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 ...

Only 30 songs in history have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there — here they all are

Only a handful of No. 1 hits have arrived in the chart's top spot. But holding that position for a second week is even rarer.

No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.