Hot Rap Songs

Hot Rap Songs (formerly known as Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Rap Singles, and also known as Rap Airplay) 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 singles

1. Drake - 18[3]
2. Kanye West - 15
3. Missy Elliott - 13
4. Lil Wayne - 10[5]
5. Jay-Z - 7
5. Lil' Kim - 7
5. LL Cool J - 7
6. T.I. - 6
6. Eminem - 6
6. Nicki Minaj - 6
7. Mase - 5
7. Nelly - 5
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - 4
8. Snoop Dogg - 4[6]
8. Chubb Rock - 4
8. Ice Cube - 4
8. Public Enemy - 4

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

  1. "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia) (No. 1 April 2, 2005)
  2. "Hate It or Love It" (with Game) (No. 2 April 2, 2005)
  3. "How We Do" (with Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005)
  1. "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)
  2. "Headlines" (No. 2 October 8 and No. 1 October 15, and October 22, 2011)
  3. "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

WeeksSongArtistYear(s)Source
18“Hot Boyz”Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip1999-2000[10]
“Fancy”Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX2014[10]
“Hotline Bling”Drake2015-16[10]
15“Best I Ever Had”Drake2009[10]
“Thrift Shop”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz2013[10]
“Timber”Pitbull featuring Kesha2014[10]
“See You Again”Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth2015[10]
"Rockstar"Post Malone featuring 21 Savage2017[11]
14“Flava in Ya Ear”Craig Mack1994[10]
“Lollipop”Lil Wayne featuring Static Major2008[10]
“The Motto”Drake featuring Lil Wayne2012[10]
“Can’t Hold Us”Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton2013[10]

Songs with highest debut on chart

  • At #4
Drake - “Nice For What” (2018)
  • At #7
Sporty Thievz featuring Mr. Wood$ - “No Pigeons” (1999)
Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee - “Wild Wild West” (1999)
Jay-Z - “Izzo (H.O.V.A.)” (2001)

Source: [12]

Self-replacement at number one

Lead 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)
  • 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
  1. 50 Cent - 58 weeks
  2. Missy Elliott - 56 weeks
  3. T.I - 49 weeks
  4. Bow Wow - 40 weeks
  5. Kanye West - 32 weeks
  6. T-Pain - 29 weeks
  7. Ludacris - 29 weeks
  8. Nelly - 25 weeks
  9. Lil' Wayne - 24 weeks
  10. Snoop Dogg - 20 weeks
  • Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
  1. 50 Cent & Bow Wow - 7
  2. T.I., Nelly & Kanye West - 6
  3. T-Pain & Ludacris - 4
  4. Chingy, Drake - 3

2010s

  • Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist
  1. Drake - 87 weeks
  2. Lil' Wayne - 53 weeks
  3. Nicki Minaj - 33 weeks
  4. Jay Z - 25 weeks
  5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 25 weeks
  6. Iggy Azalea - 24 weeks
  7. Pitbull - 21 weeks
  8. Kanye West - 19 weeks
  9. Eminem, Charli XCX - 18 weeks


  • Total number of number-one hits as a lead or featured artist
  1. Drake - 15
  2. Lil Wayne - 6
  3. Nicki Minaj - 5
  4. Eminem - 4
  5. Big Sean, Chris Brown, Jay-Z - 3
  6. Kanye West, Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Iggy Azalea, Wiz Khalifa - 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 11, 2012). "Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rap Chart Changes From Sales To Airplay". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 114 (23): 10. June 8, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Marc Anthony, Toby Keith, Drake, Coldplay Score Landmark No. 1s". Billboard. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  4. ↑ "Hot Rap Songs – August 30, 2014". Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "DJ Khaled's All-Star 'I'm the One' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  6. ↑ "Snoop Dogg's Biggest Hot 100 Hits".
  7. ↑ "Rap Songs: Week of April 02, 2005". Billboard. 2005-04-02. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  8. ↑ "Rap Songs: Week of October 08, 2011". Billboard. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  9. ↑ "Rap Songs: Week of October 22, 2011". Billboard. 2011-10-22. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mendizabal, Amaya (25 January 2016). "Drake's 'Hotline Bling' Ties Hot Rap Songs Chart Record". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. ↑ ""Rockstar" Hot Rap Songs Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Trevor (20 April 2018). "Drake's 'Nice For What' Scores Highest Debut Ever on Rap Airplay Chart". billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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