Kendrick Lamar’s new album GNX has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 319,000 equivalent album units. GNX arrived on November 22, produced by Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Kamasi Washington, and more.
GNX is Lamar’s fourth consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1, following Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Damn., and To Pimp a Butterfly. His albums Untitled Unmastered. and Black Panther: The Album also made chart-topping debuts.
The superstar rapper also rules the Billboard Hot 100 charts, where his track “Squabble Up” has hit No. 1 (marking Lamar’s fifth Hot 100 No. 1). The song is Kendrick’s third No. 1 of 2024 – the most among all artists this year — following his hit tracks “Not Like Us,” and “Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin.
The Hot 100 chart also features tracks from GNX in the top five spots — “TV Off” (featuring Lefty Gunplay), “Luther” (with SZA), “Wacced Out Murals” and “Hey Now” (featuring Dody6) sit at Nos. 2-5, respectively. Other GNX tracks in the Top 10 are “Reincarnated” at No. 8, and “Man at the Garden” placing at No. 9.
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