Rap falls off the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years — here’s what’s behind the drop

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 ...

Are we living through a rap drought? The Billboard charts suggest we are

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 ...

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

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.
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No. 1 Hits That Topped the Charts the Longest

Boyz II Men’s "End of the Road" is a soulful ballad that captured the hearts of millions in the early 1990s. Released in 1992 ...
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(G)I-DLE Becomes The First Female K-pop Group From An Independent Label To Debut On Top 40 Radio Charts

In the past couple of years, K-pop has come a long way in getting airplay in the States. Acts like BTS, Lisa of BlackPink, as well as Blackpink themselves, have all had their fair share of radio play ...