Overview

• Kendrick Lamar's surprise album 'GNX' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking his fifth consecutive chart-topping album.
• 'GNX' achieved 319,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 379.92 million on-demand streams, the biggest streaming week for any R&B/hip-hop album in 2024.
• Lamar became one of only four artists in history to occupy the entire top five of the Billboard Hot 100, joining Taylor Swift, Drake, and The Beatles.
• The album's lead single 'Squabble Up' debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100, with other tracks from 'GNX' taking the No. 2 through No. 5 spots, plus two additional entries in the top 10.
• The release continues Lamar's highly successful year, which included a publicized feud with Drake and previous chart-topping singles 'Not Like Us' and 'Like That.'