.theweeknd extends his soloist streak at No. 1 on the Hot100, the longest streak since the late '90s.
Beyond No. 1, 76% of all Hot 100 top 10s in the past 34 weeks belong to solo-credited acts. In the prior 34 frames, only 50% did.
Timing factors into the current trend atop the Hot 100, as, for instance, Future's"Life Is Good," featuring Drake, peaked at No. 2 for eight weeks. Still, a clear shift has emerged, driven most heavily by hip-hop hits. In line with all-genre numbers, hip-hop's share of Hot 100 top 10s has remained largely constant , but solo efforts in the genre have grown to 70% from 50%.
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