Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us” has finally earned the rapper his first number one single in the UK after nine months since its release.
The track’s popularity was further boosted by his record-breaking Super Bowl half-time show earlier this month, where it became one of the set’s biggest highlights.
The diss track, which marked the end of his feud with fellow rapper Drake, was streamed a whopping 6.4 million times in the UK in the last week.
Additionally, Kendrick’s collaborations with SZA, Luther, and All The Stars have also re-entered the top five charts.
On the other hand, Drake has also made his way into the official charts this week, with three songs from his joint album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, entering the top 40. The album itself, released on Valentine’s Day, currently holds the number three spot in this week’s UK album chart.
Interestingly, Kendrick still maintains the upper hand over Drake in the US charts, with “Not Like Us” and “Luther” at numbers one and two respectively. Kendrick recently made history by becoming the first rapper to have three albums in the Billboard top 10.
His latest release, GNX, climbed from number four to number one, while his previous albums DAMN. and good kid, m.A.A.d city are at positions nine and ten respectively.
Kendrick’s rise to chart domination followed his highly-watched Super Bowl performance, which garnered 133.5 million viewers, according to the NFL.
Moreover, Kendrick also won five Grammys earlier this month, including record and song of the year for “Not Like Us”. However, his ongoing feud with Drake seems far from over as Drake is currently suing their record label Universal for defamation and harassment over the diss track.
In other UK chart news, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short N’ Sweet” has reclaimed the number one spot on the albums chart, following the release of a deluxe edition that includes a collaboration with Dolly Parton.
Meanwhile, the Manic Street Preachers’ Critical Thinking debuted at number two, marking their 15th top 10 album.
London-based singer-songwriter Louis Dunford also achieved success with his debut album “Be Lucky”, which entered the charts at number eight.
