Chart Brief: Durand Bernarr Debuts, Tone Stith Hits No. 1

Welcome to Chart Brief, our weekly column tracking the latest movements across R&B charts. Each week, we break down and analyze the R&B artists making waves on the Billboard, radio, and streaming charts. This edition covers the charts dated May 2, 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: “Fly” – Tone Stith (LW: 2)

THE BRIEF: R&B-pop singer Tone Stith lands his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart with “Fly.” The uplifting track will appear on his upcoming album, The Edge, out May 15.

DEBUTS:

• No. 25: Durand Bernarr – “Overqualified”
• No. 28: PJ Morton – “Mutual”

Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay

1. “Fly” – Tone Stith (LW: 2)
2. “Forever” – Sentury (LW: 1)
3. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 3, Peak: 1)
4. “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean (LW: 4)
5. “Vacancy” – Ari Lennox (LW: 9, Peak: 5)

CHART NOTE: Bruno Mars currently occupies two spots in the top 10: “I Just Might” (No. 9; Peak: 2) and “Risk It All” (No. 10). Meanwhile, Durand Bernarr makes his debut with “Overqualified” from his Grammy-winning album, Bloom.

R&B Streaming Songs

Calculates the most-streamed R&B songs of the week across digital service providers.

No. 1: “Yukon” – Justin Bieber (LW: 2; Peak: 1)

THE BRIEF: Justin Bieber’s “Yukon” returns to No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart, following his headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival earlier this month. The song appears on his 2025 album, Swag. Meanwhile, 2013’s “Confident,” featuring Chance the Rapper, remains at its No. 3 peak for another week.

RE-ENTRIES:

• No. 13: Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean” (Peak: 9)
• No. 15: Rihanna – “Don’t Stop The Music” (Peak: 15)

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: April 19 – April 25)

No. 1: “Fly” – Tone Stith (LW: 3)