List of Billboard Hot Rap Songs number-one hits of the 2010s
Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard that ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States. The first song to top the chart in the 2010s was "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, which spent nine weeks at number one from November 2009 to January 2010.[1][2] With his 2012 single "Make Me Proud"—his eleventh single to top the chart—Drake broke the record for the most Hot Rap Songs number-one hits, previously held by Diddy.[3] As of September 2012, Drake has attained 17 chart-toppers in total; he also holds the record for the longest time spent at number one and the most number-one singles attained within the 2010s, with 15 chart-toppers spanning 90 weeks.[4] For the former record, he is followed by Lil Wayne, with 43 weeks; Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, with 29; Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj, with 25 each; and Eminem and Kanye West, with 19 each. As of the issue for the week ending September 24, 2016, 51 songs have topped the Hot Rap Songs chart during the 2010s.[5] "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX and "Hotline Bling" by Drake jointly hold the title for the longest time at the top spot within the decade, with 18 weeks each.[6][7][5]
At the start of the decade the chart was airplay-based, with rankings based on each track's estimated audience, as monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems from a panel of 134 radio stations.[8] In October 2012, Billboard altered the chart's methodology to include digital download sales and streaming data.[9] Under the new methodology, the Rap Songs chart became a distillation of the main Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which according to the magazine "highlight[s] the differences between pure R&B and rap titles in the overall, wide-ranging R&B/hip-hop field."[9] "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper Psy was the first number-one song to benefit from these changes, ascending from number 20 to the top spot on the chart dated October 20, 2012.[9]
The changes were met with controversy, with critics arguing that the new chart failed to take into account R&B and rap music's traditionally African-American demographic.[10][11] Psy's climb to number one in particular was also criticized, with Ebro Darden, program director of New York City radio station WQHT, arguing: "Trust me when I tell you hip-hop does not consider Psy rap. Billboard has pull, but they cannot make people who live hip-hop believe Psy is rap."[12] In response, Billboard chart director Bill Werde defended the changes as a necessary means of reflecting consumer tastes on genre charts.[12] In a 25th anniversary listing of the top 100 songs in the history of Hot Rap Songs based on chart performance, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' 2013 15-week number-one single "Thrift Shop" was ranked at number one,[13][14] thanks in part to the new methodology.[15]
Number-one songs
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Billboard year-end number-one song |
| ↑ | Return of a song to number one |
| Contents |
|---|
| ← 2000s • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 |
| Song | Artist | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Keys, AliciaAlicia Keys | November 21, 2009 | 9 | [1][2] |
| "BedRock" | Young Money featuring Lloyd | January 23, 2010 | 9 | [2] |
| "Say Something" | Timbaland featuring Drake | March 27, 2010 | 4 | [2] |
| "Nothin' on You" [16] |
B.o.B featuring Mars, BrunoBruno Mars | April 24, 2010 | 7 | [2] |
| "Over" | Drake | June 12, 2010 | 4 | [2] |
| "Your Love" | Minaj, NickiNicki Minaj | July 10, 2010 | 8 | [2] |
| "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | September 4, 2010 | 8 | [2] |
| "Fancy" | Drake featuring T.I. and Swizz Beatz | October 30, 2010 | 1 | [2] |
| "Right Above It" | Lil Wayne featuring Drake | November 6, 2010 | 5 | [2] |
| "No Hands" | Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wale and Dash, RoscoeRoscoe Dash | December 11, 2010 | 2 | [2] |
| "Aston Martin Music" | Ross, RickRick Ross featuring Drake and Michele, ChrisetteChrisette Michele | December 25, 2010 | 3 | [2][17] |
| "No Hands" ↑ | Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wale and Dash, RoscoeRoscoe Dash | January 15, 2011 | 3 | [17] |
| "Black and Yellow" | Khalifa, WizWiz Khalifa | February 5, 2011 | 2 | [17] |
| "Moment 4 Life" | Minaj, NickiNicki Minaj featuring Drake | February 19, 2011 | 9 | [17] |
| "Look at Me Now" [18] |
Brown, ChrisChris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Rhymes, BustaBusta Rhymes | April 23, 2011 | 10 | [17] |
| "My Last" | Big Sean featuring Brown, ChrisChris Brown | July 2, 2011 | 2 | [17] |
| "I'm on One" | DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Ross, RickRick Ross and Lil Wayne | July 16, 2011 | 13 | [17] |
| "Headlines" | Drake | October 15, 2011 | 7 | [17] |
| "Niggas in Paris" | Jay-Z and West, KanyeKanye West | December 3, 2011 | 10 | [4][17] |
| "Make Me Proud" | Drake featuring Minaj, NickiNicki Minaj | February 11, 2012 | 1 | [4] |
| "Motto, TheThe Motto" [19] |
Drake featuring Lil Wayne | February 18, 2012 | 14 | [4] |
| "Drank in My Cup" | Bangz, KirkoKirko Bangz | May 26, 2012 | 4 | [4] |
