The Stories Behind Every Rap/Hip-Hop Song to Reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Finally, a chronological listing of every rap/hip-hop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, from Vanilla Ice's first official No. 1 in 1990 to the most recent.
A Tale of Two 33-1/3s: The Billboard Hot 100 Reaches Major Historical Tipping Point
(March 24, 2025). Billboard Magazine inaugurated its Hot 100 singles chart in the issue dated August 4, 1958, just three years into the rock-and-roll era. It was a weekly tabulation…
The Rolling Stones Make Strange Chart-Fellows This Week, Along with Some Quirky History.
This week’s Billboard top 10 albums include nine that have been No. 1, with the current top album by pop-punk band Blink 182. The exception is The Rolling Stones' latest…