Kendrick Lamar Blasts To No. 1.
Kendrick Lamar claims this week’s Official Number one Album in the UK and iTunes together with his sixth studio launch, GNX.
The album, which dropped as a shock digital-only launch final Friday, has soared to the highest of the U.Okay. charts. GNX marks the Compton rapper’s second U.Okay. chart-topping album, following 2015’s critically acclaimed To Pimp a Butterfly.
Kendrick has additionally achieved High 20 United Kingdom placements with 4 different albums: 2012’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis (16), 2016’s Untitled Unmastered (7), 2017’s Rattling. (2), and 2022’s Mr. Morale & The Huge Steppers (2), his final opus.
Bodily copies of GNX are anticipated to reach in early 2025.
Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka secures the Quantity 2 spot with Small Modifications, his fourth High 5 album. Within the U.Okay., 87% of Kiwanuka’s album gross sales come from bodily codecs, permitting it to prime each the Official Document Retailer Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.
Within the newest iTunes U.S. Hip-Hop Albums chart, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX holds the highest place as nicely.
Different notable entries embody:
- Juice WRLD’s The Get together By no means Ends at quantity 2, marking a big posthumous launch.
- J. Cole’s Friday Evening Lights at quantity 3, demonstrating enduring recognition since its 2010 launch.
- Ice Dice’s Man Down at quantity 4, showcasing the veteran rapper’s continued relevance.
- Skyzoo’s Preserve Me Firm at quantity 5, indicating a powerful debut for the artist.
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