History ChartDisplacement / HipHopRAndB

** Kanye partially averts this, as his two #1 hits, "Gold Digger" and "Stronger", are some of his most well-known songs to date. However, many would be surprised that his catalog of top-ten hits doesn't include classics like "Jesus Walks" (#11), "Touch the Sky" (#42), "Mercy" (#13), "Black Skinhead" (#69), "Flashing Lights" (#29), or ''any'' of the singles from his iconic album, ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy''.[[note]]"Power" (#22), "Runaway" (#12), "Monster", and "All of the Lights" (both reached #18)[[/note]] Four of his songs that did chart higher, "Yikes" (#8), "Follow God" (#7), "Jail" (#10), and "Carnival" (#3), while newer than all of the aforementioned tracks, aren't on the same level as them.

** Kanye partially averts this, as his two #1 hits, "Gold Digger" and "Stronger", are some of his most well-known songs to date. However, many would be surprised that his catalog of top-ten hits doesn't include classics like "Jesus Walks" (#11), "Touch the Sky" (#42), "Mercy" (#13), "Black Skinhead" (#69), "Flashing Lights" (#29), or ''any'' of the singles from his iconic album, ''Music/MyBeautifulDarkTwistedFantasy''.[[note]]"Power" (#22), "Runaway" (#12), "Monster", and "All of the Lights" (both reached #18)[[/note]] Three of his songs that did chart higher, "Yikes" (#8), "Follow God" (#7), and "Jail" (#10), while newer than all of the aforementioned tracks, aren't on the same level as them.

* Music/MilliVanilli had three songs hit #1 on the Hot 100 (all in 1989), however "Girl You Know It's True", [[SignatureSong the first thing people associate with them]] [[OvershadowedByControversy that's not their scandal]], peaked at #2.

* Music/JasonDerulo has two #1 hits: his debut single, 2009's "Whatcha Say", and 2020's "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)" with Jawsh 685 (helped by a remix featuring Music/{{BTS}}). Neither song is as iconic as 2014's "Talk Dirty" (featuring 2 Chainz), which only peaked at #3, or 2015's "Want to Want Me", which peaked at #5.
** In the UK, he averts this overall as "Talk Dirty" and "Want to Want Me" were two of his five #1 hits, although some of his other well known songs such the aforementioned "Whatcha Say" and "Ridin' Solo" didn't make it (#3 and #2 respectively), especially as one of those #1 hits was the completely forgotten "Don't Wanna Go Home".

* Music/JayZ's only #1 hit as a lead artist was "Empire State of Mind" featuring Music/AliciaKeys, which is quite well-known, especially as an anthem for residents of the Big Apple. His signature "99 Problems," however? That one didn't get any higher than #30. The latter song is also not one of his seven #1s on the rap chart, stopping at #10.

* Music/JuiceWRLD had two #2 hits, with his signature "Lucid Dreams" being one of them. The other must've been his breakout hit "All Girls Are the Same", right? It's one of his most played songs on nearly every streaming platform. His other #2 was "Come & Go", a posthumously-released collaboration with Music/{{Marshmello}} that isn't quite as well-remembered. Many would be even more surprised that "All Girls Are the Same" fell short at #41 and he outpeaked it ''twenty times'', some of which were tracks from his posthumous-album ''Legends Never Die'' (the record that contained "Come & Go") that were never even released as singles.

* [[Music/{{Bob}} B.o.B]]'s only #1 hit was his 2010 debut single "Nothin' on You". However, his signature song is often considered to be "Airplanes" featuring [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]], which fell just short of the top spot at #2. The main reason for this is because "Nothin' on You" features Music/BrunoMars, who would later become a pop megastar eclipsing B.o.B., leading to the song being more associated with him. Additionally, "Airplanes" long outlived and far outsold "Nothin' on You". This is averted in the UK, where both songs made it to #1.

* Music/TPain's only lead #1 hit was not "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)", which only hit #5, but rather the much less remembered "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')".

