The 35-year streak of rap songs charting on the Billboard Hot 100 has come to an end. Previously, Billboard removed songs that slipped below No. 25 after 25 weeks or No. 50 after 20 weeks. Now ...

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 ...

For the past couple of weeks, there’s been a lot of chatter about a lack of rap songs in the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Since the publication changed the rules to promote more movement on ...