List of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number ones of 2002

These are the Billboard R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2002.

Ashanti had two long-running number ones in 2002.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best-charting R&B single of 2002[1]

Issue Date	Song	Artist
January 5	"Always on Time"	Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
January 12
January 19
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 2	"Lights, Camera, Action!"	Mr. Cheeks
March 9	"Oops (Oh My)"	Tweet featuring Missy Elliott
March 16
March 23
March 30	"Foolish" †	Ashanti
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1
June 8	"Oh Boy"	Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6
July 13	"Hot in Herre"	Nelly
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24	"Dilemma"	Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26	"Luv U Better"	LL Cool J
November 2
November 9
November 16
November 23	"Work It"	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
November 30
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28	"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"	Erykah Badu featuring Common

See also

• 2002 in music
• List of number-one R&B hits (United States)