Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s hit single “Luther” continues its reign on the prime of the Billboard Scorching 100 for a fourth consecutive week. The observe, which samples the late R&B legend, Luther Vandross, has grow to be a monumental success, marking Lamar’s sixth No. 1 hit and SZA’s third.
For Lamar, “Luther” surpasses his earlier longest-running No. 1, “Not Like Us,” which dominated for 3 nonconsecutive weeks. He additionally led the chart for 3 straight weeks in April 2023 with “Like That” alongside Future and Metro Boomin. His different chart-toppers embody “Squabble Up” (2023), “HUMBLE.” (2017), and his characteristic on Taylor Swift’s “Dangerous Blood” (2015).
In the meantime, SZA extends her longest Scorching 100 keep at No. 1. Her earlier No. 1s—“Kill Invoice” and Drake’s “Slime You Out”—topped the chart for one week every in 2023.
Lamar additionally continues to dominate the chart’s higher tier, holding three spots within the prime 5. “Not Like Us” stays regular at No. 3, whereas “TV Off” that includes Lefty Gunplay slips from No. 4 to No. 5. This marks the sixth week Lamar has held a minimum of three spots within the Scorching 100’s prime 5—tying Drake for essentially the most weeks amongst solo artists. Solely The Beatles, with eight weeks, have finished it extra.
“Luther” drew 55.6 million radio airplay viewers impressions (up 3% from the earlier week), 31.3 million official streams (down 9%), and three,000 downloads (down 24%) through the monitoring week of March 7–13. The track maintains its grip at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart for a fourth week, climbs to a brand new peak of No. 2 on Radio Songs, and dips from No. 8 to No. 17 on Digital Tune Gross sales.
On style charts, “Luther” has dominated for 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Scorching R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Scorching Rap Songs charts. It additionally leads R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Grownup R&B Airplay for a 3rd week every, making historical past as the primary track to concurrently prime each Grownup R&B Airplay and Rap Airplay.
Moreover, “Luther” reaches No. 8 on Pop Airplay, marking Lamar’s first prime 10 within the format since “Pray for Me” with The Weeknd in 2018, whereas SZA notches her seventh prime 10.
With “Luther” sustaining its stronghold and Lamar’s continued presence within the prime 5, the pgLang/Interscope/ICLG star cements his standing as one of the dominant forces in music at the moment.
