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 [ ]
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Artist achievements [ ]
Most number-one songs [ ]
Number
Artist
Song
Date
9
The Weeknd
"Earned It "
April 11, 2015
"Can't Feel My Face "
July 18, 2015
"The Hills "
October 3, 2015
"Starboy " (featuring Daft Punk )
October 15, 2016
"Call Out My Name "
April 14, 2018
"Heartless "
December 14, 2019
"Blinding Lights "
March 7, 2020
"You Right " (Doja Cat featuring The Weeknd)
September 4, 2021
"Sacrifice "
January 22, 2022
7
Drake
"Hold On, We're Going Home " (featuring Majid Jordan )
October 12, 2013
"Tuesday " (ILoveMakonnen featuring Drake)
November 29, 2014
"Work " (Rihanna featuring Drake)
February 13, 2016
"One Dance " (featuring Wizkid & Kyla )
May 7, 2016
"Don't Matter to Me " (with Michael Jackson )
July 14, 2018
"No Guidance " (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
September 7, 2019
"Race My Mind "
September 18, 2021
5
Justin Bieber
"No Brainer " (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo )
August 11, 2018
"Yummy "
January 18, 2020
"Intentions " (featuring Quavo)
February 22, 2020
"Peaches " (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon )
April 3, 2021
"Essence " (Wizkid featuring Justin Bieber & Tems )
September 11, 2021
Rihanna
"Diamonds "
October 20, 2012
"FourFiveSeconds " (with Kanye West & Paul McCartney )
February 21, 2015
"Work" (featuring Drake)
February 13, 2016
"Needed Me "
September 24, 2016
"Wild Thoughts " (DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller )
July 15, 2017
4
Bruno Mars
"That's What I Like "
March 4, 2017
"Finesse " (featuring Cardi B )
January 20, 2018
"Leave the Door Open " (with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic )
March 20, 2021
"Smokin Out the Window " (with Anderson .Paak as Silk Sonic)
November 20, 2021
3
Chris Brown
"Freaky Friday " (Lil Dicky featuring Chris Brown)
April 21, 2018
"No Guidance" (featuring Drake)
September 7, 2019
"Go Crazy " (with Young Thug )
December 26, 2020
Khalid
"Young Dumb & Broke "
November 4, 2017
"Better "
January 19, 2019
"Talk "
May 4, 2019
Most number-one debuts [ ]
Number
Artist
Song
Date
3
Drake
"Work " (Rihanna featuring Drake)
February 13, 2016
"Don't Matter to Me " (with Michael Jackson )
July 14, 2018
"Race My Mind "
September 18, 2021
Justin Bieber
"No Brainer " (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber , Chance the Rapper and Quavo)
August 11, 2018
"Intentions " (featuring Quavo)
February 22, 2020
"Peaches " (featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon )
April 3, 2021
The Weeknd
"Can't Feel My Face "
July 18, 2015
"Call Out My Name "
April 14, 2018
"Sacrifice "
January 22, 2022
2
Quavo
"No Brainer" (DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo)
August 11, 2018
"Intentions" (Justin Bieber featuring Quavo)
February 22, 2020
Rihanna
"Diamonds "
October 20, 2012
"Work" (featuring Drake)
February 13, 2016
Artists with most weeks at number one on the chart [ ]
Most top ten hits [ ]
Most chart entries [ ]
Album achievements [ ]
Most number-one songs from one album [ ]
Most top ten songs from one album [ ]
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.[42] [43]
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. [44]
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 .
^ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Drake - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Bruno Mars - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Robin Thicke - 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 December 21, 2018 .
^ "Justin Timberlake - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "DJ Khaled - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Khalid - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ 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 .
^ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Drake - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Bruno Mars - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Rihanna - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Khalid - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Justin Bieber - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Pharrell Williams - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Ella Mai - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Anderson .Paak - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "DJ Khaled - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Daft Punk - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Jay-Z - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Kyla - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Drake - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved November 10, 2021 .
^ "Chris Brown - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Summer Walker - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Beyoncé - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "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 November 10, 2021 .
^ "Khalid - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Summer Walker - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Bryson Tiller - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Beyoncé - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
^ "Jhené Aiko - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "H.E.R. - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 4, 2022 .
^ "Rihanna - Chart History (R&B Songs)" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 7, 2020 .
^ "Tory Lanez - 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 .
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