Beyonce and Usher have two of this year’s most popular R&B/Hip Hop Songs according to Billboard.
The trusted publication released a Best of 2012 tally recently, showcasing this year’s most popular and successful songs, albums and artists.
Beyonce tops the R&B/Hip Hop Songs Best of 2012 chart with “Love On Top.” The song claimed no.1 on the chart for several weeks and was one of her best performing songs from the 2011 effort “4.”
Usher follows at no.2 on the tally with “Climax.” Also a chart-topping single, “Climax” led his album “Looking 4 Myself” and spent at least thirty-three weeks on the chart.
“Lotus Flower Bomb,” “The Motto” and “Mercy” round out the top five, tracks from Wale (ft. Miguel), Drake (ft. Lil Wayne) and Kanye West (ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz).
The year end “Best Of” chart is “ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS and sales data as compiled by Nielsen Soundscan” according to Billboard.
Miguel (“Adorn”), Trey Songz (“Heart Attack”), 2 Chainz (“No Lie”), Chris Brown (“Strip”), and Drake (“Make Me Proud”) close out the top 10 respectively.