# List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2023 (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, and the Hot Rap Songs chart in 2023. 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 2023 |
| Issue date | R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | Artist | R&B Songs | Artist | Rap Songs | Artist | R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay | Artist |
| January 7 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Tomorrow 2" | GloRilla and Cardi B |
| January 14 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Tomorrow 2" | GloRilla and Cardi B |
| January 21 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Tomorrow 2" | GloRilla and Cardi B |
| January 28 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Rich Flex" | Drake and 21 Savage |
| February 4 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Rich Flex" | Drake and 21 Savage |
| February 11 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| February 18 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Rich Flex" † | Drake and 21 Savage | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| February 25 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Just Wanna Rock" | Lil Uzi Vert | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| March 4 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Just Wanna Rock" | Lil Uzi Vert | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| March 11 | "Die for You" | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande | "Die for You" | The Weeknd and Ariana Grande | "Just Wanna Rock" | Lil Uzi Vert | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| March 18 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Red Ruby da Sleeze" | Nicki Minaj | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| March 25 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Players" | Coi Leray | "Under the Influence" | Chris Brown |
| April 1 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Players" | Coi Leray | "Under the Influence" | Chris Brown |
| April 8 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Players" | Coi Leray | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| April 15 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Players" | Coi Leray | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| April 22 | "Search & Rescue" | Drake | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Search & Rescue" | Drake | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| April 29 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Princess Diana" | Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| May 6 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Search & Rescue" | Drake | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| May 13 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Favorite Song" | Toosii | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| May 20 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Favorite Song" | Toosii | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| May 27 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J Cole | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| June 3 | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "Favorite Song" | Toosii | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| June 10 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| June 17 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| June 24 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Free Mind" † | Tems |
| July 1 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Snooze" | SZA |
| July 8 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Snooze" | SZA |
| July 15 | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "All My Life" | Lil Durk featuring J. Cole | "Snooze" | SZA |
| July 22 | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Kill Bill" † | SZA | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA |
| July 29 | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA |
| August 5 | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA |
| August 12 | "Meltdown" | Travis Scott featuring Drake | "Snooze" | SZA | "Meltdown" | Travis Scott featuring Drake | "Snooze" | SZA |
| August 19 | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA |
| August 26 | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA | "FukUMean" | Gunna | "Snooze" | SZA |
| September 2 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| September 9 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| September 16 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| September 23 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| September 30 | "Slime You Out" | Drake featuring SZA | "Slime You Out" | Drake featuring SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| October 7 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| October 14 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| October 21 | "First Person Shooter" | Drake featuring J. Cole | "Slime You Out" | Drake featuring SZA | "First Person Shooter" | Drake featuring J. Cole | "Snooze" | SZA |
| October 28 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| November 4 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Good Good" | Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage |
| November 11 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Good Good" | Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage |
| November 18 | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA | "Paint the Town Red" | Doja Cat | "Snooze" | SZA |
| November 25 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA |
| December 2 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA |
| December 9 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "On My Mama" | Victoria Monét |
| December 16 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "On My Mama" | Victoria Monét |
| December 23 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA |
| December 30 | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA | "Lovin on Me" | Jack Harlow | "Snooze" | SZA |