Hot on heels of his electrifying Super Bowl Halftime Show, Kendrick Lamar enjoyed a resurgence of his latest album 'GNX' as it leap back to the top of the Billboard 200.
- Feb 18, 2025
AceShowbiz - Kendrick Lamar's album "GNX" has once again ascended to the pinnacle of the Billboard 200 albums chart, reclaiming the No.1 spot in its second week atop the list.
This triumph follows the widely acclaimed Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 9, wherein Lamar delivered a powerhouse performance alongside SZA as a special guest, and cameos by Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams, and Mustard.
"GNX" sales amounted to 236,000 equivalent album units in the week ending February 13 in the U.S., with SEA units comprising 117,000, a massive 86% increase equating to 161.01 million on-demand official streams.
Lamar's older works, 2017's "DAMN." and 2012's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" also made significant climbs. "DAMN." soared from No. 29 to No. 9 and "good kid, m.A.A.d city" jumped from No. 27 to No. 10. This remarkable feat made Lamar as the first rap artist to have at least three albums in the Billboard 200 top 10 simultaneously.
Prince made similar achievement following his passing in 2016 and so did Taylor Swift who dominated the chart with five titles in 2023.
Elsewhere in the Top 10, SZA's "SOS", benefiting from her Super Bowl appearance, secured the No. 2 spot while The Weeknd's "Hurry Up Tomorrow" and Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" saw slight declines.
