Hot R&B Songs

Hot R&B Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular contemporary R&B songs, calculated weekly by airplay on All-Format radio stations, digital download sales and streaming data. 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 Hot Rap Songs chart, as a distillation of the overall Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Song achievements

Most weeks at number one

Weeks Artist(s) Song Year(s) Ref.
48 The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" 2020–21
39 Bruno Mars "I Just Might" 2026
34 Leon Thomas "Mutt" 2025
32 SZA "Snooze" 2023–24
30 "Kill Bill" 2022–23
22 Tommy Richman "Million Dollar Baby" 2024
20 Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "One Dance" 2016
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk "Starboy" 2016–17
Bruno Mars "That's What I Like" 2017
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti "Timeless" 2024–25

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Artist achievements

Most number-one songs

Number Artist Song Date
12 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
"Timeless" (with Playboi Carti) October 12, 2024
10 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
"Act II: Date @ 8" (4Batz featuring Drake) March 23, 2024
"Solar Eclipse" (with Don Toliver) October 17, 2026
7 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
"30 for 30" (with Kendrick Lamar) January 4, 2025
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
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
"Yukon" July 26, 2025
5 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
"I Just Might" January 24, 2026
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

Number Artist Song Date
6 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
"Timeless" (with Playboi Carti) October 12, 2024
5 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
"Solar Eclipse" (with Don Toliver) October 17, 2026
4 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
"Yukon" July 26, 2025
3 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

Weeks Artist Ref.
133 The Weeknd
92 Bruno Mars
68 Drake
65 SZA
55 Rihanna
44 Khalid
32 Justin Bieber
Pharrell Williams
29 Wizkid
27 Ella Mai

Most top ten hits

Number of
singles		 Artist Ref.
66 Drake
55 Chris Brown
54 The Weeknd
36 SZA
32 Beyoncé
27 Summer Walker
22 Khalid
21 Bryson Tiller
19 Justin Bieber
17 Rihanna

Most chart entries

EntriesArtistSource
112 Chris Brown
88 Drake
86 The Weeknd
69 Summer Walker
62 Bryson Tiller
60 Kehlani
60 Beyoncé
60 SZA
56 Jhené Aiko
50 Khalid

Album achievements

Most number-one songs from one album

Number Artist Album Year
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

Number Artist Album Year
10 SZA SOS 2022
9 The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness 2015
8 The 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
6 The Weeknd Dawn FM 2022
Justin Bieber Swag 2025
5 Beyoncé 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

References

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  6. ↑ "Tommy Richman - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
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  11. ↑ "Drake - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Rihanna - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Khalid - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Justin Bieber - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Pharrell Williams - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Wizkid - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ella Mai - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Beyoncé - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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  27. ↑ "The Weeknd - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Kehlani - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 30, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Beyoncé - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Jhené Aiko - Chart History (R&B Songs)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 30, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Khalid Is The First Artist To Simultaneously Have The Top 5 R&B Songs". UPROXX. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  32. ↑ "Khalid Becomes First Artist In History To Secure Top 5 Spots On R&B Songs Chart". HotNewHipHop. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  33. ↑ Trevor, Anderson (July 17, 2020). "Summer Walker's 'Life on Earth' Debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2020.