Artists · Billboard Hot 100

R. Kelly

Charting Mar 14, 1992 → Mar 15, 2014 · 579 weeks with chart power

Charted in 2 of 2 markets · crowned Artist of the Week in 1 of them — Billboard Hot 100 579 wk, UK Singles Chart 293 wk (3 crowns)

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Image credits

Photo: Miami Police Department, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Honours

Artist of the Week

UK Singles Chart
3 crowns
First crown Apr 1997
Global Music Power
4 crowns
19922017
Longest reign 3 weeks (Oct–Nov 1999) · First crown Oct 1999

Billboard Hot 100 · 579 wk UK Singles Chart · 293 wk Global Music Power · 668 wk

Peak Power: 3.44%; week of Jun 21, 2003
Career Power: 746; share-weeks
Crowns: 0; weeks crowned Artist of the Week

Peak Year: 150; February 2003 – January 2004
Peak Five Years: 321; December 1992 – November 1997
Top-five weeks: 62; weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity: 579; weeks with chart power
Dominance: 4.16%; week of May 24, 2003
Comebacks: 3; Dec 1995 · Jan 1999 · Feb 2003

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the chart's own positions. How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

53 records · 746 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each song earned this artist: their weekly Power Share, split across their songs (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Record Power is the song's own figure, the same for every artist on it. Bar length compares songs within this list.

