Practically 24 years after her tragic dying, Aaliyah continues to be topping the charts. The R&B icon’s posthumous single “Gone,” that includes Tank, advances to the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Grownup R&B Airplay chart this week.
It marks Aaliyah’s first-ever No. 1 on the Grownup R&B Airplay chart and her highest attain since 1994’s “At Your Greatest (You Are Love),” which peaked at No. 4.
Right here is an outline of Aaliyah’s high 10 hits on the Grownup R&B Airplay chart, ranked by peak:
- “Gone” that includes Tank, No. 1 for one week to this point (2025)
- “At Your Greatest (You Are Love),” No. 4 peak (1994)
- “Again & Forth,” No. 6 peak (1994)
- “I Care 4 U,” No. 8 peak (2002)
As for Tank, “Gone” is the R&B Basic’s tenth No. 1 on the Grownup R&B Airplay and his first since 2024’s “Earlier than We Get Began,” that includes Fabolous, which commanded the chart for two weeks.
“Gone” was launched worldwide on Aug. 1 through Blackground Data 2.0. It was produced by Sean Garrett and Azul Wynter, with writing credit from the late Static Main and Tank.
“I felt like being part of this ‘Gone’ document was a tremendous alternative,” stated Garrett. “Rising up admiring Aaliyah, who’s such an icon, has fully been an inspiration for all of us. I couldn’t have been extra blessed to have made a document along with her and Tank. Wonderful voices and expertise.”
Tank added, “Getting the decision to be a part of her legacy’s continuation is actually superb. It’s a full-circle second and an honor to contribute to the undertaking.”
“Gone” is anticipated to seem on Aaliyah’s oft-delayed posthumous album, Unstoppable. The album was initially scheduled to launch in January 2022, following the premiere of the lead single “Poison” that includes The Weeknd in December 2021.
In 2024, Blackground wished Aaliyah a contented birthday and confirmed that Unstoppable continues to be within the works. “It’s coming,” the label shared in an Instagram caption, together with a hyperlink to a touchdown web page at unstoppableaaliyah.com.
As for Tank, he’s set to launch his new single “Giddy Up” in October.
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