| "Cashin' Out" | Cash Out | June 23, 2012 | 2 | [4] |
| "Mercy" | West, KanyeKanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz | July 7, 2012 | 9 | [4] |
| "No Lie" | 2 Chainz featuring Drake | September 8, 2012 | 6 | [4] |
| "Gangnam Style" | Psy | October 20, 2012 | 8 | [4] |
| "I Cry" | Flo Rida | December 15, 2012 | 3 | [4] |
| "Gangnam Style" ↑ | Psy | January 12, 2013 | 1 | [20] |
| "Thrift Shop" [21] |
Macklemore and Lewis, RyanRyan Lewis featuring Wanz | January 19, 2013 | 15 | [20] |
| "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore and Lewis, RyanRyan Lewis featuring Dalton, RayRay Dalton | May 4, 2013 | 14 | [20] |
| "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Timberlake, JustinJustin Timberlake | August 10, 2013 | 5 | [20] |
| "Berzerk" | Eminem | September 14, 2013 | 1 | [20] |
| "Holy Grail" ↑ | Jay-Z featuring Timberlake, JustinJustin Timberlake | September 21, 2013 | 6 | [20] |
| "Rap God" | Eminem | November 2, 2013 | 1 | [20] |
| "Holy Grail" ↑ | Jay-Z featuring Timberlake, JustinJustin Timberlake | November 9, 2013 | 1 | [20] |
| "Monster, TheThe Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | November 16, 2013 | 9 | [7][20] |
| "Timber" | Pitbull featuring Kesha | January 18, 2014 | 15 | [7] |
| "Fancy" [22] |
Azalea, IggyIggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX | May 4, 2014 | 18 | [7] |
| "Anaconda" | Minaj, NickiNicki Minaj | September 6, 2014 | 6 | [7] |
| "Black Widow" | Azalea, IggyIggy Azalea featuring Ora, RitaRita Ora | October 18, 2014 | 5 | [7] |
| "Hot Boy" | Shmurda, BobbyBobby Shmurda | November 22, 2014 | 2 | [7] |
| "I Don't Fuck with You" | Big Sean featuring E-40 | December 6, 2014 | 3 | [7] |
| "Only" | Minaj, NickiNicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Brown, ChrisChris Brown | December 27, 2014 | 1 | [7] |
| "I Don't Fuck with You" ↑ | Big Sean featuring E-40 | January 3, 2015 | 6 | [6] |
| "Time of Our Lives" | Pitbull and Ne-Yo | February 14, 2015 | 7 | [6] |
| "Trap Queen" | Fetty Wap | April 4, 2015 | 3 | [6] |
| "See You Again" [23] |
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth | April 25, 2015 | 15 | [6] |
| "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" | Silentó | August 8, 2015 | 9 | [6] |
| "Hotline Bling" | Drake | October 10, 2015 | 18 | [5][6] |
| "Me, Myself & I" | G-Eazy and Rexha, BebeBebe Rexha | February 13, 2016 | 1 | [5] |
| "Summer Sixteen" | Drake | February 20, 2016 | 1 | [5] |
| "Me, Myself & I" ↑ | G-Eazy and Rexha, BebeBebe Rexha | February 27, 2016 | 8 | [5] |
| "Panda" | Desiigner | April 23, 2016 | 15 | [5] |
| "Don't Mind" | Jones, KentKent Jones | August 6, 2016 | 1 | [5] |
| "Panda" ↑ | Desiigner | August 13, 2016 | 2 | [5] |
| "Sucker for Pain" | Lil Wayne, Khalifa, WizWiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors | August 27, 2016 | 1 | [5] |
| "Too Good" | Drake featuring Rihanna | September 3, 2016 | 3 | [5] |
| "Broccoli" | D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty | September 24, 2016 | 1 | [5] |
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Rap Songs – 2010 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Trust, Gary (February 3, 2012). "Drake 'Proud'-ly Rewrites Record for Most Rap Songs No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Rap Songs – 2012 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Hot Rap Songs – 2016 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hot Rap Songs – 2015 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rap Songs – 2014 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Billboard Unveils New Rap Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 11, 2012). "Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Drake, David (October 12, 2012). "Billboard Makes Major Changes to Genre-Specific Charts". Complex. Complex Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Soderberg, Daniel (October 23, 2012). "How Did PSY's 'Gangnam Style' Become the No. 1 Rap Song in the Country?". Spin. Spin Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- 1 2 McKinley, James, Jr. (October 26, 2012). "Changes to Charts by Billboard Draw Fire". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ Ramirez, Erika (March 4, 2014). "Hot Rap Songs Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 1. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ↑ Ramirez, Erika (March 4, 2014). "Hot Rap Songs Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs (10–1)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 10. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ↑ Soderberg, Daniel (March 12, 2014). "Billboard's Hot Rap Songs of All Time List: A Baffling Nerd Out". Spin. Spin Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2010 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rap Songs – 2011 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2011 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2012 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Rap Songs – 2013 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2013 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2014 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Rap Songs: 2015 (Year-End)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
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