Kendrick Lamar And SZA’s ‘Luther’ Tops Billboard Hot 100 Chart For Third Straight Week

Kendrick Lamar And SZA’s ‘Luther’ Tops Billboard Hot 100 Chart For Third Straight Week

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Luther Vandross-sampling hit, “Luther,” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third consecutive week. This ties Lamar’s longest reign at the top of the singles chart, matching the non-consecutive three-week rule of “Not Like Us,” and the three straight weeks at No. 1 for “Like That,” his…

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Luther Vandross-sampling hit, “Luther,” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third consecutive week. This ties Lamar’s longest reign at the top of the singles chart, matching the non-consecutive three-week rule of “Not Like Us,” and the three straight weeks at No. 1 for “Like That,” his 2024 collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin. “Luther” marks SZA’s longest chart-topping reign of her career.

Elsewhere in the Hot 100 Top 10, Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” remains at its No. 8 peak, while becoming her first No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart. Nine of the Top 10 tracks hold their same positions from the previous week, as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” holds at No. 2, while Lamar charts three songs in the Top 5, as “Not Like Us” stays at No. 3, and “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, holds at No. 4. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sticks at No. 5, ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” remains at No. 6, Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” holds at No. 7, Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” stays at No. 9, while Drake’s “Nokia” rises a spot to get back to its previous No. 10 peak. (Billboard)

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