An area chart showing the top 100 song, by year and genre, from 1973 to 2022. The first hip-hop song to crack the top 100 was in 1986: “Walk this Way” by Run D.M.C. featuring Aerosmith. Since then, the number of hip-hop songs in the top 100 has climbed, peaking at 49 in 2018. Other trends include the decline of rock songs starting in the 1990s, and a recent increase of country songs, starting in 2019.