Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ Leads Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week

“Luther,” on pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, totaled 51 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 9% week-over-week), 38.7 million official streams (down 14%) and 4,000 sold (down 30%) in the U.S. Feb. 21-27.

The track tallies a second week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart; rises 6-3 for a new high on Radio Songs; and falls from its No. 4 best to No. 12 on Digital Song Sales.

“Luther” becomes the first song to have ruled both the Adult R&B Airplay and Rap Airplay rankings (which began in 1993 and 1999, respectively), jumping 6-1 on the former, a week after it hit No. 1 on the latter. It also lifts to No. 1 on both the genre’s overall R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. Plus, a week earlier, it crowned Rhythmic Airplay. It additionally holds in the top 15 on Pop Airplay. (Adult R&B Airplay reflects plays on a panel of adult R&B-formatted radio stations; Rap Airplay reflects audience reach of rap titles on R&B/hip-hop and rhythmic stations.)

“Luther” concurrently claims a 10th week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100. The song became Lamar’s seventh No. 1 on each genre chart and SZA’s fourth and first on the respective lists.

Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” returns to the Hot 100’s top 10 at a new No. 8 best, from No. 11; it previously reached No. 9. The song is her second top 10 hit, after “Good Luck, Babe!” reached No. 4 last September.

“Pink Pony Club” – originally released in 2020 – concurrently becomes the singer-songwriter’s third top 10, in as many tries, on Pop Airplay, following “Good Luck, Babe!” (No. 1 for one week in September) and “Hot To Go!” (No. 9, October). She is the first artist to send at least three initial entries to the chart’s top 10 since Olivia Rodrigo went five-for-five from the start in 2021-23.

Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024 – and became the year’s top song – renters the top 10 (12-9). It logs an 80th week on the chart overall, becoming only the fourth title ever to reach the milestone since the survey began (on Aug. 4, 1958). Upon its 78th week, it surpassed Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” for the most time spent on the chart for a release on Warner Records.

Most Weeks Spent on Hot 100:

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” rises 3-2 on the Hot 100, following five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in January. It adds a fourth week atop Radio Songs (63.3 million, up nearly 1%).

Below “Luther,” Lamar logs three other songs in the Hot 100’s top 10: “Not Like Us,” which two weeks earlier rebounded for its third week at No. 1, drops 2-3; “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, holds at No. 4, after reaching No. 2; and “Squabble Up” falls 5-10, following a week at No. 1 upon its debut in December.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” jumps 9-5 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 36th week.

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars’ “APT.” pushes 7-6 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 3.

Plus, Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” glides 8-7 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2. It tops the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 30th week each. On the former, it’s the first song by a woman artist to lead for at least 30 weeks; on the latter, it’s the second – and first by a woman in a lead role – after Zach Bryan’s “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, reigned for 30 weeks in 2023-24.