Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 22, 2009

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The week’s most popular songs, ranked by audio and video streaming activity on leading digital music services, radio airplay audience impressions based on monitored airplay and sales data, all compiled by Luminate. Audience totals are derived, in part, using certain Nielsen Audio listener estimates.

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Pretty Wings

Maxwell

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Songwriter(s):

H.David, Musze

Producer(s):

H.David, Musze

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 22, 2009

This Week

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Last Week

Peak Pos.

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1
- Pretty Wings
  Maxwell
- 1
- 1
- 15
- - 1
  - 1
  - 15

Songwriter(s):

H.David, Musze

Producer(s):

H.David, Musze

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

2
- Break Up
  Mario Featuring Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett
- 3
- 2
- 14
- - 3
  - 2
  - 14

Songwriter(s):

Sean Garrett, S.L.Crawford, R.D.Davis

Producer(s):

Sean Garrett, Mr. Bangledesh

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

Biggest gain in airplay

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

3
- Best I Ever Had
  Drake
- 2
- 1
- 17
- - 2
  - 1
  - 17

Songwriter(s):

A.Graham, M.J.Samuels, D.Hamilton, N.Coleman, D.M.Carter, Jr.

Producer(s):

Boi-1da

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

4
- Ego
  Beyonce
- 4
- 3
- 13
- - 4
  - 3
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

E.Williams, H.S.Lilly, Jr., B.G.Knowles Carter

Producer(s):

E.Williams, H.Lilly, Jr., B.Knowles Carter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Music World/Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

5
- Last Chance
  Ginuwine
- 5
- 5
- 24
- - 5
  - 5
  - 24

Songwriter(s):

B.M.Cox, A.Shropshire, W.Wells

Producer(s):

B.M.Cox

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Notifi/Asylum/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

6
- Trust
  Keyshia Cole Duet With Monica
- 7
- 6
- 16
- - 7
  - 6
  - 16

Songwriter(s):

K.M.Cole, F.Taylor, D.L.Alford

Producer(s):

D.Alford, R.Fair

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Imani/Geffen/Interscope

Gains In Performance

7
- Successful
  Drake Featuring Trey Songz & Lil Wayne
- 10
- 7
- 9
- - 10
  - 7
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

A.Graham, N.J.Shebib, T.A.Neverson, D.M.Carter, Jr.

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

8
- Every Girl
  Young Money
- 6
- 2
- 18
- - 6
  - 2
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

D.M.Carter, Jr., A.Graham, J.A.Mills, J.A.Preyan, C.Lilly, J.Henderson, C.Whitacre

Producer(s):

Tha Bizness

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Gold

9
- I Need A Girl
  Trey Songz
- 8
- 6
- 22
- - 8
  - 6
  - 22

Songwriter(s):

J.Austin, M.S.Eriksen, T.E.Hermansen, E.Lind, A.Bjorklund

Producer(s):

StarGate

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Songbook/Atlantic

RIAA Certification: Gold

10
- Wetter (Calling You Daddy)
  Twista Featuring Erika Shevon
- 9
- 7
- 19
- - 9
  - 7
  - 19

Songwriter(s):

C.T.Mitchell, S.Lindley, E.Lockhart, Q.Saffold

Producer(s):

The Legendary Traxster

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Get Money Gang/Capitol

RIAA Certification: Gold

11
- Throw It In The Bag
  Fabolous Featuring The-Dream
- 13
- 11
- 13
- - 13
  - 11
  - 13

Songwriter(s):

J.D.Jackson, C.A.Stewart, T.Y.Nash

Producer(s):

Tricky, T.Y.Nash

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- Ice Cream Paint Job
  Dorrough
- 12
- 12
- 20
- - 12
  - 12
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

D.D.Dorrough, R.A.Proctor

Producer(s):

2Much

Imprint/Promotion Label:

NGenius/eOne

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- You're A Jerk
  New Boyz
- 14
- 13
- 12
- - 14
  - 13
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

D.A.Thomas, E.H.Benjamin V, B.Adams

Producer(s):

D.A.Thomas

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shotty/Asylum/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

14
- God In Me
  Mary Mary Featuring Kierra "KiKi" Sheard
- 17
- 14
- 38
- - 17
  - 14
  - 38

Songwriter(s):

W.S.Campbell II, E.M.Atkins-Campbell, T.E.Atkins-Campbell

Producer(s):

W.Campbell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Block/Columbia

Gains In Performance

15
- Run This Town
  Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West
- 21
- 15
- 3
- - 21
  - 15
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

S.C.Carter, Ye, E.D.Wilson, R.Fenty, A.Alatas

Producer(s):

Ye, No I.D.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Roc Nation

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

16
- Knock You Down
  Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo
- 11
- 1
- 21
- - 11
  - 1
  - 21

Songwriter(s):

F.N.Hills, K.L.Hilson, K.Cossom, S.C.Smith, M.Araica, Ye

Producer(s):

Danja

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

17
- Obsessed
  Mariah Carey
- 15
- 15
- 8
- - 15
  - 15
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

