Overview
- Billboard reports the Top 40 contained no rap songs on the Oct. 25 chart and remains rap-free on the Nov. 1 listing, marking a second consecutive week.
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s “Shot Callin” is now the highest-ranking rap entry at No. 43, with Cardi B’s “Safe” at No. 48 and BigXthaPlug’s “Hell at Night” at No. 49.
- Billboard’s updated recurrent thresholds removed “Luther” at No. 38 in its 46th week, with seven other Top 40 tracks also made recurrent under the new rules.
- Twelve songs from Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl have occupied Top 40 slots for three weeks, limiting openings for new entries from other genres.
- Hip-hop’s U.S. market share has slipped from nearly 30% in 2020 to about 24% in 2025, and the last Top 40 without rap was previously recorded on Feb. 2, 1990.