Hot Rap Songs
Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles) is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. Streaming data and digital downloads were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012.[1] From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week.[2] The most weeks at number one was "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip,[3] and "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX, singles that were number one for 18 weeks from December 1999 to March 2000 and May 2014 to August 2014.[4]
Chart statistics and other facts
Artists with the most number-one hits
- 1. Drake - 16[3]
- 2. Kanye West - 9
- 2. Lil Wayne - 9
- 4. Jay-Z - 7
- 5. T.I. - 6
- 5. Eminem - 6
- 5. Nicki Minaj - 6
- 8. The Notorious B.I.G. - 4
- 8. Rihanna - 4
- 8. Chubb Rock - 4
- 8. Lil' Kim - 4
Artists with the most top ten hits
- 1. Drake - 55
- 2. Lil Wayne - 42
- 3. Snoop Dogg - 25
- 4. Ludacris - 24
- 5. Diddy - 23
- 6. Kanye West - 22
- 7 Jay-Z - 22
- 8. T.I. - 22
- 9. Nicki Minaj - 21
- 10. 50 Cent - 20
Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number-one
Note: Above chart only considers songs that charted in 2004 or later
Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions
- "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia) (No. 1 April 2, 2005)
- "Hate It or Love It" (with Game) (No. 2 April 2, 2005)
- "How We Do" (with Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005)
- "I'm On One" (with DJ Khaled, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) (No. 1 October 8, No. 2 October 15, and No. 3 October 22, 2011)
- "Headlines" (No. 2 October 8 and No. 1 October 15, and October 22, 2011)
- "She Will" (with Lil Wayne) (No. 3 October 8 and October 15, and No. 2 October 22, 2011)
Songs with the most weeks at number-one
- Missy Elliott ft. Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip — "Hot Boyz" (2000)
- Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy" (2014)
- Drake — "Hotline Bling" (2015-2016)
- Drake — "Best I Ever Had" (2009)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz - "Thrift Shop" (2013)
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again" (2015)
- Pitbull ft. Kesha - "Timber" (2014)
- Craig Mack - "Flava in Ya Ear" (1994)
- Lil Wayne ft. Static Major - Lollipop (2008)
- Drake ft. Lil Wayne - "The Motto" (2012)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us" (2013)
- DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne — "I'm On One" (2011)
- Puff Daddy ft. Mase - "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" (1997)
- Missy Elliott - "Work It" (2002-2003)
- 50 Cent - "In da Club" (2003)
- Terror Squad ft. Remy Ma - "Lean Back" (2004)
- Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake — "Holy Grail" (2013)
- Da Brat - "Funkdafied" (1994)
- Coolio ft. L.V. - "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995)
- Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - "Low" (2008)
- Stop the Violence Movement - "Self-Destruction" (1989)
- Mase ft. Puff Daddy - "Lookin' at Me" (1998)
- Lil' Romeo - "My Baby" (2001)
- Petey Pablo - "Raise Up" (2001)
- Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland - "Dilemma" (2002)
- Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell - "Drop It Like It's Hot" (2004-2005)
- Nelly ft. Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp - "Grillz" (2005-2006)
- T.I. - "Whatever You Like" (2008)
- T.I. ft. Rihanna - "Live Your Life" (2008-2009)
- Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now" (2011)
- Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Niggas in Paris" (2011-2012)
Sources:[3][6]
Self-replacement at number one
Lead artist
Featured artist
- T-Pain — "Good Life" (Kanye West feat. T-Pain) (9 weeks) (November 3, 2007) → "Low" (Flo Rida feat. T-Pain) (11 weeks) (January 5, 2008)
- Kanye West — "Run This Town" (Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) (7 weeks) → "Forever" (Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem) (1 week) (November 14, 2009)
Combined (lead and featured artist)
2000s
- Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
- 50 Cent - 41 weeks
- T.I. - 39 weeks
- Bow Wow - 34 weeks
- Nelly - 33 weeks
- Kanye West - 29 weeks
- T-Pain - 27 weeks
- Ludacris - 24 weeks
- Missy Elliott - 23 weeks
- Lil' Wayne - 19 weeks
- Snoop Dogg - 18 weeks
- Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
- 50 Cent & Bow Wow - 7
- T.I., Nelly & Kanye West - 6
- T-Pain & Ludacris - 4
- Chingy - 3
2010s
- Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
- Drake - 77 weeks
- Lil' Wayne - 52 weeks
- Nicki Minaj - 34 weeks
- Jay Z - 31 weeks
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 29 weeks
- Iggy Azalea - 24 weeks
- Pitbull - 21 weeks
- Kanye West - 19 weeks
- Eminem, Charli XCX - 18 weeks
- Rihanna - 17 weeks
- Rick Ross - 16 weeks
- 2 Chainz, Kesha, Wanz - 15 weeks
- Ray Dalton - 14 weeks
- Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
- Drake, Chris Brown - 13
- Nicki Minaj, Lil' Wayne - 6
- Jay-Z - 5
- Eminem - 4
- Big Sean - 3
- Rihanna, Kanye West, Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea - 2
See also
References
- ↑ Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 11, 2012). "Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Chart Changes From Sales To Airplay". Billboard (Nielsen Business Media) 114 (23): 10. June 8, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Marc Anthony, Toby Keith, Drake, Coldplay Score Landmark No. 1s". Billboard. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ "Hot Rap Songs – August 30, 2014". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: Week of April 02, 2005". Billboard. 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- 1 2 "Rap Songs: Week of October 08, 2011". Billboard. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: Week of October 22, 2011". Billboard. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
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