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] that was number one for 19 weeks from December 1999 to March 2000.[4] The current number one is "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne.[5]
Chart statistics and other facts
Artists with the most number-one singles
- 1. Drake - 17[3]
- 2. Kanye West - 15
- 2. Missy Elliott - 13
- 3. Lil Wayne - 10[5]
- 4. Jay-Z - 7
- 4. Lil' Kim - 7
- 5. T.I. - 6
- 5. Eminem - 6
- 5. Nicki Minaj - 6
- 6. Nelly - 5
- 7. The Notorious B.I.G. - 4
- 7. Snoop Dogg - 4[6]
- 7. Chubb Rock - 4
- 7. Ice Cube - 4
- 7. Public Enemy - 4
Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number-one
- 35 weeks - Missy Elliott (Work It, Hot Boyz)
- 29 weeks - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ("Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us")
- 21 weeks - Lil Wayne ("Lollipop", "A Milli")
- 20 weeks - Drake ("I'm On One", "Headlines"); Kanye West ("Good Life"; T-Pain ("Low"); T.I. ("Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life")
- 19 weeks - 50 Cent ("Candy Shop", "Hate It Or Love It", "Just A Lil Bit")
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
- 19 Weeks
- 15 Weeks
- Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX - "Fancy" (2014)
- Desiigner - "Panda" (2016)
- Drake — "Hotline Bling" (2015-2016)
- 14 Weeks
- 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)
- 13 Weeks
- 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)
- Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert - "Bad and Boujee" (2017)
- 12 Weeks
- Da Brat - "Funkdafied" (1994)
- Coolio ft. L.V. - "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995)
- Flo Rida ft. T-Pain - "Low" (2008)
- 10 Weeks
- 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)
- Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane - "Black Beatles" (2016-2017)
Self-replacement at number one
Lead artist
- Bow Wow — "Let Me Hold You" (Bow Wow feat. Omarion) (7 weeks) → "Like You" (Bow Wow feat. Ciara) (4 weeks) (September 10, 2005)
- Lil Wayne — "Lollipop" (Lil Wayne feat. Static Major) (14 weeks) → "A Milli" (7 weeks) (July 26, 2008)
- T.I. — "Whatever You Like" (10 weeks) → "Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) (10 weeks) (November 29, 2008)
- Drake — "Make Me Proud" (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj) (1 week) → "The Motto" (Drake feat. Lil Wayne) (14 weeks) (February 18, 2012)
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Thrift Shop" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz) (15 weeks) → "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton) (14 weeks) (May 4, 2013)
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)
- 50 Cent — "Candy Shop" (50 Cent feat. Olivia) (6 weeks) → "Hate It or Love It" (The Game feat. 50 Cent) (4 weeks) (April 23, 2005) → "Just a Lil Bit" (50 Cent) (9 weeks) (May 21, 2005)
- Drake — "Fancy" (Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) (1 week) → "Right Above It" (Lil Wayne feat. Drake) (5 weeks) (November 6, 2010)
- Chris Brown — "Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) (10 weeks) → "My Last" (Big Sean feat. Chris Brown) (2 weeks) (July 2, 2011)
- 2 Chainz — "Mercy" (Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) (9 weeks) → "No Lie" (2 Chainz feat. Drake) (6 weeks) (September 8, 2012)
2000s
- Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
- 50 Cent - 58 weeks
- Missy Elliott - 56 weeks
- T.I - 49 weeks
- Bow Wow - 40 weeks
- Kanye West - 32 weeks
- T-Pain - 29 weeks
- Ludacris - 29 weeks
- Nelly - 25 weeks
- Lil' Wayne - 24 weeks
- Snoop Dogg - 20 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 - 87 weeks
- Lil' Wayne - 53 weeks
- Nicki Minaj - 33 weeks
- Jay Z - 25 weeks
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 25 weeks
- Iggy Azalea - 24 weeks
- Pitbull - 21 weeks
- Kanye West - 19 weeks
- Eminem, Charli XCX - 18 weeks
- Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
- Drake - 17
- Lil Wayne - 6
- Nicki Minaj - 5
- Eminem - 4
- Big Sean, Chris Brown, Jay-Z - 3
- Kanye West, Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea, Wiz Khalifa - 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.
- 1 2 "DJ Khaled's All-Star 'I'm the One' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7800900/snoop-doggs-biggest-hot-100-hits
- ↑ "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.