Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s ‘Luther’ Rules Billboard Hot 100 for 13th Week

“Luther,” on pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, tallied 63.4 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 3% week-over-week), 18.3 million official streams (down 5%) and 2,000 sold (down 13%) in the U.S. May 9-15.

The track slips to No. 2 after six weeks atop Radio Songs and holds at No. 2 following seven weeks atop Streaming Songs.

“Luther” concurrently claims a 21st week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. It ties SZA’s “Kill Bill” (in 2022-23) for the third-longest command on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (dating to October 1958, when it became the genre’s singular ranking) – and is a week from potentially tying Lamar’s “Not Like Us” (22 weeks, 2024-25) for the longest. On Hot Rap Songs, “Luther” solely has the second-longest reign, after “Not Like Us” (26 weeks).

“Luther” ties for the third-most time spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100 among duets by co-billed lead acts. (Among such songs by soloists with no featured artists, it matches Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” for the longest No. 1 run.)

Here’s a recap of the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 duets by co-billed lead artists (not counting acts that have regularly recorded as duos):

Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which ruled the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year’s No. 1 song, keeps at No. 7 – as it posts a record-tying 91st week on the chart overall. It equals the run of Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves,” which ran up 91 weeks in 2021-22.

Here’s a rundown of the longest-charting titles in the Hot 100’s history (* denotes title currently charting):

“Lose Control” has also amassed a record 62 weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10. (Songs have generally logged longer runs on the chart, and at No. 1 and in the top 10, since the survey adopted electronically-tracked Luminate data in November 1991.)

Doechii’s “Anxiety,” down a spot to No. 10 from its No. 9 Hot 100 high, lifts 2-1 on Radio Songs (65 million, up 7%). The track becomes her first leader on the list, after she hit a previous No. 5 peak with her first entry, “What It Is (Block Boy),” featuring Kodak Black, in November 2023.

Notably, “Anxiety” interpolates Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” (featuring Kimbra), which ruled Radio Songs for six weeks in 2012. It’s not the chart’s first No. 1 to have reworked a prior leader; Latto’s 2023 No. 1 “Big Energy,” via a remix, samples Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy,” from 1995 (with both stemming from Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love”), while Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” from 2017, gives partial writing credit to three authors of TLC’s 1995 No. 1 “No Scrubs.” (“Somebody That I Used To Know” itself samples Luiz Bonfá’s “Seville,” from 1967.)

Meanwhile, “Anxiety” leads Radio Songs in just its eighth week on the chart. It wraps the fastest run to No. 1 since Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, led in its eighth frame last July.

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at its No. 2 Hot 100 high. It tops Streaming Songs (21.7 million streams, up 1%) and Digital Song Sales (7,000 sold, up 16%) for a fourth week each, while boasting a 26% surge to 30.9 million in radio audience.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” repeats at No. 3, following five nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning in January.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is steady at No. 4 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July. It notches a 45th week in the top five – extending its record for the most weeks ever spent in the tier. Plus, it adds a 45th week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart; it’s second only to Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be,” which ruled for 50 weeks in 2017-18.

Drake’s “Nokia” keeps at No. 5 on the Hot 100, Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” jumps 10-6 and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” holds at No. 8, with all three songs having hit No. 2, while Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” falls 6-9, after peaking at No. 4.