70 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Songs 2011
Curious about 2011’s top hip-hop and R&B hits? Dive into the year that several R&B songs left their mark. These are the 70 best hip-hop & R&B songs of 2011!
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Kelly Rowland’s “Motivation,” featuring Lil Wayne, reigned over the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven weeks, clinching the number two spot on the 2011 year-end list. DJ Khaled’s “I’m On One,” with Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne, boasted an 11-week tenure at the peak, the longest for any single that year, though not consecutively. And the unforgettable duo of Jay-Z and Kanye West delivered the hit “Ni**as in Paris,” a track that transcended music to become a cultural touchstone.
70 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Songs 2011
| # | Song - Artist |
|---|---|
| 1 | Down On Me - Jeremih ft. 50 Cent |
| 2 | Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo |
| 3 | What's My Name? - Rihanna ft. Drake |
| 4 | No Hands - Waka Flocka Flame ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale |
| 5 | How To Love - Lil Wayne |
| 6 | Look At Me Now - Chris Brown |
| 7 | Super Bass - Nicki Minaj |
| 8 | Moment 4 Life - Nicki Minaj ft. Drake |
| 9 | Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO |
| 10 | The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco |
| 11 | Black & Yellow - Wiz Khalifa |
| 12 | I'm On One - DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Rick Ross |
| 13 | Motivation - Kelly Rowland ft. Lil Wayne |
| 14 | All Of The Lights - Kanye West |
| 15 | E.T. - Katy Perry |
| 16 | Grenade - Bruno Mars |
| 17 | Roll Up - Wiz Khalifa |
| 18 | My Last - Big Sean ft. Chris Brown |
| 19 | S&M - Rihanna |
| 20 | Lighters - Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars |
| 21 | Bottoms Up - Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj |
| 22 | 6 Foot 7 Foot - Lil Wayne ft. Cory Gunz |
| 23 | Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) - Pitbull ft. T-Pain |
| 24 | Yeah 3x - Chris Brown |
| 25 | Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna |
| 26 | Tonight - Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris |
| 27 | Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas |
| 28 | Back Seat - New Boyz ft. Cataracs & Dev |
| 29 | Right Above It - Lil Wayne ft. Drake |
| 30 | Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson |
| 31 | She Ain't You - Chris Brown |
| 32 | Like A G6 - Far East Movement ft. Cataracs & Dev |
| 33 | Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross ft. Drake |
| 34 | Headlines - Drake |
| 35 | Just A Dream - Nelly |
| 36 | Sure Thing - Miguel |
| 37 | In The Dark - Dev |
| 38 | Out Of My Head - Lupe Fiasco ft. Trey Songz |
| 39 | Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz |
| 40 | Firework - Katy Perry |
| 41 | DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love - Usher ft. Pitbull |
| 42 | Best Thing I Never Had - Beyonce |
| 43 | She Will - Lil Wayne ft. Drake |
| 44 | Rocketeer - Far East Movement ft. Ryan Tedder |
| 45 | Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars |
| 46 | Deuces - Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall |
| 47 | Marvin & Chardonnay - Big Sean |
| 48 | Right Thru Me - Nicki Minaj |
| 49 | We R Who We R - Ke$ha |
| 50 | Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry |
| 51 | Love Faces - Trey Songz |
| 52 | No BS - Chris Brown |
| 53 | Fall For Your Type - Jamie Foxx ft. Drake |
| 54 | Lay It Down - Lloyd |
| 55 | Did It On'em - Nicki Minaj |
| 56 | Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius |
| 57 | Racks - YC ft. Future |
| 58 | Can't Be Friends - Trey Songz |
| 59 | Quickie - Miguel |
| 60 | Hustle Hard - Ace Hood |
| 61 | Make A Movie - Twista ft. Chris Brown |
| 62 | Unusual - Trey Songz ft. Drake |
| 63 | That Way - Wale ft. Jeremih & Rick Ross |
| 64 | You Be Killin Em - Fabolous |
| 65 | Otis - Jay Z & Kanye West ft. Otis Redding |
| 66 | Wet The Bed - Chris Brown |
| 67 | Grove St. Party - Waka Flocka Flame ft. Kebo Gotti |
| 68 | Cupid - Lloyd |
| 69 | Man Down - Rihanna |
| 70 | Bring It Back - Travis Porter |
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