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. 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. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The song with the most weeks at number one is "

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, with a total of 26 weeks.

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles.

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one

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Macklemore Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( ; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist rele ...

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Ryan Lewis Ryan Scott Lewis (born March 25, 1988) is an American musician and record producer based in Seattle, Washington. Along with producing his own album, ''Instrumentals'', Lewis produced the albums ''The VS. EP'' (2009), '' The Heist'' (2012), and ...

Thrift Shop "Thrift Shop" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring vocals from American singer Wanz, released in 2012, as the fourth single from the former's debut studio album, '' The Heist'' (2012). The lyr ...

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Can't Hold Us "Can't Hold Us" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring American singer Ray Dalton, originally released on August 16, 2011, as the second single from the duo's debut album '' The Heist'' (2012 ...

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Lil Nas X Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single "Old Town Road," the longest-running nu ...

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50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, ...

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Hate It Or Love It "Hate It or Love It" is a song by American rapper the Game featuring fellow American rapper 50 Cent. It was released as the third single from the former's debut studio album ''The Documentary'' (2005). The song was produced by Cool & Dre with ...

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Just A Lil Bit "Just a Lil Bit" is the third single from 50 Cent's second album, '' The Massacre''. The song was produced by Scott Storch. Released on May 17, 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's sixth solo top-ten s ...

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Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions

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Hate It or Love It "Hate It or Love It" is a song by American rapper the Game featuring fellow American rapper 50 Cent. It was released as the third single from the former's debut studio album ''The Documentary'' (2005). The song was produced by Cool & Dre with ...

" (with The Game) (No. 2 April 2, 2005) #" How We Do" (with The Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005) #"

I'm On One "I'm on One" is a song by DJ Khaled, released as the second single from his fifth studio album, ''We the Best Forever''. The song features Canadian rapper Drake and American rappers Rick Ross and Lil Wayne and features production from Canadian ...

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Rick Ross William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper. An influential figure in modern Hip-hop, hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "Wiktionary:booming, booming" vocal perfor ...

Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. He is often regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers of all ...

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" (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

° Both songs are tied for the most ''consecutive'' weeks (20) at #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rap Songs chart.

Self-replacement at number one

Lead artist

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Let Me Hold You "Let Me Hold You" is a song by American rapper Bow Wow. It was the first single off his fourth album, '' Wanted'' (2005). Released on March 11, 2005, the song features American R&B singer Omarion (the first collaboration they did together). It ...

" (Bow Wow feat. Omarion) (7 weeks) → " Like You" (Bow Wow feat. Ciara) (4 weeks) (September 10, 2005) *

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" (Lil Wayne feat. Static Major) (18 weeks) → "

" (7 weeks) (July 26, 2008) *

T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...

— " Whatever You Like" (10 weeks) → " Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna) (10 weeks) (November 29, 2008) *

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Make Me Proud "Make Me Proud" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, released as the third single from his second studio album, ''Take Care'', featuring Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj. It was released as a digital download on October 16, 2011 and impact ...

" (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj) (1 week) → " The Motto" (Drake feat. Lil Wayne) (14 weeks) (February 18, 2012) *

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" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz) (15 weeks) → "

" (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton) (14 weeks) (May 4, 2013) *Drake — " God's Plan" (11 weeks) → " Nice For What" (8 weeks) (April 21, 2018) *Drake — "Nice For What" (8 weeks) → "

In My Feelings "In My Feelings" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake (musician), Drake from his fifth studio album ''Scorpion (Drake album), Scorpion'' (2018). It was released to rhythmic contemporary, rhythmic and contemporary hit radio on July 10, 2018, as th ...

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Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. His music blends various genres including hip-hop, Pop music, pop, Contemporary R&B, R&B, Tra ...

— " Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)" (Post Malone & Swae Lee) (11 weeks) → " Wow." (1 week) (April 6, 2019)

Featured artist

T-Pain Faheem Rashad Najm (born September 30, 1984), known professionally as T-Pain, is an American singer and rapper. He is known for popularizing creative use of Auto-Tune pitch correction, often used with extreme parameter settings to create electro ...

