Chris Brown�s �No Guidance,� featuring Drake, ties the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Billboard�s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with a 23rd week in charge.
�Guidance� retains the top spot despite a steep 11% drop to 27.9 million in audience impressions in the week ending Jan. 19, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.
With 23 terms at No. 1, Brown and Drake match the run of Miguel�s �Adorn� from 2012-13. Here�s an updated look at the leaderboard for the songs with the longest reigns on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, dating to the chart�s debut in April 1992.
Weeks at No. 1, Song Title, Artist, Year(s) at No. 1
23, �Adorn,� Miguel, 2012-13
23, �No Guidance,� Chris Brown featuring Drake, 2019
16, �Boo�d Up,� Ella Mai, 2018
15, �Be Without You,� Mary J. Blige, 2006
15, �Hotline Bling,� Drake, 2015-16
14, �We Belong Together,� Mariah Carey, 2005
14, �Blame It,� Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain, 2009
14, �Pretty Wings,� Maxwell, 2009
14, �Hold On, We�re Going Home,� Drake featuring Majid Jordan, 2013-14
Notably, both �Adorn� and �No Guidance� were released through the RCA label, giving the company claim to both record-holding titles.
Can �Guidance� maintain its standing and push �Adorn� off the podium? The collaboration is in a close race with two challengers, which are both gaining momentum. The week�s runner-up title on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Mustard�s �Ballin,� featuring Roddy Ricch, rises from No. 3 with help from a 4% rise in the audience to 27.3 million in the tracking week, a difference of roughly 600,000 impressions from �Guidance.� Ricch�s involvement is key, as nearly all the rapper�s current material has shown improvements since his song �The Box� ignited on streaming platforms and darted to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it resides for a second week.
DaBaby, too, poses a threat to �Guidance� as the North Carolina native�s �BOP� ascends 4-3 through an 11% gain to 26.2 million in the tracking week.