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Singles Rate: 2002


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Nelly makes his second appearance for 2002 with his monster hit, Hot In Herre. Produced by in-form duo The Neptunes, it opened with a combination of samples from Neil Young's There's a World and Nancy Sinatra's version of As Tears Go By, before borrowing from Chuck Brown & The Searchers' Bustin' Loose. It became the St. Louis rapper's first No. 1 on the Hot 100, reigning for seven weeks and elevating his staus to a household name. The first single lifted from Nellyville, it helped the album shift over 700,000 copies in its opening week, eventually going on to be certified six-times platinum in the US and become one of the Top 15 best-selling rap albums in history, outselling classics like Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle, Dr. Dre's The Chronic and The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready To Die. The subsequent success of follow-up single Dilemma earned Nelly a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Two videos for the song were shot, one set in a dance club and another one made at the St. Louis Arch. The latter aired on MTV Europe, helping the track to the Top 5 in several countries.

The breakdown ~ Hot In Herre reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 and places 8th with a voter average of 7.25.

  • 9 - hotboy06 & Jarrylf
  • 8 - DarkStormSC, God, kennita jo, TwistedElegance & __VelvetKnowledge1814
  • 7 - LyricalLesson & Stealth
  • 6 - RedSimba
  • 5 - Dammn Bu
  • 4 - Game
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Taking out 7th place is P. Diddy with I Need a Girl (Part One). Assisted by Usher and rapper Loon, it rode the early '00s trend of chaptered singles, typically remixes in the form of a brand new song. It was produced by Mario Winans and samples his father's 1995 recording with The Winans, Count It All Joy. It became Diddy's seventh Top 5 single on the Hot 100 and its parent album, We Invented the Remix, became the second remix album to top the Billboard 200 after former girlfriend Jennifer Lopez produced the first only a few months prior. I Need a Girl was a success around the world, reaching Top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK.

The breakdown ~ I Need a Girl (Part One) reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and places 7th with a voter average of 7.41.

  • 9 - Dammn Bu, Jarrylf, Stealth
  • 8 - DarkStormSC & LyricalLesson
  • 7 - Game, kennita jo, RedSimba & __VelvetKnowledge1814
  • 6 - God, hotboy06 & TwistedElegance
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After claiming second place for 2001, Usher backs up with another Top 10 finish as U Don't Have To Call touches down at No. 6. Written and produced by The Neptunes, it was the third release and also third consecutive Top 5 single from his smash album, 8701. Internationally, the song was released as a double A-side single with his P. Diddy & Loon collaboration I Need a Girl (Part One), however it failed to make a mark outside of the UK, where it peaked at No. 4. U Don't Have To Call was one of several songs (along with tracks from Justin Timberlake's Justified) reportedly intended for The Neptunes' project with Michael Jackson which sadly never came to fruition. It features backing vocals from former Neptunes associate Kelis and a remix co-starring future No. 1 partner Ludacris. The song earned Usher a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, making it the second year in a row he'd won the award.

The breakdown ~ U Don't Have To Call reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 and finishes in 6th place with a voter average of 7.5.

  • 9 - Jarrylf, RedSimba & __VelvetKnowledge1814
  • 8 - Game, hotboy06 & LyricalLesson
  • 7 - DarkStormSC, God, kennita jo & Stealth
  • 6 - Dammn Bu
  • 5 - TwistedElegance
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Ja Rule and Ashanti take fifth position with Always On Time. The second single from Ja Rule's third album, Pain Is Love, it spent two weeks atop the Hot 100, becoming the rapper's second No. 1 single and Ashanti's first. The song played a part in producer Irv Gotti's monopoly of the charts, having ruled with Jennifer Lopez & Ja Rule's I'm Real and Always On Time being replaced at No. 1 with their follow-up, Ain't It Funny. Co-producer 7 Aurelius was also racking up the credits with Eve & Alicia Keys' Gangsta Lovin', 2Pac & Anthony Hamilton's Thugz Mansion and with Ja Rule again on Mary J. Blige's Rainy Dayz. The song didn't manage to reach number one in any other country, however it still proved a success, peaking Top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK.

The breakdown ~ Always On Time reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 and places 5th with a voter average of 7.58.

  • 10 - Dammn Bu
  • 9 - Game
  • 8 - DarkStormSC, hotboy06, Jarrylf, LyricalLesson & __VelvetKnowledge1814
  • 7 - God, kennita jo & TwistedElegance
  • 6 - Stealth
  • 5 - RedSimba
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