Kendrick Lamar has replaced himself at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, as his collaboration with SZA, “Luther,” takes the No. 1 spot from “Not Like Us.” The song marks Kendrick’s sixth chart-topping single and SZA’s third.
“Not Like Us” remains strong at No. 2, while Kendrick dominates the chart with four of the top five songs. “TV Off” holds steady at No. 4, and “Squabble Up” stays at No. 5.
Meanwhile, Drake debuted two tracks from his PartyNextDoor collaboration, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, in the Hot 100’s top 10. “Gimme a Hug” and “Nokia” landed at No. 6 and No. 10, respectively. The highest-charting collaboration from the album, “CN Tower,” entered at No. 18.
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 246,000 equivalent units in its first week. With this, Drake now ties JAY-Z and Taylor Swift for the most No. 1 albums by a solo artist, trailing only The Beatles with 19. This marks Drake’s 14th No. 1 album in 15 years and PartyNextDoor’s first.
The album recorded over 287 million streams, making it the biggest streaming debut since Kendrick’s GNX in December. GNX, now in its third month, slipped to No. 3, adding 136,000 units in weekly sales.
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U fell slightly below projections, which had estimated 250,000 first-week sales.
