List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2010 (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 Trey Songz with his song "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake.[1] "I Invented Sex" also spent the last week of 2009 atop the chart, and therefore spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart in total.[2] Melanie Fiona's song "It Kills Me" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks,[3] and ranked as the number three song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4] It was replaced by Robin Thicke's "Sex Therapy", which peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks.[5][6] "Sex Therapy" ranked as the number ten song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4] Drake topped the chart for a second time as a featured artist on Timbaland's song "Say Something".[7] On April 3, Monica's "Everything to Me" ascended to number, and remained atop the chart for a further six consecutive weeks.[8][9] On May 22, Alicia Keys' song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" topped the chart for twelve consecutive weeks.[10][11] It ranked as the number one song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4] Usher's song "There Goes My Baby" peaked at number one for four weeks,[12][13] and ranked as the number two song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4] Chris Brown's song "Deuces", featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks,[14][15] and ranked as the number nine song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4] Trey Songz also topped the chart with "Can't Be Friends", a position it held for the final seven weeks of 2010.[16][17]

List

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A man performing with a purple jacket and sunglasses
Trey Songz topped the chart twice in 2010 with "I Invented Sex"[1] and "Can't Be Friends".[16]
A woman looking off to the right
Melanie Fiona topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks with "It Kills Me".[3][18]
A woman being interviewed on the red carpet
Alicia Keys' song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.[4]
Key
Indicates best charting R&B single of 2010
Note: Year-End most popular R&B/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.
January 2 "I Invented Sex" Trey Songz featuring Drake [1]
January 9 "It Kills Me" Melanie Fiona [18]
January 16 [19]
January 23 [20]
January 30 [21]
February 6 [22]
February 13 [23]
February 20 [24]
February 27 [25]
March 6 [3]
March 13 "Sex Therapy" Robin Thicke [5]
March 20 [6]
March 27 "Say Something" Timbaland featuring Drake [7]
April 3 "Everything to Me" Monica [8]
April 10 [26]
April 17 [27]
April 24 [28]
May 1 [29]
May 8 [30]
May 15 [9]
May 22 "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" † Alicia Keys [10]
May 29 [31]
June 5 [32]
June 12 [33]
June 19 [34]
June 26 [35]
July 3 [36]
July 10 [37]
July 17 [38]
July 24 [39]
July 31 [40]
August 7 [11]
August 14 "There Goes My Baby" Usher [12]
August 21 [41]
August 28 [42]
September 4 [13]
September 11 "Deuces" Chris Brown featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall [14]
September 18 [43]
September 25 [44]
October 2 [45]
October 9 [46]
October 16 [47]
October 23 [48]
October 30 [49]
November 6 [15]
November 13 "Can't Be Friends" Trey Songz [16]
November 20 [50]
November 27 [51]
December 4 [52]
December 11 [53]
December 18 [54]
December 25 [17]

See also

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References

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