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There Are No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for the First Time in 40 Years, but Why—a Dip in Commercial Dominance, Rule Changes, Taylor Swift?

The Top 40 of the latest Billboard Hot 100 chart is without a rap song for the first time in 35 years, according to the outlet.

Olivia Dean and Leon Thomas hit top 10 on the pop chart, joining an exclusive club

But, while it still yields four of the week's top 10 songs, the album is starting to see its deeper cuts slide down to make ...
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Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 Sees No Rap Songs for First Time in 35 Years

For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40. Kendrick Lamar’s “Luther” has dropped off the chart, ending an unbroken run that began in February 1990 ...

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated ...