CHART FINAL: HOT BEEF AND AN EGO TRIP




Kendrick Lamar retains the #1 spot on this week's HITS Top 50 chart, squeaking by Drake and his collaborator PARTYNEXTDOOR. K-Dot's GNX (pgLang/Interscope) comes in with just under 91k, while Drake and PND earn the silver medal with nearly 90k for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U (OVO/Santa Anna).
RCA's Tate McRae, meanwhile, keeps coming on strong, taking the #3 spot with a hefty 86k+ for So Close to What. TDE/RCA's SZA (72k) and Island's Sabrina Carpenter (nearly 63k) round out the Top 5.
LISA (whom you may know from this cool band called BLACKPINK) has the top-charting debut with ALTER EGO (RCA), which notches 47k+ in its opening frame, good for #7. Nipper, you may have noticed, has three titles in the Top 10.
This week sees a couple of big, closely scrutinized releases: MAYHEM, by global megastar/Monster Queen of All Media Lady Gaga (Interscope), and Ruby, by Oddatelier/Columbia's JENNIE, another star of the international phenomenon known as BLACKPINK. How will they fare on next week's chart? Don't touch that dial.
Hey, are you gonna finish those fries? We're famished.
Hits Top 50
| LW | TW | Album | Activity | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | ![]() KENDRICK LAMAR | GNXPGLANG/INTERSCOPE | UMG | 90,901 | -16% |
| 2 | 2 | ![]() PARTYNEXTDOOR & DRAKE | $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 UREPUBLIC/OVO/SANTA ANNA | SME | 89,561 | -23% |
| 1 | 3 | ![]() TATE MCRAE | SO CLOSE TO WHATRCA | SME | 86,431 | -49% |
| 4 | 4 | ![]() SZA | SOSTDE/RCA | SME | 72,347 | -12% |
| 5 | 5 | ![]() SABRINA CARPENTER | SHORT N' SWEETISLAND | UMG | 62,826 | -18% |
| 6 | 6 | ![]() BAD BUNNY | DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOSRIMAS | THE ORCHARD | 57,209 | -9% |
| -- | 7 | ![]() LISA | ALTER EGORCA | SME | 47,229 | -- |
| 8 | 8 | ![]() CHAPPELL ROAN | THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESSISLAND | UMG | 41,296 | -11% |
| 7 | 9 | ![]() THE WEEKND | HURRY UP TOMORROWXO/REPUBLIC | UMG | 41,000 | -17% |
| 9 | 10 | ![]() MORGAN WALLEN | ONE THING AT A TIMEBIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMG | 40,600 | -1% |
| 10 | 11 | ![]() BILLIE EILISH | HIT ME HARD AND SOFTDARKROOM/INTERSCOPE | UMG | 37,358 | -9% |
| 14 | 12 | ![]() MORGAN WALLEN | DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUMBIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMG | 29,244 | 2% |
| 23 | 13 | ![]() POST MALONE | THE DIAMOND COLLECTIONMERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMG | 28,671 | 31% |
| 12 | 14 | ![]() TAYLOR SWIFT | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTREPUBLIC | UMG | 26,847 | -10% |
| 11 | 15 | ![]() GRACIE ABRAMS | THE SECRET OF USINTERSCOPE | UMG | 26,451 | -12% |
| 13 | 16 | ![]() NOAH KAHAN | STICK SEASONMERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMG | 26,305 | -11% |
| 35 | 17 | ![]() CHARLI XCX | BRATATLANTIC | WMG | 25,896 | 48% |
| 18 | 18 | ![]() BIGXTHAPLUG | TAKE CARE1504484 RECORDS | UNITED MASTERS | 25,882 | -0% |
| 15 | 19 | ![]() TYLER, THE CREATOR | CHROMAKOPIACOLUMBIA | SME | 25,850 | -10% |
| 17 | 20 | ![]() NETON VEGA | MI VIDA MI MUERTEJOSA | INDIE | 25,617 | -2% |
1KENDRICK LAMAR | GNX
PGLANG/INTERSCOPE | UMGActivity 90,901+/- -16%/Activity 90,901+/- -16%
2PARTYNEXTDOOR & DRAKE | $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U
REPUBLIC/OVO/SANTA ANNA | SMEActivity 89,561+/- -23%/Activity 89,561+/- -23%
3TATE MCRAE | SO CLOSE TO WHAT
RCA | SMEActivity 86,431+/- -49%/Activity 86,431+/- -49%
4SZA | SOS
TDE/RCA | SMEActivity 72,347+/- -12%/Activity 72,347+/- -12%
5SABRINA CARPENTER | SHORT N' SWEET
ISLAND | UMGActivity 62,826+/- -18%/Activity 62,826+/- -18%
6BAD BUNNY | DEBI TIRAR MAS FOTOS
RIMAS | THE ORCHARDActivity 57,209+/- -9%/Activity 57,209+/- -9%
7LISA | ALTER EGO
RCA | SMEActivity 47,229+/- --/Activity 47,229+/- --
8CHAPPELL ROAN | THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS
ISLAND | UMGActivity 41,296+/- -11%/Activity 41,296+/- -11%
9THE WEEKND | HURRY UP TOMORROW
XO/REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 41,000+/- -17%/Activity 41,000+/- -17%
10MORGAN WALLEN | ONE THING AT A TIME
BIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 40,600+/- -1%/Activity 40,600+/- -1%
11BILLIE EILISH | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE | UMGActivity 37,358+/- -9%/Activity 37,358+/- -9%
12MORGAN WALLEN | DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM
BIG LOUD/MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 29,244+/- 2%/Activity 29,244+/- 2%
13POST MALONE | THE DIAMOND COLLECTION
MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 28,671+/- 31%/Activity 28,671+/- 31%
14TAYLOR SWIFT | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT
REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 26,847+/- -10%/Activity 26,847+/- -10%
15GRACIE ABRAMS | THE SECRET OF US
INTERSCOPE | UMGActivity 26,451+/- -12%/Activity 26,451+/- -12%
16NOAH KAHAN | STICK SEASON
MERCURY/REPUBLIC | UMGActivity 26,305+/- -11%/Activity 26,305+/- -11%
17CHARLI XCX | BRAT
ATLANTIC | WMGActivity 25,896+/- 48%/Activity 25,896+/- 48%
18BIGXTHAPLUG | TAKE CARE
1504484 RECORDS | UNITED MASTERSActivity 25,882+/- -0%/Activity 25,882+/- -0%
19TYLER, THE CREATOR | CHROMAKOPIA
COLUMBIA | SMEActivity 25,850+/- -10%/Activity 25,850+/- -10%
20NETON VEGA | MI VIDA MI MUERTE
JOSA | INDIEActivity 25,617+/- -2%/Activity 25,617+/- -2%