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] The song with the most weeks at number one is "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, with a total of 26 weeks. ^{[3] [4]}

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Number	Artist	Source
30	Drake [5]	[5]
11	Lil Wayne	[6]
	Kanye West	[7]
10	Puff Daddy	[8]
	Nicki Minaj	[9]
8	LL Cool J	[10]
7	50 Cent	[11]
	T.I.	[12]
6	Cardi B	[13]
	Ice Cube	[14]
	Nelly	[15]
	Eminem	[16]
5	Rihanna	[17]
	Chris Brown	[18]
	Post Malone	[19]

Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles. ^[17]

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one

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

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

Artists simultaneously occupying the top three positions

• 50 Cent: April 2, 2005 ^{[20] [21]}

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) ^{[20] [22] [23]}
4. "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)
5. "Headlines" (No. 2 October 8 and No. 1 October 15, and October 22, 2011)
6. "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
26	"Not Like Us"°	Kendrick Lamar	2024–25	[3] [4]
20	"Old Town Road"°	Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus	2019	[24]
19	"Industry Baby"	Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow	2021–22	[25]
18	"Hot Boyz"	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip	1999–2000	[26]
	"Fancy"	Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	2014	[26]
	"Hotline Bling"	Drake	2015–16	[26]
17	"Panda"	Desiigner	2016	[3]
	"Mood"	24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior	2020–21	[27]
15	"Best I Ever Had"	Drake	2009	[26]
	"Thrift Shop"	Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	2013	[26]
	"Timber"	Pitbull featuring Kesha	2014	[26]
	"See You Again"	Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	2015	[26]
	"Rockstar"	Post Malone featuring 21 Savage	2017	[28]
	"Lovin on Me"	Jack Harlow	2023–24	[29]
	"Luther"	Kendrick Lamar and SZA	2024–25	[30]

° Both songs are tied for the most consecutive weeks (20) at #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

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) (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

• 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) (10 weeks) (November 3, 2018)

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

See also

• 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

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