Stereogum

There Are No Rap Songs In The Top 40 For The First Time In 35 Years

Yesterday, Billboard deputy editor and Stereogum buddy Andrew Unterberger published a piece with some confusing implications: On last week's Billboard Hot 100, there were no rap songs in the top 40.

Megan Thee Stallion Brings Rap Back to Top 40 With ‘Lover Girl’

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Lover Girl' debuts at Number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, bringing rap back to the Top 40 after its 35 ...

KATSEYE's "Gabriela" Breaks Top 15 Of Billboard Pop Radio Airplay Chart + Hits New Peak On Hot 100

KATSEYE achieved multiple career highs on the Billboard charts this week! On November 11 local time, Billboard revealed that KATSEYE’s hit single ...
The Fader

No rap songs are on the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 35 years

For the first time since 1990, there are no rap songs in the top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit "luther," which spent 13 weeks at No. 1, left this week's most recent ...