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[6] "Gangnam Style" by Psy was the first number-one song to benefit from these changes, ascending from number 20 to the top spot on the chart dated October 20, 2012. [6] The changes were met with controversy, with critics arguing that the new chart failed to take into account R&B and rap music's traditionally African-American demographic.
50 Cent was named the number-one Rap Songs artist of the 2000s by Billboard. Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard which ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States. Introduced by the magazine as the Hot Rap Singles chart in March 1989, the chart was initially based solely on reports from a panel of selected record stores of weekly ...
Billboard initially created a list of the 10 greatest rappers of all time in November 2015, with the top position held by The Notorious B.I.G. [1] The publication revised their rankings in 2023, via a partnership with Vibe, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The updated list, published in stages between January 11 and February 8 ...
This page lists the songs that reached number one on the overall Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts in 2024. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as respective distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, apart from the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart which serve as a forefront for radio and video airplay counts.
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.
The inaugural number-one single on Hot Rap Singles was "Self Destruction" by the Stop the Violence Movement. [4] From its 1989 inception until 2001, the chart was based solely on each single's weekly sales. [5] To formulate chart rankings, Billboard assembled a panel of selected record stores to provide reports of each week's top-selling ...
Year Song Artist Nominees 1992 "The Phuncky Feel One" [1] Cypress Hill: 1993 "We Getz Busy" [2] Illegal: Digable Planets - "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" Positive K - "I Got a Man"
This page lists the songs that reached number-one on the overall Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the R&B Songs chart (which was created in 2012), and the Hot Rap Songs chart in 2017. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.