Rap Tracks Chart

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

Chart statistics and other facts

Artists with the most number-one singles

Note: Rihanna is a featured artist on all her number-one singles.

Artists with the most consecutive weeks at number one

*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

* 50 Cent: April 2, 2005
#"Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia (singer), Olivia) (No. 1 April 2, 2005)
#"Hate It or Love It" (with The Game (rapper), The Game) (No. 2 April 2, 2005)
#"How We Do (song), How We Do" (with The Game) (No. 3 April 2, 2005)
* Drake (entertainer), Drake: October 8, 2011 through October 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 (rapper), Bow Wow — "Let Me Hold You" (Bow Wow feat. Omarion) (7 weeks) → "Like You (Bow Wow song), 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 (entertainer), Drake — "Make Me Proud" (Drake feat. Nicki Minaj) (1 week) → "The Motto (Drake song), The Motto" (Drake feat. Lil Wayne) (14 weeks) (February 18, 2012)
* Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — "Thrift Shop (song), 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 (song), God's Plan" (11 weeks) → "Nice for What, 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 (Post Malone and Swae Lee song), Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)" (Post Malone & Swae Lee) (11 weeks) → "Wow (Post Malone song), 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 song), 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 song), 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 (entertainer), Drake — "Fancy (Drake song), Fancy" (Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beatz) (1 week) → "Right Above It" (Lil Wayne feat. Drake) (5 weeks) (November 6, 2010)
* Chris Brown (American entertainer), Chris Brown — "Look at Me Now (Chris Brown song), 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 (GOOD Music song), Mercy" (Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) (9 weeks) → "No Lie (2 Chainz song), No Lie" (2 Chainz feat. Drake) (6 weeks) (September 8, 2012)
*Travis Scott — "Zeze (song), Zeze" (Kodak Black feat. Travis Scott & Offset) (1 week) → "Sicko Mode, 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
# 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

Total number weeks at number one as a lead or featured artist
# Youngboy Never Broke Again – 223 weeks
# Drake – 125 weeks
# Lil Wayne – 53 weeks
# Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – 29 weeks
# Post Malone – 28 weeks
# Jay-Z – 25 weeks
# Iggy Azalea – 24 weeks
# Pitbull – 21 weeks
# Rihanna – 20 weeks
# Kanye West, Lil Nas X – 19 weeks
# Eminem, Charli XCX – 18 weeks
# Nicki Minaj – 18 weeks

See also

* List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2018 (U.S.), List of number-one rap singles of 2018 (U.S.)
* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
* Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' charts

References

{{Billboard

Billboard charts
American hip hop