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Rap Songs, formerly Hot Rap Tracks, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single sold in that given week. The most weeks at number one was "Hot Boyz" by Missy Elliott, a single that was number one for 16 weeks in late 1999 to early 2000. The current number-one song, for the issue dated November 21, 2009, is "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

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Current Billboard Rap Songs chart

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Albums	Billboard 200 (Pop Catalog) • Billboard Comprehensive Albums • R&B/Hip-Hop Albums • Country Albums (Country Catalog) • Dance/Electronic Albums • Top Heatseekers • European Albums • Latin Albums • Kid Albums

Singles and tracks	Hot 100 • Radio Songs • Hot 100 Singles Sales • Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles • Digital Songs • Hot Digital Tracks • Pop 100 (defunct) • Pop 100 Airplay (defunct) • R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales • Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles • Rap Songs • Top 40 Tracks (defunct) • Country Songs • Top 40 Mainstream • Rhythmic Top 40 • Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks • Adult Contemporary • Latin Rhythm Airplay Chart • Alternative Songs • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Rock Songs • Dance/Club Play Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Dance Singles Sales • Latin Songs • Christian Songs • Ringtones • Hot RingMasters • Canadian Hot 100 • European Hot 100 • Japan Hot 100 • Brasil Hot 100

Lists of number-ones	Billboard 200 • Top Country Albums • U.S. number-one singles (Motown; by artist nationality: Australian, British, Canadian, European) • Hot 100 Airplay • Top 40 Mainstream • Hot Dance Club Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Alternative Tracks • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Rhythmic Airplay • Year-end Top 100 Singles

Lists of artists who reached number one	U.S. (by total number; simultaneous U.S. and UK number-one hits) • Hot Dance Club Songs • Hot Dance Airplay • Hot Alternative Tracks • Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks • Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs • Rhythmic Airplay • Country

See also	Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts: (All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs, All-Time Top Artists) • Billboard Radio Monitor (defunct) • List of top 10 singles '04, '05, '06, '07, '08, '09, • Billboard Year-End • List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones (most hit singles from an album) • Hot Country Songs achievements • R&R (defunct) • Billboard Brasil

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