Here is every single rap song to ever reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, from Vanilla Ice to Doja Cat
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Doja Cat just scored the first rap No. 1 of 2023 with "Paint the Town Red."
The first ever rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100 was Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" in 1990.
Here's every rap song that has reached No. 1 on the chart.
"Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice (1990)
Date reached No.1: November 3, 1990
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (1991)
Date reached No.1: October 5, 1991
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (1991)
Date reached No.1: November 30, 1991
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Jump" by Kriss Kross (1992)
Date reached No.1: April 25, 1992
Weeks spent at No.1: 8
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot (1992)
Date reached No.1: July 4, 1992
Weeks spent at No.1: 5
"Informer" by Snow (1993)
Date reached No.1: March 13, 1993
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze (1994)
Date reached No.1: December 17, 1994
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio feat. L.V. (1995)
Date reached No.1: September 9, 1995
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Tha Crossroads" by Bones Thugs-N-Harmony (1996)
Date reached No.1: May 18, 1996
Weeks spent at No.1: 8
"How Do U Want It" by 2Pac feat. K-Ci & JoJo/"California Love" by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman (1996)
Date reached No.1: July 13, 1996
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"No Diggity" by Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre (1996)
Date reached No.1: November 9, 1996
Weeks spent at No.1: 4
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" by Puff Daddy feat. Mase (1997)
Date reached No.1: March 22, 1997
Weeks spent at No.1: 6
"Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1997)
Date reached No.1: May 3, 1997
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112 (1997)
Date reached No.1: June 14, 1997
Weeks spent at No.1: 11
"Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy and Mase (1997)
Date reached No.1: August 30, 1997
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" by Will Smith (1998)
Date reached No.1: March 14, 1998
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill (1998)
Date reached No.1: November 14, 1998
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Wild Wild West" by Will Smith feat. Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee (1999)
Date reached No.1: July 24, 1999
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy feat. RikRok (2001)
Date reached No.1: February 3, 2001
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Ms. Jackson" by Outkast (2001)
Date reached No.1: February 17, 2001
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Always On Time" by Ja Rule feat. Ashanti (2002)
Date reached No.1: February 23, 2002
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Hot in Herre" by Nelly (2002)
Date reached No.1: June 29, 2002
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Dilemma" by Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland (2002)
Date reached No.1: August 17, 2002/October 19, 2002
Weeks spent at No.1: 10
"Lose Yourself" by Eminem (2002/2003)
Date reached No.1: November 9, 2002
Weeks spent at No.1: 12
"In Da Club" by 50 Cent (2003)
Date reached No.1: March 8, 2003
Weeks spent at No.1: 9
"21 Questions" by 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg (2003)
Date reached No.1: May 31, 2003
Weeks spent at No.1: 4
"Shake Ya Tailfeather" by Nelly, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee (2003)
Date reached No.1: September 6, 2003
Weeks spent at No.1: 4
"Stand Up" by Ludacris feat. Shawnna (2003)
Date reached No.1: December 6, 2003
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Hey Ya!" by Outkast (2003/2004)
Date reached No.1: December 13, 2003
Weeks spent at No.1: 9
"The Way You Move" by Outkast feat. Sleepy Brown (2004)
Date reached No.1: February 14, 2004
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Slow Jamz" by Twista feat. Kanye West and Jamie Foxx (2004)
Date reached No.1: February 21, 2004
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Slow Motion" by Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim (2004)
Date reached No.1: August 7, 2004
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Lean Back" by Terror Squad (2004)
Date reached No.1: August 21, 2004
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell (2004)
Date reached No.1: December 11, 2004
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Candy Shop" by 50 Cent feat. Olivia (2005)
Date reached No.1: March 5, 2005
Weeks spent at No.1: 9
"Gold Digger" by Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx (2005)
Date reached No.1: September 17, 2005
Weeks spent at No.1: 10
"Laffy Taffy" by D4L (2006)
Date reached No.1: January 14, 2006
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Grillz" by Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp (2006)
Date reached No.1: January 21, 2006
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Ridin'" by Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone (2006)
Date reached No.1: June 3, 2006
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Money Maker" by Ludacris feat. Pharrell (2006)
Date reached No.1: October 28, 2006
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims (2007)
Date reached No.1: March 10, 2007
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Give It To Me" by Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake (2007)
Date reached No.1: April 21, 2007
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (2007)
Date reached No.1: September 15, 2007/October 6, 2007
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Stronger" by Kanye West (2007)
Date reached No.1: September 29, 2007
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Low" by Flo Rida feat. T-Pain (2008)
Date reached No.1: January 5, 2008
Weeks spent at No.1: 10
"Lollipop" by Lil Wayne feat. Static Major (2008)
Date reached No.1: May 3, 2008/May 31, 2008
Weeks spent at No.1: 5
"Whatever You Like" by T.I. (2008)
Date reached No.1: September 6, 2008/October 4, 2008/November 1, 2008
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Live Your Life" by T.I. feat. Rihanna (2008)
Date reached No.1: October 18, 2008/November 15, 2008/December 20, 2008
