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, digital downloads and All-Format radio stations were added to the methodology of determining chart rankings in 2012. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week.

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Artists with the most top-ten singles

Artists with the most entries

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one

• 29 weeks - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ("Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us")

• 21 weeks – Lil Wayne ("Lollipop", "A Milli")

• 20 weeks - T-Pain ("Good Life", "Low"); T.I. ("Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life"); Drake "I'm on One", "Headlines", 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

• "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)

• Drake: October 8 – 22, 2011

• "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

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

10. Rihanna – 17 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. Lil Nas X – 20 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

References