R&B number-one hits of 2002 (USA)
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These are the Billboard
R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2002.
Billboard (magazine)
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R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2002.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 5 | Always on Time Always on Time "Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, featuring Ashanti, and produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second.... |
Ja Rule Ja Rule Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"... featuring Ashanti Ashanti (singer) Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release... |
| January 12 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| January 19 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| January 26 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| February 2 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| February 9 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| February 16 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| February 23 | Always on Time | Ja Rule featuring Ashanti |
| March 2 | Lights, Camera, Action! Lights, Camera, Action! "Lights, Camera, Action!" was the lead single from Mr. Cheeks' debut album, John P. Kelly. The song was produced by Bink, who used a sample of "Keep on Truckin'" by Eddie Kendricks. The song became Mr. Cheeks' first and only major hit as a solo artist, reaching No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and... |
Mr. Cheeks Mr. Cheeks Mr. Cheeks is a Grammy Award winning rapper best known for his work with the musical group Lost Boyz, and his career as a solo artist.-Biography:... |
| March 9 | Oops (Oh My) Oops (Oh My) "Oops " is a song by American R&B-soul singer–songwriter Tweet, featuring American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. It was written by Tweet and Elliott and produced by Timbaland for Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird . Released as the album's lead single in February 2002, the song... |
Tweet Tweet (singer) Tweet is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter.-Early years:The youngest child of Tom and Shirley Keys, Tweet was born in Rochester, New York on January 21, 1972, and grew up singing in the church along with her parents and her four older siblings... featuring Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one... |
| March 16 | Oops (Oh My) | Tweet featuring Missy Elliott |
| March 23 | Oops (Oh My) | Tweet featuring Missy Elliott |
| March 30 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| April 6 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| April 13 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| April 20 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| April 27 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| May 4 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| May 11 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| May 18 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| May 25 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| June 1 | Foolish | Ashanti |
| June 8 | Oh Boy Oh Boy (song) "Oh Boy" is the title of a number-one, Grammy nominated Hip hop single by rapper Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me. It features rapper Juelz Santana.... |
Cam'ron Cam'ron Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group.... featuring Juelz Santana Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James , better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma"... |
| June 15 | Oh Boy | Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana |
| June 22 | Oh Boy | Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana |
| June 29 | Oh Boy | Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana |
| July 6 | Oh Boy | Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana |
| July 13 | Hot in Herre Hot in Herre "Hot in Herre" is a popular song and single performed by the hip-hop artist Nelly, and was released in 2002 as the first single on his album Nellyville. The song's producers were The Neptunes... |
Nelly Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album... |
| July 20 | Hot in Herre | Nelly |
| July 27 | Hot in Herre | Nelly |
| August 3 | Hot in Herre | Nelly |
| August 10 | Hot in Herre | Nelly |
| August 17 | Hot in Herre | Nelly |
| August 24 | Dilemma Dilemma (song) "Dilemma" is a song by the American rapper Nelly, featuring R&B singer Kelly Rowland. The single was released in 2002 from the Nelly's album Nellyville, and Rowland's album Simply Deep... |
Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child... |
| August 31 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| September 7 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| September 14 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| September 21 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| September 28 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| October 5 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| October 12 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| October 19 | Dilemma | Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland |
| October 26 | Luv U Better Luv U Better "Luv U Better" is a song by LL Cool J, released as the lead single from his ninth studio album, 10 . Released on August 13, 2002 by Def Jam Recordings, it was produced by The Neptunes and features additional vocals from Marc Dorsey... |
LL Cool J LL Cool J James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor... |
| November 2 | Luv U Better | LL Cool J |
| November 9 | Luv U Better | LL Cool J |
| November 16 | Luv U Better | LL Cool J |
| November 23 | Work It | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one... |
| November 30 | Work It | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| December 7 | Work It | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| December 14 | Work It | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| December 21 | Work It | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott |
| December 28 | Love of my Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) "Love of My Life " is the title of a 2002 single by singer Erykah Badu and rapper Common. It spent four weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best Solo R&B/Soul... |
Erykah Badu Erykah Badu Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical... featuring Common Common (rapper) Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor.... |