Hot 100 Jewels: Kendrick Lamar ‘Humble.’ at no. 1

Kendrick Lamar ascends to no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Humble.”  

It only took the greatest rapper of our generation to unseat Ed Sheeran.  Kendrick Lamar climbs two rungs on the Billboard Hot 100 to claim the no. 1 spot.  “Humble.” Gives the West Coast rapper his first no. 1 hit as a solo artist.  Beyond K-Dot, there are more takeaways from the Hot 100 dated May 6, 2017.

1. Kendrick Lamar climbed two spots from no. 3 to earn his first no. 1 single as a solo artist, “Humble.” All of the songs from DAMN. earn a spot on the Hot 100, with the next highest charting song being “DNA.” At no. 4.

2. Ed Sheeran saw “Shape of You” fall from no. 1 to no. 2 after 12 nonconsecutive weeks at no. 1.

3. Despite seeing gains, Bruno Mars sees “That’s What I Like” slip from no. 2 to no. 3. Go figure!

4. Future sees “Mask Off” ascend from no. 7 to no. 5.

5. Zedd & Alessia Cara breakthrough into the top 10 with “Stay,” which ascends from no. 14 to no. 7.

6. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee move up 39 spots from no. 48 to no. 9 with “Despacito.” Having Justin Bieber on the track as well probably doesn’t hurt.

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7. Harry Styles takes a big tumble as “Sign of the Times” slides from no. 4 to no. 22.

8. Lady Gaga takes “The Cure” to a no. 39 debut.

9. G-Eazy & Kehlani take the “Good Life” to a no. 76 bow.

10. Lil Yachty sees “Peek A Boo” (featuring Migos) debut at no. 78.

11. Logic debuts at no. 87 with “Black Spiderman” featuring Damian Lemar Hudson.

12. Chris Stapleton takes “Broken Halos” to no. 93.

13. Lord Huron debuts at no. 99 with “The Night We Met,” the popular song featured on the 13 Reasons Why soundtrack.

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