Kendrick Lamar Takes Best 4 of TikTok Billboard Best 50

Kendrick Lamar’s tune has been inescapable on TikTok in fresh days, a reality no higher highlighted than the rapper taking all the height 4 of the TikTok Billboard Best 50 chart dated Feb. 22, paced through his Drake diss observe “Now not Like Us” at No. 1.

The TikTok Billboard Best 50 is a weekly score of the preferred songs on TikTok in america in line with creations, video perspectives and consumer engagement. The newest chart displays process collected Feb. 10-16. Process on TikTok isn’t integrated in Billboard charts except for for the TikTok Billboard Best 50.

“Now not Like Us” debuted at the TikTok Billboard Best 50 remaining Would possibly, in the long run spending 9 immediately weeks within the height 10 (capped through its No. 2 then-best at the June 1, 2024, checklist) and departing the survey that September. It returned, then again, at the Feb. 15 chart at No. 17, spurred through uploads surrounding Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Display efficiency that happened at the remaining day of that monitoring duration, Feb. 9, in addition to within the wake of the music’s 5 Grammy Award wins on Feb. 2.

Now with a complete monitoring week (Feb. 10-16) following the efficiency, “Now not Like Us” soars to No. 1, turning into Lamar’s first ruler at the chart, which started in September 2023. Lots of the height uploads reference Lamar’s efficiency of the music all over his set or outright come with clips from the rendition itself.

“Now not Like Us” at the same time as returns to No. 1 at the Billboard Scorching 100, as prior to now reported. It’s additionally again atop Streaming Songs by way of 49 million reputable U.S. streams within the week finishing Feb. 13, up 156%, in step with Luminate.

Nos. 2 and three at the TikTok Billboard Best 50 have been additionally carried out all over Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl look: “Luther,” his collaboration with SZA, slots into the runner-up place, whilst “Peekaboo,” that includes AzChike, rises to No. 3. All 3 songs are from Lamar’s 2024 album GNX. “Luther” additionally advantages from Tremendous Bowl clips, with many top-performing movies being reactions to Lamar’s preliminary faux out of “Now not Like Us” into “Luther.”

And whilst “Peekaboo” was once additionally carried out all over the set, its height uploads are a continuation of a development that in large part proliferated in January, using fast edits and poses set to Lamar’s “bing-bop-boom-boom-boom-bop-bam” lyric.

“Luther” rises 3-2 for a brand new top at the Scorching 100 dated Feb. 22, whilst “Peekaboo” leaps 81-28.

Lamar completes the four-peat within the TikTok Billboard Best 50’s height 4 by way of a SZA music, as her “30 for 30,” a duet with Lamar, rises 8-4. That’s a brand new top for the music, which had prior to now risen as prime as No. 5 previous in February because of its development highlighting Lamar’s “If it’s f–k me then f–k you/ And that’s the best way I find it irresistible” lyric.

How ancient, in the long run, is Lamar’s domination of this week’s chart? Previous to this week, no act had even possessed two songs within the height 5 on the identical time, let by myself 4 of the highest 5 and all the height 4. In reality, earlier than Lamar, no act had slotted greater than two songs within the height 10 in one week, both.

In all, Lamar boasts seven appearances at the Feb. 22 tally; “TV Off,” that includes Lefty Gunplay, jumps 48-16, whilst “The entire Stars” (additionally with SZA) and “Love.” (that includes Zacari) debut at Nos. 33 and 38, respectively. That’s a tie for essentially the most in one week, along Taylor Swift, who had seven at the Sept. 23, 2023, score, the TikTok Billboard Best 50’s 2d week of lifestyles.

It’s no longer all Lamar within the height 10, after all. Two songs additionally achieve the area for the primary time, led through the week’s height debut in Fergie’s “Large Women Don’t Cry,” which bows at No. 7. Regardless of the overall sentiment of the music (No. 1 for Fergie at the Scorching 100 in 2007), its upward thrust is nevertheless concurrent with the Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day vacation — however as a substitute, it’s used to turn pets lined in lipstick smudges, set to the “I’ll be your splendid pal and also you’ll be my/ Valentine” lyric.

Bertha Tillman’s “Oh My Angel” additionally hits the TikTok Billboard Best 50’s height 10, jumping 16-10. Like “Large Women Don’t Cry,” the music is buoyed through romance- and love-related content material, whether or not it’s appearing romantic companions, pals, circle of relatives or pets.