This page lists the songs that reached number-one on the overall Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the R&B Songs chart (which was created in 2012), and the Hot Rap Songs chart in 2016. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
List of number ones +KeyIndicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B, Rap and Airplay singles of 2016
Issue date R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist R&B Songs Artist Rap Songs Artist R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Artist Refs. January 2 "Hotline Bling" Drake "The Hills" The Weeknd "Hotline Bling"Drake "Hotline Bling" DrakeBillboard issue dated January 2, 2016: January 9 "Here" Alessia CaraBillboard issue dated January 9, 2016: January 16Billboard issue dated January 16, 2016: January 23Billboard issue dated January 23, 2016: January 30 "Here" Alessia CaraBillboard issue dated January 30, 2016: February 6 "Say It" Tory LanezBillboard issue dated February 6, 2016: February 13 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake "Me, Myself & I" G-Eazy & Bebe RexhaBillboard issue dated February 13, 2016: February 20 "Summer Sixteen" Drake "Summer Sixteen" DrakeBillboard issue dated February 20, 2016: February 27 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake "Me, Myself & I" G-Eazy & Bebe RexhaBillboard issue dated February 27, 2016: March 5 "Don't" Bryson TillerBillboard issue dated March 5, 2016: March 12Billboard issue dated March 12, 2016: March 19 "Work" Rihanna featuring Drake Billboard issue dated March 19, 2016: March 26Billboard issue dated March 26, 2016: April 2Billboard issue dated April 2, 2016: April 9Billboard issue dated April 9, 2016: April 16Billboard issue dated April 16, 2016: April 23 "Panda" DesiignerBillboard issue dated April 23, 2016: April 30Billboard issue dated April 30, 2016: May 7 "Panda" Desiigner "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla Billboard issue dated May 7, 2016: May 14Billboard issue dated May 14, 2016: May 21 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla Billboard issue dated May 21, 2016: May 28Billboard issue dated May 28, 2016: June 4 "Panda" DesiignerBillboard issue dated June 4, 2016: June 11Billboard issue dated June 11, 2016: June 18 "One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla Billboard issue dated June 18, 2016: June 25Billboard issue dated June 25, 2016: July 2Billboard issue dated July 2, 2016: July 9Billboard issue dated July 9, 2016: July 16Billboard issue dated July 16, 2016: July 23Billboard issue dated July 23, 2016: July 30Billboard issue dated July 30, 2016: August 6 "Don't Mind" Kent JonesBillboard issue dated August 6, 2016: August 13 "Panda" DesiignerBillboard issue dated August 13, 2016: August 20 "Controlla" DrakeBillboard issue dated August 20, 2016: August 27 "Sucker for Pain" Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa and Imagine Dragons with Logic and Ty Dolla Sign featuring X Ambassadors Billboard issue dated August 27, 2016: September 3 "Too Good" Drake featuring RihannaBillboard issue dated September 3, 2016: September 10Billboard issue dated September 10, 2016: September 17Billboard issue dated September 17, 2016: September 24 "Needed Me" Rihanna "Needed Me" Rihanna "Broccoli" DRAM featuring Lil YachtyBillboard issue dated September 24, 2016: October 1Billboard issue dated October 1, 2016: October 8 "Broccoli" D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty "Needed Me" RihannaBillboard issue dated October 8, 2016: October 15 "Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "No Limit" Usher featuring Young ThugBillboard issue dated October 15, 2016: October 22 "Needed Me" RihannaBillboard issue dated October 22, 2016: October 29 "Broccoli" D.R.A.M. featuring Lil YachtyBillboard issue dated October 29, 2016: November 5Billboard issue dated November 5, 2016: November 12Billboard issue dated November 12, 2016: November 19 "No Problem" Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne and 2 ChainzBillboard issue dated November 19, 2016: November 26 "Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane "Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci ManeBillboard issue dated November 26, 2016: December 3 "Black Beatles" Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci ManeBillboard issue dated December 3, 2016: December 10Billboard issue dated December 10, 2016: December 17Billboard issue dated December 17, 2016: December 24Billboard issue dated December 24, 2016: December 31Billboard issue dated December 31, 2016:
See also Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of 2016 List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016 List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016
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