Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Climbs to No. 1 on the Hot 100 Again

Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is back in charge of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a second non-consecutive week.

The fiery rap track reappears at No. 1 on the list following the July 4 premiere of its West Coast-inspired music video. Not only that, Lamar also recently performed the song six times at his “The Pop Out” concert in his native Los Angeles, where a team of musicians — including Dr. Dre, YG, Tyler the Creator, Schoolboy Q, and more — showed up to support the cause.

The song is the prevailing single to come out of the beef between Lamar and Drake. It originally debuted at No. 1 in May for a week, and spent the following eight weeks in the Top 10. This week, “Not Like Us” earns Lamar his first multi-week Hot 100 No. 1 as a solo artist thanks to 54 million streams and 40 million radio airplay audience impressions.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” slips to No. 2 after leading the previous list. The country single, which interpolates J-Kwon’s 2009 single, “Tipsy,” became the first song by a Black male artist to simultaneously top the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts. Elsewhere, Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, moves to No. 3.

Wallen re-emerges in the Top 10 with the No. 7 debut of “Lies Lies Lies.” The song originally appeared as a part of Wallen’s Abbey Road Sessions digital series, but is in the Top 10 for the first time following its release as a single on streaming. It arrives at No. 7 with 27 million streams and nearly 5 million airplay audience impressions.

The remainder of the Top 10 is filled out by repeats: Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” is at No. 4; Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” is at No. 5, and her “Please Please Please” remains at No. 6; Hozier’s “Too Sweet” is at No. 8; Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is at No. 9 and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” rounds it out at No. 10.

Source: Billboard