The newly Grammy-nominated track helps him break away from a tie with Bruno Mars, The Weeknd & Usher to hold the No. 3 all-time spot.
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Chris Brown breaks a four-way tie to take sole possession of the third-most No. 1s on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart, as “Residuals” crowns the list dated Nov. 16. The single enjoyed a 6% gain in the Nov. 1-7 tracking week and was the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking window, according to Luminate.
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With “Residuals,” released on CBE/RCA Records, Brown scores his 14th leader on the airplay list. He moves one ahead of a trio of fellow R&B/pop superstars – Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and Usher – who each have 13 champs. As Brown adds another chart-topper to his account, he now trails only Drake (39) and Rihanna (17) for the most No. 1s on Rhythmic Airplay since the chart began in 1992.
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Here’s a review of Brown’s No. 1s on Rhythmic Airplay:
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Song Title, Artist (if other than Chris Brown), Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date“Run It!,” seven, Nov. 19, 2005“Kiss Kiss,” featuring T-Pain, five, Nov. 17, 2007“With You,” six, March 1, 2008“Get Like Me,” David Banner featuring Chris Brown, two, Aug. 2, 2008“Look at Me Now,” featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, one, May 7, 2011“Show Me,” Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, three, Feb. 8, 2014“Loyal,” featuring Lil Wayne & French Montana, Too $hort or Tyga, two, May 10, 2014“New Flame,” featuring Usher & Rick Ross, one, Nov. 15, 2014“Post to Be,” Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko, one, July 4, 2015“No Guidance,” featuring Drake, four, Aug. 3, 2019“Heat,” featuring Gunna, one, Nov. 23, 2019“Go Crazy,” with Young Thug, one, Aug. 1, 2020“Under the Influence,” six, Dec. 3, 2022“Residuals,” one (to date), Nov. 16, 2024
