The 150 greatest guitarists of all time

Let’s not waste any time here. Paste staff and contributors came together to build a definitive ranking of the greatest guitarists of all time. Here are 150 icons, forgotten heroes, and the best and ...
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3 1970s songs that would’ve flopped if released today

Some 1970s songs feel timeless, but others are so rooted in their moment that dropping them into today’s TikTok and Spotify world would be asking for trouble. Looking at how certain tracks were ...
American Songwriter

3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Had the Potential To Be Major Crossover Hits

Country music rules country charts, and fairly often, especially nowadays, it also rules the most popular chart in the world, the Billboard Hot 100. However, that hasn’t always been the case, as the ...
Black Enterprise

All I Want Is Records: Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic Makes ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 History

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" remains an unstoppable yuletide force more than 30 years after its release. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the gift that keeps on giving. This ...
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The Queen of Disco Dominated the Billboard Hot 100 With Two Songs From Her Legendary Album 'Bad Girls'

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...
Forbes

‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Ties Record For Most Weeks As Billboard Hot 100 No. 1

Murray is a Forbes news reporter covering entertainment trends. Mariah Carey’s annual chart-topper “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tied the record for the most weeks spent at No. 1 on the Billboard ...
Black Enterprise

For the First Time In 35 Years, No Rap Songs Hit Top 40 On Billboard’s Hot 100

The highest-ranked rap song is Cardi B's "Safe" at number 44. Yes, you’ve read that correctly. There are no rap songs listed in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. This has not occurred since 1990, ...
Hypebeast

The Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 Has No Rap Songs for the First Time in 35 Years

For the first time since February 1990 — over 35 years — the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 contained zero rap songs on the chart dated October 25, 2025 The removal of Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” ...
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No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990

With Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 13-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "Luther" falling off the Hot 100 dated Oct. 25, 2025, there were officially no rap songs in the chart's top 40 last week. The ...
Rolling Stone

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

The baton that has passed from one hip-hop hit to another for more than three decades has been dropped. Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s hit single “Luther” departed the Billboard Hot 100 following rule ...
People

No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years: Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther' Exits Billboard Hot 100

Billboard's recent rule change ends a three-decade-long streak for the genre Michael Owens/Getty Kendrick Lamar's hit song "Luther," featuring SZA, fell off the Billboard Hot 100 chart The list now ...