Chris Brown’s ‘Residuals’ Enters Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs Chart

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

The Eric Hudson and Blaq Tuxedo-produced song rises from No. 15 to No. 9 in its sixth week on the chart, currently led by Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby.”

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

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

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

With “Residuals,” Brown is now only three songs away from tying Drake’s record for the most top 10s on the Hot R&B Songs (54).

Aside from the rapper, Brown is the first R&B artist to achieve over 50 top 10s on this chart. R&B-pop star The Weeknd trails 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 is a recap of all of his top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart from this decade so far:

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

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

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, who all appear on the rap-driven “Freak.” 

The standard version of 11:11 was released Nov. 10, 2023, and debuted at No. 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 includes Chris Brown’s other fan-favorite, “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes,” which has over 195 million streams on Spotify. It’s currently the most-streamed song from the album on Spotify. 

The official music video for “Angel Numbers / Ten Toes,” directed by Jamar Harding, has garnered nearly 50 million views on YouTube since it premiered on Valentine’s Day. 

Brown also treated Team Breezy to visuals for his other album cuts, “Feel Something” and “Press Me.”

Brown is headlining his 11:11 Tour with special guests Muni Long and Maeta, which wraps up Aug. 6 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. 

Check out “Residuals” by Chris Brown.