Kendrick Lamar And SZA’s ‘Luther’ Tops Hot 100 For Fifth Week, With Top 10 Debuts By Playboi Carti, Chappell Roan, And Doechii

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” claims the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week, extending both artists’ career-long reign at the top of the all-genre singles chart. The Top 10 features a series of strong debuts this week, as Playboi Carti premieres two songs in the Top 5, with “Evil J0rdan” reaching No. 2, and “Rather Lie,” with The Weeknd, claiming No. 4, with both tracks featured on the Atlanta rapper’s new album, MUSIC, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Chappell Roan’s “The Giver” launches at No. 5, becoming her first No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, while her “Pink Pony Club” falls two spots to No. 9. Doechii’s “Anxiety” jumps three spots to No. 10, becoming the first Top 10 hit of the Tampa rapper’s career. Elsewhere in the Hot 100 Top 10, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” drops a spot to No. 3, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” falls two slots to No. 6, Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” jumps up two places to No. 7, and Lamar’s “Not Like Us” slides five places to No. 8. (Billboard)