List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2009 (U.S.)
The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States. The first number one song of the year was claimed by Beyoncé with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[1] The song remained at the peak position in 2009 for a further six consecutive weeks,[2] and it ranked as the number six song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list.[3] "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was replaced by Jamie Foxx's song "Blame It", featuring T-Pain,[4] after it had spent twelve consecutive weeks atop the chart throughout late 2008 and early 2009.[5] "Blame It" topped the chart for fourteen consecutive weeks,[6] and it ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list.[3]
Jeremih's "Birthday Sex" topped the chart for two consecutive weeks.[7][8] "Birthday Sex" ranked as the number twenty song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[9] This was followed by Keri Hilson's song "Knock You Down", featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, which also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks.[10][11] "Knock You Down" ranked as the number eleven song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[9] Drake's song "Best I Ever Had" spent seven weeks atop the chart.[12][13] "Best I Ever Had" ranked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[3] He was succeeded by Maxwell's song "Pretty Wings", which spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the chart.[14][15] "Pretty Wings" ranked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[3] Jay-Z's collaboration featuring Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind", spent three weeks at number one.[16][17][18] "Papers" by Usher peaked at number one for two weeks.[19][20] The last song to peak at number one in 2009 was Trey Songz's song "I Invented Sex" featuring Drake.[21]
List
Indicates best charting R&B single of 2009 Note: Year-end most popular R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS and sales data as compiled Nielsen SoundScan |
Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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January 3 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Beyoncé | [1] |
January 10 | [22] | ||
January 17 | [23] | ||
January 24 | [24] | ||
January 31 | [25] | ||
February 7 | [26] | ||
February 14 | [2] | ||
February 21 | "Blame It" | Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain | [4] |
February 28 | [27] | ||
March 7 | [28] | ||
March 14 | [29] | ||
March 21 | [30] | ||
March 28 | [31] | ||
April 4 | [32] | ||
April 11 | [33] | ||
April 18 | [34] | ||
April 25 | [35] | ||
May 2 | [36] | ||
May 9 | [37] | ||
May 16 | [38] | ||
May 23 | [6] | ||
May 30 | "Birthday Sex" | Jeremih | [7] |
June 6 | [8] | ||
June 13 | "Knock You Down" | Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo | [10] |
June 20 | [11] | ||
June 27 | "Best I Ever Had" | Drake | [12] |
July 4 | [13] | ||
July 11 | [39] | ||
July 18 | [40] | ||
July 25 | [41] | ||
August 1 | [42] | ||
August 8 | [43] | ||
August 15 | "Pretty Wings" | Maxwell | [14] |
August 22 | [44] | ||
August 29 | [45] | ||
September 5 | [46] | ||
September 12 | [47] | ||
September 19 | [48] | ||
September 26 | [49] | ||
October 3 | [50] | ||
October 10 | [51] | ||
October 17 | [52] | ||
October 24 | [53] | ||
October 31 | [54] | ||
November 7 | [55] | ||
November 14 | [15] | ||
November 21 | "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys | [16] |
November 28 | [17] | ||
December 5 | [18] | ||
December 12 | "Papers" | Usher | [19] |
December 19 | [20] | ||
December 26 | "I Invented Sex" | Trey Songz featuring Drake | [21] |
See also
References
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