R&B number-one hits of 2004 (USA)
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These are the Billboard
R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2004.
Billboard (magazine)
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R&B singles chart number-one singles of 2004.
Chart history
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 3 | You Don't Know My Name You Don't Know My Name "You Don't Know My Name" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys from her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Written by Keys, Kanye West, and Harold Lilly and produced by Keys and West, the track was released as the album's lead single in November 2003, and contains a sample... |
Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... |
| January 10 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| January 17 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| January 24 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| January 31 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| February 7 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| February 14 | You Don't Know My Name | Alicia Keys |
| February 21 | Slow Jamz Slow Jamz "Slow Jamz" is the Grammy-nominated first single from Twista's album Kamikaze and from Kanye West's debut album The College Dropout. Released in 2003, the single, which features Kanye West and Jamie Foxx peaked at number one in the USA for a week on February 10, 2004 becoming Twista's, West's and... |
Twista Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell , better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds... featuring Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and... and Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a... |
| February 28 | Slow Jamz | Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx |
| March 6 | Yeah! Yeah! (Usher song) "Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher, released on 3 February 2004 as the lead single from his hit fourth studio album Confessions. The song was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon, who combined crunk and R&B... |
Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... featuring Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... and Ludacris Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings... |
| March 13 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| March 20 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| March 27 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| April 3 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| April 10 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| April 17 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| April 24 | Yeah! | Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris |
| May 1 | If I Ain't Got You If I Ain't Got You "If I Ain't Got You" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American recording artist Alicia Keys for her second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys. Released in February 2004 as the album's second single, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Keys' second... |
Alicia Keys |
| May 8 | If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
| May 15 | If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
| May 22 | If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
| May 29 | If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
| June 5 | Burn Burn (Usher song) "Burn" is a song by American R&B singer Usher, which he wrote with American songwriters Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox. The song was produced by Dupri and Cox for Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions... |
Usher |
| June 12 | Burn | Usher |
| June 19 | Burn | Usher |
| June 26 | Burn | Usher |
| July 3 | If I Ain't Got You | Alicia Keys |
| July 10 | Confessions Part II Confessions Part II "Confessions Part II" is a song by R&B singer Usher, and co-produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox for Usher's fourth album Confessions. Written by Usher, Dupri and Cox, the song is a confession of a man to his woman about his impregnated mistress, a continuation of "Confessions Part I"... |
Usher |
| July 17 | Confessions Part II | Usher |
| July 24 | Lean Back Lean Back "Lean Back" is a 2004 single from the Terror Squad's album True Story. It features Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and was produced by Scott Storch. Fat Joe raps verses one and three, and Remy handles verse two... |
Terror Squad Terror Squad (group) Terror Squad is an American hip hop collective that was first established in 1998. Based in The Bronx borough of New York City, the members of Terror Squad collectively debuted on a song in member Fat Joe's album Don Cartagena... |
| July 31 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| August 7 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| August 14 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| August 21 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| August 28 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| September 4 | Lean Back | Terror Squad |
| September 11 | Goodies Goodies (song) "Goodies" is the debut single by American recording artist Ciara. Written by herself, Sean Garrett, LeMarquis Jefferson, and Craig Love, the song is produced by Lil Jon and features label-mate Petey Pablo. It was released worldwide from June 2004 as the lead single from her debut album of the same... |
Ciara Ciara Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha... featuring Petey Pablo Petey Pablo Moses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:... |
| September 18 | Goodies | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo |
| September 25 | Goodies | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo |
| October 2 | Goodies | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo |
| October 9 | Goodies | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo |
| October 16 | Goodies | Ciara featuring Petey Pablo |
| October 23 | My Boo My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song) "My Boo" is a duet between American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys, written by Usher, Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Adonis Shropshire, and Manuel Seal, Jr. Set over a hip hop-style track, the song was produced by Dupri. It was included on the re-release of Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions... |
Usher and Alicia Keys |
| October 30 | My Boo | Usher and Alicia Keys |
| November 6 | My Boo | Usher and Alicia Keys |
| November 13 | Drop It Like It's Hot Drop It Like It's Hot "Drop It Like It's Hot" is a 2004 rap number-one hit single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell. Snoop performs the chorus and the second and third verses , while Pharrell performs the first verse.... |
Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... featuring Pharrell Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams , commonly known simply as Pharrell, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, composer, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music... |
| November 20 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |
| November 27 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |
| December 4 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |
| December 11 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |
| December 18 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |
| December 25 | Drop It Like It's Hot | Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell |