Music with explicit lyrics is in decline, report shows

Music with explicit lyrics is on the decline in Spotify’s biggest charts, according to a new report.
As reported in new analysis from pop culture data journalist Daniel Parris here, the share of explicit songs on Spotify’s Top 50 chart has fallen sharply in recent years.
The data indicates that only 13 per cent of Spotify’s Top 50 songs in 2026 so far carry the ‘explicit’ tag, down from 74 per cent in 2018.