Hot R&B Songs

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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]

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Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

WeeksArtist(s)SongYear(s)Ref.
48 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights"2020–21 [2]
32 SZA "Snooze"2023–24 [3]
30"Kill Bill"2022–23 [4]
20 Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "One Dance"2016 [5]
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "Starboy"2016–17 [6]
Bruno Mars "That's What I Like"2017 [7]
19 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams "Blurred Lines"2013 [8]
18 Khalid "Talk"2019 [9]
17 Rihanna "Diamonds"2012–13 [10]
15 Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z "Suit & Tie"2016 [11]
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller "Wild Thoughts"2016 [12]
Khalid"Better"2016 [13]

Source: [14]

Artist achievements

Most number-one songs

NumberArtistSongDate
11 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" (with Doja Cat)September 4, 2021
"Sacrifice"January 22, 2022
"Creepin'" (with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage)December 17, 2022
"Die for You" (with Ariana Grande)March 11, 2023
8 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
"Slime You Out" (featuring SZA)September 20, 2023
6 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
"Lift Me Up"November 12, 2022
SZA "The Weekend"July 1, 2017
"I Hate U"December 18, 2021
"Kill Bill"December 24, 2022
"Snooze"July 29, 2023
"Slime You Out" (Drake featuring SZA)September 20, 2023
"Saturn"March 9, 2024
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
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
Doja Cat "Say So"May 16, 2020
"You Right" (with The Weeknd)September 4, 2021
"Woman"March 12, 2022
Khalid "Young Dumb & Broke"November 4, 2017
"Better"January 19, 2019
"Talk"May 4, 2019
Beyoncé "Drunk in Love (featuring Jay-Z)January 4, 2014
"7/11"December 20, 2014
"Break My Soul"August 4, 2022

Most number-one debuts

NumberArtistSongDate
5 The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"July 18, 2015
"Call Out My Name"April 14, 2018
"Sacrifice"January 22, 2022
"Creepin'" (with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage)December 17, 2022
"Die for You" (with Ariana Grande)March 11, 2023
4 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
"Slime You Out" (featuring SZA)September 20, 2023
3 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
Rihanna "Diamonds"October 20, 2012
"Work" (featuring Drake)February 13, 2016
"Lift Me Up"November 12, 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

Artists with most weeks at number one on the chart

WeeksArtistRef.
111 The Weeknd [15]
66 Drake [16]
65 SZA [4]
55 Bruno Mars [17]
Rihanna [18]
44 Khalid [19]
31 Justin Bieber [20]
Pharrell Williams [21]
29 Wizkid [22]
27 Ella Mai [23]
23 Anderson .Paak [24]
21 DJ Khaled [25]
20 Daft Punk [26]
Jay-Z [27]
Kyla [28]

Most top ten hits

Number of
singles		ArtistRef.
52 Drake [29]
48 Chris Brown [30]
45 The Weeknd [31]
26 Beyoncé [32]
SZA [4]
20 Summer Walker [33]

Most chart entries

EntriesArtistSource
92 Chris Brown [34]
72 The Weeknd [35]
62 Drake [36]
53 Beyoncé [37]
45 SZA [4]
42 Khalid [38]
41 Summer Walker [39]
39 Bryson Tiller [40]
34 Jhené Aiko [41]
32 H.E.R. [42]
26 Rihanna [43]
25 Tory Lanez [44]

Album achievements

Most number-one songs from one album

NumberArtistAlbumYear
3 The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness 2015
SZA SOS 2022
2 Rihanna Anti 2016
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Justin Bieber Changes 2020
The Weeknd After Hours
Silk Sonic An Evening with Silk Sonic 2021
Doja Cat Planet Her 2021

Most top ten songs from one album

NumberArtistAlbumYear
10 SZA SOS 2022
9 The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness 2015
8The Weeknd Starboy 2016
The Weeknd After Hours 2020
Drake Honestly, Nevermind 2022
Beyoncé Renaissance 2022
7 Drake Scorpion 2018
Khalid Free Spirit 2019
Summer Walker Over It
Summer Walker Still Over It 2021
6The Weeknd Dawn FM 2022
5Beyoncé BEYONCÉ 2013
Rihanna Anti 2016
Drake More Life 2017
The Weeknd My Dear Melancholy 2019
Bryson Tiller Anniversary 2020

Selected additional R&B Songs chart achievements

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