"Gangnam Style," an ultra-popular song by South Korean rapper Psy, again failed to reach the summit of the Billboard chart this week.

"Style" stayed behind Maroon 5's "One More Night" for the third consecutive week in the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard.com announced Wednesday.

"Again, the race was extremely close," Billboard said.

The overall chart point gap widened to 700, however, from fewer than 500 in the previous week.

Billboard said it's still too early to cross out "Style" from the list of No. 1 candidates.

"Well, look on the bright side, Psy: it's getting a bit chilly outside to go shirtless, anyway," it said.

"The radio life of 'Style' is still in its earlier stages, so it doesn't sport the massive audience level of 'Night,'" it added. "Still, 'Style' surges by 22% to 56 million."

Psy stated that he would go topless to perform "Style" in front of crowds if it tops Billboard. (Yonhap News)