“Not Like Us” has just broken a very impressive Billboard record.
If you’re tired of seeing Kendrick Lamar win, this is your cue to look away. Billboard just confirmed that Kendrick’s explosive diss track “Not Like Us” has officially become the longest-charting rap song in Billboard Hot 100 history—spending over a year on the chart.
But that’s just one of many milestones the track has achieved. “Not Like Us” has racked up nearly 1.5 billion streams on Spotify, taken home major Grammy Awards including Song of the Year and Record of the Year, and delivered a jaw-dropping Super Bowl performance—yes, the one where Serena Williams crip-walked on stage in one of the wildest moments in halftime history.
Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" officially breaks the record for longest charting rap song in Hot 100 history.
— chart data (@chartdata) May 19, 2025
First to chart for over a year. pic.twitter.com/ajPlHrLNnC
“Not Like Us” may have started as a diss, but it’s grown into something far bigger: a cultural phenomenon. With numbers like this, it’s fair to ask—is this not only the greatest diss record ever, but one of the greatest rap songs of all time? Stats don’t lie.
Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.
