Chart Brief: Johnny Gill Goes No. 1, Ella Mai Scores Top 5 Debut on R&B Albums Chart

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. 21, 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: “One Night” – Johnny Gill (LW: 2)

THE BRIEF: R&B legend Johnny Gill rises to No. 1 this week with his sensual single “One Night.” It marks his fourth chart-topper. Here’s an overview of Gill’s No. 1s on the Adult R&B Airplay chart, ranked chronologically:

• “This One’s for Me and You” featuring New Edition (2015)
• “Soul of a Woman” (2019)
• “No Stoppin’ Us,” Charlie Wilson feat. Babyface, Johnny Gill and K-Ci Hailey (2022)
• “One Night” (2026)

DEBUTS: 

Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay

1. “One Night” – Johnny Gill (LW: 2)
2. “Touch On Me” – October London (LW: 1)
3. “Folded” — Kehlani (LW: 5)
4. “Pressha” – Jill Scott (LW: 6)
5. “Head Over Heels” — Jenevieve (LW: 4)

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 fifth consecutive week at No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart. 

Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs 

1. “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
2. “Yukon” – Justin Bieber (LW: 3, Peak: 1)
3. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2, Peak: 1)
4. “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 5, Peak: 1)
5. “Snooze” – SZA (LW: 6; Peak: 1 

CHART NOTE: Rihanna’s “Love On The Brain,” from 2016’s Anti, re-enters this R&B Streaming Songs chart at No. 15.

Top R&B Albums

Tracks the week’s most popular R&B albums based on sales and streaming data.

No. 1: SOS – SZA (LW: 1)

DEBUTS

CHART NOTE: Ella Mai continues her streak of top 5 debuts on the Top R&B Albums chart with her third album, Do You Still Love Me? which places at No. 5. It’s a dip from 2022’s Heart On My Sleeve (No. 2 peak) and her 2018 self-titled album, which dominated at No. 1 for 11 weeks. 

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. 8 – Feb. 14)

No. 1: “One Night” – Johnny Gill  (LW: 2)

THE BRIEF: Along with commanding the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, Gill also tops R&B radio this week. According to Mediabase, “One Night” received 1,972 spins this week (up 94 from last week), with 7.35 million audience impressions. 

Top 10 at R&B Radio This Week:

1. “One Night” – Johnny Gill  (LW: 2)
2. “Touch On Me” – October London (LW: 1)
3. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3)
4. “Pressha” – Jill Scott (LW: 5)
5. “Head Over Heels” – Jenevieve (LW: 6)
6. “Control” – Tank (LW: 8)
7. “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 7)
8. “I Just Might – Bruno Mars (LW: 11)
9. “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 4)
10. “Excited” – Dvsn (LW: 10)

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. 8 – Feb. 14)

No. 1: “Preacher Man” – Ye (LW: 9)

Top 10 at Urban Radio This Week:

1. “Preacher Man” – Ye (LW: 9)
2. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2)
3. “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 5)
4. “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 1)
5. “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 4)
6. “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 7)
7. “ErrTime” – Cardi B (LW: 3)
8. “Friend Do” – Belly Gang Kushington (LW: 10)
9. “Wgft” – Gunna feat. Burna Boy (LW: 6)
10. “Burning Blue” – Mariah The Scientist (LW: 8)

Chart rankings are sourced from Billboard‘s weekly tallies. Radio airplay metrics, including spin counts and audience impressions, are provided by Mediabase.