List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Rhythmic chart
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This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard's Rhythmic chart. Billboard began ranking Rhythmic music in the issue dated October 3, 1992, based on weekly radio airplay as based on data from Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.
- All acts are listed alphabetically.
- Solo artists are alphabetized by last name, groups by group name excluding "A," "An" and "The."
- Each act's total of number one Rhythmic hits is shown after their name.
- All artists who are mentioned in song credits are listed here; this includes one-time pairings of otherwise solo artists and those appearing as "featured".
- Many artists and producers use aliases and pseudonyms - this list shows whichever artist name was used on the record.
- Artists associated with a group who reached number one, yet have their own solo page in Wikipedia are not listed here, unless they hit number one as a solo artist.
Numerical[edit]
A[edit]
- Aaliyah (4)
- Afrojack (2)
- Christina Aguilera (3)
- Jhené Aiko (1)
- Akon (5)
- Ali & Gipp (1)
- All-4-One (2)
- AlunaGeorge (1)
- Ashanti (3)
- Iggy Azalea (3)
B[edit]
- B2K (1)
- Bad Meets Evil (1)
- Lou Bega (1)
- Belly (1)
- Lauren Bennett (1)
- Beyoncé (7)
- Justin Bieber (2)
- Big Sean (3)
- BLACKstreet (2)
- The Black Eyed Peas (1)
- Blaque (1)
- Mary J. Blige (2)
- B.o.B (1)
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (1)
- Bow Wow (4)
- Boyz II Men (4)
- Brandy (4)
- Toni Braxton (1)
- Chris Brown (12)
- Busta Rhymes (1)
C[edit]
- Athena Cage (1)
- Alessia Cara (1)
- Mariah Carey (7)
- Cassie (1)
- The Cataracs (1)
- Chamillionaire (1)
- Charli XCX (1)
- Chingy (3)
- Ciara (3)
- City Spud (1)
- J. Cole (1)
D[edit]
- D12 (1)
- Da Brat (1)
- Daft Punk (1)
- Ray Dalton (1)
- David Banner (1)
- Dem Franchize Boyz (1)
- Jason DeRulo (2)
- Destiny's Child (3)
- Dev (1)
- DJ Khaled (1)
- DJ Snake (2)
- Dr. Dre (1)
- Drake (17)
- The-Dream (1)
- Dru Hill (1)
E[edit]
- E-40 (2)
- Missy Elliott (3)
- Eminem (6)
- En Vogue (2)
- Enya (1)
- Faith Evans (1)
- Eve (1)
F[edit]
- Fabolous (2)
- Far East Movement (1)
- Fat Joe (1)
- Fetty Wap (2)
- Lupe Fiasco (1)
- Field Mob (1)
- Fifth Harmony (1)
- Flo Rida (4)
- Jamie Foxx (3)
- The Fugees (1)
- Future (1)
G[edit]
- G-Eazy (1)
- The Game (2)
- Ginuwine (1)
- GoonRock (1)
- Ariana Grande (2)
- David Guetta (1)
H[edit]
- Brandy "Ms. B" Hambrick (1)
- Calvin Harris (1)
- Lauryn Hill (1)
- Keri Hilson (1)
- Whitney Houston (6)
- Adina Howard (1)
I[edit]
- ILoveMakonnen (1)
- Iyaz (1)
J[edit]
- Ja Rule (5)
- Jade (1)
- Janet Jackson (1)
- Michael Jackson (1)
- Jay-Z (6)
- Jeremih (4)
- Jodeci (1)
- Kent Jones (1)
