It’s seemingly easy work for Kendrick Lamar, whose latest song “Like That” surpassed hits from his previous records on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The scathing track, produced in collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin, is currently Kendrick’s longest-running No. 1 single, comfortably topping the charts for two weeks and counting. Kendrick’s previous solo record was bolstered by songs like “HUMBLE” and “Bad Blood,” both of which spent a week at the coveted peak.
With this landmark feat, Kendrick now has a total of 3 songs reaching number one on the charts. Notably, 72 songs from his discography entered the Hot 100, with 13 of them in the top 10. By comparison, his contemporary J. Cole (one of the two artists this song is aimed at) had a total of 74 songs on the Hot 100, 12 of which reached the top 10, and only 1 The song is at the top of the list. We would be remiss not to include rapper and singer Drake into this conversation, who has an impressive 77 songs in the top 10 alone and a total of 329 songs on the Hot 100, including 13 The song went to number one. Location.
What remains to be seen is how chart positions will fluctuate as fans of the “Big Three” look forward to follow-up releases from the trio amid the ongoing controversy between these top artists. With J. Cole formally apologizing to Kendrick for his reaction to hit single “Like That,” Cole is unlikely to be released amid the ongoing saga, while Drake’s response has been criticized for his comments on social media and elsewhere. Suggestive and breathtaking.
