Kendrick Lamar writes another winning chapter to his GNX era as the album becomes only the third project with four No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart. The set finds its fourth leader on the chart dated May 31, as “Peekaboo,” featuring AzChike, jumps from No. 4. With the quartet, GNX ties Doja Cat’s Planet Her and SZA’s SOS (inclusive of its standard and deluxe LANA editions) for the most champs in the chart’s 32-year history.
“Peekaboo,” released and promoted through pgLang/Interscope/ICLG, ascends as the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of May 16-22, according to Luminate, improving 19% in plays at the format compared with the prior week. Thanks to the surge, “Peekaboo” wins the Greatest Gainer award, given each week to the song with the largest increase in play count.
The new champ takes over from Drake’s “Nokia,” which ruled the ranking for the last two frames. The Lamar-Drake exchange wraps a photo finish between the two rivals, whose feud ignited into one of the defining pop-culture storylines of 2024. “Nokia” slides to No. 2 with an 8% decrease in plays during the tracking week.
With “Peekaboo,” Lamar achieves his 11th No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay, six of which have arrived in the last year. Here’s a review of his radio-ruling collection:
“Humble.,” three weeks at No. 1, beginning June 6, 2017
“Loyalty.,” feat. Rihanna; one, Sept. 30, 2017
“Love.,” feat. Zacari; one, Dec. 30, 2017
“Pray for Me,” with The Weeknd; two, April 18, 2018
“Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin; four, May 18, 2024
“Not Like Us,” 12, June 15, 2024
“Squabble Up,” two, Jan. 18, 2025
“TV Off,” feat. Lefty Gunplay; four, Feb. 8, 2025
“Luther,” with SZA, one, March 1, 2025
“30 for 30,” with SZA, two, March 8, 2025
“Peekaboo,” feat. AzChike, one (to date), May 31, 2025
Featured artist AzChike, meanwhile, captures his first Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 with “Peekaboo,” likewise his first entry on the list.
As mentioned, “Peekaboo” joins “Squabble Up,” “TV Off” and “Luther” for a record-tying four Rhythmic Airplay No. 1s from Lamar’s GNX album. The set matches the counts of:
- Doja Cat’s Planet Her – “Kiss Me More” (feat. SZA), “You Right” (with The Weeknd), “Need to Know” and “Woman” in 2021-22
- SZA’s SOS – “Kill Bill,” “Snooze,” “Saturn” and “30 for 30” (with Lamar) in 2023-25. The former pair are from the standard SOS, with the latter added through its deluxe LANA edition.