* Music/DigitalUnderground is best known for their #10 novelty hit "The Humpty Dance". But even some of their most devout fans don't know they had a second top-40 pop hit. It wasn't "Same Song", which didn't chart, but "Kiss You Back", which barely scraped in at exactly #40. "Same Song" is more remebered because it was the debut of then-member Music/TupacShakur, who broke out into a very successful solo career almost immediately after its release.

* N.E.R.D. made a surprise comeback in 2017/2018 when "Lemon", their collaboration with Music/{{Rihanna}}, became their first song to chart on the Hot 100 and went Top 40. However, since it only became a hit because of her, it's not as associated with them when compared to some of their earlier songs, like "Lapdance", "She Wants To Move", or "Rockstar", or bandmember Music/PharrellWilliams's solo hits like "Frontin'" or "[[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe2 Happy]]".

* N.E.R.D. - they made a surprise comeback in 2017/2018 when "Lemon", their collaboration with Music/{{Rihanna}}, became their first song to chart on the Hot 100 and went Top 40. However, since it only became a hit because of her, it's not as associated with them when compared to some of their earlier songs, like "Lapdance", "She Wants To Move", or "Rockstar".

* Music/{{Aaliyah}}'s sole #1 surprisingly was neither "One in a Million", which was never released as a physical single, nor "Are You That Somebody?", which never got higher than #21, but "Try Again". In fact, she outpeaked the latter song on eight different occasions.
* Music/AlBSure averts this, as his biggest pop hit was "Nite and Day", which hit #7. But what was his next highest charting hit? "Off On Your Own (Girl)"? (Nope, #45) "Killing Me Softly"? (Nope, #80) "If I'm Not Your Lover"? (Nope, didn't chart) It was "Missunderstanding", which only got as far as #42 before sliding off the chart almost immediately after (This is overall averted on the R&B chart, where all five are his five highest peaks). He had a second US Top 40 hit with "The Secret Garden" as part of a Music/QuincyJones-helmed supergroup with Music/BarryWhite, James Ingram, and El Music/{{Debarge}}, and his lone UK Top 40 hit on David Bowie's "Black Tie White Noise", but he was a featured artist on both, and neither are associated with him.

* Big Daddy Kane had a #31 hit with "Very Special" in 1993, but it pales in comparison to his signatures "Warm It Up Kane", "Raw", "I Get the Job Done", and others, none of which cracked the Hot 100.
* Music/TheBlackEyedPeas had three #1 hits. They were "I Gotta Feeling", "Boom Boom Pow", and… "Imma Be", which is far less famous than the likes of "Where Is The Love?" (#8), "Let's Get it Started" (#21), "My Humps" (#3), and "Pump It" (#18), to say the least. "Imma Be" isn't even the third-best known single from ''The E.N.D.''; that would go to "Meet Me Halfway" (#7).

* 112's highest peaking song (excluding their feature on [[Music/SeanCombs Puff Daddy]]'s [[Music/TheNotoriousBIG The Notorious B.I.G.]] tribute "I'll Be Missing You", which was #1 for 11 weeks) is the #4 "[[IntercourseWithYou Peaches & Cream]]", which is still quite well-remembered but not as much as "Only You", "Cupid" or "Anywhere", which peaked at #11, #13 and #15 respectively. Their only #1 as lead artist on the R&B chart? None of the aforementioned songs, but rather "It's Over Now".

** In the UK, he had nine #1 hits, with five of them being some his most popular songs ("The Real Slim Shady", "Stan", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself" and "The Monster"), whilst the other four were the lesser remembered "Just Lose It", "Like Toy Soldiers", "River" and "Godzilla".

** In the UK, he had nine #1 hits, with five of them being some his most popular songs ("The Real Slim Shady", "Stan", "Without Me", "Lose Yourself" and "The Monster") , whilst the other four were the lesser remembered "Just Lose It", "Like Toy Soldiers", "River" and "Godzilla".

** In the UK, his highest charting hit was 2011's "5 O'Clock" (#6), released several years after his peak, and mostly succeeded due to featuring Music/LilyAllen rather than him.

