Chart Brief: October London Leads Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay, JayDon Scores First No. 1 Radio Hit

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. 14, 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: “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)

THE BRIEF: October London’s “Touch on Me” unseats Brent Faiyaz’s “Have To” from its one-week stay at No. 1. It marks London’s third visit to the top, following “Mulholland Drive” in 2024 and “Back To Your Place” in 2023. 

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Top 5 on Adult R&B Airplay

1. “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)
2. “One Night” — Johnny Gill (LW: 3)
3. “Have To” — Brent Faiyaz (LW: 1)
4. “Head Over Heels” — Jenevieve (LW: 5)
5. “Folded — Kehlani (LW: 7) 

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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 fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs chart. It now ties with Silk Sonic‘s (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) 2021 hit “Leave The Door Open” for Mars’ third-longest run out of six No. 1s on this chart.

Top 5 on R&B Streaming Songs 

1. “I Just Might” – Bruno Mars (LW: 1)
2. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2, Peak: 1)
3. “Yukon” – Justin Bieber (Re-Entry, Peak: 1)
4. “Long Way To Calabasas” – Don Toliver (NEW)
5. “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 10, Peak 1)

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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)

THE BRIEF: SZA’s SOS is No. 1 for a 165th week on the Top R&B Albums chart.

CHART NOTE: Michael Jackson’s Number Ones compilation album re-enters the chart at No. 2, following the unveiling of the trailer for MICHAEL, which hits theaters April 24.

Other re-entries this week include Leon Thomas’ Grammy-winning LP MUTT at No. 24 (Peak: No. 4) and Mariah The Scientist’s Hearts Sold Separately at No. 25 (Peak: No. 1).

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Hot 100

Tracks the week’s most popular songs across all genres via streaming, radio airplay and sales data. (Note: Chart Brief focuses on R&B only.)

Chart Note: While Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” hits the No. 1 spot, Kehlani’s “Folded” continues its stay in the top 10 at No. 9  in its 34th week on the chart (Peak: No. 6).

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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. 1 – Feb. 7)

No. 1: “Touch on Me” – October London (LW: 2)

THE BRIEF: October London’s “Touch on Me” received 2,144 spins at monitored radio stations, an increase of 220 spins from the prior week, with 8.3 million audience impressions.

Top 10 at R&B Radio This Week:

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

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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. 1 – Feb. 7)

No. 1: “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 3)

THE BRIEF: Rising R&B singer JayDon lands his first No. 1 hit with “Lullaby,” featuring Paradise. The track earned 5,215 monitored spins (up 601), dethroning Cardi B’s “ErrTime” from the top spot.

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Top 10 at Urban Radio This Week:

1. “Lullaby” – JayDon featuring Paradise (LW: 3)
2. “Folded” – Kehlani (LW: 2)
3. “ErrTime” – Cardi B (LW: 1)
4. “Mutt” – Leon Thomas (LW: 6)
5. “It Depends” – Chris Brown feat. Bryson Tiller (LW: 4)
6. “Wgft” – Gunna feat. Burna Boy (LW: 5)
7. “Have To” – Brent Faiyaz (LW: 9)
8. “Burning Blue” – Mariah The Scientist (LW: 7)
9. “Preacher Man” – Ye (LW: 11)
10. “Friend Do” – Belly Gang Kushington (LW: 10)

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