Jay-Z Popular Songs Ranking [2025]

99 ProblemsJay Z8rank/position

JAY-Z – 99 Problems

Jay-Z’s soulful rap, marked by powerful guitar riffs and drum beats, is a track that stirs listeners’ spirits at school sports days and athletic meets.

Released in 2003 by the New York–born artist, the song portrays a stance of confronting various challenges, including pressures from the music industry and the police, as well as complicated relationships on the streets.

Featured on The Black Album, it won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.

The music video was shot in black and white, impressively capturing the streets of Brooklyn.

Brimming with forward-driving power and energy, this track serves as a pump-up anthem that heightens competitive tension and ignites participants’ fighting spirit.

4:44Jay Z9rank/position

JAY-Z – 4:44

A track by American rapper Jay-Z.

It reflects on his regret over past issues with women and includes an apology to his wife, Beyoncé.

Released in 2017, it became a hit worldwide and is the title track of an album that was certified platinum in the United States.

UmbrellaRihanna ft Jay Z10rank/position

Rihanna – Umbrella (Orange Version) (Official Music Video) ft. JAY-Z

Since releasing her debut album as a teenager in 2005, Rihanna has enjoyed tremendous commercial success and an illustrious career, including nine Grammy Awards.

Seamlessly blending her Caribbean roots with contemporary R&B and reigning as a style icon with her sophisticated fashion, Rihanna’s biggest hit is, of course, “Umbrella.” Featuring a cool guest verse by JAY-Z, the song’s brilliance needs no introduction—but do you know what the lyrics are about? The word “umbrella” serves as a metaphor: the falling rain represents life’s hardships, and she sings, “Come under my umbrella,” offering shelter and support.

It’s a masterpiece that eloquently celebrates the importance of two people helping each other—perhaps that’s why it has become a beloved song around the world.

CliqueKanye West ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z11rank/position

Kanye West – Clique ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z (Explicit)

A track where Kanye collaborates with Detroit rapper Big Sean, also featuring his partner Jay-Z.

It samples James Brown’s 1974 single “Funky President (People It’s Bad).”

Crazy In LoveBeyonce ft. Jay Z12rank/position

Beyoncé ft. Jay Z – Crazy In Love Official Music Video

Beyoncé’s massive hit, “Crazy in Love.” It’s a song that powerfully voices the feelings of a woman so consumed by love that she can’t see anything else.

It’s a very upbeat unrequited love song with the message: “When I’m in love, I’m unbeatable.”

Deja VuBeyonce ft. Jay Z13rank/position

Beyoncé – Deja Vu (MTV Video Version) ft. JAY-Z

The walk-up song for Juan Pierre of MLB in the United States.

It was produced by Beyoncé and Rodney Jerkins, who worked on Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” and “Lose My Breath.” The music video, directed by British filmmaker Sophie Muller, was shot in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Drunk in LoveBeyonce ft. Jay Z14rank/position

Beyoncé – Drunk in Love (Explicit) ft. JAY Z

A collaboration by Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

Released in 2013, it became a hit in countries around the world.

Timbaland was involved in the production.

The monochrome music video was directed by Hype Williams and filmed at Golden Beach in Miami.