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    'Baby Shark' Has Crashed Into the Pop Charts. How Did It Get There?

    The uber-viral children's song "Baby Shark" landed in the top 40 of the Billboard charts this week, years after it debuted on YouTube.
    by Joshua Bote Jan 09, 2019 2 minutes
    "Baby Shark," a song that has inspired a worldwide dance craze, entered the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 at No. 32 this week.

    Doo doo doo doo doo doo! A delightful song (or grating, never-ending slog, if you're a parent of a young child) about a family of sharks scouring the seas for their next meal has made its way to the Billboard Hot 100.

    The uber-viral "Baby Shark" charted at No. 32 for the week ending Jan. last week, according to Nielsen Music, alongside its already gargantuan 2 billion-plus YouTube views.

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