Hot Rap Songs


Hot Rap Songs 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, digital downloads and All-Format radio stations 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.

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

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"
  2. "Hate It or Love It"
  3. "How We Do"
  4. "I'm On One"
  5. "Headlines"
  6. "She Will"

    Songs with the most weeks at number one

Self-replacement at number one

Lead artist

  • Bow Wow — "Let Me Hold You" → "Like You"
  • Lil Wayne — "Lollipop" → "A Milli"
  • T.I. — "Whatever You Like" → "Live Your Life"
  • Drake — "Make Me Proud" → "The Motto"
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Thrift Shop" → "Can't Hold Us"
  • Drake — "God's Plan" → "Nice For What"
  • Drake — "Nice For What" → "In My Feelings"
  • Post Malone — "Sunflower " → "Wow."

    Featured artist

  • T-Pain — "Good Life" → "Low"
  • Kanye West — "Run This Town" → "Forever"

    Combined (lead and featured artist)

  • 50 Cent — "Candy Shop" → "Hate It or Love It" → "Just a Lil Bit"
  • Drake — "Fancy" → "Right Above It"
  • Chris Brown — "Look at Me Now" → "My Last"
  • 2 Chainz — "Mercy" → "No Lie"
  • Travis Scott — "Zeze" → "SICKO MODE"

    Total weeks at number one per decade

2000s

Total number weeks at number one as a lead or featured artist
  1. Missy Elliott – 56 weeks
  2. T.I – 49 weeks
  3. Bow Wow – 40 weeks
  4. Kanye West – 32 weeks
  5. T-Pain – 29 weeks
  6. Ludacris – 29 weeks
  7. Lil Wayne – 28 weeks
  8. Nelly – 25 weeks
  9. Snoop Dogg – 20 weeks

    2010s

Total number weeks at number one as a lead or featured artist
  1. Drake – 125 weeks
  2. Lil Wayne – 53 weeks
  3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 29 weeks
  4. Post Malone – 28 weeks
  5. Jay-Z – 25 weeks
  6. Nicki Minaj – 25 weeks
  7. Iggy Azalea – 24 weeks
  8. Pitbull – 21 weeks
  9. Rihanna – 20 weeks
  10. Kanye West, Lil Nas X – 19 weeks
  11. Eminem, Charli XCX – 18 weeks