When Kendrick Lamar released his DAMN. album back in April of this year, the effort went on to surpass already high expectations, debuting at the top No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 200 chart and pushing the equivalent of 603,000 units in its first week. From then on, the momentum hasn’t slowed up for K. Dot. So much so that Kendrick is now entering his 25th week within the top 10 on the Hot 200 chart, sitting there for a little under half the year.

In accomplishing such a feat, he finds himself in the company of chart-toppers such as Ed Sheeran, Drake, and Katy Perry with Sheeran’s ÷ being the only other project to reach past the 25 week mark. Comparatively, DAMN. spent 21 weeks in the top five while Sheeran's effort only accomplished this for nine weeks.

According to earlier reports from Billboard, DAMN. has been the best performing full-length effort of the year, and in the off-chance that Taylor Swift’s forthcoming Reputation album doesn’t resonate as well with her fan base, it’s likely that Kung Fu Kenny will nab the title once and for all as the year begins to near its close.

Last month, new reports revealed that DAMN. Was responsible for fiveof the year’s 50 most streamed songs, giving Kendrick the highest tally in that respect so far.

Week Rank Figure

April 20 No. 1 603,000

April 27 No. 1 239,000

May 4 No. 1 173,000

May 11 No. 3 134,000

May 18 No. 3 117,000

May 25 No. 2 98,000

June 1 No. 2 84,000

June 8 No. 2 73,000

June 15 No. 2 69,000

June 22 No. 3 70,000

June 29 No. 3 59,000

July 6 No. 3 56,000

July 13 No. 3 54,000

July 20 No. 2 56,000

July 27 No. 5 48,000

Aug. 3 No. 2 47,000

Aug. 10 No. 1 47,000

Aug. 17 No. 2 43,000

Aug. 24 No. 3 41,000

Aug. 31 No. 5 45,000

Sept. 7 No. 4 40,000

Sept. 14 No. 8 35,000

Sept. 21 No. 4 34,000

Sept. 28 No. 8 34,000

Oct. 5 No. 9 34,000

Earlier last week (October 1st), Kendrick revealed dates for the European leg of his DAMN. Tour lalongside James Blake. Set to kick off in February of next year, King Kendrick will travel across 14 different dates in cities that onclude London, Paris, and Berlin.

Check out the schedule in full below.

2/7 -- Dublin

2/9 -- Birmingham

2/10 -- Manchester

2/11 -- Glasgow

2/12 -- London

2/13 -- London

2/15 -- Frankfurt

2/22 -- Cologne

2/23 -- Amsterdamn

2/25 -- Paris

2/27 -- Antwerp

3/1 -- Copenhagen

3/2 -- Oslo

3/3 -- Stockholm

3/5 -- Berlin