This page lists the songs that reached number one on the overall Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts in 2026. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as respective distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, apart from the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart which serve as a forefront for radio and video airplay counts.
Chart history Issue dateHot R&B/Hip-Hop SongsArtist(s)Hot R&B SongsArtist(s)Hot Rap SongsArtist(s)R&B/Hip-Hop AirplayArtist(s)"Folded"Kehlani"Folded"Kehlani"FDO"Pooh Shiesty"It Depends"Chris Brown featuring Bryson TillerBillboard issue dated January 3, 2026:
Billboard issue dated January 10, 2026:
"What You Saying"Lil Uzi VertBillboard issue dated January 17, 2026:
"I Just Might"Bruno Mars"I Just Might"Bruno MarsBillboard issue dated January 24, 2026:
"Folded"KehlaniBillboard issue dated January 31, 2026:
Billboard issue dated February 7, 2026:
"Body" Don ToliverBillboard issue dated February 14, 2026:
"Two Six" J. ColeBillboard issue dated February 21, 2026:
"E85"Don ToliverBillboard issue dated February 28, 2026:
Billboard issue dated March 7, 2026:
Billboard issue dated March 14, 2026:
Billboard issue dated March 21, 2026:
Billboard issue dated March 28, 2026:
Billboard issue dated April 4, 2026:
Billboard issue dated April 11, 2026:
Billboard issue dated April 18, 2026:
Billboard issue dated April 25, 2026:
Billboard issue dated May 2, 2026:
Billboard issue dated May 9, 2026:
"Pop Dat Thang"DaBabyBillboard issue dated May 16, 2026:
Billboard issue dated May 23, 2026:
"Janice STFU"Drake"Janice STFU"DrakeBillboard issue dated May 30, 2026:
Billboard issue dated June 6, 2026:
Billboard issue dated June 13, 2026:
Billboard issue dated June 20, 2026:
Billboard issue dated June 27, 2026:
Billboard issue dated July 4, 2026:
Billboard issue dated July 11, 2026:
"I Just Might"Bruno MarsBillboard issue dated July 18, 2026:
Billboard issue dated July 25, 2026:
Billboard issue dated August 1, 2026:
Billboard issue dated August 8, 2026:
Billboard issue dated August 15, 2026:
"What You Need"TemsBillboard issue dated August 22, 2026:
Billboard issue dated August 29, 2026:
Billboard issue dated September 5, 2026:
Billboard issue dated September 12, 2026:
Billboard issue dated September 19, 2026:
Billboard issue dated September 26, 2026:
Billboard issue dated October 3, 2026:
Billboard issue dated October 10, 2026:
See also 2026 in American music 2026 in hip-hop List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2026 List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2026
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