* [[Music/{{Bob}} B.o.B]]'s only #1 hit was his 2010 debut single "Nothin' on You". However, his signature song is often considered to be "Airplanes" featuring [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]], which fell just short of the top spot at #2. The main reason for this is because "Nothin' on You" features Music/BrunoMars, who would later become a pop megastar eclipsing B.o.B., leading to the song being more associated with him. Additionally, "Airplanes" long outlived and far outsold "Nothin' on You".

** In the UK, his sole #1 was "Nasty Girl", which came out several years after his death, and is definitely lesser-known than "Hypnotize" (#10) and "Juicy" (''#72'')

* Music/CeeLoGreen entered the top 40 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart three times (excluding features), but "Fuck You" tapped out at an astonishing ''#57''. Averted on the Hot 100, where it an "[[Music/BrianBurton Crazy]]" both reached #2.

* Music/{{DMX}} had three Top 40 hits: "Party Up", "Ruff Ryders Anthem"[[note]]similar to the Music/{{Motorhead}} example on [[ChartDisplacement/MetalAndHardRock the Metal and Hard Rock page]], this charted higher than its original release after his death in 2021, reaching a new peak of #16 - it peaked at #93 originally[[/note]] and... the third one must have been "X Gon' Give It to Ya" or "Where the Hood At?", right? Nope, those peaked at #46 and #68 respectively; his third Top 40 hit was "Get at Me Dog", which was also their highest entry on the Hot Rap Songs chart.

** In the UK, his highest charting hit was 2011's "5 O'Clock" (#6), released several years after his peak, and mostly succeeding due to featuring Music/LilyAllen rather than him.

** She has had eight #1s on the [=R&B/Hip-Hop=] chart, "Anaconda" being one of them. However, the remaining total does not include "Super Bass" (#6) or "Starships" (''#85''). Instead, it includes "Moment 4 Life" ("Super Bass"'s predecessor), "Only" ("Starships"'s followup), "Do We Have a Problem?" (with Lil Baby), her featured credit on Music/{{Drake}}'s "Make Me Proud", and her aforementioned #1s on the Hot 100.

* 112's highest peaking song (excluding their feature on [[Music/SeanCombs Puff Daddy]]'s [[Music/TheNotoriousBIG The Notorious B.I.G.]] tribute "I'll Be Missing You", which was #1 for 11 weeks) is the #4 "[[IntercourseWithYou Peaches & Cream]]", which is still quite well-remembered but not as much as "Only You", "Cupid" or "Anywhere", which peaked at #11, #13 and #15 respectively.
* Music/{{Aaliyah}}'s sole #1 surprisingly was neither "One in a Million", which only reached #25, nor "Are You That Somebody?", which was never released as a physical single, but "Try Again". In fact, she outpeaked the former song on eight different occasions.
* Music/AlBSure averts this, as his biggest pop hit was "Nite and Day", which hit #7. But what was his next highest charting hit? "Off On Your Own (Girl)"? (Nope, #45) "Killing Me Softly"? (Nope, #80) "If I'm Not Your Lover"? (Nope, didn't chart) It was "Missunderstanding", which only got as far as #42 before sliding off the chart almost immediately after. He had a second US Top 40 hit with "The Secret Garden" as part of a Music/QuincyJones-helmed supergroup with Music/BarryWhite, James Ingram, and El Music/{{Debarge}}, and his lone UK Top 40 hit on David Bowie's "Black Tie White Noise", but he was a featured artist on both, and neither are associated with him.

* Born Jamericans' only top 10 US Rap hit wasn't "Send My Love/Send One Your Love", which only peaked at #19 there, but "Yardcore", which went to #8. Averted by "Send My Love" on the Hot 100, where it was their highest peaking song, albeit only at #72, whilst "Yardcore" failed to chart, though they did have an earlier Hot 100 entry with "Boom Shak-a-Tak" (#84), a track remembered only by Born Jamericans fans and ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' players, as the Dancehall remix is a part of the game's licensed soundtrack.