— " Good Life (Kanye West song), Good Life" (Kanye West feat. T-Pain) (9 weeks) (November 3, 2007) → "

Low Low or LOW or lows, may refer to: People * Low (surname), listing people surnamed Low Places * Low, Quebec, Canada * Low, Utah, United States * Lo Wu station (MTR code LOW), Hong Kong; a rail station * Salzburg Airport (ICAO airport code: LO ...

" (Flo Rida feat. T-Pain) (11 weeks) (January 5, 2008) *

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

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Run This Town "Run This Town" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z featuring Bajan singer Rihanna and fellow American rapper Kanye West. Released on July 24, 2009, it was written by the artists alongside Athanasios Alatas, Jeff Bhasker, and No I.D., the latte ...

" (Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West) (7 weeks) → "

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama, based on the novel by Judy Blume * '' ...

" (Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem) (1 week) (November 14, 2009)

Combined (lead and featured artist)

— " Candy Shop" (50 Cent feat. Olivia) (6 weeks) → "

" (The Game feat. 50 Cent) (4 weeks) (April 23, 2005) → "

Just a Lil Bit "Just a Lil Bit" is the third single from 50 Cent's second album, '' The Massacre''. The song was produced by Scott Storch. Released on May 17, 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming 50 Cent's sixth solo top-ten s ...

" (50 Cent) (9 weeks) (May 21, 2005) *

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" (Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) (1 week) → "

Right Above It "Right Above It" is a hip hop song by American rapper Lil Wayne, released as the first single off his eighth studio album, ''I Am Not a Human Being'' (2010). The song features vocals from Canadian and Young Money Entertainment, Young Money rapper ...

" (Lil Wayne feat. Drake) (5 weeks) (November 6, 2010) *

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...

— " Look at Me Now" (Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) (10 weeks) → "

My Last "My Last" is a song by American rapper Big Sean featuring American singer Chris Brown. Produced by No I.D., it was released on March 1, 2011 as the lead single from the former's debut album '' Finally Famous''.

" (Big Sean feat. Chris Brown) (2 weeks) (July 2, 2011) *

2 Chainz Tauheed K. Epps (born September 12, 1977), known professionally as 2 Chainz (formerly Tity Boi), is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, he gained recognition as one-half of the Southern hip-hop duo Playaz Ci ...

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Mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French , from Medieval Latin , "price paid, wages", from Latin , "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social, and legal contexts. In the social and le ...

" (Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) (9 weeks) → " No Lie" (2 Chainz feat. Drake) (6 weeks) (September 8, 2012) *

Travis Scott Jacques Bermon Webster III (born April 30, 1991), known professionally as Travis Scott (formerly stylized as Travi$ Scott), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S. ''Bil ...

— " Zeze" (Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset) (1 week) → "

SICKO MODE "Sicko Mode" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Travis Scott featuring Canadian rapper Drake, with additional vocals from fellow American rappers Swae Lee and the late Big Hawk. It was originally released by Epic Records on Aug ...

" (Travis Scott) (10 weeks) (November 3, 2018)

Total weeks at number one per decade

2000s

Total number weeks at number one as a lead or featured artist # Missy Elliott – 56 weeks # T.I – 49 weeks # Bow Wow – 40 weeks # Kanye West – 32 weeks # T-Pain – 29 weeks # Ludacris – 29 weeks # Lil Wayne – 28 weeks # Nelly – 25 weeks # Snoop Dogg – 20 weeks

2010s

Total number weeks at number one as a lead or featured artist # Drake – 125 weeks # Lil Wayne – 53 weeks # Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 29 weeks # Post Malone – 28 weeks # Jay-Z – 25 weeks # Nicki Minaj – 25 weeks # Iggy Azalea – 24 weeks # Pitbull – 21 weeks # Rihanna – 20 weeks # Kanye West, Lil Nas X – 19 weeks # Eminem, Charli XCX – 18 weeks

References

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Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one

Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions

Songs with the most weeks at number one

Self-replacement at number one

Lead artist

Featured artist

Combined (lead and featured artist)

Total weeks at number one per decade

2000s

2010s

See also

References