love narrowly misses the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums ranking, opening at No. 11, though it does arrive in first place on the Top Album Sales list. Over on the World Digital Song Sales list, the quintet debuts not one, but two brand new hits, upping its total career appearances sum to double digits for the first time.
Here are five tracks whose moves are worth noting on this week’s World Digital Song Sales chart.
No. 1 – Wizkid – “Essence (ft. Tems & Justin Bieber)”
Steady at No. 1 once again is “Essence” by the powerful team of Wizkid, Tems and Justin Bieber, who hopped on the global smash more than a month ago, helping push the tune to new heights in America. As the cut rises to a new peak of No. 11 on the Hot 100, “Essence” rules the World Digital Song Sales chart for a tenth nonconsecutive frame.
No. 4 – Itzy – “Loco”
South Korean girl group Itzy’s first full-length Crazy In Love debuts at No. 1 on this week’s World Albums chart, and two singles from the project quickly find their way to the World Digital Song Sales ranking. Up first from the quintet comes “Loco,” which blasts onto the tally at No. 4, becoming the band’s seventh placement inside the top 10 on the tally. Close to the bottom of the list comes “Swipe,” which arrives at No. 23. Throughout their time together, Itzy has now collected 10 appearances on the roster.
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No. 13 – Key – “Bad Love”
As a member of the beloved South Korean boy band Shinee, Key has already proved his talents and popularity on a number of Billboard rankings, and now he’s returned on his own. The singer and rapper’s solo single “Bad Love” starts off at No. 13 on the World Digital Song Sales chart this week, opening as the second-highest debut of the frame.
No. 19 – BTS – “Boy With Luv (ft. Halsey)”
As is typically the case, BTS occupy 20% of the spots on the World Digital Song Sales chart, with two popular singles taking up space inside the top 10. The group’s unstoppable “Boy With Luv,” which features pop singer Halsey, returns to the list once again. This frame, the catchy cut is back at No. 19, and it’s the loftiest re-entry (out of several) this time around. “Boy With Luv” has now lived on the ranking for 87 weeks, and before long, it may reach a triple-digit count.
No. 21 – Psy – “Gangnam Style”
Once more this week, Psy’s “Gangnam Style” proves to be the hit song that just won’t disappear. The smash, which once rose all the way to No. 2 on the Hot 100 and which stands out as one of the most successful in the history of the World Digital Song Sales chart, returns for another go. This frame, the tune reappears at No. 21 as it reaches an incredible 375 weeks on the tally.
