Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” rules the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a 12th total and consecutive week.
Dating to the Hot 100’s Aug. 4, 1958, start, “Luther” now solely boasts the most weeks spent at No. 1 among duets by co-billed lead solo men and women. It breaks out of a tie with Puff Daddy and Faith Evans’ “I’ll Be Missing You” (featuring vocal group 112), which led for 11 weeks in 1997.
“Luther” is also now solely the longest-leading R&B/hip-hop No. 1 on the Hot 100 this decade, surpassing the 11 weeks on top for Roddy Ricch’s “The Box” in 2020. (R&B/hip-hop songs are defined as those that have hit or are eligible for Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.)
“Luther,” whose title is a tribute late R&B luminary Luther Vandross (who is sampled on the song), became Lamar’s sixth Hot 100 No. 1 and SZA’s third. Lamar and SZA each extend their longest career commands on the chart with the song.
Plus, Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spends a record-breaking 44th week in the Hot 100’s top five and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” adds a 90th week in the chart overall, moving to within a week of potentially tying for the longest run all-time.
Browse the full rundown of this week’s top 10 below.
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‘Luther’ Airplay, Streams & Sales
“Luther,” on pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, tallied 65.4 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 4% week-over-week), 19.1 million official streams (down 7%) and 2,000 sold (down 12%) in the U.S. May 2-8.
The track leads Radio Songs for a sixth week and rebounds 3-2 following seven weeks atop Streaming Songs.
“Luther” concurrently collects a milestone 20th week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. It ties Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus (in 2019), for the third-longest command on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (dating to October 1958, when it became the genre’s singular ranking) – with Lamar’s “Not Like Us” (22 weeks, 2024-25) and SZA’s “Kill Bill” (21 weeks, 2022-23) ahead. On Hot Rap Songs, “Luther” ties “Old Town Road” for the second-longest reign, after “Not Like Us” (26 weeks).
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Longest-Leading Male-Female No. 1s
Image Credit: Andre D. Wagner “Luther” now solely claims the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Hot 100 among duets by co-billed lead solo men and women. Among all collaborations by co-billed lead male and female artists, only one has dominated longer: Mariah Carey and then-quartet Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” (16 weeks, in 1995-96.)
Here’s a recap of the 10 longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 duets by co-billed lead male and female acts (not counting acts that have regularly recorded as duos):
- 16 weeks at No. 1, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, beginning Dec. 2, 1995
- 12, “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar & SZA, March 1, 2025
- 11, “I’ll Be Missing You,” Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (feat. 112), June 14, 1997
- 9, “Endless Love,” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie, Aug. 15, 1981
- 6, “My Boo,” Usher & Alicia Keys, Oct. 30, 2004
- 6, “I’m Your Angel,” R. Kelly & Celine Dion, Dec. 5, 1998
- 5, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, Jan. 11, 2025
- 5, “Empire State of Mind,” Jay-Z + Alicia Keys, Nov. 28, 2009
- 4, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” Elton John & Kiki Dee, Aug. 7, 1976
- 4, “Somethin’ Stupid,” Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra, April 15, 1967
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New High ‘Bar’: Shaboozey Breaks Top 5 Weeks Record
Image Credit: Gilbert Flores Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rises 5-4 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July, and notches a 44th week in the top five – surpassing The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” for the most weeks ever spent in the tier.
Most Weeks in Hot 100’s Top 5:
- 44, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey, No. 1 peak (19 weeks), beginning July 13, 2024
- 43, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, No. 1 (four), April 4 ,2020
- 34, “Stay,” The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, No. 1 (seven), Aug. 14, 2021
- 31, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, No. 1 (16), March 18, 2023
- 31, “As It Was,” Harry Styles, No. 1 (15), April 16, 2022
- 30, “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, No. 1 (five), Jan. 11, 2025
- 30, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey, No. 1 (18), Dec. 21, 2019
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” also adds a 44th week at No. 1 on the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart. It’s second only to Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant To Be,” which ruled for 50 weeks in 2017-18.
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‘Lose Control’ Logs 90th Week on Hot 100
Image Credit: Gregg Deguire for Billboard Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year’s No. 1 song, repeats at No. 7, as it logs a record-extending 61st week in the top 10. It posts a 90th week on the Hot 100 overall, tying The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (in 2019-22) for the second-longest stay in the chart’s history. It’s one week from potentially tying the longest: Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” ran up 91 weeks in 2021-22.
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Rest of Top 10: ‘Ordinary’ & More
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at its No. 2 Hot 100 high. It tops Streaming Songs (21.6 million streams, up less than 1%) and Digital Song Sales (6,000 sold, down 11%) for a third week each, while sporting a 24% surge to 24.5 million in radio audience.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” keeps at No. 3, following five nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning in January.
Drake’s “Nokia” slips 4-5 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2, and Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is steady at No. 6, after hitting No. 4.
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” rises 9-8 on the Hot 100, after peaking at No. 2; Doechii’s “Anxiety” ascends 10-9 for a new best; and, rounding out the top 10, Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem” drops 8-10, after reaching No. 2.
