Just three of the 25 most consumed rap albums of 2023 came out this year, chart data shows.
Hip-hop itself is still the dominant genre overall, with 70 albums featured in the top 200 this year. That well eclipses second place, pop, which has 47 albums on the chart. But as fewer brand new hip-hop albums are sticking, the genre’s chart share overall has waned. By this time last year, 85 hip-hop albums made up the top 200 albums. And while 12 of the 25 most popular albums overall this time last year were hip-hop, that’s dropped by half in 2023.
Beyond that, the streaming landscape has become far more saturated than it was even five years ago. Hip-hop was one of the first genres whose fans embraced streaming, giving it a dominant edge for years; but as streaming continues to get more popular among listeners who may not be listening to new rap, that bolsters other genres.
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