Eric Benét & Tamar Braxton Earn First No. 1 Songs in Over a Decade

The mixed may of Eric Benét and Tamar Braxton helps each artists reclaim the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Grownup R&B Airplay chart after a substantial absence. Their duet, “One thing We Can Make Love To,” climbs from the runner-up spot to guide the listing dated Nov. 23 and was the most-played track on U.S. monitored grownup R&B radio stations within the Nov. 8 – 14 monitoring week, based on Luminate.

With its ascent, “One thing,” launched on Benét’s JBR label, bumps Tyrese’s “Wildflower” from the summit after the latter’s two-week command.

“One thing” provides Benét his fourth No. 1 on Grownup R&B Airplay and first chief in 14 years. He first dominated in 1999 with “Spend My Life With You,” that includes Tamia, a five-week champ, and adopted with “You’re The Solely One” (5 weeks, 2008) and “Typically I Cry” (5, 2010).

The last decade-plus look ahead to a brand new No. 1 places Benét amongst friends who lately accomplished spells between leaders: Wildflower” was Tyrese’s first Grownup R&B Airplay No. 1 in 9 years, whereas Kenny Lattimore’s “Take a Dose” topped the chart in February 2023, the performer’s first coronation since “For You” in April 1997 – simply two months shy of 26 years.

Braxton, in the meantime, achieves her second No. 1 on Grownup R&B Airplay, after “Love and Struggle” conquered the radio rating for 9 weeks in 2013.

Between their final leaders, each Benét and Braxton have been inside one spot of including a brand new No. 1 to their counts. Benét’s “Sunshine” reached a No. 2 peak in 2016, having been held again from the highest spot by Ro James’ “Permission.”

In Braxton’s case, each of the singer’s two most up-to-date entries on the chart, 2020’s “Loopy Type of Love” and 2023’s “Modified,” each peaked at No. 2. The previous parked within the runner-up rank for 2 weeks, unable to beat Charlie Wilson’s “What I Bought,” whereas the latter’s five-week stretch with the silver medal fell behind Janelle Monae’s “Lipstick Lover” for one body and October London’s “Again to Your Place” for a month.

Elsewhere, “One thing” drives 19-15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by mixed viewers totals from the panel-monitored grownup R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. There, the only jumps to five.9 million in format viewers, up 9% from the prior week.

Airplay features, in flip, energy the monitor’s No. 24 debut on the multi-metric Sizzling R&B Songs chart, which blends streaming, radio airplay and track gross sales for its calculations. The doorway marks Benét’s second go to to the 12-year-old listing, after “Information for You” in 2013, and Braxton’s ninth look.