Gangnam Style

The sang debuted at nummer sax on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 for the week o 28 Julie 2012.^[18] It than toppit the chairt the week efter,^[19] an remained at nummer ane for five weeks.^[20] On the Gaon Single Chart, the sang wis dounlaidit 816,000 times in its first week, an wis nummer ane for five weeks. As o 22 September 2012^[update], the sang wis dounlaidit ower 2.8 million times in Sooth Korea.

In the Unitit States, "Gangnam Style" debuted at nummer 74 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs wi 23,000 dounlaids sauld in the week endin o 8 September 2012, an twa weeks later reached nummer 25 wi 61,000 dounlaids;^[21] previously, 57,000 copies wur dounlaidit in the US up tae 31 August.^[22] The sang rocketit tae nummer fower for the chairt week o 29 September, wi 188,000 dounlaids.^[23] On the issue date o 22 September, it debuted at nummer 64 on the Billboard Hot 100, becomin the seicont K-pop sang tae enter the chairt ahint the Wonder Girls' "Nobody" in 2009. In the same week, "Gangnam Style" debuted on the Billboard Pop Songs at nummer 28 an aw.^[21] "Gangnam Style" haed, bi 11 October, sauld ane million dounlaids in the US.^[24] In its seicont week on the Hot 100, "Gangnam Style" rose tae nummer 11.^[23] In its third week on the chairt, "Gangnam Style" rose tae nummer twa, ahint "One More Night" bi Maroon 5.^[25] For the week o 24 November, efter seiven weeks at nummer 2, the sang droppit tae nummer 5.^[26] For the week o Dizember 22, the sang fell frae nummer 10 tae nummer 11.^[27] The sang haes sauld 3,075,000 copies in the US as o Dizember 2012.^[28]

On 1 September 2012, "Gangnam Style" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at nummer 196;^[29] in its seicont week, the sang reached nummer 61. The next week, the sang rose up tae nummer 37. On 19 September, Greg James annooncit that the sang haed climbit 21 places tae nummer 16. On 21 September, the sang haed climbit frae 16 tae 6. The sang wis 22,000 copies ahint "Hall of Fame" bi The Script wi sales o "Gangnam Style" acceleratin bi a average o 20% ilka day that week.^[30] The sang eventually reached nummer three in its third week on the chairt.^[31] The next midweek Official Chart Update, released on 26 September, indicatit that "Gangnam Style" wis on pace tae acome nummer ane on the next offeecial chairt, set for release on 30 September.^[31] The sang, as projectit, reached the tap spot on the offeecial 30 September chairt, makkin it the first K-pop single tae dae sae.^[32]

On 21 August 2012, "Gangnam Style" chairtit nummer ane on the iTunes Music Video Charts, owertakkin Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me" an Katy Perry's "Wide Awake"; this feat is the first for ony Sooth Korean airtist.^[33] Syne early September, the sang haes peakit on Billboard's YouTube Music Chart at nummer ane.^[34]