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List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2011 (U.S.)

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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 "Can't Be Friends"; it spent the first six weeks of 2011 at number one, and also topped the chart the last seven weeks of 2010, therefore spending 13 weeks atop the chart in total. Drake topped the chart for seven consecutive weeks as a featured artist on two different songs; his collaboration with Jamie Foxx, "Fall for Your Type", spent two consecutive weeks at number one, and was followed by his collaboration with Nicki Minaj, "Moment 4 Life", which topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. Chris Brown's collaboration with Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, "Look at Me Now", topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks.

Although Miguel's "Sure Thing" only topped the chart for one week, it ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. Kelly Rowland's collaboration with Lil Wayne, "Motivation", topped the chart for seven non-consecutive weeks. "Motivation" ranked at number two on the year end list. DJ Khaled's song "I'm On One", featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, spent 11 non-consecutive weeks at number one, and was the longest running number one single on the chart in 2011. Big Sean's collaboration with Kanye West & Roscoe Dash, "Marvin & Chardonnay", topped the chart for one week. Lil Wayne's collaboration with Drake, "She Will", peaked at number one for four consecutive weeks. Jay-Z and Kanye West's "Niggas in Paris" topped the chart for seven consecutive weeks. The last number one of 2011 was Wale's collaboration featuring with Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb".

List

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Trey Songz claimed the first number one song on the chart of 2011.
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Nicki Minaj's "Moment 4 Life", featuring Drake, topped the chart for five consecutive weeks.
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Kelly Rowland's "Motivation", featuring Lil Wayne, topped the chart for seven non-consecutive weeks.
Key
† Indicates best charting R&B single of 2011
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 1 "Can't Be Friends" Trey Songz
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5
February 12 "Fall for Your Type" Jamie Foxx featuring Drake
February 19
February 26 "Moment 4 Life" Nicki Minaj featuring Drake
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2 "Look at Me Now" Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28 "Sure Thing" † Miguel
June 4 "Motivation" Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16 "I'm On One" DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
July 23 "Motivation" Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne
July 30 "I'm On One" DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8 "Marvin & Chardonnay" Big Sean featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash
October 15 "She Will" Lil Wayne featuring Drake
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12 "Niggas in Paris" Jay-Z and Kanye West
November 19
November 26
December 3
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31 "Lotus Flower Bomb" Wale featuring Miguel

See also

References

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