Spotify Published ‘The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs’ List

Spotify has made a special list called “The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era.” This list celebrates important and influential hip-hop songs released since 2015.

Earlier this year, Spotify started a program called “Spotify CLASSICS.” They first made a list of the best classic hip-hop and R&B albums from the streaming era. That list included albums like Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN., Future’s DS2, Jay-Z’s 4:44, and Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD.

Then in April, Spotify published a list of the 100 greatest R&B songs of the streaming era.

This new hip-hop songs list is the latest part of the CLASSICS program. Hip-hop experts at Spotify chose the 100 best and most important hip-hop songs released since 2015.

Spotify’s hip-hop team looked at thousands of songs. They chose the 100 greatest based on quality, cultural impact, and how influential and replay-worthy the songs are. Big streaming numbers didn’t matter for making the list.

Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era:

1. Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
2. Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
3. Drake – “God’s Plan”
4. Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Llif3”
5. Future – “March Madness”
6. Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
7. Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
8. Sheck Wes – “Mo Bamba”
9. Pop Smoke – “Dior”
10. Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams”
11. XXXTENTACION – “Jocelyn Flores”
12. Future – “Mask Off”
13. Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Goosebumps”
14. Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
15. Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi – “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1”
16. Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE”
17. Kodak Black – “No Flockin”
18. Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg – “We Paid”
19. French Montana ft. Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
20. Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
21. Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
22. Meek Mill ft. Drake – “Going Bad”
23. 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”
24. Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
25. Tyler, The Creator – “EARFQUAKE”
26. Rae Sremmurd – “Black Beatles”
27. Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “Rockstar”
28. Kendrick Lamar – “DNA.”
29. Drake – “Back To Back”
30. Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, The-Dream, Kelly Price & Kirk Franklin – “Ultralight Beam”
31. J. Cole – “MIDDLE CHILD”
32. Offset, Metro Boomin – “Ric Flair Drip”
33. Playboi Carti – “Magnolia”
34. Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch – “Ballin”
35. Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
36. Kodak Black ft. XXXtentacion – “Roll in Peace”
37. GoldLink ft. Shy Glizzy & Brent Faiyaz – “Crew”
38. Lil Baby – “Freestyle”
39. Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
40. XXXtentacion – “Look At Me!”
41. Travis Scott – “Antidote”
42. City Girls – “Act Up”
43. Drake, Future – “Jumpman”
44. Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
45. Future ft. Drake & Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
46. Gunna – “fukumean”
47. Hitkidd, GloRilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
48. Metro Boomin ft. Future & Chris Brown – “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)”
49. DaBaby – “Suge”
50. Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
51. Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna, NAV – “Lemonade”
52. Lil Mosey – “Blueberry Faygo”
53. Travis Scott – “BUTTERFLY EFFECT”
54. 21 Savage ft. Future – “X”
55. Tee Grizzley – “First Day Out”
56. JACKBOYS, Travis Scott, Young Thug – “OUT WEST”
57. BlocBoy JB ft. Drake – “Look Alive”
58. Tyler, The Creator ft. Kali Uchis – “See You Again”
59. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future – “King’s Dead”
60. Drake, 21 Savage – “Jimmy Cooks”
61. Lil Baby, Gunna – “Drip Too Hard”
62. A$AP Ferg – “Plain Jane”
63. Future – “F*ck Up Some Commas”
64. Migos – “T-Shirt”
65. Polo G, Lil Tjay ft. – “Pop Out”
66. A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black – “Drowning”
67. Jack Harlow – “WHATS POPPIN”
68. Young Thug ft. Gunna – “Hot”
69. Young M.A. – “OOOUUU”
70. Pooh Shiesty ft. Lil Durk – “Back in Blood”
71. Latto ft. Cardi B – “Put It On Da Floor Again”
72. Trippie Redd ft. Travis Scott – “Dark Knight Dummo”
73. Central Cee – “Doja”
74. Drake – “Know Yourself”
75. Lil Uzi Vert – “Money Longer”
76. Nipsey Hussle ft. YG – “Last Time That I Checc’d”
77. Tyler, The Creator ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign – “WUSYANAME”
78. Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – “All My Life”
79. Playboi Carti ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Shoota”
80. MadeinTYO – “Uber Everywhere”
81. Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana”
82. Megan Thee Stallion – “Big Ole Freak”
83. YoungBoy Never Broke Again – “Outside Today”
84. Saweetie – “My Type”
85. Mac Miller – “Self Care”
86. Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”
87. Young Thug – “Check”
88. Doja Cat ft. Rico Nasty – “Tia Tamera”
89. Yo Gotti – “Down In the DM”
90. A$AP Rocky – “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)”
91. Denzel Curry – “Ultimate”
92. Flo Milli – “Never Lose Me”
93. Lil Durk ft. Gunna – “What Happened to Virgil”
94. Moneybagg Yo – “Time Today”
95. Freddie Gibbs, Madlib – “Crime Pays”
96. Sexyy Red – “SkeeYee”
97. YG ft. Nipsey Hussle – “FDT”
98. Doechii – “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake”
99. Fivio Foreign – “Big Drip”
100. Coi Leray – “Players”

Hip-hop has been very popular and influential for many years. In 2017, it became the biggest music genre in the United States. During this time, hip-hop has changed with rappers using more melodic styles that blend with R&B. The trap sound also became extremely popular.