Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” tops the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a seventh total and consecutive week. The single, whose title shouts out late R&B crooner Luther Vandross, who is sampled on the track, became Lamar’s sixth No. 1 and SZA’s third. Lamar and SZA each extend their longest career Hot 100 reigns with the song.
Meanwhile, “Luther” links the longest Hot 100 command for a rap hit in more than four years, since 24kGoldn’s “Mood,” featuring iann dior, led for eight weeks in 2020-21. The only longer domination for a rap hit this decade: 11 weeks, for Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” in 2020. (Rap titles are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart.)
Additionally, “Luther” ascends to the top of the Radio Songs chart, becoming Lamar’s third No. 1 – and first in a lead role – and SZA’s second on the all-format airplay ranking.
Plus, Drake’s “Nokia” bounds 7-3 on the Hot 100 following the March 31 premiere of its official video. He rings up his record-extending 42nd top five hit (and record-padding 31st top three hit).
Browse the full rundown of this week’s top 10 below.
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‘Luther’ Airplay, Streams & Sales
“Luther,” on pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, totaled 61 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 5% week-over-week), 24.4 million official streams (down 7%) and 2,000 sold (down 13%) in the U.S. March 28-April 3.
The collaboration rises a spot to the top of the Radio Songs chart, marking Lamar’s third No. 1, and first in a lead role, and SZA’s second. Lamar previously led as featured on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” (for five weeks beginning in July 2015) and Maroon 5’s “Don’t Wanna Know” (for eight weeks starting in December 2016). SZA’s “Snooze” spent three weeks at No. 1 in October 2023.
“Luther” concurrently holds for a sixth week atop Streaming Songs and dips 15-21, after reaching No. 4, on Digital Song Sales. “Luther” is the first hit to top Radio Songs and Streaming Songs simultaneously this year; Shaboozey last accomplished the feat with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” last October (when it tripled up, also leading Digital Song Sales).
Meanwhile, “Luther” makes for a win among rap hits atop Radio Songs, becoming an increasingly rare track to have hit No. 1 on both Radio Songs and Hot Rap Songs. Thirty titles topped both charts in the 2000s; eight did so in the ’10s; and six have so far in the ‘20s. The previous five this decade: Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” (2023-24); Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” (2023); Harlow’s “First Class” (2022); Latto’s “Big Energy” (2022); and 24kGoldn’s “Mood” (2020-21).
“Luther” concurrently adds a 15th week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
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Drake Dials Up New Top Five With ‘Nokia’
Drake flips “Nokia” from No. 7 to a new No. 3 high on the Hot 100. It drew 21.5 million streams, up 11%, March 28-April 3, with its official video having premiered March 31. It’s also up 45% to 15.4 million in airplay audience and 54% to 6,000 sold.
The track becomes Drake’s record-extending 42nd top five Hot 100 hit. Here’s a look at the acts with the most such entries over the chart’s 66-year history. (Upon its No. 10 debut in March, “Nokia” became his record-boosting 80th top 10.)
Most Top Five Hot 100 Hits:
- 42, Drake
- 36, Taylor Swift
- 29, The Beatles
- 28, Madonna
- 27, Mariah Carey
- 24, Janet Jackson
- 24, Rihanna
- 21, Elvis Presley (whose career start predated the Hot 100’s inception)
- 20, Justin Bieber
- 20, Michael Jackson
- 20, Stevie Wonder
“Nokia” is also Drake’s record-extending 31st song to hit the Hot 100’s top three. Here’s a look at the acts with the most gold, silver and bronze medals combined.
Most Top Three Hot 100 Hits:
- 31, Drake
- 26, The Beatles
- 26, Taylor Swift
- 25, Mariah Carey
- 22, Madonna
- 21, Rihanna
- 19, Janet Jackson
- 16, Michael Jackson
- 15, Beyoncé
- 15, Stevie Wonder
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Rest of Top 10: ‘Die With a Smile’ & More
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” holds at No. 2, following five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in January.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” slips 3-4 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. It adds a milestone 40th week atop the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart (where only one hit has led longer: Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be”: 50 weeks in 2017-18).
Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” keeps at its No. 5 Hot 100 best.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024 – and became the year’s No. 1 song – repeats at No. 6. It notches an 85th week on the survey overall, the fourth-longest stay in the chart’s history, below only Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” (91 weeks, in 2021-22); The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (90 weeks, 2019-22); and Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” (87 weeks, 2012-14).
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” ascends 10-7 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 3.
Morgan Wallen boasts two songs in the Hot 100’s top 10, back-to-back: “Just in Case” drops to No. 8 a week after it debuted at No. 4 and “I’m the Problem” lifts 11-9, after it launched at its No. 2 best in February.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” rises 12-10, after reaching No. 2. It tops the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 35th week each.
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