The last time no rap songs lingered in the top 40 slots was the first week of February in 1990, when Biz Markie ’s hit “Just a Friend” had just climbed to No. 41. The next week it jumped to No. 29. Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre

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Luther” fell off the Billboard Hot 100 due to the chart’s new recurrent rule, ending Hip-Hop’s 35-year top 40 streak.

New rules mean no rap in the Top 40 of the Hot 100 chart for the first time in 35 years and a shakeup to Kendrick Lamar’s reign.

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.

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For the first time since February 1990, the Billboard Hot 100 ’s top 40 section contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025. This historic moment brings a close to a remarkable streak of over 35 years during which at least one rap track held a position in the upper half of the chart.

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