Luther! Glad it was able to get to the top.

Tate had 177k "sales" first week which is pretty solid as she tries to climb into that upper tier of pop stardom (Olivie, Billie, Sabrina all had around 300k for their last albums if I recall correctly. Taylor is obviously in a seperate group from all other artists with her 2.6 million for Tortured Poets.) Would be cool to see Revolving Door hit #1 but I doubt it had enough steam to power past the Kendrick and Gaga domination.

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (up)
3. Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" (down)
4. Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay "TV Off" (flat)
5. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
6.Rose and Bruno Mars "APT" (up)
7. Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" (up)
8. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (up)
9. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (up)
10. Kendrick Lamar "Squabble Up" (down)

I get the vibe with Tate and Carpenter "sluttishness... for girls" is in. Guys still aren't allowed to oggle like early 00s Britney or Jessica Simpson videos. But they can get girl fanbases supporting the open sexuality as a form of female empowerment or something. It doesn't work for Addison Rae despite having a great song in Diet Pepsi last year, because she's more villain hot and she talked to Trump at a UFC event.

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (flat)
3. Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" (flat)
4. Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay "TV Off" (flat)
5. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (flat)
6.Rose and Bruno Mars "APT" (flat)
7. Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" (flat)
8. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (flat)
9. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (flat)
10. Drake "Nokia" (up)

Rock music bands get another Relevance Test with the new single from Sleep Token "Emergence." They have been the biggest risers in the game, already headlining basketball arenas on album 4 (first album came out in 2019.) I think Linkine Parke hit #22 with Emptiness Machine? So that is the bench mark.

I guess the average song quality doesn't help, but I'm tired of the every #1 is for 10 weeks era.

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (flat)
3. Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" (flat)
4. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
5. Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay "TV Off" (down)
6. Rose and Bruno Mars "APT" (flat)
7. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (up)
8. Drake "Nokia" (up)
9. Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" (down)
10. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (down)

Hope this is the last week of lose Control.

Gaga had 202k album sales. So closer to Tate than Sabrina, Billie or Olivia.

Spiritbox missed the top ten albums. :-/ . I didn't love the album but it had a ton of hype and excellent reviews so was hoping it could pass its own relevancy test.

They should really retire songs that have 52 or more weeks on the hot 100. These charts have like one shake up every few months and then stay the same for the rest of the season. Even when the songs are good its just dull seeing the same stuff over and over.

Yep, and that's why listening to just the radio sucks too.

The Billboard charts are so glacial. Takes for ever for songs to move around. I find them far less interesting to follow than the Aus Aria Charts and the UK/Euro charts.

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Playboi Carti “Evil J0rdan" (debut)
3. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (flat)
4. Playboi Carti and The Weeknd "Rather Lit" (debut)
5. Chappell Roan "The Giver" (debut)
6. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
7. Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" (UP)
8. Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" (down)
9. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (down)
10. Doechii "Anxiety" (up)

Sleep Token debuted at 57. Meh though at least it got on the chart lol.

Lose Control is predicted for 6th next week

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (up)
3. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
4. Morgan Wallen "Just In Case" (debut)
5. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (UP)
6. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (up)
7. Drake "Nokia" (up)
8. Benson Boone "Beautiful Things" (up)
9. Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" (down)
10. ROSE and Bruno Mars "APT" (up)

Bar Song, Lose Control and Beautiful Things all with big rises lollll. Is Nokia the only hit song actually released in 2025?(outside of the weekly big debuts)

A Bar Song still top 3 is just... lol

I'm sensing a Drake reign coming

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (flat)
3. Drake "Nokia" (up)
4. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
5. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (flat)
6. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (flat)
7. ROSE and Bruno Mars "APT" (up)
8. Morgan Wallen "Just In Case" (down)
9. Morgan Wallen "I'm the Problem" (up)
10. Billie Eilish "Birds of a Feather" (up)

Luther sounds like an average RnB song to me.

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Drake "Nokia" (up)
3. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (down)
4. BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman “All the Way” (debut)
5. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (flat)
6. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (down)
7. Alex Warren "Ordinary" (up) ROSE and Bruno Mars "APT" (up)
8. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (flat)
9. Morgan Wallen "I'm the Problem" (flat)
10. Benson Boone "Beautiful Things" (up)

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (up)
3. Drake "Nokia" (down)
4. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (up)
5. Alex Warren "Ordinary" (up)
6. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (flat)
7. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (up)
8. BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman “All the Way” (down)
9. Benson Boone "Beautiful Things" (up)
10. Morgan Wallen "I'm the Problem" (down)

Ordinary seems like a song that'll still be in top 10 in 9 months.

This week's

1. Kendrick Lamar and SZA "Luther" (flat)
2. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars "Die With a Smile" (flat)
3. Alex Warren "Ordinary" (up)
4. Drake "Nokia" (flat)
5. Shaboozey "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" (up)
6. Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club" (flat)
7. Morgan Wallen "I'm the Problem" (up)
8. Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone "I Ain't Coming Back" (new)
9. Teddy Swims "Lose Control" (down)
10. Benson Boone "Beautiful Things" (down)

sorry i FORGOT.