# List of Billboard number-one rap singles of the 1980s and 1990s

Hot Rap Songs is a record chart published by the music industry magazine Billboard which ranks the most popular hip hop songs in the United States. With hip hop having greatly increased in mainstream popularity in the late 1980s, Billboard introduced the chart in their March 11, 1989 issue under the name Hot Rap Singles. Prior to the addition of the chart, hip hop music had been profiled in the magazine's "The Rhythm & the Blues" column and disco-related sections, while some rap records made appearances on the related Hot Black Singles chart. The inaugural number-one single on Hot Rap Singles was "Self Destruction" by the Stop the Violence Movement. From its 1989 inception until 2001, the chart was based solely on each single's weekly sales. To formulate chart rankings, Billboard assembled a panel of selected record stores to provide reports of each week's top-selling singles.
Between 1989 and 1999, 173 singles topped the Hot Rap Singles chart, with "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip being the final number-one single of the 1990s. The single's 18-week reign at the top spot extended into the next decade, and until 2019 it held the record for the most weeks at number one in the chart's history. LL Cool J and Puff Daddy each attained nine number-one hits on the Hot Rap Singles chart during its first 11 years, the most for any artist during this period. In a 25th anniversary listing of the top 100 songs in the history of Hot Rap Songs based on chart performance, "Me So Horny" by the 2 Live Crew and "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz were the highest-ranked singles of the 1980s and 1990s respectively.

## Number-one singles

Key :
| † | Billboard year-end number-one single |
| ↑ | Return of a single to number one |
| Single | Artist | Reached number one | Weeks at number one |
| "Self-Destruction" † | Stop the Violence Movement | March 11, 1989 | 10 |
| "Me Myself and I" | De La Soul | May 20, 1989 | 8 |
| "I'm That Type of Guy" | LL Cool J | July 15, 1989 | 2 |
| "Fight the Power" | Public Enemy | July 29, 1989 | 6 |
| "It's Funky Enough" | The D.O.C. | September 9, 1989 | 4 |
| "Smooth Operator" | Big Daddy Kane | October 7, 1989 | 4 |
| "Me So Horny" | 2 Live Crew | November 4, 1989 | 4 |
| "Cha Cha Cha" | MC Lyte | December 2, 1989 | 2 |
| "New Jack Swing" | Wrecks-n-Effect | December 16, 1989 | 1 |
| "Somebody for Me" | Heavy D & the Boyz | December 23, 1989 | 2 |
| "The D.O.C. & The Doctor" | The D.O.C. | January 6, 1990 | 2 |
| "Expression" † | Salt-n-Pepa | January 20, 1990 | 8 |
| "The Humpty Dance" | Digital Underground | March 17, 1990 | 5 |
| "Murder Rap" | Above the Law | April 21, 1990 | 2 |
| "Funhouse" | Kid 'n Play | May 5, 1990 | 3 |
| "911 Is a Joke" | Public Enemy | May 26, 1990 | 2 |
| "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" | Ice Cube | June 9, 1990 | 3 |
| "The Power" | Snap! | June 30, 1990 | 3 |
| "We're All in the Same Gang" | The West Coast Rap All-Stars | July 21, 1990 | 4 |
| "Untouchable" | Above the Law | August 18, 1990 | 1 |
| "Banned in the U.S.A." | Luke featuring the 2 Live Crew | August 25, 1990 | 1 |
| "Call Me D-Nice" | D-Nice | September 1, 1990 | 4 |
| "Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" | Father MC | September 29, 1990 | 1 |
| "The Boomin' System" | LL Cool J | October 6, 1990 | 2 |
| "Ice Ice Baby" | Vanilla Ice | October 20, 1990 | 1 |
| "Knockin' Boots" | Candyman | October 27, 1990 | 6 |
| "Monie in the Middle" | Monie Love | December 8, 1990 | 2 |
| "I'll Do 4 U" | Father MC | December 22, 1990 | 3 |
| "Around the Way Girl" | LL Cool J | January 12, 1991 | 4 |
| "Gold Digger" | EPMD | February 9, 1991 | 3 |
| "Treat 'Em Right" † | Chubb Rock | March 2, 1991 | 3 |
| "Looking at the Front Door" | Main Source | March 23, 1991 | 3 |
| "It's a Shame (My Sister)" | Monie Love featuring True Image | April 13, 1991 | 2 |
| "Daddy's Little Girl" | Nikki D | April 27, 1991 | 2 |
| "I Got to Have It" | Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs | May 11, 1991 | 1 |
| "Mama Said Knock You Out" | LL Cool J | May 18, 1991 | 1 |
| "You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo" | Yo-Yo featuring Ice Cube | May 25, 1991 | 4 |
| "Rise 'n' Shine" | Kool Moe Dee featuring KRS-One and Chuck D | June 22, 1991 | 2 |
| "Homey Don't Play Dat" | Terminator X | July 6, 1991 | 1 |
| "Pop Goes the Weasel" | 3rd Bass | July 13, 1991 | 2 |
| "Summertime" | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | July 27, 1991 | 2 |
| "The Chubbster" | Chubb Rock | August 10, 1991 | 2 |
| "The House the Dog Built" | Jibri Wise One | August 24, 1991 | 2 |
| "Growin' Up in the Hood" | Compton's Most Wanted | September 7, 1991 | 1 |
| "O.P.P." | Naughty by Nature | September 14, 1991 | 4 |
| "Fuck Compton" | Tim Dog | October 12, 1991 | 1 |
| "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" | Geto Boys | October 19, 1991 | 3 |
| "Can't Truss It" | Public Enemy | November 9, 1991 | 3 |
| "Check the Rhime" | A Tribe Called Quest | November 30, 1991 | 1 |
| "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" | Kid 'n Play | December 7, 1991 | 2 |
| "Blue Cheese" | The U.M.C.'s | December 21, 1991 | 2 |
| "Just the Two of Us" | Chubb Rock | January 4, 1992 | 2 |
| "The Phuncky Feel One" / "How I Could Just Kill a Man" † | Cypress Hill | January 18, 1992 | 5 |
| "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)" | Black Sheep | February 22, 1992 | 2 |
| "Poor Georgie" | MC Lyte | March 7, 1992 | 1 |
| "Oochie Coochie" | MC Brains | March 14, 1992 | 2 |
| "Shut 'em Down" | Public Enemy | March 28, 1992 | 1 |
| "The Jam" | Shabba Ranks featuring KRS-One | April 4, 1992 | 1 |
| "The International Zone Coaster" | Leaders of the New School | April 11, 1992 | 1 |
| "Jump" | Kris Kross | April 18, 1992 | 5 |
| "Tennessee" | Arrested Development | May 23, 1992 | 1 |
| "They Want EFX" | Das EFX | May 30, 1992 | 3 |
| "Sometimes I Rhyme Slow" | Nice & Smooth | June 20, 1992 | 1 |
| "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | June 27, 1992 | 3 |
| "Take It Personal" | Gang Starr | July 18, 1992 | 1 |
| "Warm It Up" | Kris Kross | July 25, 1992 | 3 |
| "Don't Sweat the Technique" | Eric B. & Rakim | August 15, 1992 | 1 |
| "Fakin' the Funk" | Main Source | August 22, 1992 | 1 |
| "Crossover" | EPMD | August 29, 1992 | 3 |
| "People Everyday" | Arrested Development | September 19, 1992 | 3 |
| "Mic Checka" | Das EFX | October 10, 1992 | 1 |
| "360 Degrees (What Goes Around)" | Grand Puba | October 17, 1992 | 1 |
| "Here It Comes" / "Back to the Grill" | MC Serch | October 24, 1992 | 1 |
| "Ever So Clear" | Bushwick Bill | October 31, 1992 | 1 |
| "Blow Your Mind" | Redman | November 7, 1992 | 1 |
| "Lost in the Storm" | Chubb Rock | November 14, 1992 | 2 |
| "Rump Shaker" | Wreckx-n-Effect | November 28, 1992 | 3 |
| "Not Gonna Be Able to Do It" | Double XX Posse | December 19, 1992 | 1 |
| "Flex" | Mad Cobra | December 26, 1992 | 2 |
| "Wicked" | Ice Cube | January 9, 1993 | 2 |
| "I Got a Man" | Positive K | January 23, 1993 | 2 |
| "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" | Digable Planets | February 6, 1993 | 3 |
| "Informer" | Snow | February 27, 1993 | 2 |
| "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" | Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg | March 12, 1993 | 3 |
| "Throw Ya Gunz" | Onyx | April 3, 1993 | 2 |
| "Time 4 Sum Aksion" | Redman | April 17, 1993 | 1 |
| "It Was a Good Day" | Ice Cube | April 24, 1993 | 1 |
| "Down with the King" | Run–D.M.C. featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth | May 1, 1993 | 2 |
