Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” leads the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for an eighth total and consecutive week. The single, whose title celebrates late R&B legend 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” ties 24kGoldn’s “Mood” (featuring iann dior), which led for eight weeks in 2020-21, for the second-longest Hot 100 command among rap hits this decade, after Roddy Ricch’s “The Box,” which dominated for 11 weeks in 2020. (Rap titles are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart.)
Plus, Drake’s “Nokia” rises 3-2 on the Hot 100 following the first full tracking week after its official video premiered March 31, and two songs enter the top 10: BigXthaPlug’s “All the Way,” featuring Bailey Zimmerman, debuts at No. 4 and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” bounds 14-7. BigXthaPlug and Warren each earn their first top 10s, marking the first acts to reach the tier for the first time in 2025, while Zimmerman adds his second.
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 63.1 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 3% week-over-week), 22.7 million official streams (down 7%) and 2,000 sold (down 8%) in the U.S. April 4-10. The song is expected to sport gains on next week’s charts following the Friday (April 11) premiere of its official video.
“Luther” concurrently adds a 16th week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
Drake Rings Up No. 2 With ‘Nokia’
Drake’s “Nokia” rises 3-2 for a new Hot 100 high. It drew 23.4 million streams, up 9%, April 4-10, after its official video premiered March 31. It’s also up 28% to 19.7 million in airplay audience and 20% to 8,000 sold.
The track becomes Drake’s record-extending 24th top two Hot 100 hit, lifting him over The Beatles and Mariah Carey for the most in the chart’s 66-year history. Here’s a look at the acts with the most such entries (including a breakdown of their No. 1- and No. 2-peaking hits).
Most Top Two Hot 100 Hits:
24, Drake (13 No. 1s/11 No. 2-peaking hits)
23, The Beatles (20/3)
23, Mariah Carey (19/4)
22, Taylor Swift (12/10)
18, Rihanna (14/4)
18, Madonna (12/6)
15, Michael Jackson (13/2)
14, The Supremes (12/2)
14, Janet Jackson (10/4)
13, Elton John (9/4)
(Two close: Thanks to “Luther” and “Nokia,” rival rappers Lamar and Drake rank in the Hot 100’s top two spots simultaneously for the first time.)
BigXthaPlug, Zimmerman Go ‘All the Way’ to No. 1 in Streaming, Sales
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BigXthaPlug’s “All the Way,” featuring Bailey Zimmerman, launches at No. 4 on the Hot 100 with 24.1 million streams, 30,000 in airplay audience and 8,000 sold in its first week, following its April 4 release. It begins atop Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales, marking each act’s first No. 1 on each ranking.
The genre-blending hit is the first Hot 100 top 10 for Dallas native BigXthaPlug, who previously reached a No. 63 best with his first chart entry, “Mmhmm,” in April 2024. Zimmerman scores his second top 10, after “Rock and a Hard Place” (No. 10, April 23). “All the Way” marks the first Hot 100 top 10 for the UnitedMasters label.
The track concurrently soars in at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart, where BigXthaPlug leads in his first visit and Zimmerman achieves his first leader among five top 10s. The collaboration also opens at No. 3 on Hot Rap Songs.
Warren’s Extra-‘Ordinary’ Week
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Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” surges 14-7 on the Hot 100 to become the singer-songwriter’s first top 10. It totaled 20.4 million streams (up 9%), 8.3 million in radio reach (up 71%) and 6,000 sold (up 19%) in the tracking week.
Notably, Warren and BigXthaPlug, via “All the Way,” are the first artists to earn initial Hot 100 top 10s in 2025. Last year, 13 acts each reached the top 10 for the first time: 4Batz, Gracie Abrams, Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Dody6, Noah Kahan, Rich the Kid, Sexyy Red, Tommy Richman, ROSÉ, Teddy Swims and Tyler, the Creator.
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” slips 2-3, following five nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in January.
Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is stable at its No. 5 Hot 100 best and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” drops 4-6 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024 – and became the year’s No. 1 song – retreats 6-8. It adds an 86th week on the list overall, the fourth-longest residence 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).
Morgan Wallen “I’m the Problem” keeps at No. 9 on the Hot 100, after it started at its No. 2 high in February, and, rounding out the top 10, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” rises 11-10, after it reached a No. 2 peak in March 2024.
