Hot Rap Songs

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] You can search this by week to see which song was #1 for the previous weeks. [3]. The song with the most weeks at number one is "Old Town Road", with a total of 19 weeks.[4]

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Number	Artist	Source
21	Drake	[5]
11	Lil Wayne	[6]
9	Kanye West	[7]
7	50 Cent	[8]
	Bow Wow	[9]
	T.I.	[10]
6	Ice Cube	[11]
	Nelly	[12]
	Nicki Minaj	[13]
4	Chubb Rock	[14]
	Public Enemy	[15]
	Post Malone	[16]
	T-Pain	[17]
	Ludacris	[18]
	Chris Brown	[19]
	Cardi B	[20]

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number-one

• 21 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

• 50 Cent: April 2, 2005[21][22]

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

• Drake: October 8, 2011 through October 22, 2011[21][23][24]

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

Weeks	Song	Artist	Year(s)	Source
20	"Old Town Road"	Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus	2019	[4]
18	"Hot Boyz"	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip	1999-2000	[25]
	"Fancy"	Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	2014	[25]
	"Hotline Bling"	Drake	2015-16	[25]
15	"Best I Ever Had"	Drake	2009	[25]
	"Thrift Shop"	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	2013	[25]
	"Timber"	Pitbull featuring Kesha	2014	[25]
	"See You Again"	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	2015	[25]
	"Rockstar"	Post Malone featuring 21 Savage	2017	[26]
14	"Flava in Ya Ear"	Craig Mack	1994	[25]
	"Lollipop"	Lil Wayne featuring Static Major	2008	[25]
	"The Motto"	Drake featuring Lil Wayne	2012	[25]
	"Can't Hold Us"	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton	2013	[25]

Self-replacement at number one

Lead artist

• 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) (14 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

• 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)

• 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) (6 Weeks) (November 3, 2018)

Total weeks at #1 per decade

2000s

• Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist

1. 50 Cent - 118 weeks
2. Missy Elliott - 56 weeks
3. T.I - 49 weeks
4. Bow Wow - 40 weeks
5. Kanye West - 32 weeks
6. T-Pain - 29 weeks
7. Ludacris - 29 weeks
8. Nelly - 25 weeks
9. Lil' Wayne - 24 weeks
10. Snoop Dogg - 20 weeks

2010s

• Total number weeks at #1 as a lead or featured artist

1. Drake - 87 weeks
2. Lil' Wayne - 53 weeks
3. Post Malone - 28 weeks
4. Jay-Z, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - 25 weeks
5. Iggy Azalea - 24 weeks
6. Pitbull - 21 weeks
7. Kanye West, Lil Nas X - 19 weeks
8. Eminem, Charli XCX - 18 weeks

See also

• List of number-one rap singles of 2018 (U.S.)
• Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
• Billboard charts

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