List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1980s and 1990s
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. With hip hop having greatly increased in mainstream popularity in the late 1980s, Billboard introduced the chart in their March 11, 1989 issue under the name Hot Rap Singles.[1][2] Prior to the addition of the chart, hip hop music had been profiled in the magazine's "The Rhythm & the Blues" column and disco-related sections, while some rap records made appearances on the related Hot Black Singles chart.[3] 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 singles.[6]
Between 1989 and 1999, 173 singles topped the Hot Rap Singles chart, with "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip being the final number-one single of the 1990s.[7] The single's 18-week reign at the top spot extended into the next decade, and until 2019 it held the record for the most weeks at number one in the chart's history.[8] LL Cool J and Puff Daddy each attained nine number-one hits on the Hot Rap Singles chart during its first 11 years, the most for any artist during this period.[9][10] In a 25th anniversary listing of the top 100 songs in the history of Hot Rap Songs based on chart performance, "Me So Horny" by the 2 Live Crew and "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz were the highest-ranked singles of the 1980s and 1990s respectively.[11][12]
Number-one singles
[edit]† | Billboard year-end number-one single |
↑ | Return of a single to number one |
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References
[edit]- ^ Ramirez, Erika (March 4, 2014). "Hot Rap Songs Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 1. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ Keyes 2004, p. 102.
- ^ Harrison, Anthony Kwame; Arthur, Craig E. (July 2011). "Reading Billboard 1979–89: Exploring Rap Music's Emergence Through the Music Industry's Most Influential Trade Publication". Popular Music and Society. 34 (3). Routledge: 309–27. doi:10.1080/03007766.2010.522806. S2CID 191448612.
- ^ King, Aliya S. (April 24, 1999). "NYC Shooting Case Inspires Rap Single". Billboard. 111 (17). Nielsen Business Media: 80. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Rap Chart Changes From Sales To Airplay". Billboard. 114 (23). Nielsen Business Media: 10. June 8, 2002. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Rossi, Terri (March 25, 1989). "Interloper On Rap Chart". Billboard. 101 (12). BPI Communications.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Rap Songs – 1999 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Trust, Gary (February 3, 2012). "Drake 'Proud'-ly Rewrites Record for Most Rap Songs No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "LL Cool J Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Puff Daddy Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Ramirez, Erika (March 4, 2014). "Hot Rap Songs Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs (30–21)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 10. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Ramirez, Erika (March 4, 2014). "Hot Rap Songs Chart 25th Anniversary: Top 100 Songs (10–1)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media: 10. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "1989: The Year In Music (Year-End Charts)". Billboard. 101 (51). BPI Communications. December 23, 1989.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Whitburn 1990, p. 169.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Rap Songs – 1990 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Hess 2007, p. 204.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Rap Songs – 1991 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (January 1, 1992). "1991's Chart-Toppers: Garth, Mariah & C C". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Rap Songs – 1992 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Ropes In Seven Billboard Awards; U2 Wins Five". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. December 10, 1992. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Rap Songs – 1993 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Isenberg, Daniel (March 7, 2012). "Erick Sermon Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1) – Illegal f/ Erick Sermon 'We Getz Busy' (1993)". Complex. Complex Media. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Rap Songs – 1994 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. 106 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 38. December 24, 1994. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Rap Songs – 1995 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Here's A Look At Year's Top Music". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. December 29, 1995. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Rap Songs – 1996 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. 108 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 42. December 28, 1996. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Rap Songs – 1997 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. 109 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 42. December 27, 1997. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Rap Songs – 1998 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "The Year in Music 1998: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. 110 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 53. December 26, 1998. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ "1999 – The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. 111 (52). Nielsen Business Media: 59. December 25, 1999. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Rap Songs – 2000 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (2004). Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-07201-7.
- Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-33902-8.
- Whitburn, Joel (1990). Billboard's 1989 Music and Video Yearbook. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-898-20075-1.
External links
[edit]- Hot Rap Songs Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine at Billboard