The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States. The first number one song of the year was claimed by Beyoncé with " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". [1] The song remained at the peak position in 2009 for a further six consecutive weeks, [2] and it ranked as the number six song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list. [3] "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was replaced by Jamie Foxx's song " Blame It", featuring T-Pain, [4] after it had spent twelve consecutive weeks atop the chart throughout late 2008 and early 2009. [5] "Blame It" topped the chart for fourteen consecutive weeks, [6] and it ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list. [3]
Jeremih's " Birthday Sex" topped the chart for two consecutive weeks. [7] [8] "Birthday Sex" ranked as the number twenty song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [9] This was followed by Keri Hilson's song " Knock You Down", featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, which also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks. [10] [11] "Knock You Down" ranked as the number eleven song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [9] Drake's song " Best I Ever Had" spent seven weeks atop the chart. [12] [13] "Best I Ever Had" ranked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [3] He was succeeded by Maxwell's song " Pretty Wings", which spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the chart. [14] [15] "Pretty Wings" ranked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [3] Jay-Z's collaboration featuring Alicia Keys, " Empire State of Mind", spent three weeks at number one. [16] [17] [18] " Papers" by Usher peaked at number one for two weeks. [19] [20] The last song to peak at number one in 2009 was Trey Songz's song " I Invented Sex" featuring Drake. [21]
† | Indicates best charting R&B single of 2009 Note: Year-end most popular R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS and sales data as compiled Nielsen SoundScan |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | [1] |
January 10 | [22] | ||
January 17 | [23] | ||
January 24 | [24] | ||
January 31 | [25] | ||
February 7 | [26] | ||
February 14 | [2] | ||
February 21 | " Blame It" † | Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain | [4] |
February 28 | [27] | ||
March 7 | [28] | ||
March 14 | [29] | ||
March 21 | [30] | ||
March 28 | [31] | ||
April 4 | [32] | ||
April 11 | [33] | ||
April 18 | [34] | ||
April 25 | [35] | ||
May 2 | [36] | ||
May 9 | [37] | ||
May 16 | [38] | ||
May 23 | [6] | ||
May 30 | " Birthday Sex" | Jeremih | [7] |
June 6 | [8] | ||
June 13 | " Knock You Down" | Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo | [10] |
June 20 | [11] | ||
June 27 | " Best I Ever Had" | Drake | [12] |
July 4 | [13] | ||
July 11 | [39] | ||
July 18 | [40] | ||
July 25 | [41] | ||
August 1 | [42] | ||
August 8 | [43] | ||
August 15 | " Pretty Wings" | Maxwell | [14] |
August 22 | [44] | ||
August 29 | [45] | ||
September 5 | [46] | ||
September 12 | [47] | ||
September 19 | [48] | ||
September 26 | [49] | ||
October 3 | [50] | ||
October 10 | [51] | ||
October 17 | [52] | ||
October 24 | [53] | ||
October 31 | [54] | ||
November 7 | [55] | ||
November 14 | [15] | ||
November 21 | " Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | [16] |
November 28 | [17] | ||
December 5 | [18] | ||
December 12 | " Papers" | Usher | [19] |
December 19 | [20] | ||
December 26 | " I Invented Sex" | Trey Songz featuring Drake | [21] |
The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States. The first number one song of the year was claimed by Beyoncé with " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". [1] The song remained at the peak position in 2009 for a further six consecutive weeks, [2] and it ranked as the number six song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list. [3] "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was replaced by Jamie Foxx's song " Blame It", featuring T-Pain, [4] after it had spent twelve consecutive weeks atop the chart throughout late 2008 and early 2009. [5] "Blame It" topped the chart for fourteen consecutive weeks, [6] and it ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list. [3]
Jeremih's " Birthday Sex" topped the chart for two consecutive weeks. [7] [8] "Birthday Sex" ranked as the number twenty song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [9] This was followed by Keri Hilson's song " Knock You Down", featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, which also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks. [10] [11] "Knock You Down" ranked as the number eleven song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [9] Drake's song " Best I Ever Had" spent seven weeks atop the chart. [12] [13] "Best I Ever Had" ranked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [3] He was succeeded by Maxwell's song " Pretty Wings", which spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the chart. [14] [15] "Pretty Wings" ranked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. [3] Jay-Z's collaboration featuring Alicia Keys, " Empire State of Mind", spent three weeks at number one. [16] [17] [18] " Papers" by Usher peaked at number one for two weeks. [19] [20] The last song to peak at number one in 2009 was Trey Songz's song " I Invented Sex" featuring Drake. [21]
† | Indicates best charting R&B single of 2009 Note: Year-end most popular R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS and sales data as compiled Nielsen SoundScan |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
January 3 | " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | [1] |
January 10 | [22] | ||
January 17 | [23] | ||
January 24 | [24] | ||
January 31 | [25] | ||
February 7 | [26] | ||
February 14 | [2] | ||
February 21 | " Blame It" † | Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain | [4] |
February 28 | [27] | ||
March 7 | [28] | ||
March 14 | [29] | ||
March 21 | [30] | ||
March 28 | [31] | ||
April 4 | [32] | ||
April 11 | [33] | ||
April 18 | [34] | ||
April 25 | [35] | ||
May 2 | [36] | ||
May 9 | [37] | ||
May 16 | [38] | ||
May 23 | [6] | ||
May 30 | " Birthday Sex" | Jeremih | [7] |
June 6 | [8] | ||
June 13 | " Knock You Down" | Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo | [10] |
June 20 | [11] | ||
June 27 | " Best I Ever Had" | Drake | [12] |
July 4 | [13] | ||
July 11 | [39] | ||
July 18 | [40] | ||
July 25 | [41] | ||
August 1 | [42] | ||
August 8 | [43] | ||
August 15 | " Pretty Wings" | Maxwell | [14] |
August 22 | [44] | ||
August 29 | [45] | ||
September 5 | [46] | ||
September 12 | [47] | ||
September 19 | [48] | ||
September 26 | [49] | ||
October 3 | [50] | ||
October 10 | [51] | ||
October 17 | [52] | ||
October 24 | [53] | ||
October 31 | [54] | ||
November 7 | [55] | ||
November 14 | [15] | ||
November 21 | " Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | [16] |
November 28 | [17] | ||
December 5 | [18] | ||
December 12 | " Papers" | Usher | [19] |
December 19 | [20] | ||
December 26 | " I Invented Sex" | Trey Songz featuring Drake | [21] |