Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart 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.

  1. ^ "Current Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Billboard Shakes Up Genre Charts With New Methodology". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ^ "The Year In R&B/Hip-Hop 2012: Drake, Nicki Minaj Among Year's Chart Champs". MSN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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