Hot R&B Songs
Appearance
Hot R&B Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular R&B songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations, digital download sales and streaming data.[1] It was established on October 11, 2012, as a way to highlight "the differences between pure R&B and rap titles in the overall, wide-ranging R&B/hip-hop field" and serves, along with the Rap Songs chart, as a distillation of the overall Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1]
Song achievements
Most weeks at number one
- 21 weeks
- 20 weeks
- "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
- "Starboy" – The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
- "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
- 19 weeks
- "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
- 17 weeks
- 16 weeks
- 15 weeks
- "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z
- "Wild Thoughts" – DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
- "Better" – Khalid
Source:[2]
Artist achievements
Most number-one songs
- 7 No. 1s
- 6 No. 1s
- 5 No. 1s
- 3 No. 1s
- 2 No. 1s
Artists with most weeks at number one on the chart
- 64 – The Weeknd
- 54 – Rihanna
- 53 – Drake
- 33 – Khalid
- 32 – Bruno Mars
- 31 – Pharrell Williams
- 27 – Ella Mai
- 21 – DJ Khaled
- 20 – Jay-Z, Wizkid, Kyla, Daft Punk
Most top ten hits
Number of singles |
Artist | Ref. |
---|---|---|
37 | The Weeknd | [4] |
33 | Chris Brown | [5] |
32 | Drake | [6] |
17 | Beyoncé | [7] |
Khalid | [8] | |
15 | Rihanna | [9] |
Selected additional R&B Songs chart achievements
- Khalid is the first and only artist to occupy the entire top 5 of the R&B Songs chart. He achieved this on the chart dated April 20, 2019 with the songs "Better" and "Talk" staying steady at positions 1 and 2, respectively, while "My Bad" and "Saturday Nights" climbed up to numbers 3 and 4, and "Outta My Head" entered the chart at number 5.[10][11]
- Khalid and The Weeknd both hold the record for charting the most songs within the top 10 simultaneously – eight songs. Summer Walker holds the female record, with six, on the October 19, 2019 chart. [12]
References
- ^ a b Pietroluongo, Silvio (October 11, 2012). "Taylor Swift, Rihanna & PSY Buoyed by Billboard Chart Changes". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ^ Anderson, Trevor (August 10, 2020). "The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Breaks No. 1 Record on Hot R&B Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ^ "Roddy Ricch's "The Box" Rules Hot 100 For Sixth Week, Dua Lipa Matches Career Best With "Don't Start Now"". Billboard. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Brown - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Drake - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Beyoncé - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Khalid - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "Rihanna - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ^ "Khalid Is The First Artist To Simultaneously Have The Top 5 R&B Songs". UPROXX. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "Khalid Becomes First Artist In History To Secure Top 5 Spots On R&B Songs Chart". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ Trevor, Anderson (July 17, 2020). "Summer Walker's 'Life on Earth' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
External links
- Billboard R&B Songs Chart – online version.