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. "I Invented Sex" also spent the last week of 2009 atop the chart, and therefore spent two consecutive weeks atop the chart in total. Melanie Fiona's song "It Kills Me" topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks, and ranked as the number three song on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. It was replaced by Robin Thicke's "Sex Therapy", which peaked at number one for two consecutive weeks. "Sex Therapy" ranked as the number ten song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. Drake topped the chart for a second time as a featured artist on Timbaland's song "Say Something". On April 3, Monica's "Everything to Me" ascended to number, and remained atop the chart for a further six consecutive weeks. On May 22, Alicia Keys song "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" topped the chart for twelve consecutive weeks. It ranked as the number one song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. Usher's song "There Goes My Baby" peaked at number one for four weeks, and ranked as the number two song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. Chris Brown's song "Deuces", featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, topped the chart for nine consecutive weeks, and ranked as the number nine song on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year end list. Trey Songz also topped the chart with "Can't Be Friends", a position it held for the final seven weeks of 2010.
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+KeyIndicates 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 January 9 "It Kills Me" Melanie Fiona January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6 March 13 "Sex Therapy" Robin Thicke March 20 March 27 "Say Something" Timbaland featuring Drake April 3 "Everything to Me" Monica April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" Alicia Keys May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 August 7 August 14 "There Goes My Baby" Usher August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 "Deuces" Chris Brown featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 "Can't Be Friends" Trey Songz November 20 November 27 December 4 December 11 December 18 December 25
See also 2010 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of 2010 List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States)
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