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The kings of the nativity brought gold, frankincense and myrrh, but these three members of Roc Nation royalty come from “where the toys on a list is a Glock or a fifth”. “Let it snow” means something very different to Yo Gotti… but he’s got “a whole hedge” of the white stuff “so the whole hood can eat”.

Kurtis Blow: ‘Christmas Rappin’’

Hip-hop was just six years old when Kurtis Blow arrived on the scene in 1979 – young enough to still believe in Santa Claus, but seemingly not old enough to have earned its own seasonal jam. So the man behind ‘The Breaks’ pulled out all the stops for his debut single, delivering one of the best Christmas hip-hop and R&B songs of all time. ‘Christmas Rappin’ finds Kurtis blow doing exactly what the title promises over a funky beat, bringing the world a Saint Nick who “forgot his cares and… rocked the spot and danced like a pro” before leaving the block for the Pole.

Run-DMC: ‘Christmas In Hollis’

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Boyz II Men: ‘Let It Snow’

Proving their voices really were as pure as the driven snow, Boyz II Men teamed up with Bryan McKnight for this winter warmer, making the fireside sound far more appealing than anything going on out of doors.

Mary J Blige: ‘This Christmas’

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Ghostface Killah: ‘Ghostface X-Mas’

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Run The Jewels: ‘A Christmas F__king Miracle’

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The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songschart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity.^[1] The chart had 100 positions but was shortened to 50 positions in October 2012.^[2][3]

The chart is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, rock and roll, soul, and funk, it is today dominated by contemporary R&B and hip hop. Since its inception, the chart has changed its name many times in order to accurately reflect the industry at the time.^[4]

• 2Significant song achievements
• 3Significant artist achievements

History[edit]

Between 1948 and 1955, there were separate charts published for Best Sellers and Juke Box plays, and in 1955 a third chart was added, the Jockeys chart based on radio airplay. These three charts were consolidated into a single R&B chart in October 1958.

From November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, there were no Billboard R&B singles charts. The chart was discontinued in late 1963 when Billboard determined it unnecessary due to so much crossover of titles between the R&B and pop charts in light of the rise of Motown.^[5] The chart was reinstated with the issue dated January 30, 1965, as 'Hot Rhythm and Blues Singles' when differences in musical tastes of the two audiences, caused in part by the British Invasion in 1964, were deemed sufficient to revive it.^{[citation needed]}

Beginning August 23, 1969, the rhythm and blues was replaced in favor of 'soul', and the chart was renamed to 'Best Selling Soul Singles'. The move was made by a Billboard editorial decision that the term 'soul' more accurately accounted for the 'broad range of song and instrumental material which derives from the musical genius of the black American'.^[6] In late June 1982, the chart was renamed again, this time to 'Black Singles' because the music that African-Americans were buying and listening to had a 'greater stylistic variety than the soul sound' of the early 1970s. Black Singles was deemed an acceptable term to encompass pop, funk, and early rap music popular in urban communities.^[7]

R&B returned to the name of the chart in 1990, and hip hop was introduced to the title in the issue dated December 11, 1999, when Billboard changed the name to 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks' to recognize the influence and relationship of hip hop to the genre. Shortly after that time, the crossover of R&B titles on pop charts was so significant that all Top Ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 11, 2003 were by black artists.^[8] The lengthy title was shortened to 'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs' on April 30, 2005. The chart's methodology was changed starting with the October 20, 2012 issue to match that of the Billboard Hot 100, incorporating digital downloads and streaming data (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs) and combining it with airplay of R&B and hip-hop songs across all radio formats (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay) to determine song position, along with the chart also being shortened to 50 positions.

Significant song achievements[edit]

Most weeks at number one[edit]

18 weeks

• 'The Honeydripper (Parts 1 & 2)' (1945) – Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers ^[4]
• 'Choo Choo Ch'Boogie' (1946) – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five^[4]
• 'One Dance' (2016) – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla^[12]

17 weeks

• 'Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens' (1947) – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five ^[4]

16 weeks

• 'Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop' (1946) – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra ^[4]
• 'Blurred Lines' (2013) – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams^[13]

15 weeks

• 'Trouble Blues' (1949) – The Charles Brown Trio ^[4]
• 'Be Without You' (2006) – Mary J. Blige^[13]

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• 'Don't Cry Baby' (1943) – Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra ^[4]
• 'Boogie Woogie Blue Plate' (1947) – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five ^[4]
• 'The Huckle-Buck' (1949) – Paul Williams and His Hucklebucklers ^[4]
• 'Black Night' (1951) – Charles Brown ^[4]
• 'Sixty Minute Man' (1951) – The Dominoes^[4]
• 'The Things That I Used to Do' (1954) – Guitar Slim^[4]
• 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' (1998–1999) – Deborah Cox^[13]
• 'We Belong Together' (2005) – Mariah Carey^[13][14]
• 'Blame It' (2009) – Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain^[13]
• 'Pretty Wings' (2009) – Maxwell^[13]
• 'Diamonds' (2012–2013) – Rihanna^[13]
• 'Thrift Shop' (2013) – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz^[13]
• 'See You Again' (2015) – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth^[15]

13 weeks

• 'Pink Champagne' (1950) – Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers ^[4]
• 'Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)' (1956) – Bill Doggett^[4]
• 'Can't Be Friends' (2010–2011) – Trey Songz^[13]
• 'The Monster' (2013–2014) – Eminem featuring Rihanna^{[citation needed]}
• 'Fancy' (2014) – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX^{[citation needed]}