Weeks spent at No.1: 6
"Crack a Bottle" by Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent (2009)
Date reached No.1: February 21, 2009
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Right Round" by Flo Rida feat. Ke$ha (2009)
Date reached No.1: February 28, 2009
Weeks spent at No.1: 6
"Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys (2009)
Date reached No.1: November 28, 2009
Weeks spent at No.1: 5
"Nothin' on You" by B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars (2010)
Date reached No.1: May 1, 2010
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Not Afraid" by Eminem (2010)
Date reached No.1: May 22, 2010
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem feat. Rihanna (2010)
Date reached No.1: July 31, 2010
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa (2011)
Date reached No.1: February 19, 2011
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Give Me Everything" by Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer (2011)
Date reached No.1: July 9, 2011
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Whistle" by Flo Rida (2012)
Date reached No.1: August 25, 2012/September 15, 2012
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz (2013)
Date reached No.1: February 2, 2013/April 6, 2013
Weeks spent at No.1: 6
"Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton (2013)
Date reached No.1: May 18, 2013
Weeks spent at No.1: 5
"The Monster" by Eminem feat. Rihanna (2013/2014)
Date reached No.1: December 21, 2013
Weeks spent at No.1: 4
"Timber" by Pitbull feat. Ke$ha (2014)
Date reached No.1: January 18, 2014
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Fancy" by Iggy Azalea feat. Charlie XCX (2014)
Date reached No.1: June 7, 2014
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (2015)
Date reached No.1: April 25, 2015/June 13, 2015
Weeks spent at No.1: 12
"Panda" by Desiigner (2016)
Date reached No.1: May 7, 2016
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"One Dance" by Drake feat. Wizkid and Kyla (2016)
Date reached No.1: May 21, 2016/June 4, 2016
Weeks spent at No.1: 10
"Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane (2016/2017)
Date reached No.1: November 26, 2016/January 14, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Bad and Boujee" by Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert (2017)
Date reached No.1: January 21, 2017/February 4, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Humble" by Kendrick Lamar (2017)
Date reached No.1: May 6, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"I'm the One" by DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, and Lil Wayne (2017)
Date reached No.1: May 20, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B (2017)
Date reached No.1: October 7, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage (2017)
Date reached No.1: October 28, 2017
Weeks spent at No.1: 8
"God's Plan" by Drake (2018)
Date reached No.1: February 3, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 11
"Nice for What" by Drake (2018)
Date reached No.1: April 21, 2018/June 2, 2018/June 23, 2018/July 14, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 8
"This Is America" by Childish Gambino (2018)
Date reached No.1: May 19, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Sad!" by XXXTentacion (2018)
Date reached No.1: June 30, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin (2018)
Date reached No.1: July 7, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"In My Feelings" by Drake (2018)
Date reached No.1: July 21, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 10
"Sicko Mode" by Travis Scott feat. Drake (2018)
Date reached No.1: December 8, 2018
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus (2019)
Date reached No.1: April 13, 2019
Weeks spent at No.1: 19
"Highest in the Room" by Travis Scott (2019)
Date reached No.1: October 19, 2019
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"The Box" by Roddy Ricch (2020)
Date reached No.1: January 18. 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 11
"Toosie Slide" by Drake (2020)
Date reached No.1: April 18, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"The Scotts" by The Scotts (2020)
Date reached No.1: May 9, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Say So" by Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj (2020)
Date reached No.1: May 16, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
Date reached No.1: May 30, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Rockstar" by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch (2020)
Date reached No.1: June 13, 2020/July 4, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 7
"Trollz" by 6ix9ine feat. Nicki Minaj (2020)
Date reached No.1: June 27, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"WAP" by Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (2020)
Date reached No.1: August 22, 2020/September 19, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 4
"Franchise" by Travis Scott feat. Young Thug and M.I.A. (2020)
Date reached No.1: October 10, 2020
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Mood" by 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior (2020/2021)
Date reached No.1: October 24, 2020/November 14, 2020/December 12, 2020/January 9, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 8
"What's Next" by Drake (2021)
Date reached No.1: March 20, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Up" by Cardi B (2021)
Date reached No.1: March 27, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X
Date reached No.1: April 10, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Rapstar" by Polo G (2021)
Date reached No.1: April 24, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 2
"Way 2 Sexy" by Drake feat. Young Thug and Future (2021)
Date reached No.1: September 18, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (2021)
Date reached No.1: October 23, 2021
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"First Class" by Jack Harlow (2022)
Date reached No.1: April 23, 2022/May 21, 2022
Weeks spent at No.1: 3
"Wait for U" by Future feat. Drake and Tems (2022)
Date reached No.1: May 14, 2022
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Jimmy Cooks" by Drake feat. 21 Savage (2022)
Date reached No.1: July 2, 2022
Weeks spent at No.1: 1
"Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat (2023)
Date reached No.1: September 16, 2023
Weeks spent at No.1: -
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