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American rap record chart published by
Billboard
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.
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From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week.
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The song with the most weeks at number one is "Old Town Road", with a total of 20 weeks.
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Chart statistics and other facts
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Artists with the most number-one singles
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Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles.
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Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one
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Note: Above chart only considers songs that charted in 2004 or later
Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions
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- "
Candy Shop
"
(featuring
Olivia
)
(No. 1 April 2, 2005)
- "
Hate It or Love It
"
(with
The Game
)
(No. 2 April 2, 2005)
- "
How We Do
"
(with The 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
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Self-replacement at number one
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Lead artist
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Featured artist
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- 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)
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- 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)
- Travis Scott
? "
Zeze
" (Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset) (1 week) → "
SICKO MODE
" (Travis Scott) (10 weeks) (November 3, 2018)
Total weeks at number one per decade
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2000s
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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
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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
See also
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References
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Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 11, 2012).
"Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes"
.
Billboard
.
Prometheus Global Media
. Retrieved
March 4,
2014
.
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"Rap Chart Changes From Sales To Airplay"
.
Billboard
. Vol. 114, no. 23.
Nielsen Business Media
. June 8, 2002. p. 10
. Retrieved
October 17,
2013
.
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b
"Rap Music: Top Rap Songs Chart"
.
Billboard
. 2 January 2013
. Retrieved
2019-08-24
.
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"Drake Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
29 September
2023
.
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"Lil Wayne Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
- ^
"Kanye West Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
- ^
"Puff Daddy Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
22 May
2021
.
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"Nicki Minaj Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
24 August
2022
.
- ^
"LL Cool J Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
- ^
"50 Cent Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
- ^
"T.I. Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
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"Cardi B Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
24 August
2022
.
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"Ice Cube Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
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"Nelly Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
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"Eminem Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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a
b
"Rihanna Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
14 May
2019
.
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"Chris Brown Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
18 April
2023
.
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"Post Malone Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Retrieved
18 April
2023
.
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a
b
"Marc Anthony, Toby Keith, Drake, Coldplay Score Landmark No. 1s"
.
Billboard
. 2011-10-03
. Retrieved
2011-10-03
.
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"Rap Songs: Week of April 02, 2005"
.
Billboard
. 2005-04-02
. Retrieved
2011-10-03
.
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"Rap Songs: Week of October 08, 2011"
.
Billboard
. 2011-10-08
. Retrieved
2011-10-03
.
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"Rap Songs: Week of October 22, 2011"
.
Billboard
. 2011-10-22
. Retrieved
2011-10-27
.
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"Adele Back Atop Hot 100, 'Bruno,' Elton John & Dua Lipa, Kodak Black Hit Top 10"
.
Billboard
. 10 January 2022
. Retrieved
2022-01-10
.
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Mendizabal, Amaya (25 January 2016).
"Drake's 'Hotline Bling' Ties Hot Rap Songs Chart Record"
.
billboard.com
. Billboard Music
. Retrieved
15 May
2018
.
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"Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Leads Hot 100 for 8th Week, The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Marks a Year in Top 10"
.
Billboard
. 8 March 2021
. Retrieved
2021-03-25
.
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"Rockstar" Hot Rap Songs Chart History"
.
billboard.com
. Billboard Music
. Retrieved
6 July
2018
.