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:
- Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
- Cardi B – “Bodak Yellow”
- Drake – “God’s Plan”
- Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Llif3”
- Future – “March Madness”
- Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad and Boujee”
- Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
- Sheck Wes – “Mo Bamba”
- Pop Smoke – “Dior”
- Juice WRLD – “Lucid Dreams”
- XXXTENTACION – “Jocelyn Flores”
- Future – “Mask Off”
- Travis Scott ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Goosebumps”
- Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
- Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi – “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1”
- Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE”
- Kodak Black – “No Flockin”
- Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg – “We Paid”
- French Montana ft. Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
- Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
- Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
- Meek Mill ft. Drake – “Going Bad”
- 21 Savage ft. J. Cole – “a lot”
- Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
- Tyler, The Creator – “EARFQUAKE”
- Rae Sremmurd – “Black Beatles”
- Post Malone ft. 21 Savage – “Rockstar”
- Kendrick Lamar – “DNA.”
- Drake – “Back To Back”
- Kanye West ft. Chance The Rapper, The-Dream, Kelly Price & Kirk Franklin – “Ultralight Beam”
- J. Cole – “MIDDLE CHILD”
- Offset, Metro Boomin – “Ric Flair Drip”
- Playboi Carti – “Magnolia”
- Mustard ft. Roddy Ricch – “Ballin”
- Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
- Kodak Black ft. XXXtentacion – “Roll in Peace”
- GoldLink ft. Shy Glizzy & Brent Faiyaz – “Crew”
- Lil Baby – “Freestyle”
- Chance The Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – “No Problem”
- XXXtentacion – “Look At Me!”
- Travis Scott – “Antidote”
- City Girls – “Act Up”
- Drake, Future – “Jumpman”
- Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
- Future ft. Drake & Tems – “WAIT FOR U”
- Gunna – “fukumean”
- Hitkidd, GloRilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
- Metro Boomin ft. Future & Chris Brown – “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)”
- DaBaby – “Suge”
- Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
- Internet Money ft. Don Toliver, Gunna, NAV – “Lemonade”
- Lil Mosey – “Blueberry Faygo”
- Travis Scott – “BUTTERFLY EFFECT”
- 21 Savage ft. Future – “X”
- Tee Grizzley – “First Day Out”
- JACKBOYS, Travis Scott, Young Thug – “OUT WEST”
- BlocBoy JB ft. Drake – “Look Alive”
- Tyler, The Creator ft. Kali Uchis – “See You Again”
- Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future – “King’s Dead”
- Drake, 21 Savage – “Jimmy Cooks”
- Lil Baby, Gunna – “Drip Too Hard”
- A$AP Ferg – “Plain Jane”
- Future – “F*ck Up Some Commas”
- Migos – “T-Shirt”
- Polo G, Lil Tjay ft. – “Pop Out”
- A Boogie Wit da Hoodie ft. Kodak Black – “Drowning”
- Jack Harlow – “WHATS POPPIN”
- Young Thug ft. Gunna – “Hot”
- Young M.A. – “OOOUUU”
- Pooh Shiesty ft. Lil Durk – “Back in Blood”
- Latto ft. Cardi B – “Put It On Da Floor Again”
- Trippie Redd ft. Travis Scott – “Dark Knight Dummo”
- Central Cee – “Doja”
- Drake – “Know Yourself”
- Lil Uzi Vert – “Money Longer”
- Nipsey Hussle ft. YG – “Last Time That I Checc’d”
- Tyler, The Creator ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign – “WUSYANAME”
- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole – “All My Life”
- Playboi Carti ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Shoota”
- MadeinTYO – “Uber Everywhere”
- Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj – “Princess Diana”
- Megan Thee Stallion – “Big Ole Freak”
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again – “Outside Today”
- Saweetie – “My Type”
- Mac Miller – “Self Care”
- Nicki Minaj – “Chun-Li”
- Young Thug – “Check”
- Doja Cat ft. Rico Nasty – “Tia Tamera”
- Yo Gotti – “Down In the DM”
- A$AP Rocky – “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2 (LPFJ2)”
- Denzel Curry – “Ultimate”
- Flo Milli – “Never Lose Me”
- Lil Durk ft. Gunna – “What Happened to Virgil”
- Moneybagg Yo – “Time Today”
- Freddie Gibbs, Madlib – “Crime Pays”
- Sexyy Red – “SkeeYee”
- YG ft. Nipsey Hussle – “FDT”
- Doechii – “Yucky Blucky Fruitcake”
- Fivio Foreign – “Big Drip”
- 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.
