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Pop Goes Hip-Hop: Take Rap's "Exit" From Billboard's Top 40 With A Grain Of Salt

"Just A Friend" screamed POP HIT! The "vocalist," a Long Island, New York MC, deejay and beat boxing jokester, was laughably out of key. Yet the beloved "Just A Friend," with its absurdly infectious ...

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 preferences or recent rule changes?
Forbes

Katy Perry’s Latest Single Finally Becomes A Top 40 Chart Hit

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.
Soompi

BLACKPINK's Jisoo Becomes 1st Female K-Pop Soloist To Make Top 40 Debut On UK Official Charts With "FLOWER"

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo has made history on the UK Official Charts as the first Korean female soloist to make a Top 40 debut! On April 7 local time, the United Kingdom’s Official Charts announced that Jisoo ...

Megan Thee Stallion Brings Rap Back to Top 40 With ‘Lover Girl’

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Lover Girl' debuts at Number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100, bringing rap back to the Top 40 after its 35 ...
Forbes

Just Before Blackpink Returns, One Of Its Members Charts A New Top 40 Smash

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.