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Harry Styles debuts "Aperture" at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart, becoming the first male artist to lead the ranking ...

Pop ruled as the most common primary genre over hip-hop in the Hot 100's top 10 throughout 2025, according to Hit Songs Deconstructed's analysis.

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For the first time in more than 35 years, no rap songs appear in the Billboard Hot 100's top 40. The streak came to an end on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2025, following the fall of Kendrick Lamar and ...

Paste Magazine is The A.V. Club‘s source for music news and lists, artist interviews, and album reviews. This week, we unveiled our AOTY list, which was topped by the likes of Nourished by Time, CMAT, ...

As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more. All the ...