* When you ask a hip-hop head to name a Music/BustaRhymes song, they'll come up with a wide variety of answers such as "Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check" (#8), "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (airplay-only single), "Dangerous" (#9), "Fire It Up" (#10), "Break Ya Neck" (#26) and "Pass the Courvosier" (#11). However, they probably wouldn't name "What's It Gonna Be?!" or "I Know What You Want", his two highest charting entries on the Hot 100, both peaking at #3. While the latter is definitely better remembered than the former, it's probably more associated with Music/MariahCarey than him. The former is largely known for having one of the most expensive music videos ever made, but its then-eye-catching special effects are [[TechnologyMarchesOn a lot less dazzling two decades on]].

* Color Me Badd had two #1 singles, but neither was "I Wanna Sex You Up", which just missed the top spot.
* The Music/{{Commodores}} had two #1 hits: "Three Times a Lady" and..."Brick House"? (Nope, #5) It was actually the less memorable "Still".

* Deborah Cox's two Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 were "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here", at #2, and... "Thing's Just Ain't The Same"? Only made it to #56. "It's Over Now"? Stalled out at #70. "I Never Knew"? Didn't chart, due to its lack of a commercial single release. Rather, her second and last US Top 10 hit was a long-forgotten duet with R.L., "We Can't Be Friends", peaking at #8. She also had two other obscure Top 40 hits, "Who Do U Love" (#17), and "Sentimental" (#27). On the Dance Club Songs chart, though, she averts this trope, with "Things", "Nobody", "I Never Knew", and "It's Over Now" all being #1's there.

* Music/{{DMX}} had three Top 40 hits: "Party Up", "Ruff Ryders Anthem"[[note]]similar to the Music/{{Motorhead}} example on [[ChartDisplacement/MetalAndHardRock the Metal and Hard Rock page]], this charted higher than its original release after his death in 2021, reaching a new peak of #16 - it peaked at #93 originally[[/note]] and... the third one must have been "X Gon' Give It to Ya" or "Where the Hood At?", right? Nope, those peaked at #46 and #68 respectively; his third Top 40 hit was "Get at Me Dog".

* Music/{{Drake}} has had many top 10 hits and seven #1s (including five as the lead artist and two more as a featured artist), but "The Motto" (best known as the song that gave rise to "YOLO") only reached #14, and both "Best I Ever Had" and "Hotline Bling" fell one spot short at #2.
* E-40 had three top 40 hits - "Rapper's Ball", "U and Dat" and "Tell Me When To Go". The latter is easily the best-known out of the three, despite being the lowest-charting (and the second is probably associated more with T-Pain than with him).

* Music/EricBAndRakim only had one charting entry on the Hot 100. It wasn't "Paid In Full", "Eric B. Is President", or "I Ain't No Joke", but rather the much-less remembered "Juice (Know the Ledge)". Their only Top 40 appearance was a featured credit on Jody Watley's now-long forgotten #9 hit "Friends".

* Music/TheFugees is a weird example. Their highest charter only reached ''#29'', it was their only Top 40 hit, and it was neither their cover of "Killing Me Softly" nor "Ready or Not", but rather "Fu-Gee-La". However, that's because despite being a massive airplay hit and a worldwide chart-topper, "Killing Me Softly" was not eligible to chart on the Hot 100 because it was not released as a physical single. It undoubtedly would've made the Top 10, if not #1, if it were. Meanwhile, "Ready or Not", which was also not released physically, peaked at a mere ''#69''. Averted with Music/LaurynHill as a solo artist, as her signature "Doo Wop (That Thing)" was her only #1 hit and nothing else came close.
* Ginuwine's highest-charting song wasn't "Pony", which peaked at #6, but rather "Differences", which peaked two spots higher.

* Music/IceT had two solo entries on the Hot 100, but his best-known song (his band Music/BodyCount's "Cop Killer") was never released as a single. That song has never been re-released, and became known for the controversy surrounding its lyrics.

