Mary J. Blige enters select club, becoming fourth artist to score at least 10 No. 1s advertising billboard‘s adult R&B play charts. The queen of hip-hop soul achieved the feat on Jan. 18 at No. 1 on the chart, with “You Ain’t the Only One” moving up 3-1 to become her tenth career-leading number one on the radio charts who.
“You Ain’t the Only One” became the most-played song on U.S. adult R&B radio during the tracking week of Jan. 3-9, according to Luminate. Compared with the previous week, the number of views during the tracking week increased by 22%. The huge jump earned Blige’s single the Weekly Top Gainer award, given to the most played song on the format.
With the new No. 1, Blige achieves her tenth No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, tying her with Charlie Wilson for the third-highest number among all artists since the chart’s inception in 1993. leader. Last November, “You Ain’t the Only One” became Blige’s 28th radio top 10 hit. Case ranks second with 24 top-10 finishes, while Gerald Levert and R. Kelly are tied for third with 22 each.
Here’s a look back at Blige’s #1 album on the Adult R&B Airplay chart:
- “Not Gon’ Cry” spent four weeks at No. 1 starting on March 2, 1996
- “Without You” February 4, 2006 14
- “Accepting Me Who I Am,” 27 January 2007
- “If you leave,” Musiq Soulchild collaborates with Mary. J. Blige8, January 10, 2009
- “Thick”, November 12, 2016 16
- “U + Me (Love Lesson)”, III, May 6, 2017
- “Good morning gorgeous” Thursday, February 26, 2022
- “Still Believe in Love” starring Vado, December 30, 2023, eight years old
- “Breathing”, featuring “Fabolous”, one of the songs, October 26, 2024
- “You Ain’t The Only One,” part one (so far), January 18, 2025
Notably, Blige has charted three times recently, ranking No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay. The three consecutive singles set a new personal best for the R&B legend, who previously had back-to-back No. 1 hits with “Thick of It” and “U + Me (Love Lesson).”
Elsewhere, “You Ain’t the Only One” spends its third consecutive week at No. 18 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which compares adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop listeners combined. Songs are ranked. There, the single reached 6.7 million viewers, a 24% increase from the previous week, enough to win the “Biggest Winner” award.
“You Ain’t the Only One” appears on Blige’s show gratitude The album is released in November.
