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.As well as 6 weeks in 2011, "Can't Be Friends" also spent 7 weeks at number one in 2010: 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 Billboards 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".
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+KeyIndicates 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 2011 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of 2011 List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
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