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 Feb. 28, 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: “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3)
THE BRIEF: Kehlani earns her first No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart with “Folded.” The Grammy-winning hit debuted on the chart at No. 29 during the week of Oct. 18, 2025. It’s worth noting that Kehlani has only two total entries on this chart, as she historically would send songs to urban radio stations. Nonetheless, “Folded” has collected its latest No. 1 after topping the Hot R&B Songs, R&B Streaming Songs, R&B Digital Song Sales and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts.
DEBUTS
- No. 29: “Who Knows” – Daniel Caesar
- No. 30: “Help Me Find My Drawlz” – Tonio Amari
Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay
- “Folded” — Kehlani (LW: 3)
- “One Night” – Johnny Gill (LW: 1)
- “Pressha” – Jill Scott (LW: 4)
- “Touch On Me” – October London (LW: 2)
- “Head Over Heels” — Jenevieve (LW: 5)
CHART NOTE: Shaun Milli’s heartfelt single “Love Me” breaks into the top 10 this week at No. 9. The ballad debuted at No. 29 during the week of Oct. 4, 2025.
R&B Streaming Songs
Calculates the most-streamed R&B songs of the week across digital service providers.
No. 1: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
THE BRIEF: Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” spends a sixth consecutive week at No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart.
DEBUTS
- No. 4: “Butterflies” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 5: “Wrong Faces” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 6: “Other Side” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 11: “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz
Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs
- “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3, Peak: 1)
- “Yukon” – Justin Bieber (LW: 2, Peak: 1)
- “Butterflies” – Brent Faiyaz (NEW)
- “Wrong Faces” – Brent Faiyaz (NEW)
Top R&B Albums
Tracks the week’s most popular R&B albums based on sales and streaming data.
No. 1: Icon – Brent Faiyaz
DEBUTS
CHART NOTE: Brent Faiyaz earns his second No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart with his third album, Icon. He previously topped the chart with 2022’s Wasteland. Meanwhile, Jill Scott earns her third top 5 with her sixth album, To Whom This May Concern.
Hot 100
Tracks the week’s most popular songs across all genres via streaming, radio airplay and sales data. (Note: Chart Brief focuses on R&B only.)
Highest-Charting R&B Songs This Week
- No. 6: “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars
- No. 13: “Folded” – Kehlani
- No. 35: “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller
DEBUTS
- No. 49: “Butterflies” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 51: “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 54: “Wrong Faces” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 60: “Other Side” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 84: “Four Seasons” – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 88: “Strangers” – Brent Faiyaz
RE-ENTRIES
- No. 76: “Who Knows” – Daniel Caesar
Billboard 200
Tracks the week’s most popular albums based on sales and streaming data. (Note: Chart Brief focuses on R&B only.)
DEBUTS
- No. 6: Icon – Brent Faiyaz
- No. 33: To Whom This May Concern – Jill Scott
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: Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)
No. 1: “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3)
Top 10 at R&B Radio This Week:
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3)
- “One Night” – Johnny Gill (LW: 1)
- “Pressha” – Jill Scott (LW: 4)
- “Touch On Me” – October London (LW: 2)
- “Head Over Heels” – Jenevieve (LW: 5)
- “Control” – Tank (LW: 6)
- “I Just Might – Bruno Mars (LW: 8)
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 7)
- “Love Me” – Shaun Milli (LW: 12)
- “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 9)
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. Chart Brief focuses on R&B. (Dates: Feb. 15 – Feb. 21)
No. 1: “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 8)
Urban Radio Top 10 This Week:
- “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 8)
- “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 3)
- “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 1)
- “Friend Do” – Belly Gang Kushington (LW: 7)
- “ErrTime” – Cardi B (LW: 6)
- “Let Em Know” – T.I. (LW: 11)
- “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 5)
- “Burning Blue” – Mariah The Scientist (LW: 10)
- “Wgft” – Gunna feat. Burna Boy (LW: 9)
- “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 4)
Chart rankings are sourced from Billboard‘s weekly tallies. Radio airplay metrics, including spin counts and audience impressions, are provided by Mediabase.
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