Morgan Wallen passes Willie Nelson on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart

Morgan Wallen passes Texas legend Willie Nelson for most songs on Billboard’s Hot Country chart, marking a new milestone in ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift Spins a Chart-Web: Four Weeks at ARIA No. 1

Taylor Swift continues her domination of the ARIA charts this week, locking in her fourth consecutive double-header as The ...

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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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.

Popular Country Artist Just Took Over Willie Nelson's Record on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart

Wallen’s tune “Graveyard Whistling” debuted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart at No. 11 and marked his 117th career ...

Billboard Says AI-Powered ‘Artists’ Are Increasingly Hitting The Charts

Xania Monet, an AI-created singer whose music has racked up millions of streams in the United States, became the first AI ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.
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Morgan Wallen Passes Willie Nelson For Fourth-Most Career Entries On Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart

Diving deeper into Wallen’s incredible success on the chart, he is one of only nine artists in history who have totaled 100+ career entries on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, joining the likes of ...