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. ^[1] From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. ^[2] The song with the most weeks at number one is "Old Town Road", with a total of 20 weeks. ^[3]

Chart statistics and other facts [ edit ]

Artists with the most number-one singles [ edit ]

Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles. ^[16]

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one [ edit ]

• 29 weeks - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (" Thrift Shop ", " Can't Hold Us ")
• 25 weeks ? Lil Wayne (" Lollipop ", " A Milli ")
• 20 weeks ? Drake (" I'm On One ", " Headlines "); T-Pain (" Good Life ", "Low"); T.I. (" Whatever You Like ", " Live Your Life ")
• 19 weeks ? 50 Cent (" Candy Shop ", " Hate It Or Love It ", " Just A Lil Bit "); Lil Nas X (" Old Town Road ")

Note: Above chart only considers songs that charted in 2004 or later

Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions [ edit ]

• 50 Cent : April 2, 2005 ^{[19] [20]}

1. " Candy Shop " (featuring Olivia ) (No. 1 April 2, 2005)
2. " Hate It or Love It " (with The Game ) (No. 2 April 2, 2005)
3. " How We Do " (with The Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005)

• Drake : October 8, 2011 through October 22, 2011 ^{[19] [21] [22]}

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 [ edit ]

Self-replacement at number one [ edit ]

Lead artist [ edit ]

• Bow Wow ? " Let Me Hold You " (Bow Wow feat. Omarion) (7 weeks) → " Like You " (Bow Wow feat. Ciara) (4 weeks) (September 10, 2005)
• Lil Wayne ? " Lollipop " (Lil Wayne feat. Static Major) (18 weeks) → " A Milli " (7 weeks) (July 26, 2008)
• T.I. ? " Whatever You Like " (10 weeks) → " Live Your Life " (T.I. feat. Rihanna) (10 weeks) (November 29, 2008)
• Drake ? " Make Me Proud " (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj) (1 week) → " The Motto " (Drake feat. Lil Wayne) (14 weeks) (February 18, 2012)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ? " Thrift Shop " (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz) (15 weeks) → " Can't Hold Us " (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 " (11 weeks) (July 21, 2018)
• Post Malone ? " Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) " (Post Malone & Swae Lee) (11 weeks) → " Wow. " (1 week) (April 6, 2019)

Featured artist [ edit ]

• 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) [ edit ]

• 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 [ edit ]

2000s [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

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

See also [ edit ]

• List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1980s and 1990s
• List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 2000s
• List of Billboard Hot Rap Songs number ones of the 2010s
• Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Billboard charts

References [ edit ]