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 Feb. 14, 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: “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)
THE BRIEF: October London’s “Touch on Me” unseats Brent Faiyaz’s “Have To” from its one-week stay at No. 1. It marks London’s third visit to the top, following “Mulholland Drive” in 2024 and “Back To Your Place” in 2023.
DEBUTS:
- “More Than A Friend” — Elijah Connor (No. 25)
- “Baby” – Gabriel Jacoby (No. 28)
- “You (20th Anniversary Edition)” – Raheem DeVaughn (No. 29)
Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay
- “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)
- “One Night” — Johnny Gill (LW: 3)
- “Have To” — Brent Faiyaz (LW: 1)
- “Head Over Heels” — Jenevieve (LW: 5)
- “Folded — Kehlani (LW: 7)
R&B Streaming Songs
Calculates the most-streamed R&B songs of the week across digital service providers.
No. 1: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
THE BRIEF: Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” spends a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart. It now ties with Silk Sonic‘s (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) 2021 hit “Leave The Door Open” for Mars’ third-longest run out of six No. 1s on this chart.
Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs
- “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2, Peak: 1)
- “Yukon” – Justin Bieber (Re-Entry, Peak: 1)
- “Long Way To Calabasas” – Don Toliver (NEW)
- “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 10, Peak 1)
Top R&B Albums
Tracks the week’s most popular R&B albums based on sales and streaming data.
No. 1: SOS – SZA (LW: 1)
THE BRIEF: SZA’s SOS is No. 1 for a 165th week on the Top R&B Albums chart.
CHART NOTE: Michael Jackson’s Number Ones compilation album re-enters the chart at No. 2, following the unveiling of the trailer for MICHAEL, which hits theaters April 24.
Other re-entries this week include Leon Thomas’ Grammy-winning LP MUTT at No. 24 (Peak: No. 4) and Mariah The Scientist’s Hearts Sold Separately at No. 25 (Peak: No. 1).
Hot 100
Tracks the week’s most popular songs across all genres via streaming, radio airplay and sales data. (Note: Chart Brief focuses on R&B only.)
Chart Note: While Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” hits the No. 1 spot, Kehlani’s “Folded” continues its stay in the top 10 at No. 9 in its 34th week on the chart (Peak: No. 6).
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: Feb. 1 – Feb. 7)
No. 1: “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)
THE BRIEF: October London’s “Touch on Me” received 2,144 spins at monitored radio stations, an increase of 220 spins from the prior week, with 8.3 million audience impressions.
Top 10 at R&B Radio This Week:
- “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)
- “One Night” – Johnny Gill (LW: 3)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 7)
- “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 1)
- “Pressha” – Jill Scott (LW: 9)
- “Head Over Heels” – Jenevieve (LW: 5)
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 6)
- “Control” – Tank (LW: 10)
- “In Your Feelings” – Mariah Carey (LW: 4)
- “Excited” – Dvsn (LW: 11)
Urban Radio
Tracks the week’s top hip-hop/R&B hits via 24/7 radio monitoring data from Mediabase, ranked by total weekly spins. Chart Brief focuses on R&B. (Dates: Feb. 1 – Feb. 7)
No. 1: “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 3)
THE BRIEF: Rising R&B singer JayDon lands his first No. 1 hit with “Lullaby,” featuring Paradise. The track earned 5,215 monitored spins (up 601), dethroning Cardi B’s “ErrTime” from the top spot.
Top 10 at Urban Radio This Week:
- “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 3)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2)
- “ErrTime” – Cardi B (LW: 1)
- “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 6)
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 4)
- “Wgft” – Gunna feat. Burna Boy (LW: 5)
- “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 9)
- “Burning Blue” – Mariah The Scientist (LW: 7)
- “Preacher Man” – Ye (LW: 11)
- “Friend Do” – Belly Gang Kushington (LW: 10)
Chart rankings are sourced from Billboard‘s weekly tallies. Radio airplay metrics, including spin counts and audience impressions, are provided by Mediabase.