* Music/JamesBrown released more than a hundred hit singles over the course of his legendary career, so chart displacement is inevitable. Most assume he had at least a couple chart toppers on the Hot 100, but that's far from the case. "Cold Sweat"? reached #7. "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"? hit #8. "It's A Man's World"? Also reached #8. "Say It Loud - I'm Black & I'm Proud"? Stalled at #10. "I Got You (I Feel Good)"? Undeniably his biggest hit, but it only topped out at #3. In fact, Brown holds the distinction of having the most Hot 100 hits without ''ever'' topping the chart, and many of his most influential and sampled songs, such as "Funky Drummer" (#51) and "Funky President" (#44), weren't Top 40 hits, let alone Top 10 on that chart. Brown had much better success on the R&B charts, with 17 number-one singles, and several more top 40 hits.
* Music/JanelleMonae's highest charting solo song isn't their SignatureSong "Tightrope" (which actually didn't even chart in the U.S.), "Cold War" (also didn't chart stateside) or "Make Me Feel" (#99), but rather 2015's "Yoga" (#79), a collab with Jidenna that charted following the success of [[OneHitWonder his only hit]] "Classic Man", which surprisingly outpeaked all of Janelle's solo songs despite being relatively forgotten today. Their highest charting song in general is technically their small feature on Music/{{Fun}}'s "We Are Young", which is easily their best known song overall.

* Music/JayZ's only #1 hit as a lead artist was "Empire State of Mind" featuring Music/AliciaKeys, which is quite well-known, especially as an anthem for residents of the Big Apple. His signature "99 Problems," however? That one didn't get any higher than #30.

* Juvenile had two Top 40 hits -- 1999's "Back That Azz Up", which only reached #15, and 2004's "Slow Motion", a chart-topping smash. What happens next? The former becomes his most iconic song, a staple of parties across the country, and the song you're more likely to hear on urban stations, while the latter fades into relative obscurity.

* Music/{{Ludacris}} had two #1s as a lead artist, but neither was "Move Bitch" (which only peaked at #10). They were "Stand Up" and "Money Maker". Not entirely obscure, but not as well known as "Move Bitch".

* Music/MacMiller's only solo Top 40 hit wasn't his signature "Donald Trump" (#75), but rather "Self Care" (which peaked there upon his death at #33). Also surprising is that the former was outpeaked by six solo tracks, none of which are as well-known. The main reason "Donald Trump" remained so enduring was due to [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump said businessman]]'s media ubiquity during his presidential campaign, and with him winning presidency of the nation (and the song re-entering the [=iTunes=] charts afterwards), it's unlikely that any song will ever be able to displace it as Miller's overall signature. However, his best showing on the Hot 100 was a feature on Music/ArianaGrande's "The Way", which is still the most famous song he was ever on.

* Music/MCHammer averts this trope overseas, as his signature "U Can't Touch This" topped the charts in a few countries. Back home in the USA, "Touch" was a massive radio hit, but it actually wound up as the lowest-peaking of his five Top 10 hits; It stalled at just #8… because Creator/CapitolRecords [[ExecutiveMeddling only released it there as a rare 12-inch single]] (it would have almost certainly topped the Hot 100 if it were more widely available). His biggest hit stateside, believe it or not, is "Pray", a now-obscure #2 hit that sampled Music/{{Prince}}'s "When Doves Cry". His second best-known song, "Too Legit to Quit", only peaked at #5, just one below Hammer's long-forgotten cover of "Have You Seen Her".

* New Boyz's biggest hit wasn't "You're A Jerk" (#24), but rather the long-forgotten "Tie Me Down" by two spots.

* Music/PublicEnemy had only one top 40 hit on the Hot 100. Must've been "Fight The Power" or even "[[Music/{{Anthrax}} Bring the Noise]]", right? Nope, those didn't chart; it's the long-forgotten "Give It Up".
* Music/RKelly had two #1 singles in the US. Surely they were "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Ignition", right? No, both of those stalled at #2. They were actually the still remembered "Bump n' Grind" and the long-forgotten Music/CelineDion duet "[[ChristmasSongs I'm Your Angel]]". "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Ignition" both hit #1 in the UK, however.

