Welcome to Chart Brief, Rated R&B’s weekly column tracking the latest movements across R&B charts. Each week, we’ll break down and analyze the R&B artists making waves on the Billboard, radio, and streaming charts. This edition covers the charts dated July 18, 2026.
Billboard Charts
Adult R&B Airplay
Tracks the week’s top Adult R&B hits via 24/7 airplay data from Mediabase and Luminate.
No. 1: “Up Out & Gone” – Ne-Yo (LW: 1)
THE BRIEF: Ne-Yo’s “Up Out & Gone” leads the Adult R&B Airplay chart for a second consecutive week. The song appears on his country soul album, Highway 79.
Debuts
- No. 26: “Richest” – Muni Long
- No. 29: “Don’t Play” – Jill Scott
- No. 30: “Silent Treatment” – October London
Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay
- “Up Out & Gone” – Ne-Yo (LW: 1)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2; Peak: 1)
- “Let Me” – Victoria Monét (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- “Fallin” – Chris Brown feat. Leon Thomas (LW: 6)
- “One Love” – Kem (LW: 4; Peak: 2)
CHART NOTE: Tems’ “What You Need” breaks into the top 10 this week at No. 9. It’s the Nigerian singer’s fourth career top 10 on this list. Meanwhile, PJ Morton’s “Mutual” is eyeing a top 10 entry at No. 11.
R&B Streaming Songs
Calculates the most-streamed R&B songs of the week across digital service providers.
No. 1: “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
Debuts
Re-Entries
- No. 10: “What You Need” – Tems
- No. 15: “Yukon” – Justin Bieber
Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
- “Morning Dew (Donk)” – Beyoncé (NEW)
- “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars – (LW: 4, Peak: 1)
- “Chicago” – Michael Jackson (LW: 2)
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson (LW: 3)
Hot R&B Songs
Tracks the week’s most popular R&B songs based on streaming activity, sales and radio airplay impressions.
No. 1: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
Debuts
- No. 4 – “Morning Dew (Donk)” – Beyoncé
Re-Entries
- No. 24: “Is It Love” – Tyla
Top 5 on Hot R&B Songs
- “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2; Peak: 1)
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (LW: 3)
- “Morning Dew (Donk)” – Beyoncé (NEW)
- “What You Need” – Tems (LW: 6)
Top R&B Albums
Tracks the week’s most popular R&B albums based on sales and streaming activity.
No. 1: Thriller – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
Top 5 on R&B Albums
- Thriller – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
- Number Ones – Michael Jackson (LW: 2; Peak: 2)
- SOS – SZA (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- The Romantic – Bruno Mars (LW: 6; Peak: 1)
- Swag – Justin Bieber (LW: 6)
Hot 100
Tracks the week’s most popular songs across all genres via streaming, radio airplay and sales activity. (Note: Chart Brief focuses on R&B only.)
Debuts
- No. 26: “Morning Dew (Donk)” – Beyoncé
THE BRIEF: Beyoncé earns her 107th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with her surprise release “Morning Dew (Donk),” which opens at No. 26 this week. The sensual track will appear on her upcoming B’Day 20th Anniversary Edition that drops on her birthday (Sept. 4). [Read more about Beyonce’s “Donk” here]
Highest-Charting R&B Songs (Top 40)
- No. 7: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 10; Peak: 1)
- No. 9: “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” – Olivia Dean (LW: 12; Peak: 5)
- No. 10: “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean (LW: 5; Peak: 2)
- No. 15: “Risk It All” – Bruno Mars (LW: 14; Peak: 4)
- No. 26: “Morning Dew (Donk)” – Beyoncé (NEW)
- No. 39: “What You Need” – Tems (LW: 44)
Mediabase Radio Charts
R&B Radio
Tracks the week’s top R&B hits via 24/7 radio monitoring data from Mediabase, ranked by total weekly spins. (Dates: July 5 – July 8)
No. 1: “Up Out & Gone” – Ne-Yo (LW: 1)
Top 10 at R&B Radio
- “Up Out & Gone” – Ne-Yo (LW: 3)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2)
- “One Love” – Kem (LW: 7)
- “Let Me” – Victoria Monet (LW: 3)
- “Fallin’” – Chris Brown feat. Leon Thomas (LW: 8)
- “Spin” – Kevin Ross (LW:4)
- “Energy” – Kayla Brianna (LW: 6)
- “Let Em Know” – T.I. (LW: 5)
- “What You Need” – Tems (LW: 11)
- “Need Love” – Stokley (LW:9)
Chart rankings are sourced from Billboard‘s weekly tallies. Radio airplay metrics, including spin counts and audience impressions, are provided by Mediabase.
