# List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2013 (U.S.)

On October 20, 2012, Billboard relaunched many of its charts by incorporating the same methodology used for determining the rankings on the Billboard Hot 100 by a combination of sales, airplay, and streaming activity. Included in those changes were the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Rap Songs, and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts, as well as the introduction of the R&B Songs chart. The R&B and Rap Songs charts serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and are aimed to highlight the differences between R&B and rap titles.

## List of number ones

Key :
| † | Indicates best-charting R&B/Hip-Hop, R&B, Rap and Airplay singles of 2013 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Artist | R&B Songs | Artist | Rap Songs | Artist | R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | Artist |
| January 5 | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "I Cry" | Flo Rida | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| January 12 | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Gangnam Style" | PSY | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| January 19 | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| January 26 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| February 2 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| February 9 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| February 16 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| February 23 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Fuckin' Problems" | ASAP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar |
| March 2 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| March 9 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| March 16 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| March 23 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| March 30 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| April 6 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| April 13 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Adorn" † | Miguel |
| April 20 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Started from the Bottom" | Drake |
| April 27 | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Thrift Shop" † | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| May 4 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Pour It Up" | Rihanna |
| May 11 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| May 18 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| May 25 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| June 1 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| June 8 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| June 15 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| June 22 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| June 29 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Bad" | Wale featuring Tiara Thomas |
| July 6 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Power Trip" | J. Cole featuring Miguel |
| July 13 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Power Trip" | J. Cole featuring Miguel |
| July 20 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Power Trip" | J. Cole featuring Miguel |
| July 27 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Power Trip" | J. Cole featuring Miguel |
| August 3 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| August 10 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| August 17 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| August 24 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| August 31 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| September 7 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| September 14 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Berzerk" | Eminem | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| September 21 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| September 28 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| October 5 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Blurred Lines" † | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| October 12 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| October 19 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams |
| October 26 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| November 2 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Rap God" | Eminem | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| November 9 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "Holy Grail" | Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| November 16 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| November 23 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| November 30 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| December 7 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| December 14 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| December 21 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |
| December 28 | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan | "The Monster" | Eminem featuring Rihanna | "Hold On, We're Going Home" | Drake featuring Majid Jordan |