Chris Brown’s ‘Residuals’ Reaches No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Chris Brown crowns Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart for a sixth time, as “Residuals” climbs from the runner-up spot to lead the list dated April 5. The single was the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the tracking week of March 21-27, according to Luminate, and rose 12% in week-over-week plays. Thanks to its improvement, “Residuals” nabs the chart’s Greatest Gainer award, given each week to the song with the largest increase in plays.

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With “Residuals,” released and promoted through CBE/RCA Records, Brown achieves his sixth Adult R&B Airplay No. 1. Here’s a review of his collection:

Notably, all six of his leaders have come in the 2020s decade, tying the R&B superstar with H.E.R. and Usher for the most champs in that time. Prior to capturing the summit with “No Guidance,” Brown appeared on Adult R&B Airplay with 15 different titles, dating to his first visit – at age 16 – in 2006 with “Yo (Excuse Me Miss),” which reached No. 25. Before his half-dozen leaders, Brown earned a No. 4 best with “Undecided” in 2019.

Elsewhere, “Residuals” repeats at No. 2 on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, after having previously topped the tally for three weeks. Despite the static rank, the single added 3% in audience to 19.7 million in listenership for the tracking week. On the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, “Residuals” rises 4-3, having previously ruled for four frames. The track’s position ascent helps offset a 3% decline in plays for the week.

While “Residuals” largely holds steady after conquering several formats in the R&B/hip-hop sector, it is a promising newcomer in the pop realm. The track logs a fifth week on the Pop Airplay chart, and despite a 35-36 reverse, it remains essentially even in plays for the tracking week compared with the week prior.

“Residuals” is from the April 2024 deluxe edition of Brown’s most recent studio album, 11:11. The song was nominated for this year’s Grammy Award for best r&b performance, while 11:11 won for best R&B album, the singer’s second career trophy.