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1979–1999

Hip-Hop & Rap Hits

The crossover bangers.

When rap took over the Hot 100 — the radio smashes, the sample-flipped anthems, and the crossover hits that turned hip-hop into pop's biggest force.

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All 127 tracks

127 tracks
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.) by Coolio — cover art
Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)
Coolio
1995
Jump by Kris Kross — cover art
Jump
Kris Kross
1992
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans, 112) by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans — cover art
I'll Be Missing You (feat. Faith Evans, 112)
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans
1997
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase) by Puff Daddy — cover art
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down (feat. Mase)
Puff Daddy
1997
Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — cover art
Tha Crossroads
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
1996
Rump Shaker by Wreckx-n-Effect — cover art
Rump Shaker
Wreckx-n-Effect
1993
Informer by Snow — cover art
Informer
Snow
1992
This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan — cover art
This Is How We Do It
Montell Jordan
1995
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) [Dance Remix] by Quad City DJ's — cover art
C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) [Dance Remix]
Quad City DJ's
1996
Where My Girls At? by 702 — cover art
Where My Girls At?
702
1999
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It by Will Smith — cover art
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Will Smith
1998
Been Around the World (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase) by Puff Daddy & The Family — cover art
Been Around the World (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase)
Puff Daddy & The Family
1998
Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway) by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch & Loleatta Holloway — cover art
Good Vibrations (feat. Loleatta Holloway)
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch & Loleatta Holloway
1991
Fantastic Voyage (Re-Recorded) by Coolio — cover art
Fantastic Voyage (Re-Recorded)
Coolio
1994
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [Radio Mix] by The Notorious B.I.G. — cover art
Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Puff Daddy & Mase) [Radio Mix]
The Notorious B.I.G.
1997
Loungin by LL COOL J — cover art
Loungin
LL COOL J
1996
Bills, Bills, Bills (Mixed) by Destiny's Child — cover art
Bills, Bills, Bills (Mixed)
Destiny's Child
1999
One More Chance / Stay With Me (Radio Edit) by The Notorious B.I.G. — cover art
One More Chance / Stay With Me (Radio Edit)
The Notorious B.I.G.
1995
Ditty by Team Classick — cover art
Ditty
Team Classick
1993
Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. — cover art
Hypnotize
The Notorious B.I.G.
1997
In My Bed by Dru Hill — cover art
In My Bed
Dru Hill
1996
Let's Ride (feat. Silk "The Shocker" Friend & Master P) by Montell Jordan — cover art
Let's Ride (feat. Silk "The Shocker" Friend & Master P)
Montell Jordan
1998
What's It Gonna Be (feat. Janet Jackson) by Busta Rhymes — cover art
What's It Gonna Be (feat. Janet Jackson)
Busta Rhymes
1999
What It's Like by Everlast — cover art
What It's Like
Everlast
1999
Mr Wendal by Arrested Development — cover art
Mr Wendal
Arrested Development
1993
Wild Thing by Tone-Lōc — cover art
Wild Thing
Tone-Lōc
1989
Wild Wild West by Kool Moe Dee — cover art
Wild Wild West
Kool Moe Dee
1999
Da' Dip (Original) by Freak Nasty — cover art
Da' Dip (Original)
Freak Nasty
1997
Keep on Truckin' (Pt. 1) [Mixed] by Eddie Kendricks — cover art
Keep on Truckin' (Pt. 1) [Mixed]
Eddie Kendricks
1973
Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry — cover art
Buffalo Stance
Neneh Cherry
1989

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▸ Did you know

  • The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 'Rapper's Delight' was the first rap single to reach the Top 40.
  • Coolio's 'Gangsta's Paradise' was the best-selling single of 1995 in the U.S.