Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.

Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More

The Beatles have the most No. 1 hits among all acts in the chart's history, with 20. By Xander Zellner More than 30,000 songs have graced the Billboard Hot 100 in the chart’s 67-year history. Of those ...
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After months of the same songs on the Hot 100, 'Billboard' tweaks its rules

Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from the Hot 100 singles chart once they've gotten too old to qualify as contemporary hits. Billboard has revised its system of removing songs from ...

No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent change in threshold for songs to remain in the top 40 of the Hot 100 list booted Kendrick Lamar and SZA's ...