Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Now not Like Us”’ Holds No. 1 on ARIA Chart

Kendrick Lamar stays untouchable on the most sensible of the ARIA Singles Chart, extending his reign at No. 1 with ‘Now not Like Us’ whilst securing some other main win as ‘Luther‘ climbs to a brand new top at No. 2.

The newest chart, revealed Friday (Feb. 21), displays the continued international dominance of Lamar, who has owned 2025 thus far—from his record-breaking Tremendous Bowl halftime efficiency to 5 Grammy wins, together with Report and Tune of the 12 months for ‘Now not Like Us.’

The Drake diss monitor, which has fueled one of the vital publicized rap rivalries in contemporary reminiscence, continues to pressure huge streaming numbers, retaining it firmly at No. 1 in Australia for a 2nd week. In the meantime, ‘Luther,’ a standout from GNX, leaps from No. 8 to No. 2, additional tightening Lamar’s grip at the chart.

He’s no longer executed there—his 2018 Black Panther soundtrack hit ‘All The Stars’ with SZA makes a wonder resurgence, hovering from No. 22 to No. 8, re-entering the highest 10 after the Grammy highlight. Moreover, GNX monitor ‘television off’ is at the transfer, mountain climbing from No. 16 to No. 12 as Lamar maintains 4 songs within the most sensible 20.

Whilst Lamar dominates the chart, Rosé and Bruno Mars’ ‘APT.’ maintains a powerful presence within the most sensible 3, slipping from No. 2 to No. 3 after prior to now peaking at No. 1 at the ARIA Chart closing month.

At the homegrown entrance, Dom Dolla stays the highest-charting Australian artist this week, with ‘Dreamin’,’ although the membership anthem takes successful, sliding from No. 33 to No. 43. In spite of the drop, the monitor has been a pageant favourite, retaining him within the ARIA combine.

With a couple of songs retaining most sensible positions throughout streaming platforms and radio airplay, Kendrick Lamar’s grip on 2025 stays unshaken. ‘Now not Like Us’ remains to be one of the vital talked-about hip-hop tracks of the last decade, and as GNX builds momentum, it’s transparent Lamar is ready for an unstoppable run this yr.

Over at the ARIA Albums Chart, Sabrina Wood worker’s Quick n’ Candy returns to No. 1, rebounding from No. 4. The pop celebrity’s breakout album has been an international good fortune, score because the third-biggest unencumber of 2024 in the back of albums from Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish. The album’s deluxe version, launched on Feb. 14, helped spice up its efficiency, along the debut of ‘Busy Girl’ at No. 22 at the singles chart.

Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR, who’ve been lighting fixtures up Australia at the Anita Max Win Excursion, land at No. 2 at the albums chart with their collaborative LP, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, which dropped on Valentine’s Day.

3 tracks from the album make an have an effect on at the singles chart, with Drake’s solo reduce ‘Nokia’ coming into at No. 28. The mission follows Drake’s streak of No. 1 albums in Australia, together with Perspectives (2016), Scorpion (2018), Darkish Lane Demo Tapes (2020), Qualified Lover Boy (2021), and For All of the Canines (2023).

Brisbane artist Mallrat earns a most sensible 40 debut with Mild Hit My Face Like A Immediately Proper, coming into at No. 35. It marks her 1/3 ARIA-charting mission following Using Tune (No. 10 in 2019) and Butterfly Blue (No. 6 in 2022). Shut in the back of, Canberra rock band Palms Like Homes enters at No. 36 with their 5th studio album, Atmospherics.