For a fifth week running, Chris Brown’s smash single “Sensational,” featuring Davido and Lojay, is still at the top of Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart.
The song, which was produced by DJ Hardwerk, has been at the top of the airplay chart for the second longest in 2024. Eight weeks saw Mary J. Blige’s 2023 song “Still Believe in Love,” featuring Vado, at the top of the charts, with seven of those weeks occurring between January 6 and February 17.
Notably, Brown’s song “Sensational,” which debuted as the lead act in last week’s issue and won the title in its fourth week, has spent the most weeks at No. 1 among male artists this year.
The following male musicians, ranked by the number of weeks, have at least two weeks at the top of Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart in 2024:
“Exciting,” Chris Brown with Davido and Lojay has been the number one song for five weeks.
“Release Command,” Teddy Swims, the top spot for three weeks
Charlie Wilson’s “Superman” spent three weeks at the top.
“That’s You,” Fortunate Daye, two weeks at the top
Tank with Fabolous’s “Before We Get Started” spent two weeks at the top.
Usher and H.E.R.’s “Risk It All” spent two weeks at the top.
The week ending August 24 saw the debut of “Sensational,” which marks Brown’s third-longest chart-topping stint on Adult R&B Airplay. The song, which has an Afrobeats vibe, is Brown’s fifth leader overall.
The following lists Chris Brown’s number-one hits on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart in order of length of time at the top:
Drake’s “No Guidance” spent 11 weeks at the top of the charts (2020)
Seven weeks at No. 1 for “Go Crazy” featuring Young Thug (2020)
Davido and Lojay’s “Sensational” has spent five weeks at the top of the charts thus far (2024).
H.E.R.’s “Come Through,” featuring Chris Brown, peaked at No. 1 for one week in 2022.
One week at No. 1 is “See Through Love,” by Tank featuring Chris Brown (2023).
The second single from Brown’s most recent album, 11:11, which was also published in 2023 and reissued this year in a deluxe form, “Sensational,” was made available on October 20, 2023.
11:11’s standard version debuted at the top of Billboard’s Top R&B Albums list.
