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Chris Brown bags a milestone 20th No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with “Residuals.” The single crowns the list dated Dec. 7 and was the most-played song on U.S. monitored mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the tracking week of Nov. 22 – 28, according to Luminate.
“Residuals” ascends from the runner-up spot after a 4% gain in weekly plays. As the track rises, it knocks GloRilla’s “TGIF” to No. 2 after the latter completed a 10-week nonconsecutive reign, including the last nine straight frames. The new champ is Brown’s second chart-topper on the radio ranking in 2024, after “Sensational,” featuring Davido and Lojay, ruled for one week in March.

With a 20th No. 1, Brown matches Lil Wayne’s career count for the second-most among all acts since the chart began in 1992. The pair trail only Drake, who sits in first place with 46 leaders. Here’s a recap of the artists with the most No. 1s on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay:

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46, Drake20, Chris Brown20, Lil Wayne17, Usher13, Beyoncé

“Residuals” appears on the deluxe edition of Brown’s latest studio album, 11:11, and became a fan favorite, with many clips shared of Brown performing the track during spring and summer tour stops. Rising attention sparked its debut on the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart in April before its official push to radio began in mid-August. The single received a Grammy Award nomination for the upcoming ceremony for best R&B performance.

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Brown first topped Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay when he and Johnta Austin featured on Bow Wow’s “Shortie Like Mine” on the Dec. 9, 2006, chart. His first champ in a lead role came exactly a year later – on the Dec. 8, 2007, ranking – when “Kiss Kiss,” featuring T-Pain, captured the summit.

Here’s a full review of Brown’s No. 1 collection on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay:

Song Title, Artist (if other than Chris Brown), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1“Shortie Like Mine,” Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin, two, Dec. 9, 2006“Kiss Kiss,” featuring T-Pain, two, Dec. 8, 2007“With You,” one, March 22, 2008“Deuces,” featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, 10, Sept. 4, 2010“No BS” two, Feb. 5, 2011“Look at Me Now,” featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, seven, April 4, 2011“Strip,” featuring Kevin “K-Mac” McCall, two, March 31, 2012“Birthday Cake,” Rihanna featuring Chris Brown, three, May 19, 2012“It Won’t Stop,” Sevyn Streeter featuring Chris Brown, eight, Nov. 30, 2013“Loyal,” featuring Lil Wayne & French Montana or Too $hort or Tyga, nine, May 17, 2014“New Flame,” featuring Usher & Rick Ross, Oct. 18, 2014“Hold You Down,” DJ Khaled featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih, three, Nov. 15, 2014“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, four, Jan. 10, 2015“Post to Be,” Omarion featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko, six, May 23, 2015“All Eyes on You,” Meek Mill featuring Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj, three, Sept. 19, 2015“No Guidance,” featuring Drake, 10, Aug. 10, 2019“Go Crazy,” with Young Thug, six, July 18, 2020“Under the Influence,” eight, March 11, 2023“Sensational,” featuring Davido & Lojay, one, March 16, 2024“Residuals,” one (to date), Dec. 7, 2024

Elsewhere, “Residuals” holds at No. 2 for a third consecutive week on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience on monitored adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, it climbed to 15.6 million in weekly audience, up 6% from the previous period. It also inches 28-27 on Adult R&B Airplay, thanks to a 9% pickup in plays.