Tank’s ‘Control’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Tank is back on top. The R&B General’s latest single “Control” advances from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart this week. 

The Janet Jackson-inspired track, which interpolates her 1986 hit of the same name, tallies Tank’s 11th chart-topper on this list.

Tank breaks his tie with Usher, joining Charlie Wilson for the most No. 1s on this chart among male acts. Both crooners tie Toni Braxton for the second-most No. 1s among all R&B singers, with Alicia Keys leading the pack (14). 

Here is an overview of Tank’s No. 1s on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart, ranked chronologically:

• “Please Don’t Go,” No. 1 for 10 weeks (2007)
• “Next Breath,” No. 1 for one week (2012)
• “When We,” No. 1 for 11 weeks (2017)
• “Dirty,” No. 1 for three weeks (2019)
• “Can’t Let It Show,” No. 1 for two weeks (2021)
• “I Deserve,” No. 1 for one week (2022)
• “Slow” featuring J. Valentine, No. 1 for two weeks (2022)
• “See Through Love” featuring Chris Brown, No. 1 for one week (2023)
• “Before We Get Started” featuring Fabolous, No. 1 for two weeks (2024)
• “Gone,” Aaliyah featuring Tank, No. 1 for one week (2025)
• “Control,” No. 1 for one week so far (2026)

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Here is an overview of the R&B artists with the most No. 1s on the Adult R&B Airplay chart:

• Alicia Keys, 14 
• Toni Braxton, 11
• Charlie Wilson, 11
• Tank, 11
• Mary J. Blige, 10
• Usher, 10

“Control” was released in November 2025 via R&B Money/BMG. The sensual track was produced by Bizness Boi, Abi, Crater, Oh Gosh Leotus and Dylan Hyde.

Tank exclusively told Rated R&B, “‘Control’ is about control. Who really has it? The woman or man. Janet was fighting for control then and we are still fighting for control now. This song is your opportunity to seize Control.”

“Control” is Tank’s first single under his new partnership with BMG. It’s also his first solo track since dropping R&B Money: The Vault in April 2024, the deluxe edition of 2022’s R&B Money.