List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2010 (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 Trey Songz with his song "I Invented Sex", featuring Drake.^[1] "I Invented Sex" also spent the last week of 2009 atop the chart, and therefore spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart in total.^[2] Melanie Fiona's song "It Kills Me" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks,^[3] and ranked as the number three song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4] It was replaced by Robin Thicke's "Sex Therapy", which peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks.^[5][6] "Sex Therapy" ranked as the number ten song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4] Drake topped the chart for a second time as a featured artist on Timbaland's song "Say Something".^[7] On April 3, Monica's "Everything to Me" ascended to number, and remained atop the chart for a further six consecutive weeks.^[8][9] On May 22, Alicia Keys' song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" topped the chart for twelve consecutive weeks.^[10][11] It ranked as the number one song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4] Usher's song "There Goes My Baby" peaked at number one for four weeks,^[12][13] and ranked as the number two song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4] Chris Brown's song "Deuces", featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks,^[14][15] and ranked as the number nine song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4] Trey Songz also topped the chart with "Can't Be Friends", a position it held for the final seven weeks of 2010.^[16][17]

List

Trey Songz topped the chart twice in 2010 with "I Invented Sex"^[1] and "Can't Be Friends".^[16]

Melanie Fiona topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks with "It Kills Me".^[3][18]

Alicia Keys' song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" ranked as the number one song on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list.^[4]

Key

†	Indicates best charting R&B single of 2010 Note: Year-End most popular R&B/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 2	"I Invented Sex"	Trey Songz featuring Drake	[1]
January 9	"It Kills Me"	Melanie Fiona	[18]
January 16			[19]
January 23			[20]
January 30			[21]
February 6			[22]
February 13			[23]
February 20			[24]
February 27			[25]
March 6			[3]
March 13	"Sex Therapy"	Robin Thicke	[5]
March 20			[6]
March 27	"Say Something"	Timbaland featuring Drake	[7]
April 3	"Everything to Me"	Monica	[8]
April 10			[26]
April 17			[27]
April 24			[28]
May 1			[29]
May 8			[30]
May 15			[9]
May 22	"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" †	Alicia Keys	[10]
May 29			[31]
June 5			[32]
June 12			[33]
June 19			[34]
June 26			[35]
July 3			[36]
July 10			[37]
July 17			[38]
July 24			[39]
July 31			[40]
August 7			[11]
August 14	"There Goes My Baby"	Usher	[12]
August 21			[41]
August 28			[42]
September 4			[13]
September 11	"Deuces"	Chris Brown featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall	[14]
September 18			[43]
September 25			[44]
October 2			[45]
October 9			[46]
October 16			[47]
October 23			[48]
October 30			[49]
November 6			[15]
November 13	"Can't Be Friends"	Trey Songz	[16]
November 20			[50]
November 27			[51]
December 4			[52]
December 11			[53]
December 18			[54]
December 25			[17]

See also

• 2010 in music
• List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)