On Sunday (Dec. 1), it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar’s surprise drop, GNX, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making it his fifth consecutive chart-topping album. According to Billboard, the Compton emcee’s latest effort is now the sixth-largest opening week of 2024.

Released on Nov. 22, GNX marks Lamar’s fifth consecutive album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. He previously reached the summit with his previous releases Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), DAMN. (2017), Untitled Unmastered (2016) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).

The album is now Lamar’s fifth total and consecutive chart-topping album. GNX earned 319,000 equivalent album units in the US during the week ending November 28, which is the sixth-biggest debut week of 2024. It also had the third-biggest streaming week for any album this year, with 379.72 million on-demand official streams for the project’s songs.