Kendrick Lamar has once again scored a big chart victory over Drake as GNX has returned to the top of the Billboard 200 for the third time.
Despite originally being released almost four months ago, GNX, as well as several of its singles, have proven to have incredibly strong staying power on the charts.
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Accumulating an additional 90,500 equivalent units, Kendrick’s sixth album has reclaimed the number one spot on this week’s chart, dethroning Tate McRae’s So Close to What.
Drake narrowly came in second place as his joint project with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, earned 90,000 equivalent units in the last week.
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That means Kendrick outsold the 6 God by just 500 units in their closest chart battle thus far, although $ome $exy $ongs 4 U is much newer having been released on February 14.
Both albums debuted atop the Billboard 200, although in a rare role reversal, Kendrick outsold his archrival Drake, who has otherwise been Hip Hop’s commercial king over the last decade.
GNX opened with 319,000 units following its release in November 2024, while $$$4U managed 246,000 in first-week sales.
GNX is also in pole position in terms of overall sales having racked up approximately 1.738 million units so far, while $$$4U‘s tally is 455,000 and counting.
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Kendrick Lamar also reigns supreme on the Billboard Hot 100 as his collaboration with SZA, “Luther,” sits atop the chart for a third consecutive week.
The Compton native also occupies two other spots inside the top five with “Not Like Us” and “TV Off,” while previous number one “Squabble Up” sits at number 10.
Kendrick has dominated the charts so far in 2025 thanks to his historic wins at the Grammy Awards and record-breaking Super Bowl halftime show.
His hit Drake diss “Not Like Us” returned to number one on the Hot 100 in February following the Super Bowl, before Lamar replaced himself atop the chart with “Luther,” which was also performed during the big game.
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GNX also surged back to the top of the Billboard 200 that same month with an impressive 236,000 units, powered by physical copies being made available.
Drake did score a brief win over Kendrick when $ome $exy $ongs 4 U dethroned GNX atop the Billboard 200 in its opening week, but the collaborative project is one of the lowest-selling releases of his career.
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$ome $exy $ongs 4 U has also failed to produce a hit single to rival those of GNX, with “Gimme a Hug” peaking at number six and “Nokia” maxing out at number 10.
