Longest Charting K-pop Album on Worldwide iTunes of All Time (Record By Blackpink)

The Official Award Of A Certificate

BLACKPINK made history when their mini-album SQUARE UP became the longest charting K-pop album on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart of all time, a milestone certified by the K-Pop Records Library on March 27, 2025. Released on June 15, 2018, under YG Entertainment, the four-track EP charted for 275 days, per posts on X, outpacing their own SQUARE TWO (259 days) and BTS’s MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA (209 days), cementing their global dominance, fueled by BLINKs’ unwavering support.

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The quartet Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé delivered SQUARE UP with the iconic lead single “DDU-DU DDU-DU,” which topped iTunes charts in 44 countries upon release, per allkpop. Tracks like “Forever Young” and “Really” amplified its staying power, resonating across diverse markets. Posts on X (@JRgiveaway
, 2020) highlighted SQUARE UP’s record-breaking run, with no K-pop album surpassing it by 2024, per kworb.net. By March 2025, the album had amassed 1.2 billion Spotify streams, per RouteNote, underscoring its enduring appeal.
The K-Pop Records Library awarded BLACKPINK a certificate, honoring SQUARE UP’s 275-day chart run as a landmark of K-pop’s global influence on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart.