List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2009 (U.S.)

The Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States. The first number one song of the year was claimed by Beyoncé with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".^[1] The song remained at the peak position in 2009 for a further six consecutive weeks,^[2] and it ranked as the number six song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list.^[3] "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was replaced by Jamie Foxx's song "Blame It", featuring T-Pain,^[4] after it had spent twelve consecutive weeks atop the chart throughout late 2008 and early 2009.^[5] "Blame It" topped the chart for fourteen consecutive weeks,^[6] and it ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end list.^[3]

Jeremih's "Birthday Sex" topped the chart for two consecutive weeks.^[7][8] "Birthday Sex" ranked as the number twenty song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[9] This was followed by Keri Hilson's song "Knock You Down", featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, which also peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks.^[10][11] "Knock You Down" ranked as the number eleven song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[9] Drake's song "Best I Ever Had" spent seven weeks atop the chart.^[12][13] "Best I Ever Had" ranked at number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[3] He was succeeded by Maxwell's song "Pretty Wings", which spent fourteen consecutive weeks atop the chart.^[14][15] "Pretty Wings" ranked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[3] Jay-Z's collaboration featuring Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind", spent three weeks at number one.^[16][17][18] "Papers" by Usher peaked at number one for two weeks.^[19][20] The last song to peak at number one in 2009 was Trey Songz's song "I Invented Sex" featuring Drake.^[21]

List

Key

†	Indicates best charting R&B single of 2009 Note: Year-end most popular R&B and hip-hop songs, ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS and sales data as compiled Nielsen SoundScan

Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Ref.
January 3	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"	Beyoncé	[1]
January 10			[22]
January 17			[23]
January 24			[24]
January 31			[25]
February 7			[26]
February 14			[2]
February 21	"Blame It" †	Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain	[4]
February 28			[27]
March 7			[28]
March 14			[29]
March 21			[30]
March 28			[31]
April 4			[32]
April 11			[33]
April 18			[34]
April 25			[35]
May 2			[36]
May 9			[37]
May 16			[38]
May 23			[6]
May 30	"Birthday Sex"	Jeremih	[7]
June 6			[8]
June 13	"Knock You Down"	Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo	[10]
June 20			[11]
June 27	"Best I Ever Had"	Drake	[12]
July 4			[13]
July 11			[39]
July 18			[40]
July 25			[41]
August 1			[42]
August 8			[43]
August 15	"Pretty Wings"	Maxwell	[14]
August 22			[44]
August 29			[45]
September 5			[46]
September 12			[47]
September 19			[48]
September 26			[49]
October 3			[50]
October 10			[51]
October 17			[52]
October 24			[53]
October 31			[54]
November 7			[55]
November 14			[15]
November 21	"Empire State of Mind"	Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys	[16]
November 28			[17]
December 5			[18]
December 12	"Papers"	Usher	[19]
December 19			[20]
December 26	"I Invented Sex"	Trey Songz featuring Drake	[21]

See also

• 2009 in music
• List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)