Taylor Swift News Surfaces Amid Chiefs-Bills Game

Taylor Swift is in the news even during the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills game, which is a hot rivalry. The post ...
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Hip-Hop Misses Top 40 for the First Time in 35 Years — But Every New Taylor Swift Song Made the Chart

For the first time since 1990, the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart is completely devoid of any hip-hop and/or rap songs.

Here's What The Alchemist Has to Say About No Rap Songs Being in Hot 100 Top 40 for First Time Since 1990

The Alchemist has added his two cents on the topic that had Rap Twitter in a frenzy this week.
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Hits that topped Billboard Hot 100 & Hot Country Songs

Reaching the top of any chart is no easy feat, and while topping genre-specific charts such as the Hot Country Songs may be ...
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The Alchemist Says Rap's Top 40 Absence Isn't Because of This One Thing

The Alchemist has weighed in on rap's historic absence from the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40.
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Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap's "Exit" From Billboard's Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

The highest appearance by a hip-hop song is YoungBoy Never Broke Again's "Shot Callin," at No. 44. Yet in 1990, hip-hop was ...

For The First Time in 35 Years, There Are No Rap Songs in the Hot 100 Top 40

However, as Kendrick Lamar and SZA 's “Luther” drops from the charts, history is rewritten: for the first time in over three ...

This Day in History: Taylor Swift sweeps Billboard Top 10

Taylor Swift becomes the first artist in history to claim the entire top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. All the songs were from her album, ‘Midnight’.
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3 Country No. 1 Hits From the 1970s That Beat Out Some of the Decade’s Biggest Players

Back in the 1970s, these three iconic country singles beat out three other iconic singles for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Rap Disappears from Billboard Hot 100 for First Time Since 1990

In a major shift for music charts, the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 now contains no rap songs — a phenomenon not seen in over 35 ...
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Hip-Hop Locked Out of Billboard Top 40: First Time Since 1990

The week of October 25, 2025, marked an unprecedented setback for hip-hop: according to The AV Club, no rap songs made the Billboard Hot 100 Top 40. The long-running hit “Luther” by SZA and Kendrick ...

For the First Time In 35 Years, No Rap Songs Hit Top 40 On Billboard’s Hot 100

This has not occurred since 1990, when Cold Chillin’ Re cords artist Biz Markie reached No. 29 in February 1990 with “Just a ...