While this could’ve opened up the playing field for other rap songs to rise, there are other factors at play. For instance, all 12 songs from Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl have stuck in the ...

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a Friend.” That placement marked the beginning of a successful streak of a ...

Hip-hop and rap have been driving culture in the U.S. for almost four decades now, especially in America. So why are these ...

The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its ...

"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," Billboard noted. "Hip-hop’s overall market share reached a peak in 2020, when it ...

The last rap song in the top 40 was Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “ Luther ,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, and became both artists’ highest-charting, longest-running hit at 46 total weeks. But Billboard ...

Hip-hop has officially exited the upper echelon of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time in more than three decades. The top 40 of the iconic chart currently contains zero rap songs, marking ...

The Billboard Hot 100 has been one of the most accurate depictions of music trends and listening patterns since its inception on August 4, 1958.

No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.

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