NEW YORK (Yonhap) -- For a fifth straight week, South Korean rapper Psy remained at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard's main chart, updated Wednesday, once again topped by Maroon 5's "One More Night."
The 34-year-old entertainer rose to global fame when his song "Gangnam Style" featuring his funny horse-riding dance moves went viral in July on YouTube, drawing more than 530 million views.
But he's yet to carry out his famous pledge to perform shirtless if he tops the Billboard's Hot 100 Chart as Maroon 5's "One More Night" has stayed at No. 1 on the chart for six consecutive weeks.
"The race for No. 1 was again fairly close, as approximately 2,000 points separate the songs, with each title declining by less than 1 percent in overall chart points," Billboard said in a news release on Wednesday.
It said a similar gap separated the songs last week, while just 700 and 500 points made the difference two and three weeks ago, respectively.
Billboard's Hot 100 Chart reflects CD sales, digital downloads and radio airplay.
Radio play continued to be an obstacle for Psy as "Night" widened its lead over "Style" in radio audience this week with a 3 percent increase, Billboard said. "Style" went up only a 1 percent, holding at No. 12 on the Radio Songs ranking.
Despite its runner-up rank on the Hot 100, "Style" returned to No. 1 on the Digital Songs chart and ruled On-Demand Songs for a third week, according to the Billboard.
Psy has been in the United States since last Friday for local promotion. On Tuesday, he taught U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon how to dance "Gangnam Style" in New York.