Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX and "Luther" Claim New Rap Chart Records

With 2 billion streams in 96 days GNX became the first hip-hop album of 2025 to sell over one million units

Image

Overview

  • GNX tops Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart for a record 22 weeks, surpassing Pop Smoke’s previous 21-week mark
  • The SZA collaboration “Luther” leads Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart for 27 weeks, overtaking Lamar’s own “Not Like Us
  • GNX achieved 2 billion streams in just 96 days, beating Travis Scott’s UTOPIA record by 18 days
  • The album is the first hip-hop release of 2025 to sell more than one million units in the US
  • Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour has grossed $254.6 million and sold 1.1 million tickets over its first 23 shows