| "How I'm Comin'" | LL Cool J | May 15, 1993 | 1 |
| "Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)" | Prince Markie Dee and Soul Convention | May 22, 1993 | 1 |
| "Deeper" | Boss | May 29, 1993 | 3 |
| "Head or Gut" / "We Getz Busy" † | Illegal | June 19, 1993 | 2 |
| "Lots of Lovin'" | Pete Rock & CL Smooth | July 3, 1993 | 1 |
| "Passin' Me By" | The Pharcyde | July 10, 1993 | 1 |
| "Slam" | Onyx | July 17, 1993 | 2 |
| "Bonnie & Clyde" / "IBWin' wit My Crewin'" | Yo-Yo | July 31, 1993 | 1 |
| "Insane in the Brain" | Cypress Hill | August 7, 1993 | 3 |
| "Ruffneck" | MC Lyte | August 28, 1993 | 1 |
| "Check Yo Self" | Ice Cube featuring Das EFX | September 4, 1993 | 1 |
| "Alright" | Kris Kross featuring Super Cat | September 11, 1993 | 2 |
| "Grand Groove" / "At Large" | Intelligent Hoodlum | September 25, 1993 | 1 |
| "Chief Rocka" | Lords of the Underground | October 2, 1993 | 1 |
| "We Getz Busy" ↑ † | Illegal | October 9, 1993 | 1 |
| "Flow Joe" | Fat Joe | October 16, 1993 | 1 |
| "Recipe of a Hoe" | Boss | October 23, 1993 | 1 |
| "Valley of the Skinz" | Trends of Culture | October 30, 1993 | 1 |
| "What's Next" | Leaders of the New School | November 6, 1993 | 1 |
| "Stay Real" | Erick Sermon | November 13, 1993 | 1 |
| "Shoop" | Salt-n-Pepa | November 20, 1993 | 5 |
| "What's My Name?" | Snoop Doggy Dogg | December 25, 1993 | 3 |
| "Getto Jam" | Domino | January 15, 1994 | 6 |
| "Whatta Man" | Salt-n-Pepa featuring En Vogue | February 26, 1994 | 2 |
| "Gin and Juice" | Snoop Doggy Dogg | March 12, 1994 | 2 |
| "Player's Ball" | Outkast | March 26, 1994 | 6 |
| "Got Me Waiting" | Heavy D & the Boyz | May 7, 1994 | 3 |
| "Regulate" | Warren G and Nate Dogg | May 28, 1994 | 3 |
| "Funkdafied" † | Da Brat | June 18, 1994 | 11 |
| "Tootsee Roll" | 69 Boyz | September 3, 1994 | 1 |
| "Flava in Ya Ear" | Craig Mack | September 10, 1994 | 4 |
| "Tootsee Roll" ↑ | 69 Boyz | October 8, 1994 | 1 |
| "Flava in Ya Ear" ↑ | Craig Mack | October 15, 1994 | 10 |
| "Tootsee Roll" ↑ | 69 Boyz | December 24, 1994 | 5 |
| "Big Poppa" / "Warning" | The Notorious B.I.G. | January 28, 1995 | 6 |
| "Dear Mama" / "Old School" | 2Pac | March 11, 1995 | 1 |
| "Big Poppa" / "Warning" ↑ | The Notorious B.I.G. | March 18, 1995 | 1 |
| "Dear Mama" / "Old School" ↑ | 2Pac | March 25, 1995 | 1 |
| "Big Poppa" / "Warning" ↑ | The Notorious B.I.G. | April 1, 1995 | 2 |
| "Dear Mama" / "Old School" ↑ | 2Pac | April 15, 1995 | 1 |
| "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" | Dr. Dre | April 22, 1995 | 1 |
| "Dear Mama" / "Old School" ↑ | 2Pac | April 29, 1995 | 2 |
| "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" | Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige | May 13, 1995 | 6 |
| "One More Chance/Stay with Me" † | The Notorious B.I.G. | June 24, 1995 | 9 |
| "Boombastic" / "In the Summertime" | Shaggy / Shaggy featuring Rayvon | August 26, 1995 | 1 |
| "Gangsta's Paradise" | Coolio featuring L.V. | September 2, 1995 | 11 |
| "Cell Therapy" | Goodie Mob | November 18, 1995 | 1 |
| "Hey Lover" | LL Cool J | November 25, 1995 | 8 |
| "Tonite's tha Night" | Kris Kross | January 20, 1996 | 5 |
| "Get Money" | Junior M.A.F.I.A. featuring The Notorious B.I.G. | February 24, 1996 | 3 |
| "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" / "Everything Remains Raw" | Busta Rhymes | March 16, 1996 | 7 |
| "5 O'Clock" | Nonchalant | May 4, 1996 | 1 |
| "Tha Crossroads" | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | May 11, 1996 | 6 |
| "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" † | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman | June 22, 1996 | 6 |
| "Elevators (Me & You)" | Outkast | August 3, 1996 | 4 |
| "Loungin" | LL Cool J | August 31, 1996 | 4 |