- Majid Jordan (1)
- Montell Jordan (1)
- Juicy J (2)
- Juvenile (1)
K[edit]
- Ini Kamoze (1)
- Kardinal Offishall (1)
- K-Ci & JoJo (2)
- Kelis (1)
- R. Kelly (2)
- Alicia Keys (2)
- Kid Cudi (1)
- Kid Ink (1)
- Sean Kingston (1)
- Kirko Bangz (1)
- Krayzie Bone (1)
- Kelly Rowland (1)
L[edit]
- Tory Lanez (1)
- Natalie La Rose (1)
- Lea (1)
- Murphy Lee (1)
- John Legend (1)
- Ryan Lewis (2)
- Lil' Flip (1)
- Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz (4)
- Lil' Kim (2)
- Lil' Mo (2)
- Lil Peanut & Charlay (1)
- Lil Wayne (8)
- LL Cool J (1)
- Lloyd (2)
- LMFAO (1)
- Loon (1)
- Jennifer Lopez (5)
- Ludacris (6)
M[edit]
- Macklemore (2)
- Post Malone (1)
- Mario (1)
- Bruno Mars (6)
- Ricky Martin (1)
- Tim McGraw (1)
- Brian McKnight (3)
- Mims (1)
- Nicki Minaj (5)
- MoKenStef (1)
- Monica (4)
- Monifah (1)
- French Montana (1)
- Monty (1)
- Mark Morrison (1)
- Mýa (3)
N[edit]
O[edit]
P[edit]
- Petey Pablo (1)
- Sean Paul (2)
- Sean Paul of the YoungBloodz (1)
- Katy Perry (2)
- Pharrell (Williams) (4)
- Pink (2)
- Pitbull (3)
- Plies (1)
- Popcaan (1)
- Portrait (1)
- Puff Daddy/P.Diddy/Diddy (4)
- Pusha T (1)
- Charlie Puth (1)
Q/R[edit]
- Ray J (1)
- Rayvon (1)
- Redman (1)
- Bebe Rexha (2)
- Tony Rich Project (1)
- Rihanna (14)
- RikRok (1)
- Rick Ross (1)
- Mark Ronson (1)
- Kelly Rowland (1)
- Tammi Ruggeri (1)
S[edit]
- Sammie (1)
- Salt-N-Pepa (2)
- Schoolboy Q (1)
- Travis Scott (1)
- Jay Sean (1)
- Shai (1)
- Shaggy (2)
- Shawnna (1)
- Shop Boyz (1)
- Mike Shorey (1)
- Sia (1)
- Silk (1)
- Sisqo (1)
- Slim Thug (1)
- Will Smith (1)
- Snoop Dogg (4)
- Somethin' for the People (1)
- Trey Songz (4)
- Soul For Real (1)
- Soulja Boy Tell Em (2)
- Soulja Slim (1)
- Spice Girls (1)
- Static Major (1)
- Gwen Stefani (1)
- Keith Sweat (2)
- SWV (2)
T[edit]
- Terror Squad (1)
- T.I. (5)
- Robin Thicke (1)
- Justin Timberlake (5)
- Tinashe (1)
- TLC (4)
- Too Short (1)
- T-Pain (6)
- Trina & Tamera (1)
- Twista (1)
- Ty Dolla $ign (1)
- Tyga (1)
- Tyrese (1)
U[edit]
V[edit]
- Vita (1)
W[edit]
- Paul Wall (1)
- Wanz (1)
- The Weeknd (5)
- Kanye West (6)
- Mario Winans (2)
- will.i.am (1)
- Wiz Khalifa (3)
X[edit]
- Xscape (1)
Y/Z[edit]
- YG (1)
- Young Berg (1)
- Young Jeezy (1)
- Yung Joc (4)
- Young Money (1)
Artists with the most number-one hits[edit]
- Drake (17)
- Rihanna (14)
- Usher (13)
- Chris Brown (7)
- 50 Cent (7)
- Beyoncé (7)
- Mariah Carey (7)
- Nelly (7)
- T-Pain (7)
- Eminem (6)
- Whitney Houston (6)
- Ludacris (6)
- The Weeknd (6)
- Akon (5)
- Jennifer Lopez (5)
- Lil Wayne (5)
- Ne-Yo (5)
- Nicki Minaj (5)
- T.I. (5)
- TLC (5)
- Kanye West (5)
- Justin Timberlake (5)
- Bruno Mars (5)
References[edit]
- Additional information can be found within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.