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Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart

Gracie Abrams holds onto the top spot on the Canadian Hot 100, while the Belgian/French duo of Stromae and Pomme enter at No. 44 with "Ma Meilleure Ennemie" from the Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 soundtrack, which also debuts on the Canadian Albums chart.

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Kendrick Lamar has claimed a new No. 1 album in the home country of his biggest rival.

GNX, K-Dot's surprise sixth studio release, arrives in the top spot on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, dated December 7.


But unlike in the U.S., Lamar didn't manage to hit No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Gracie Abrams holds onto that spot with "That's So True" for the second week as the Eras Tour (where she's performing as Taylor Swift's opening act) rolls into Vancouver this week from Dec. 6-8.

Kendrick Lamar is still well represented at the top of the Canadian Hot 100, though. His sleek slow jam "Luther" featuring SZA is at No. 2, and "Squabble Up" — which claimed the No. 1 spot south of the border — is at No. 3.

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Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," meanwhile, drops to No. 5, indicating his record-setting run might really be done.

Those are strong numbers for Kendrick Lamar in Drake's home country, even if the Compton rapper hasn't hit the same highs as in the U.S. just yet.

Lamar will be taking his GNX on the road next year on the Grand National tour, with one Canadian date in Drake's hometown, at the Rogers Centre stadium on June 12 with SZA.

Elsewhere on the Canadian Hot 100, it's Christmas galore. With the holidays approaching and new releases winding down, seasonal entries are edging out new songs.

But a notable one this week is Belgian singer Stromae and French artist Pomme with "Ma Meilleure Ennemie." The track arrives at No. 44 — 51 places higher than its No. 95 debut in the U.S. — and features on the soundtrack for the League of Legends animated Netflix show Arcane: Season 2, which is at No. 7 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. It's easy to see how the song could work for a video game adaptation: the song has a mesmerizing slow dembow beat, paired with ethereal vocals and heavy vocoder use, giving it the sense of a sweeping epic.

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Check out the full charts here.

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