| "How Do U Want It" / "California Love" ↑ † | 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / 2Pac featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman | September 28, 1996 | 2 |
| "Bow Down" | Westside Connection | October 12, 1996 | 2 |
| "Po Pimp" | Do or Die featuring Twista | October 26, 1996 | 1 |
| "Bow Down" ↑ | Westside Connection | November 2, 1996 | 1 |
| "Street Dreams" | Nas | November 9, 1996 | 1 |
| "No Time" | Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy | November 16, 1996 | 9 |
| "Cold Rock a Party" | MC Lyte | January 18, 1997 | 2 |
| "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" | Puff Daddy featuring Mase | February 1, 1997 | 12 |
| "Hypnotize" | The Notorious B.I.G. | April 26, 1997 | 7 |
| "I'll Be Missing You" † | Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 | June 14, 1997 | 8 |
| "Mo Money Mo Problems" | The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase | August 9, 1997 | 4 |
| "Up Jumps da Boogie" | Timbaland & Magoo | September 6, 1997 | 8 |
| "Feel So Good" | Mase | November 1, 1997 | 6 |
| "Been Around the World" | Puff Daddy & the Family featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase | December 13, 1997 | 6 |
| "Dangerous" | Busta Rhymes | January 24, 1998 | 1 |
| "Father" | LL Cool J | January 31, 1998 | 3 |
| "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" † | Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz | February 21, 1998 | 1 |
| "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" | Will Smith | February 28, 1998 | 2 |
| "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" ↑ † | Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz | March 14, 1998 | 4 |
| "Romeo and Juliet" | Sylk-E. Fyne featuring Chill | April 11, 1998 | 4 |
| "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" | Busta Rhymes | May 9, 1998 | 4 |
| "Money, Power & Respect" | The LOX featuring DMX and Lil' Kim | June 6, 1998 | 1 |
| "Raise the Roof" | Luke featuring No Good but So Good | June 13, 1998 | 1 |
| "I Got the Hook Up" | Master P featuring Sons of Funk | June 20, 1998 | 1 |
| "Come with Me" | Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page | June 27, 1998 | 5 |
| "Lookin' at Me" | Mase featuring Puff Daddy | August 1, 1998 | 10 |
| "Just the Two of Us" | Will Smith | October 10, 1998 | 2 |
| "Superthug (What What)" | Noreaga | October 24, 1998 | 1 |
| "Pushin' Weight" | Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop | October 31, 1998 | 2 |
| "Doo Wop (That Thing)" | Lauryn Hill | November 14, 1998 | 4 |
| "Pushin' Weight" ↑ | Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop | December 12, 1998 | 1 |
| "Ghetto Cowboy" | Mo Thugs Family featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | December 19, 1998 | 8 |
| "Watch for the Hook" | Cool Breeze featuring Outkast, Goodie Mob and Witchdoctor | February 13, 1999 | 3 |
| "It Ain't My Fault|It Ain't My Fault 2" / "Somebody Like Me" | Silkk the Shocker featuring Mystikal / Silkk the Shocker featuring Mýa | March 6, 1999 | 3 |
| "What's It Gonna Be?!" | Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson | March 27, 1999 | 5 |
| "Who Dat" † | JT Money featuring Solé | May 1, 1999 | 8 |
| "No Pigeons" | Sporty Thievz featuring Mr. Woods | June 26, 1999 | 4 |
| "Wild Wild West" | Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee | July 24, 1999 | 3 |
| "Jamboree" | Naughty by Nature featuring Zhané | August 14, 1999 | 4 |
| "Jigga My Nigga" | Jay-Z | September 11, 1999 | 2 |
| "I Want It All" | Warren G featuring Mack 10 | September 25, 1999 | 4 |
| "Satisfy You" | Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly | October 23, 1999 | 4 |
| "4, 5, 6" | Solé featuring JT Money and Kandi | November 20, 1999 | 1 |
| "Hot Boyz" | Missy Elliott featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip | November 27, 1999 | 18 |