12 weeks

• '(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It' (1947) – Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends ^[4]
• 'Saturday Night Fish Fry' (1949) – Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five ^[4]
• 'Searchin' (1957) – The Coasters^[4]
• 'Bump n' Grind' (1994) – R. Kelly^[13]
• 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)' (2008–2009) – Beyoncé^[13]
• 'Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)' (2010) – Alicia Keys^[13]
• 'Happy' (2014) – Pharrell Williams^{[citation needed]}

Songs with most weeks on the chart[edit]

Hip Hop And R&b Instrumentals

• 75 weeks – 'Be Without You' – Mary J. Blige (2005)^[16]
• 74 weeks – 'God In Me' – Mary Mary (2009)^[17]
• 73 weeks – 'On the Ocean' – K'Jon (2009)^[18]
• 71 weeks –

'You Make Me Wanna..' – Usher^[19] (1997)

'There Goes My Baby' – Usher (2010)

• 70 weeks – 'Step in the Name of Love' – R. Kelly (2003)^[20]
• 63 weeks – 'In My Bed' – Dru Hill (1997)
• 60 weeks – 'Too Close' – Next (1997)
• 59 weeks –

'Pretty Wings' – Maxwell^[21] (2009)

'Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)' – Alicia Keys^[22] (2010)

'Sure Thing' – Miguel (2011)

• 58 weeks –

'When I See U' – Fantasia (2007)

'Teachme' – Musiq Soulchild (2007)

• 57 weeks – 'Love on Top' – Beyoncé^[23] (2011)
• 56 weeks –

'If I Ain't Got You' – Alicia Keys (2004)

'Lost Without U' – Robin Thicke (2007)

'Until the End of Time' – Justin Timberlake & Beyoncé^[24] (2008)

• 55 weeks –

'Heaven Sent' – Keyshia Cole^[25] (2008)

'Spotlight' – Jennifer Hudson (2008)

'Drank in My Cup' – Kirko Bangz^[26] (2011)

'Adorn' – Miguel (2012)

• 54 weeks –

'Stay' – Tyrese^[27] (2011)

'Thrift Shop' – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (2012)

• 52 weeks –

'We Belong Together' – Mariah Carey^[28] (2005)

'Up!' – LoveRance feat. Iamsu & Skipper or 50 Cent^[26] (2011)

'Thinkin Bout You' – Frank Ocean^[29] (2013)

'Can't Hold Us' – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton (2013)

'All of Me' – John Legend (2014)

Longest climbs to number one[edit]

• 43rd week – 'Step in the Name of Love' by R. Kelly
• 35th week – 'All of Me' by John Legend
• 32nd week – 'Needed Me' by Rihanna

Source:^[30]

Significant artist achievements[edit]

Most number-one singles[edit]

The artists with the most No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart since October 1958.

Artists with most weeks at number one on the chart[edit]

† Pre-October 1958 charts.

Most top 10 singles[edit]

Most top 40 singles[edit]

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Most chart entries[edit]

Most entries on chart since October 1958.

Self-replacement at number one[edit]

Hip Hop And R&b Mixtape Downloads

• Dinah Washington, July 25, 1960: 'A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)' with Brook Benton replaced by 'This Bitter Earth'
• Freddie Jackson, November 15, 1986: 'A Little Bit More' with Melba Moore replaced by 'Tasty Love'
• Nelly, August 24, 2002: 'Hot in Herre' replaced by 'Dilemma' featuring Kelly Rowland
• Jay-Z, August 16, 2003: 'Crazy in Love' (Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z) replaced by 'Frontin' (Pharrell featuring Jay-Z)
• 50 Cent, April 16, 2005: 'Candy Shop' featuring Olivia replaced by 'Hate It or Love It' (The Game featuring 50 Cent)
• Alicia Keys, January 5, 2008: 'No One' replaced by 'Like You'll Never See Me Again'
• Drake, February 26, 2011: 'Fall for Your Type' (Jamie Foxx featuring Drake) replaced by 'Moment 4 Life' (Nicki Minaj featuring Drake)
• Lil Wayne, July 26, 2011: 'Motivation' (Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne) replaced by 'I'm on One' (DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne)
• Drake, February 25, 2012: 'Make Me Proud' featuring Nicki Minaj replaced by 'The Motto' featuring Lil Wayne
• 2 Chainz, August 18, 2012: 'Mercy' with Kanye West, Big Sean and Pusha T replaced by 'No Lie' featuring Drake
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, May 4, 2013: 'Thrift Shop' featuring Wanz replaced by 'Can't Hold Us' featuring Ray Dalton
• The Weeknd, October 3, 2015: 'Can't Feel My Face' replaced by 'The Hills'
• Drake, Feb. 20, 2016: “Work” (Rihanna featuring Drake) replaced by 'Summer Sixteen'
• DJ Khaled, July 29, 2017: 'I'm the One' featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne replaced by 'Wild Thoughts' featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
• Drake, April 21, 2018: 'God’s Plan' replaced by 'Nice for What'
• Drake, July 21, 2018: 'Nice for What' replaced by 'In My Feelings'
• Travis Scott, November 3, 2018: 'Zeze' (Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott and Offset) replaced by 'Sicko Mode'
• Post Malone, April 6, 2019: 'Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse)', with Swae Lee replaced by 'Wow.'

Source: ^[42]

Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[edit]

The Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[43] is a chart composed of 25 positions that represent songs that are making progress to chart on the main R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Many times, songs halt their progress at this chart and never debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart can also be seen as a 25 position quasi-addendum to the chart, since the chart represents the 25 songs below position number 50 that have not previously appeared on the main chart.

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