* HipHop / RapRock pioneers Music/RunDMC avert this on one hand. Their legendary cover/remix of "[[Music/{{Aerosmith}} Walk This Way]]" was their highest charting single and only Top 10 hit. However, they had two other Top 40 hits. Most would guess from a wide variety of songs such as "It's Like That", "Sucker [=MCs=]", "Rock Box", "King of Rock", "My Adidas", "Christmas in Hollis", or "It's Tricky". All are good guesses, but many would be surprised to learn that only the lattermost song charted on the Hot 100, fizzling out at #57. The other two Top 40 hits were the long-forgotten "You Be Illin'" (the follow-up to "Walk This Way", but has since been overshadowed by the much more enduring "It's Tricky") and "Down with the King" (released in 1993, well after their peak in overall popularity). On the other hand, a strange example in that overseas their biggest hit by far wasn't "Walk This Way", but a dance remix of "It's Like That" in 1997, which topped numerous charts worldwide but was mostly unnoticed back home.

* Simply Red had only one #1 hit in their native UK. Was it "Holding Back the Years", "Something Got Me Started", "If You Don't Know Me by Now" or "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"? Nope, those peaked at #2 (via a reissue; the original peaked at #51), #11, #2, and #13 respectively. Their only #1 hit in the UK was the more-forgotten "Fairground".

* Music/StevieWonder's "Ribbon In the Sky" is widely considered to be a highlight in his immense discography, but only reached #54 on the pop charts.

* Tavares’ only top 10 hit wasn’t "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" (#15), but rather "It Only Takes a Minute".

* Music/ThreeSixMafia had three Top 40 hits: "Stay Fly", "Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body)" and… "It’s Hard Out Here For a Pimp"? Nope, "Poppin’ My Collar".

* Twista's only #1 hit was "Slow Jamz", which isn't nearly as iconic as his #6 "Overnight Celebrity". Nowadays the former is associated more with Music/KanyeWest, but even then it's far from one of ''his'' best-known songs.
* Music/{{Usher}} managed nine #1 hits, seven of which ("U Remind Me", "U Got It Bad", "Yeah!", "Burn", "Confessions Part II", "Love in This Club" and "OMG") remain classics to this day. The other two were "Nice & Slow" and the aforementioned "My Boo" (see the Alicia Keys example above), which are more obscure than non-#1s like "You Make Me Wanna…" (#2[[note]]stuck in the runner-up spot for seven straight weeks behind Elton John's mostly forgotten re-recording of his hit "Candle in the Wind", known as "Candle in the Wind 1997", which he famously performed at [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Diana's]] funeral[[/note]]), "U Don't Have to Call" (#3), "Caught Up" (#8), "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (#4), "More" (#15) and "Scream" (#9).

* Young Jeezy's only Top 5 hit wasn't "Put On" (#12) but rather "Soul Survivor", featuring Akon.

* Music/BrunoMars has five #1 hits, eight including guest features and collaboration projects. Most of those songs are iconic, but you'd probably be surprised that "The Lazy Song" was not one of them; It peaked at #4. It's one of his best known songs [[CreatorBacklash despite being disowned by Mars himself]]. "Marry You" peaked at only #85, but it has remained in the public consciousness in part because of its continued use as a wedding song and a lasting pop radio presence. "Count on Me" is also very well-known for its use as a children’s song despite never charting in the U.S, although it did chart elsewhere.

* Music/MissyElliott had three songs that charted higher than "Get Ur Freak On", which peaked at #7. "Work It", her highest charting song, still gets steady airplay on urban stations, but "Hot Boyz", one half of the other two, is largely obscure today. The other half of the other two higher-charting songs was "Lose Control", which was saved from obscurity thanks to its usage in a meme involving a clip of the dancing Triforce from ''WebAnimation/TheLightOfCourage''.