Chris Brown’s “Residuals” hits the top 10 of Billboard Hot R&B Songs

Chris Brown has landed another top 10 hit on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart with “Residuals.”

The song, produced by Eric Hudson and Blaq Tuxedo, rises from number 15 to number 9 in its sixth week on the charts and is currently led by “Million Dollar Baby” by Tommy Richman.

The soulful song becomes his 51st top 10 hit on the Hot R&B Songs chart.

Just last week, Brown reached a new chart milestone with his appearance on Jeremih’s “Wait On It” alongside Bryson Tiller, becoming his 50th top 10.

According to Billboard, the Hot R&B Songs chart highlights the most popular current R&B songs of the week across all genres, ranked by streaming activity, sales and radio airplay impressions.

With “Residuals,” Brown is only two songs away from equaling Drake’s record for most top 10 placements on the Hot R&B Songs (53).

Besides the rapper, Brown is the first R&B artist to have over 50 top 10s on this list. R&B pop star The Weeknd is right behind him with 48 top 10s.

Of Chris Brown’s 51 top 10 hits on the Hot R&B Songs chart, 16 were achieved in the 2020s

Here’s a summary of all his top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart this decade so far:

• “Go Crazy” featuring Young Thug, No. 1 for three weeks (2020)
• “Under The Influence”, 2nd place (2022)
• “Not You Too”, Drake feat. Chris Brown, 4th place (2020)
• “Call Me Every Day”, No. 4 (2022)
• “Come Through”, HER feat. Chris Brown, 6th place (2021)
• “WE (Warm Embrace)”, 6th place (2022)
• “Summer Too Hot”, 6th place (2023)
• “Sensational” featuring Davido and Lojay, No. 6 highlight (2023)
• “Iffy”, 7th place (2022)
• “How We Roll”, Ciara and Chris Brown, No. 7 (2023)
• “Put In Work,” Jacquees and Chris Brown, No. 8 Peak (2020)
• “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes”, 8th place (2023)
• “Wait On It,” Jeremih, Bryson Tiller and Chris Brown, previous No. 8 (2024)
• “That’s On You” with Future, No. 9 (2023)
• “Wake Up”, Skylar Blatt and Chris Brown, 10th place (2024)
• “Residuals”, previous top spot No. 9 (2024)

“Residuals” appears on Brown’s 11:11 (Deluxe) Album, released on April 11th.

The expanded set consists of 13 new songs featuring Davido (“Hmmm”), Bryson Tiller (“Run Away”), Mario (“Won’t Keep You Waiting”), Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas and Tee Grizzley, all of whom appear on the rap-heavy “Freak.”

The standard version of 11:11 was released on November 10, 2023, and debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart.

The 22-track set includes Brown’s Grammy-nominated single “Summer Too Hot” and his Afrobeats hit “Sensational,” which features Nigerian artists Davido and Lojay.

11:11 includes additional features from Future (“That’s On You”), Maeta (“Best Ever”), Fridayy (“No One Else”) and Byron Messia (“Nightmares”).

The album also features Chris Brown’s other fan favorite, “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes,” which has been streamed over 195 million times on Spotify. It is currently the most streamed song from the album on Spotify.

The official music video for “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes,” directed by Jamar Harding, has been viewed nearly 50 million times since its premiere on YouTube on Valentine’s Day.

Brown also provided Team Breezy with visuals for his other album tracks “Feel Something” and “Press Me.”

Brown is the headliner of his 11:11 lead with special guests Muni Long and Maeta, ending on August 6th at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Check out “Residuals” by Chris Brown.