Kendrick Lamar’s new album GNX took everyone by surprise, but his fans welcomed it with open arms and helped it soar to the top. This surprise album easily debuted atop the Billboard 200 and managed to occupy the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with “Squabble Up” leading the way at No. 1.
Lamar dropped GNX on November 22 with no prior notice, and a surprise factor helped him build a lot of hype for this record and top the Billboard 200 chart with 319,000 equivalent album units. This marks Lamar’s fifth album to hit No. 1 after Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), DAMN. (2017), Untitled Unmastered (2016), and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).
Lamar also found huge success on the Billboard Hot 100, charting all 12 songs from GNX and occupying the top five with “Squabble Up”, “TV Off” ft. Lefty Gunplay, “Luther” ft. SZA, “Wacced Out Murals”, and “Hey Now” ft. Dody6. He’s the fourth artist to achieve this feat, joining the exclusive company of Taylor Swift, Drake, and The Beatles.
“Squabble Up” is Lamar’s third song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart this year, after “Like That” ft. Future and Metro Boomin and “Not Like Us”. He’s the only artist with three No. 1 hits in 2024, and the third alongside Ariana Grande and BTS to achieve three No. 1 debuts in a single year.
