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“Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ overtakes Drake’s ‘Family Matters’ for Billboard #1.”
Kendrick Lamar’s diss track against Drake, ‘Not Like Us,’ has soared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, marking Lamar’s second chart-topping single in the United States in 2024, following Metro Boomin and Future’s ‘Like That.’
Released as the final salvo in Lamar’s rap feud with Drake, ‘Not Like Us‘ continues to enjoy commercial success and critical acclaim. In the chart week dated May 17, the track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Drake’s ‘Family Matters,’ which entered at No. 7.
Billboard Hot 100: #1(new) Not Like Us, @kendricklamar.
— chart data (@chartdata) May 13, 2024
Produced by Mustard, ‘Not Like Us‘ stands as the pinnacle of Lamar’s victory in the rap feud, particularly after the success of ‘Meet The Grahams.’ The track leads the pack of Drake disses in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10, with ‘Euphoria’ climbing to No. 3 and Metro Boomin and Future’s ‘Like That’ reaching No. 2.
Breaking records along the way, ‘Not Like Us‘ set the record for the most Spotify single-day streams for a rap song in the United States. It fell just 5,000 streams short of breaking Drake’s global Spotify single-day record for a rap song held by ‘Girls Want Girls’ featuring Lil Baby.
Moreover, ‘Not Like Us‘ achieved the biggest debut week sales for any song in 2024, with 510,000 units sold, second only to Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight,’ which recorded 560,000 units. The track’s monumental success solidifies Kendrick Lamar’s status as a force to be reckoned with in the rap game.
Biggest song debut sales weeks of 2024 so far (US units):
#1 Fortnight 560K
#2 Not Like Us 510K
#3 Like That 455K
#4 Down Bad 385K
#5 I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 340K
#6 The Tortured Poets Department 340K
#7 So Long, London 335K
#8 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 325K…— chart data (@chartdata) May 13, 2024