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 ...
The news may indicate a dip in rap’s dominance in mainstream music, but the music publication has also changed its top 100 rules. Rap has officially dipped out of the top 40 songs on the Billboard ...
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.