Plus, Lamar’s “Euphoria” leaps 11-3 among his sparring with Drake, whose “Family Matters” debuts at No. 7.
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“Not Like Us,” on pgLang/Interscope Records/ICLG, premieres on the Hot 100 with 70.9 million official streams, 5 million radio airplay audience impressions and 15,000 sold in the U.S. in the week ending May 9, despite the scathing track, which namechecks Drake and his 2021 album
Certified Lover Boy, having not been
released until late Sunday, May 5 (after the May 3 start of the latest charts’ tracking week).
Here’s a recap of Lamar’s four Hot 100 No. 1s, his two most recent of which have debuted at the summit:
- “Not Like Us,” one week at No. 1 to-date, May 18, 2024
- “Like That” (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar), three weeks, beginning April 6, 2024
- “Humble.,” one week, May 6, 2017
- “Bad Blood” (Taylor Swift feat. Lamar), one week, June 6, 2015
“Not Like Us” arrives as the 1,171st No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 65-year history, and the 79th to
debut in the top spot.
The track also starts at No. 1 on
Streaming Songs, where it’s Lamar’s fifth chart-topper. Its 70.9 million streams mark the top weekly total among R&B/hip-hop titles (defined as those that have hit or are eligible for
Billboard’s
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) since YouTube song user-generated content was
removed from chart calculations in 2020. It surpasses the 67.3 million that Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, drew in its first week, as reflected on rankings dated Sept. 18, 2021.
“Not Like Us” likewise opens atop the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and
Hot Rap Songs charts, as Lamar logs his fourth leader on each list.