Kendrick Lamar Joins Metallica, Eminem And Michael Jackson In A Chart Feat

Kendrick Lamar has been a musical superstar for so long and his presence so powerful, that at times it is good to remember that his breakout project is only a little more than a decade old. Lamar introduced himself to the masses with good kid, m.A.A.d city, an album that was both commercially and critically a giant. Since that set dropped in 2012, Lamar has gone on to manage some truly incredible feats and make history in a number of manners, but people have never stopped listening to the project that started it all. As it once again ranks as one of the biggest titles in the United States, good kid, m.A.A.d city joins a very exclusive club of some of the longest-charting albums of all time. good kid, m.A.A.d city Hits 700 Weeks on the Billboard 200 As of this frame, good kid, m.A.A.d city has spent a total of 700 weeks on the Billboard 200. The tally, published weekly by Billboard, ranks the 200 most popular albums and EPs in the U.S. Its methodology takes into account both streams and sales, and typically for older catalog items, it is plays on platforms like Spotify that keep them going. Kendrick Lamar Follows Pink Floyd, Journey and Metallica Only 11 albums have spent 700 weeks or more on the Billboard 200. The most recent addition to this group before Lamar's masterpiece was Michael Jackson's Thriller, which sits only a few months ahead of the rapper's first major win. Next up will likely be Queen's Greatest Hits, and it will almost certainly crack that 700-frame landmark later this year. Here is a list of all 11 albums that have racked up 700 stays on the Billboard 200. * Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon * Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend * Journey - Greatest Hits * Metallica - Metallica * Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits * Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits * Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans * Nirvana - Nevermind * Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits * Michael Jackson - Thriller * Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city Multiple Kendrick Lamar Albums Have Charted for Years Unsurprisingly, good kid, m.A.A.d city is far and away Lamar's longest-charting title on the Billboard 200, but it is not his only release to rack up triple-digit turns on the tally. DAMN. is nearing 500 stints on the list, a figure it will likely reach celebrate hitting months from now. To Pimp a Butterfly, which followed good kid, m.A.A.d city by three years, held on for 171 weeks. Kendrick Lamar Fills Three Spots on the Billboard 200 Lamar fills three spots on the Billboard 200 at the moment, and impressively, good kid, m.A.A.d city is his highest-rising effort this frame. The groundbreaking project inches from No. 56 to No. 54. At the same time, GNX and DAMN. decline by a few pegs, with the former - Lamar's most recent - appearing at No. 59, just a few spaces beneath where good kid, m.A.A.d city resides. good kid, m.A.A.d city Climbs on Several Charts Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city can be found on three Billboard charts this frame, and it gains ground on each and every one of them. In addition to the Billboard 200, the effort returns to the highest tier on the Top Rap Albums ranking, lifting from No. 11 to No. 10. The set also grows slightly on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, where it makes a home at No. 17. Kendrick Lamar's GNX and DAMN. Also Climb Both GNX and DAMN., which can be found alongside good kid, m.A.A.d city on the Billboard 200, are also located on the Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums rankings as well. GNX climbs on the two genre-focused rosters, while DAMN. holds on the rap-only list and improves by just one slot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums register.