Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” blasts back to No. 1, from No. 15, on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart (dated Feb. 22), sparked by his performance of the song during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show Feb. 9.
The scathing diss track – which on Feb. 2 won the Grammy Awards for record and song of the year, among its five victories – adds a third week atop the Hot 100. It debuted at No. 1 on the May 18, 2024, chart and became a pop-culture fixture, spending the next eight weeks between Nos. 2 and 6. It was further boosted by Lamar’s Juneteenth The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert – in which he performed the song five times. It rebounded for a second week at No. 1 on the July 20 chart, following the July 4 premiere of its official video.
“Not Like Us” leads the Hot 100 again after a break of 29 chart weeks (and 30 total, encompassing a week off the chart while holiday hits decorated the ranking) – the third-longest break between time at No. 1 in the chart’s 66-year history (surpassing two hits that waited nine weeks each between stays on top: Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire,” in 2023, and Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball,” in 2013).
Among all songs, the only longer breaks between No. 1 Hot 100 runs belong to Chubby Checker’s “The Twist” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The former returned to the top after a record wait of a year, three months and three weeks, between 1960 and 1962, after it re-entered the chart thanks to new popularity among adult audiences; Carey’s Yuletide anthem has led for 18 total weeks, via annual reigns since December 2019.
Meanwhile, “Not Like Us” becomes the first non-holiday song to top the Hot 100 three separate times with breaks of two or more months in between each domination.
Lamar additionally ties his longest Hot 100 command, as he first led for three weeks last April with “Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin. He has earned five No. 1s, also ruling for a week each with “Squabble Up” in December (thus, in between his second and third turns at No. 1 with “Not Like Us”); “Humble.” in 2017; and as featured on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in 2015.
Additionally, two songs reach the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time, led by Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” (18-9), after she performed the song on the Grammys and won for best new artist and has drawn continued attention for her acceptance speech calling for improvements in artists’ healthcare. Plus, SZA’s “30 for 30,” featuring Lamar, leaps 22-10 after she guested during Lamar’s halftime show performance.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated Feb. 22, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 19, a day later than usual due to the Presidents’ Day holiday in the United States Feb. 17. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
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‘Not Like Us’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Not Like Us,” on pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, totaled 49 million official streams, 20.5 million radio airplay audience impressions and 33,000 sold in the U.S. Feb. 7-13. It surged by 156%, 31% and 432% in the metrics, respectively, week-over-week.
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The track soars 9-1 for its seventh week atop the Streaming Songs chart, and its first since the July 27, 2024, survey, as it logs its sixth-best weekly streaming total; 10-1 for its first week atop Digital Song Sales, where, with its best sales week, it becomes Lamar’s third leader; and 42-30 on Radio Songs, after it reached No. 7 in August.
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Longest-Leading R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap No. 1 of All Time
“Not Like Us” concurrently reenters the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100, at No. 1. On the former, it claims a record-breaking 22nd week on top, one-upping SZA’s 2022-23 leader “Kill Bill.” On the latter, it leads for a record-extending 26th week.
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Lamar Lands Hot 100’s Top 3
Joining “Not Like Us” at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Lamar’s “Luther,” featuring SZA, ascends 3-2 for a new best and “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, jumps 10-3, after reaching No. 2. Lamar performed the songs as the eighth, 10th and 11th songs during his halftime set. “Luther” drew 42.7 million streams (up 94%) and “TV Off,” 35.7 million (up 77%), Feb. 7-13.
Lamar previously monopolized the Hot 100’s top three on the chart dated Dec. 7, with, at Nos. 1-3, respectively, “Squabble Up,” “TV Off” and “Luther.” In addition to his two triples, The Beatles boasted the top three for five weeks in 1964, followed by Ariana Grande (one week, 2019), Drake (three, 2021-23) and Taylor Swift (three, 2022-24).
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Roan Gallops to Top 10
Image Credit: Christopher Polk Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” races 18-9 on the Hot 100, led by 20.7 million in radio reach (up 11%) and 20.1 million streams (up 10%).
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The singer-songwriter scores her second Hot 100 top 10, after stand-alone single “Good Luck, Babe!” hit No. 4 in September. “Pink Pony Club” – originally released in 2020 – becomes the first top 10 from her 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. The set has ranked in the Billboard 200’s top 40 each week since late April 2024, reaching a No. 2 high.
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’30 for 30’ = 10
Image Credit: Christopher Polk SZA’s “30 for 30,” featuring Lamar, roars 22-10 on the Hot 100, with 21.4 million streams (up 43%) 16.5 million in airplay audience (up 10%) and 1,000 sold (up 75%).
The track, which was released in December and hit a prior No. 20 best earlier in February, becomes SZA’s 12th Hot 100 top 10 and Lamar’s 23rd. It also rebounds for a second week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart, following its arrival atop the survey.
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‘Die With a Smile’ Leads Rest of Top 10
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” drops to No. 4 on the Hot 100 following five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in January. It notches a second week atop Radio Songs (63.5 million, up 2%).
Lamar also ranks in the Hot 100’s top 10 with “Squabble Up” (20-5), led by its 85% gain to 27.8 million streams following its inclusion in his halftime show setlist.
Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” falls 4-6 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2. It leads the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 28th week each.
Notably, the entire top six on the Hot 100 are on Interscope – Lamar, Gaga and Eilish are all signed to the label – marking the first such sweep since Taylor Swift (who held the top 14 spots) gave Republic the same honor on the May 4, 2024, chart. (“Die With a Smile” is a shared Interscope and Atlantic release.)
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” descends 6-7 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 3.
Plus, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” wobbles 5-8 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. It rules the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a 34th week, tying Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” in 2017, for the list’s second-longest domination; Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be” led for 50 weeks in 2017-18.
