Last Week, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in Such Great Hoots? Owl City Is A Rare Boy-Pop Chart-Topper) Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne, “Down” (2009)
Timberlake scored three Hot 100 chart-toppers from his second solo album, but only this one failed to get appreciable urban-radio airplay; both “SexyBack” and “My Love” were big R&B/Hip-Hop chart hits.)

Last Month, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in Letting Her Finish: Taylor Swift Completes Country’s Pop-Chart Comeback) 2. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (LW No. 4, 8 weeks)
8. Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, “Forever” (CHART DEBUT)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
5. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West, “Run This Town” (LW No. 4, 9 weeks)

3 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in What About Their Friends: Top 10 Debutantes Have Famous Pals to Thank) • The fifth new R&B/Hip-Hop chart-topper of 2009 assumes the penthouse this week, as Maxwell scores only his second-ever No. 1 hit with “Pretty Wings.” It’s also the first chart-topper from a regular Maxwell album; prior to this, he’d only ever crowned the chart with “Fortunate,” a fl...

4 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in The Invisible Glove: Jackson Presides Over Parallel-Universe Charts) Even as the early summer of 2009 has seen TV newscasters ignore global unrest in favor of Michael Jackson death coverage; L.A. spend millions amid a state budget crisis to police a Jackson memorial; and Jackson’s heirs treat his final documented wishes as mere suggestions, Billboard has n...

7 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in Lady GaGa Takes Slow And Steady Route To The Top) 4. T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake, "Dead and Gone" (LW No. 4, 17 weeks)
6. All-American Rejects, "Gives You Hell" (LW No. 5, 20 weeks)
7. Kelly Clarkson, "My Life Would Suck Without You" (LW No. 6, 11 weeks)
10. Ciara feat. Justin Timberlake, "Love Sex Magic" (LW No. 27, 3 weeks)

8 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in The Reverse Swift: Cyrus Scales Charts with Less Funky, More Honky (Tonk)) The Climb" makes its high Hot 100 debut thanks largely to first-week sales at iTunes and other digital retailers of 166,000. According to Billboard, that's "the artist's best single-week sales sum," which is saying a lot, considering Cyrus has already scored a number of impressive debu...

14 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in Whatever He Likes: T.I. Holds Chart Penthouse, Takes Reservation for Next Week) 1. T.I., "Whatever You Like" (LW No. 1, 8 weeks)
2. Pink, "So What" (LW No. 2, 6 weeks)
3. Kanye West, "Love Lockdown" (LW No. 3, 2 weeks)
7. T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne, "Can't Believe It" (LW No. 8, 9 weeks)
8. Ne-Yo, "Closer" (LW No. 7, 24 weeks)
10. Estelle feat. Kanye West, "American Boy" (LW No. 10, 24 weeks)

15 Months Ago, Chris Molanphy from Idolator says (in T.I. Sets Perennially Broken Hot 100 Record) Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
3. Rihanna, "Take a Bow" (LW No. 1, 18 weeks)
4. Lil Wayne, "A Milli" (LW No. 3, 18 weeks)
5. Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West, "Put On" (LW No. 5, 16 weeks)
7. Robin Thicke, "Magic" (LW No. 6, 14 weeks)
8. T.I., "Whatever You Like" (LW No. 13, 6 weeks)