M.Carey, T.Y.Nash, C.A.Stewart

Producer(s):

M.Carey, T.Y.Nash, Tricky

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x3

18
- On The Ocean
  K'Jon
- 18
- 12
- 47
- - 18
  - 12
  - 47

Songwriter(s):

K.Johnson

Producer(s):

K'Jon, Proteus

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Up&Up/Deh Tyme/Republic/UMRG

19
- I Look To You
  Whitney Houston
- 20
- 19
- 3
- - 20
  - 19
  - 3

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly

Producer(s):

Tricky, E.Kiriakou, H.Mason, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Arista/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Birthday Sex
  Jeremih
- 16
- 1
- 23
- - 16
  - 1
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

J.P.Felton, K.James, M.Schultz

Producer(s):

M.Schultz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mick Schultz/Def Jam/IDJMG

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

21
- The Point Of It All
  Anthony Hamilton
- 23
- 19
- 18
- - 23
  - 19
  - 18

Songwriter(s):

A.Hamilton, I.J.Avila, B.R.Avila, J.Q.Wright

Producer(s):

I.Avila, B.R.Avila, J.Wright

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mister's Music/So So Def/JLG

Gains In Performance

22
- Under
  Pleasure P
- 25
- 22
- 7
- - 25
  - 22
  - 7

Songwriter(s):

Tank, A.L.Dixon, J.A.Bereal, R.New, J.Franklin, T.Jones, K.Stephens, M.V.Cooper

Producer(s):

Tank

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

Gains In Performance

23
- sobeautiful
  Musiq Soulchild
- 22
- 8
- 36
- - 22
  - 8
  - 36

Songwriter(s):

T.Johnson, L.Hutson Jr.

Producer(s):

Musiq Soulchild, L.Hutson, Jr.

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

24
- Bad Habits
  Maxwell
- 26
- 24
- 9
- - 26
  - 24
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

H.David, Musze

Producer(s):

H.David, Musze

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Gains In Performance

25
- Always Strapped
  Birdman Featuring Lil Wayne
- 19
- 10
- 23
- - 19
  - 10
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

B.Williams, D.M.Carter, Jr., R.Cobb II

Producer(s):

Mr. Beatz

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cash Money/Universal Motown/UMRG

RIAA Certification: Gold

26
- Number One
  R. Kelly Featuring Keri Hilson
- 33
- 26
- 4
- - 33
  - 26
  - 4

Songwriter(s):

R.S.Kelly, R.Hamilton, R.Hamilton, K.L.Hilson

Producer(s):

R.Kelly, R.Hamilton, R.Hamilton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jive/JLG

Gains In Performance

27
- Can't Live Without You
  Charlie Wilson
- 30
- 27
- 12
- - 30
  - 27
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

H.J.Mason, Jr., D.E.Thomas, J.E.Fauntleroy II, S.L.Russell

Producer(s):

The Underdogs

Imprint/Promotion Label:

P Music/Jive/JLG

Gains In Performance

28
- 5 Star
  Yo Gotti
- 27
- 27
- 12
- - 27
  - 27
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

M.Mims, R.Tate, Jr.

Producer(s):

Hot Rod

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polo Grounds/J/RMG

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Gold

29
- Wasted
  Gucci Mane Featuring Plies Or OJ Da Juiceman
- 36
- 29
- 9
- - 36
  - 29
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

L.Douglas, R.D.Davis, A.L.Washington

Producer(s):

Fatboi

Imprint/Promotion Label:

1017 Brick Squad/So Icey/Warner Bros.

Gains In Performance

RIAA Certification: Platinum

30
- Epiphany (I'm Leaving)
  Chrisette Michele
- 28
- 14
- 26
- - 28
  - 14
  - 26

Songwriter(s):

S.C.Smith, C.T.Harmon

Producer(s):

Chuck Harmony

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Def Jam/IDJMG

31
- Blame It
  Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain
- 24
- 1
- 35
- - 24
  - 1
  - 35

Songwriter(s):

J.Foxx, C.Henderson, N.L.Walker, J.T.Brown, B.R.Melancon, J.J.Conte, Jr., T-Pain, B.Prescotti, T.Y.Nash

Producer(s):

C.Henderson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

J/RMG

32
- Never Give You Up
  Raphael Saadiq Featuring Stevie Wonder & CJ
- 29
- 26
- 23
- - 29
  - 26
  - 23

Songwriter(s):

Raphael Saadiq, C.L.Hilton Jr.

Producer(s):

Raphael Saadiq

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

33
- If This Isn't Love
  Jennifer Hudson
- 34
- 5
- 39

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Week of August 22, 2009

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Pretty Wings

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Pretty Wings

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Break Up

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Best I Ever Had

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Ego

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Last Chance

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Trust

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Successful

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Every Girl

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I Need A Girl

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Wetter (Calling You Daddy)

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Throw It In The Bag

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Ice Cream Paint Job

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You're A Jerk

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God In Me

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Run This Town

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Knock You Down

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Obsessed

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On The Ocean