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Drake Tops Jay-Z For R&B/Hip-Hop Chart No. 1s Record

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2012-08-10 17:49

Canadian rapper Drake [1] overtakes Jay-Z [2] as the rapper with the most No. 1s in the history of the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week with a jump to the top as the featured guest on 2 Chainz's "No Lie," bringing the former's total of leaders to 10.

Rap icon Jay-Z pegged his ninth leader with his Kanye West [3] collaboration "Ni**as In Paris" last November, while Drake tied HOVA at nine No. 1s in February when he topped the list -in back-to-back fashion- with a pair of singles from the smash "Take Care" album; "Make Me Proud," featuring Nicki Minaj [4], and "The Motto," featuring Lil Wayne [5].

In an era where featured artist listings are plentiful, it's no surprise that Drake has had more leaders (seven) as a guest act (on tracks by artists such as Trey Songz, Timbaland, Nicki Minaj and DJ Khaled) than he has had as a lead artist. Other than the aforementioned "Take Care" chart-toppers from earlier this year, Drake hit No. 1 with his first charting single, "Best I Ever Had," in June 2009, on which he was the sole credited act.

Among his nine No. 1s, Jay-Z's has been the lead voice on four, including his shared credits on "Ni**as" and "Empire State of Mind" with Alicia Keys (2009). Unlike Drake, Jay-Z's first time in the No. 1 spotlight was earned with a guest role on Mariah Carey's "Heartbreaker" in 1999, three years after his chart debut with the No. 17-peaking "Ain't No Ni**a," featuring Foxy Brown.

Drake's quick ascension to a double-digit No. 1 tally is quite impressive, as it's been just three years, one month and three weeks since he claimed his first No. 1 and only five weeks longer than that since he first graced the list. By contrast, it took Jay-Z longer (three years, six months and one week) just to get his first No. 1 from the time of his initial chart appearance, while 12 years and one month passed between his first and ninth No. 1s.

Here is a list of the rappers with the most No. 1s in the history of Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:

Drake (10)
Jay-Z (9)
Lil Wayne (8)
Kanye West (6)
50 Cent (4)
Ludacris (4)
Nelly(4)

  • The Juice [6]
Drake Tops Jay-Z For R&B/Hip-Hop Chart No. 1s Record
Karinah Santiago [7]

Person

  • Kanye West [8],
  • Nicki Minaj [9],
  • Drake [10],
  • Mariah Carey [11],
  • Trey Songz [12],
  • Jay-Z [13],
  • Ludacris [14],
  • Alicia Keys [15],
  • Lil Wayne [16],
  • Timbaland [17]

Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-19 16:31): http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/480496/drake-tops-jay-z-for-rbhip-hop-chart-no-1s-record

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[1] http://www.billboard.com/artist/drake/855020
[2] http://www.billboard.com/artist/jay-z/167256
[3] http://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/322005
[4] http://www.billboard.com/artist/nicki-minaj/998160
[5] http://www.billboard.com/artist/lil-wayne/352101
[6] http://www.billboard.com/tag/the-juice-0
[7] http://www.billboard.com/author/6476
[8] http://www.billboard.com/tag/kanye-west
[9] http://www.billboard.com/tag/nicki-minaj
[10] http://www.billboard.com/tag/drake
[11] http://www.billboard.com/tag/mariah-carey
[12] http://www.billboard.com/tag/trey-songz
[13] http://www.billboard.com/tag/jay-z
[14] http://www.billboard.com/tag/ludacris
[15] http://www.billboard.com/tag/alicia-keys
[16] http://www.billboard.com/tag/lil-wayne
[17] http://www.billboard.com/tag/timbaland

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