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 June 20, 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: “Let Me” – Victoria Monét (LW: 4)
THE BRIEF: Victoria Monét earns her third chart-topper on the Adult R&B Airplay with “Let Me.” [Read more about Monét’s latest chart achievement]
Debuts
- No. 26: “Everything Hallelujah” – Justin Bieber
- No. 30: “A Dance, A Kiss” – Johnny Gill
Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay
- “Let Me” – Victoria Monét (LW: 4)
- “You (20th Anniversary Edition)” – Raheem DeVaughn (LW: 1)
- “One Love” – Kem (LW: 6)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 5)
- “Risk It All” – Bruno Mars (LW: 3)
CHART NOTE: Kevin Ross’ “Spin” advances to the top 10 this week at No. 10, up three spots from last week. It’s also worth noting that rapper T.I.’s “Let ‘Em Know” sits in the top 10 at No. 8, despite it being a pure rap song.
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)
THE BRIEF: Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” continues its streak at No. 1 on R&B Streaming Songs for a sixth consecutive week.
Debuts
No. 11: “The Feeling” – Steve Lacy
Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
- “Chicago” – Michael Jackson (LW: 2)
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson (LW: 3)
- “Human Nature” – Michael Jackson (LW: 4; Peak: 2)
- “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars – (LW: 5, Peak: 1)
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)
THE BRIEF: Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” is No. 1 for a 22nd week on the Hot R&B Songs chart. It’s his longest-running No. 1 on this list, surpassing 2016’s “That’s What I Like,” which reigned for 20 weeks.
Debuts
- No. 12: “The Feeling” – Steve Lacy
- No. 16: “Drop The Lo” – Bryson Tiller
- No. 24: “Let Me” – Victoria Monét
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)
- “Chicago” – Michael Jackson (LW: 4)
- “Beat It” – Michael Jackson (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)
Re-Entries
- No. 21: Greatest Hits – Earth, Wind & Fire (Peak: 10)
Top 5 on R&B Albums
- Thriller – Michael Jackson (LW: 1)
- Number Ones – Michael Jackson (LW: 2; Peak: 2)
- Habiti – Drake (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- SOS – SZA (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- The Romantic – Bruno Mars (LW: 5; Peak: 1)
R&B Digital Song Sales
Tracks the week’s best-selling R&B songs based on digital sales activity.
No. 1: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
THE BRIEF: Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” is No. 1 for a 14th week on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart. It’s his third-longest-running No. 1 on this chart behind “Leave The Door Open” (15 weeks) and “That’s What I Like” (18 weeks).
Re-Entries
- No. 5: “September” – Earth, Wind & Fire (Peak: 1)
- No. 9: “Thriller” – Michael Jackson (Peak: 1)
- No. 10: “Bad” – Michael Jackson (Peak: 8)
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. 75: “The Feeling” – Steve Lacy
THE BRIEF: Steve Lacy earns his fourth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with “The Feeling.” It marks his first appearance since 2022, when his smash hit “Bad Habit” spent three weeks at No. 1, while “Static” and “Dark Red” both peaked at No. 78. “The Feeling” is the lead single from Lacy’s upcoming album, Oh yeah? which drops July 17.
Highest-Charting R&B Songs (Top 40)
- No. 6: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 5; Peak: 1)
- No. 7: “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean (LW: 6; Peak: 2)
- No. 8: “So Easy (To Fall In Love)” – Olivia Dean (LW: 7; Peak: 5)
- No. 12: “Risk It All” – Bruno Mars (LW: 14; Peak: 4)
- No. 16: “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 16; Peak: 6)
- No. 18: “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson (LW: 19; Peak: 1)
- No. 27: “Chicago” – Michael Jackson (LW: 26; Peak: 26)
- No. 37: “Human Nature” – Michael Jackson (LW: 31; Peak: 7)
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: June 7 – June 13)
No. 1: “Let Me” – Victoria Monét (LW: 6)
Top 10 at R&B Radio
- “Let Me” – Victoria Monét (LW: 6)
- “One Love” – Kem (LW: 5)
- “You (20th Anniversary Edition)” – Raheem DeVaughn (LW: 1)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- “Up Out & Gone” – Ne-Yo (LW: 7)
- “Risk It All” – Bruno Mars (LW: 4)
- “Let Em Know” – T.I. (LW: 8)
- “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean (LW: 9; Peak: 1)
- “Bad” – Saint Harison (LW: 2)
- “Spin” – Kevin Ross (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. (Dates: June 7 – June 13)
No. 1: “Ever Since You Left Me” – French Montana & Max B (LW: 4)
Top 10 at Urban Radio
- “Ever Since You Left Me” – French Montana & Max B (LW: 4)
- “Minks in Miami” – Rick Ross feat. French Montana & Max B (LW: 2)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3; Peak: 1)
- “What You Need” – Tems (LW: 9)
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 5; Peak: 1)
- “Janice STFU” – Drake
- “Pop Dat Thang” – Da Baby (LW: 6; Peak: 1)
- “Motion Party” – BossMan Dlow (LW: 7)
- “Spend Dat” – Yung Miami (LW: 14)
- “100” – Ella Mai (LW: 11)
Chart rankings are sourced from Billboard‘s weekly tallies. Radio airplay metrics, including spin counts and audience impressions, are provided by Mediabase.
