# List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2021 (U.S.)

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 2021. The R&B Songs and Rap Songs charts partly serve as distillations of the overall R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best-performing song of 2021 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Artist | R&B Songs | Artist | Rap Songs | Artist | R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | Artist |
| January 2 | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| January 9 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| January 16 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| January 23 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| January 30 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| February 6 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| February 13 | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Mood" † | 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| February 20 | "Up" | Cardi B | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| February 27 | "Calling My Phone" | Lil Tjay featuring 6Lack | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Calling My Phone" | Lil Tjay featuring 6Lack | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| March 6 | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| March 13 | "Up" | Cardi B | "Blinding Lights" | The Weeknd | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| March 20 | "What's Next" | Drake | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "What's Next" | Drake | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| March 27 | "Up" | Cardi B | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| April 3 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| April 10 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| April 17 | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Up" | Cardi B | "Go Crazy" | Chris Brown and Young Thug |
| April 24 | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| May 1 | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| May 8 | “Leave the Door Open” † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| May 15 | “Leave the Door Open” † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| May 22 | “Leave the Door Open” † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| May 29 | "My Life" | J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "My Life" | J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| June 5 | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| June 12 | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| June 19 | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| June 26 | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| July 3 | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | “Peaches” | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| July 10 | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| July 17 | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Astronaut in the Ocean" | Masked Wolf | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| July 24 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Motley Crew" | Post Malone | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| July 31 | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Rapstar" | Polo G | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| August 7 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| August 14 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Leave the Door Open" † | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| August 21 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Leave the Door Open" | Silk Sonic |
| August 28 | "Rumors" | Lizzo featuring Cardi B | "Peaches" | Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon | "Rumors" | Lizzo featuring Cardi B | "Wockesha" | Moneybagg Yo |
| September 4 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "You Right" | Doja Cat and The Weeknd | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| September 11 | "Hurricane" | Kanye West | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Hurricane" | Kanye West | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| September 18 | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug | "Race My Mind" | Drake | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| September 25 | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Way 2 Sexy" | Drake featuring Future and Young Thug | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| October 2 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| October 9 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| October 16 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| October 23 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| October 30 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| November 6 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| November 13 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| November 20 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| November 27 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| December 4 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| December 11 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| December 18 | "I Hate U" | SZA | "I Hate U" | SZA | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |
| December 25 | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Smokin Out the Window" | Silk Sonic | "Industry Baby" | Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow | "Essence" | Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber and Tems |