Kendrick Lamar makes history by becoming the first artist to achieve three consecutive No. 1s on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with his latest track, 'Luther'. The song dethrones Lamar's previous single, 'TV Off', and marks an unprecedented achievement in the chart's long history.
The rapper becomes the first artist to achieve three successive No. 1s without interruption on the 66-year-old chart, which climbs from No. 2 to lead the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated Dec. 21. It swaps positions with the rapper’s “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, which took over the top slot from Lamar’s “Squabble Up” a week prior. (“Squabble Up” is No. 3 on this week’s chart.)chart for a third consecutive week with 125,000 equivalent album units in the tracking week of Dec.
6 – 12, according to Luminate. “Luther” traces its coronation to a combination of 28.7 million official U.S. streams (down 11% compared with the previous week), 2,000 song downloads (up 53%) and 9.8 million in airplay audience (up 63%) in the tracking week. The consumption totals push the track 2-1 for its first week atop the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart and a 5-3 gain on R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs. Although “Luther” remains below the threshold for the all-genre Radio Songs chart (all airplay for a song, regardless of format, contributes to a title’s rank on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), it drives 18-15 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. As “Luther” unlocks an unprecedented achievement for Lamar, let’s review more of the historic feats from the chart’s newest champ:With “Luther,” Lamar notches his seventh No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Here’s a review of his chart-topping collection:Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar“Not Like Us,” 21, May 1, 2024“Luther,” with SZA, one (to date), Dec. 21, 2024“I Hate U,” one week, Dec. 18, 2021“Luther,” with Kendrick Lamar, one (to date), Dec. 21, 2024 Notably, the “Luther” performers share custody of one of the most impressive distinctions on the chart. Both “Kill Bill” and “Not Like Us” reigned for 21 weeks, the most of any title in the chart’s history, dating to its consolidation into an all-encompassing genre chart in 1958.With “Luther,” a cast of music icons play a role in the newest No.
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