Song	Peak	Weeks	On chart	Power contributedPower	Record Power
IgnitionApple Music	#2March 2003	42	November 2002 – August 2003	84.2	82.5
I Believe I Can Fly (From "Space Jam")Apple Music	#2December 1996	34	December 1996 – August 1997	76.6	76.1
Bump N' GrindApple Music	#1April 1994	25	February 1994 – July 1994	56.4	58.3
I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)Apple Music	#5August 1996	20	July 1996 – November 1996	43.7	43.0
Step In The Name Of LoveApple Music	#9December 2003	27	August 2003 – February 2004	42.1	43.7
I WishApple Music	#14January 2001	22	September 2000 – February 2001	33.9	33.2
Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)feat. Ronald IsleyApple Music	#4March 1996	20	March 1996 – July 1996	30.5	43.0
You Remind Me Of SomethingApple Music	#4November 1995	20	November 1995 – March 1996	30.2	29.9
Your Body's CallinApple Music	#13June 1994	20	May 1994 – September 1994	29.4	30.3
Thoia ThoingApple Music	#13October 2003	20	July 2003 – November 2003	26.5	28.2
Fiestafeat. Jay-ZApple Music	#6June 2001	21	March 2001 – August 2001	24.9	35.1
Gotham CityApple Music	#9August 1997	20	July 1997 – November 1997	24.6	24.1
I'm Your Angelwith Celine DionApple Music	#1December 1998	18	December 1998 – April 1999	21.2	45.5
Happy PeopleApple Music	#19June 2004	20	April 2004 – August 2004	19.8	19.6
Sex Me (Parts I & II)Apple Music	#20December 1993	19	October 1993 – March 1994	19.6	19.5
When A Woman's Fed UpApple Music	#22February 1999	20	December 1998 – May 1999	18.0	19.4
If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of TimeApple Music	#12October 1999	17	August 1999 – December 1999	16.7	17.0
Hotelfeatured credit · with CassidyApple Music	#4March 2004	24	December 2003 – May 2004	11.4	45.2
Did You Ever ThinkApple Music	#27June 1999	16	May 1999 – September 1999	10.2	10.2
Trapped In The ClosetApple Music	#22June 2005	16	May 2005 – August 2005	9.9	9.5
The World's GreatestApple Music	#34February 2002	18	December 2001 – April 2002	9.7	9.5
Feelin' On Yo BootyApple Music	#36October 2001	19	August 2001 – December 2001	9.1	9.3
Snakefeat. Big TiggerApple Music	#16June 2003	17	April 2003 – August 2003	8.7	18.7
Same Girlwith UsherApple Music	#20August 2007	20	May 2007 – October 2007	8.6	16.6
Do What U Wantfeatured credit · with Lady GagaApple Music	#13November 2013	19	November 2013 – March 2014	8.6	26.7
Satisfy Youfeatured credit · with DiddyApple Music	#2October 1999	20	September 1999 – February 2000	7.6	31.4
Dedicatedwith Public AnnouncementApple Music	#31May 1993	20	February 1993 – July 1993	7.6	14.7
Go Gettafeatured credit · with Young JeezyApple Music	#18April 2007	20	February 2007 – June 2007	6.4	20.9
We Thugginfeatured credit · with Fat JoeApple Music	#15January 2002	20	October 2001 – March 2002	5.8	25.1
Wonderfulfeatured credit · with Ja Rule · feat. AshantiApple Music	#5November 2004	20	October 2004 – February 2005	5.8	38.7
That's Thatfeatured credit · with Snoop Dogg	#20December 2006	16	December 2006 – March 2007	5.1	16.5
Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)with Public AnnouncementApple Music	#43October 1992	19	August 1992 – December 1992	5.1	10.1
Honey Lovewith Public AnnouncementApple Music	#39July 1992	19	May 1992 – September 1992	4.5	9.2
U Saved MeApple Music	#52September 2004	16	July 2004 – November 2004	4.2	4.8
Gigolofeatured credit · with Nick CannonApple Music	#24January 2004	20	November 2003 – March 2004	4.0	22.2
So Sexyfeatured credit · with Twista	#25August 2004	17	June 2004 – October 2004	3.7	15.9
Number Onefeat. Keri HilsonApple Music	#59November 2009	11	September 2009 – November 2009	2.1	2.8
Big Chipswith Jay-ZApple Music	#39November 2004	9	October 2004 – December 2004	1.9	4.2
She's Got That Vibewith Public AnnouncementApple Music	#59April 1992	12	March 1992 – May 1992	1.9	3.6
Summer BunniesApple Music	#55September 1994	7	August 1994 – October 1994	1.6	2.4
Home Alonefeat. Keith Murray	#65December 1998	16	December 1998 – March 1999	1.3	3.9
Playa's Onlyfeat. The GameApple Music	#65July 2005	7	July 2005 – August 2005	0.9	1.8
In The KitchenApple Music	#91March 2005	5	March 2005 – April 2005	0.7	0.7
Take You Home With Me a.k.a. Bodywith Jay-ZApple Music	#81April 2002	8	March 2002 – May 2002	0.6	1.4
Soldier's Heart	#80April 2003	3	April 2003 – May 2003	0.3	0.6
Guilty Until Proven Innocentfeatured credit · with Jay-ZApple Music	#82May 2001	8	April 2001 – May 2001	0.3	1.4
To The Worldwith Kanye WestApple Music	#70October 2012	2	October 2012 – October 2012	0.2	0.4
When A Woman Loves	#93January 2011	1	January 2011	0.2	0.1
Gangsta Girlfeatured credit · with Big TymersApple Music	#85January 2004	9	December 2003 – February 2004	0.1	1.4
PYDfeatured credit · with Justin Bieber	#54December 2013	1	December 2013	0.1	0.6
My Storyfeat. 2 Chainz	#89December 2013	1	December 2013	0.1	0.2
Lean On Mefeatured credit · with Kirk Franklin · feat. Mary J. Blige, Bono, Crystal Lewis & The FamilyApple Music	#79December 1998	5	December 1998 – January 1999	0.0	0.9
So Sexy Chapter II (Like This)featured credit · with Twista	#92November 2004	2	November 2004 – November 2004	0.0	0.3

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At their peak

2003 in music →

R. Kelly's best twelve months on the Billboard Hot 100 ran from February 2003 to January 2004. The most powerful artists over those weeks:

Ranked by Era Power over the same weeks.

Their decades: the 1990s, the 2000s, the 2010s.