Yahoo

No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Luther” falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart’s top 40 last week. The ...

Don Toliver scores his first No. 1 hit on Hot Rap Songs chart

"Body" leads 17 songs on the list, all from the rapper-singer's chart-topping Octane.
American Songwriter

There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is unlike any other one in recent memory. According to the outlet, for the first time in 35 years, there are no rap songs in the chart’s Top 40. The update comes as ...
Vulture

Rap Is Doing Just Fine on the Charts

Like a Buick Grand National, Kendrick Lamar keeps revving his way onto the Hot 100. The rapper just earned his third No. 1 of 2024 with “squabble up,” off his surprise album GNX, leading a decisive ...
The Source Magazine

Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Sees No Rap Songs for First Time in 35 Years

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” has dropped off the chart, ending an unbroken run that began in February 1990 ...