For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs.

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...

The last time Hip-Hop wasn't in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart was 1990, marking a significant change ...

The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...

“Yonkers” by Tyler, The Creator As far as eerie Halloween vibes go, “Yonkers” is one of many Tyler tracks that perfectly set the tone. The hypnotic beat paired with Tyler’s aggressive flow and his ...

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...

For two weeks in a row, rap has been absent from the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. It's been 35 years since the genre ranked ...

New rules mean no rap in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 chart for the first time in 35 years and a shakeup to Kendrick Lamar’s ...

But, while it still yields four of the week's top 10 songs, the album is starting to see its deeper cuts slide down to make ...

Billboard reports that “the lack of rap songs in the Hot 100’s top 40 is the latest sign of a recent dip in rap’s commercial dominance,” while also pointing out that they made a rule change that ...

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...

The Billboard Hot 100 has been one of the most accurate depictions of music trends and listening patterns since its inception ...