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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week's most popular current R&B/hip-hop ... more songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and streaming activity data from online music sources tracked by Nielsen BDS. Songs are defined as current if they are newly-released titles, or songs receiving widespread airplay and/or sales activity for the first time

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My Girl Loves Me

Shalamar
The Ultimate Best Of

22Peak position
42Last week's position
15Weeks on chart

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Love s Calling

Opus 10

48Peak position
64Last week's position
10Weeks on chart

You Send Me

The Manhattans
S.O.U.L.

20Peak position
63Last week's position
14Weeks on chart

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Underground: Screechy Dan

Where Did Our Love Go

The Reddings
If Looks Could Kill

37Peak position
62Last week's position
11Weeks on chart

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Bad Habits

Jenny Burton
Ferry Maat's Soulshow Top 100

19Peak position
40Last week's position
15Weeks on chart

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Step By Step

Jeff Lorber Featuring Audrey Wheeler
Step By Step

31Peak position
74Last week's position
15Weeks on chart

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Jazz Briefs: Baked Potato Jazz Club, Jeff Lorber

-- Larry Carlton, the Yellowjackets, Lee Ritenour, Ernie Watts and Patrice Rushen are among the lineup of acts who will perform at the 40th anniversary of Los Angeles music institution The Baked Potato Jazz Club.

Rainbow

Eugene Wilde
The Greatest Hits [V.I. Music]

22Peak position
26Last week's position
15Weeks on chart

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We Need Love

Cashmere
Can I

68Peak position
71Last week's position
8Weeks on chart

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Into The Night

B.B. King
Ladies and Gentlemen Mr. B.B. King

15Peak position
38Last week's position
15Weeks on chart

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New Year's Eve Concert Guide: From Jay-Z/Coldplay to Skrillex; Nicki Minaj to Willie Nelson, and More

Jay-Z (left) with Coldplay's Chris Martin play Brooklyn's Barclays Center on New Year's Eve. (Getty)

He s Got The Beat

Whiz Kid

74Peak position
77Last week's position
7Weeks on chart

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Jan 5th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Greatest Gainer Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Jan 5th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 15 Pace Setter Ball T.I. Featuring Lil Wayne
Jan 5th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 28 Hot Shot Debut King Wizard Kid Cudi
Jan 12th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Digital Sales Gainer Diamonds Rihanna
Jan 12th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 Airplay Gainer Girl On Fire Alicia Keys Featuring Nicki Minaj
Jan 12th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 37 Pace Setter Hate Bein' Sober Chief Keef Featuring 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa
Jan 19th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Pace Setter Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Jan 26th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Pace Setter Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Jan 26th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 27 Hot Shot Debut Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Feb 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Digital Sales Gainer Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Feb 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Airplay Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Feb 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5 Pace Setter F**kin Problems A$AP Rocky Featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
Feb 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 14 Hot Shot Debut Love Me Lil Wayne Featuring Drake & Future
Feb 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Pace Setter Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Feb 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6 Digital Sales Gainer Love Me Lil Wayne Featuring Drake & Future
Feb 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 19 Hot Shot Debut Dope Tyga Featuring Rick Ross
Feb 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Pace Setter Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Feb 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 42 Hot Shot Debut Bugatti Ace Hood Featuring Future & Rick Ross
Feb 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Airplay Gainer Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Feb 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 9 Digital Sales Gainer Adorn Miguel
Feb 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 19 Hot Shot Debut Started From The Bottom Drake
Feb 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 36 Pace Setter Bugatti Ace Hood Featuring Future & Rick Ross
Mar 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Digital Sales Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Mar 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 Pace Setter Started From The Bottom Drake
Mar 2nd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 29 Hot Shot Debut Power Trip J. Cole Featuring Miguel
Mar 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 Airplay Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Mar 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 4 Pace Setter Love Me Lil Wayne Featuring Drake & Future
Mar 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 33 Digital Sales Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Mar 9th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 36 Hot Shot Debut Karate Chop (Remix) Future Featuring Lil Wayne
Mar 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 Airplay Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Mar 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 8 Pace Setter Poetic Justice Kendrick Lamar Featuring Drake
Mar 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 20 Digital Sales Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Mar 16th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 34 Hot Shot Debut Show Out Juicy J Featuring Big Sean And Young Jeezy
Mar 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Airplay Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Mar 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 10 Digital Sales Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Mar 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 13 Pace Setter Bad Wale Featuring Tiara Thomas
Mar 23rd R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 39 Hot Shot Debut Right Here Justin Bieber Featuring Drake
Mar 30th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Pace Setter Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Mar 30th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 30 Hot Shot Debut So Many Girls DJ Drama Featuring Wale, Tyga & Roscoe Dash
Apr 6th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Pace Setter Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Apr 6th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6 Digital Sales Gainer Pour It Up Rihanna
Apr 6th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 7 Airplay Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Apr 6th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 21 Hot Shot Debut Pusher Love Girl Justin Timberlake
Apr 13th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Airplay Gainer Suit & Tie Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z
Apr 13th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5 Digital Sales Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Apr 13th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 8 Pace Setter Bad Wale Featuring Tiara Thomas
Apr 13th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 37 Hot Shot Debut Days And Days Lil Wayne Featuring 2 Chainz
Apr 20th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 3 Greatest Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Apr 20th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 13 Hot Shot Debut Fine China Chris Brown
Apr 20th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 15 Pace Setter Rich As F**k Lil Wayne Featuring 2 Chainz
Apr 27th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2 Greatest Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
Apr 27th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 6 Pace Setter Power Trip J. Cole Featuring Miguel
Apr 27th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 11 Hot Shot Debut I Hit It First Ray J Featuring Bobby Brackins
May 4th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Pace Setter Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
May 4th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 35 Hot Shot Debut Beat It Sean Kingston Featuring Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa
May 11th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Airplay Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
May 11th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 8 Pace Setter Body Party Ciara
May 11th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 16 Digital Sales Gainer No New Friends DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
May 11th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 30 Hot Shot Debut Memories Back Then Hustle Gang Featuring T.I., B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar & Kris Stephens
May 18th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1 Airplay Gainer Can't Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
May 18th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 21 Digital Sales Gainer Blurred Lines Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell
May 18th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 26 Pace Setter I Hit It First Ray J Featuring Bobby Brackins
May 18th R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 39 Hot Shot Debut #Beautiful Mariah Carey Featuring Miguel

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