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1. Mercedes automobiles (112 mentions, including four different songs by 50 Cent)
2. Lexus automobiles (48 mentions)
3. Gucci fashion (47 mentions, by artists such as Lil Kim, Youngbloodz , and Outkast)
4. Cadillac automobiles (46 mentions)
5. Burberry apparel and accessories (42 mentions)
6. PradaPrada, SpA is an Italian fashion company (also known as a "label" or "house") with retail outlets worldwide. The company, originally known in Italian as Fratelli Prada ("Prada Brothers"), was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada. In 1978, Mario's granddaughter fashion (39 mentions)
7. CristalCristal is a Cuban beer. It is brewed at the Cerveceria Bucanero S. in Holguin, Cuba. It is the sold in Cuba. Cristal is also the name of a prestige Champagne produced by Louis Roederer that is easily recognized by its clear bottle, anti- UV cellophane wr champagneChampagne is a sparkling wine. Champagne was originally produced in the Champagne region of France by a traditional method of inducing secondary fermentation in the bottle. In Europe and some other countries, the name Champagne is legally protected to mea (37 mentions)
8. HennessyHennessy is a leading manufacturer of cognac. Hennessy was born when Irishman Richard Hennessy moved to the town of Cognac in France in 1765 and started a trading business. His son, James Hennessy, expanded the business into the brandy production with whi cognacThis article is about the city in France. For the drink, see Cognac (drink). Cognac is a commune in the French departement of Charente, of which it is a sous-prefecture''. Population (1999): 19,534. (35 mentions)
9. LamborghiniAutomobili Lamborghini S. commonly known as Lamborghini is a manufacturer of high performance sports cars based in the small Italian village of Sant'Agata Bolognese, near Bologna. The company was founded in 1963 by Ferruccio Lamborghini ( 1916 1993) as a automobiles (34 mentions in two separate songs)
10. ChevroletChevrolet or Chevy is a brand of automobile that is now part of the General Motors group. Its founder, Louis Chevrolet, was a racing driver born on December 25, 1878 in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. On November 3, 1911, Chevrolet officially entered the automobiles (33 mentions)

Of the 111 songs in the Billboard Top 20, 43 had brands in the lyrics. Only one of those, Good CharlotteGood Charlotte is a pop punk band, formed in 1996. They have had many singles, some of their more popular songs being "The Anthem," "Girls and Boys," and "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. They took their band name from a children's book written by Carol's Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, was not connected to hip hop or R&B.

Some critics have speculated that it will be revealed that artists were paid to include certain brands in their songs.