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.
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Central Cee Scores His First No. 1 on Rap & Rhythmic Airplay Charts With ‘Which One' - As Drake Extends Records for Most of All Time

Drake's 43rd No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart is courtesy of his Central Cee collaboration "Which One," which lifts 2-1 on the tally dated Oct. 11. With "Which One," Drake strings together ...

20 slang words popularized by hit songs

Stacker culled through news and entertainment resources to come up with a list of 20 slang words that originated from or were ...

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

As one long-running hip-hop smash goes recurrent on the chart, the Hot 100’s top 40 does not boast a single rap song, ending ...
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No Rap Songs in Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

The last time the Hot 100 had zero rap songs in the top 40 was Feb. 2, 1990, when Biz Markie's "Just a Friend " reached No. 41. That single would jump to No. 29 the following week, sparking a 35-year, ...

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 ...

For The First Time in 35 Years, There Are No Rap Songs in the Hot 100 Top 40

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener ...
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Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar’s “Goosebumps” becomes highest certified rap song of all-time

When Travis Scott released Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight in 2016, no one could have predicted just how far its biggest single would go. “goosebumps,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, wasn’t just another ...
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30 R&B songs that defined the 2010s

Music always seems to elevate with each new decade and the 2010s was no different. During that time, streaming platforms like Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Tidal truly changed the way music is ...
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The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...
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We Are ALL Putting the Wrong Warren Zevon Song on Our Halloween Playlists

If you’ve put together a Halloween party playlist at any point over the last 45 years, you’ve almost certainly included Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London.” If you haven’t you are a literal monster.
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Real Madrid get name-dropped in Taylor Swift's new song

Taylor Swift performed back-to-back shows at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu during her Eras Tour in May 2024. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift made an ...