Today, Kendrick Lamar achieves his inaugural UK Number 1 single with the exhilarating Not Like Us, nearly nine months subsequent to its initial release.
In the wake of heightened visibility following Kendrick Lamar’s rendition of the diss track during his Super Bowl LIX halftime performance, Not Like Us re-emerged in the Official Singles Chart Top 10, securing the Number 2 position last week, and today, it ascends to the pinnacle.
Amassing 6.4 million streams over the preceding week, Not Like Us concurrently garners the distinction of being the most-streamed composition in the nation this week.
Kendrick Lamar also witnesses the resurgence of two collaborations with SZA, luther (4) and All The Stars (5), which rebound into the Top 5 this week, with luther achieving a novel peak, and All The Stars attaining a re-peak.
Additionally, Kendrick Lamar is featured as a collaborator on SZA’s own 30 for 30 (33), which experiences a six-position rise week-on-week.
Concurrently, Chappell Roan continues to captivate audiences with Pink Pony Club; the vibrant synth-pop anthem ascends to a novel peak of Number 3 today.
Gaining traction following the release of Short N’ Sweet’s deluxe edition, Sabrina Carpenter’s former Number 1 single Please Please Please re-enters the Top 10 for the first occasion in four months, attributed to a remix featuring Dolly Parton (9), while the new composition Busy Woman claims this week’s highest new entry (10), marking Sabrina’s fifth UK Top 10 single. Bed Chem also experiences an upward trajectory this week, climbing seven positions (18) to re-enter the Top 20.
Three compositions from Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U make an impact on the Official Singles Chart; two solo tracks from Drake, NOKIA (19) and GIMME A HUG (21), as well as the collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR, CN TOWER (22).
AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith’s highly publicized new track Crush makes its debut at Number 23. This achievement marks AJ Tracey’s 17th UK Top 40 hit and Jorja Smith’s seventh.
Lastly, two tracks from Sam Fender’s newly released album People Watching demonstrate signs of recovery; the title track People Watching ascends five positions to Number 26, while Arm’s Length experiences a two-position increase week-on-week to Number 35.
