'Something' Special: Eric Benét & Tamar Braxton Top Adult R&B Airplay

The combined power of Eric Benét and Tamar Braxton helps both artists reclaim the No. 1 spot on Bulletin boardAdult R&B Airplay chart after a significant absence. Their duet, “Something We Can Make Love To,” climbs from No. 2 to lead the chart dated Nov. 23 and was the most-played song at US adult R&B radio during the tracking week of Nov. 8-14, according to the Luminate.

With its ascension, “Something,” released on Benét's label JBR, unseats Tyrese's “Wildflower” from the top following the latter's two-week mandate.

“Something” gives Benét his fourth Adult R&B Airplay No. 1 and first leader in 14 years. He first reigned in 1999 with “Spend My Life With You”, featuring Tamia, a five-week champion, and followed it up with “You're The Only One” (five weeks, 2008) and “Sometimes I Cry” (five , 2010 ).

The decade-plus wait for another No. 1 puts Benét among peers who have recently completed spells between leaders: “Wildflower” was the first Adult R&B Airplay No. 1 by Tyrese in nine years, while Kenny Lattimore's “Take a Dose” topped the chart in February. 2023, the performer's first coronation since 'For You' in April 1997 – just two months ago 26 years ago.

Braxton, meanwhile, lands her second No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay after “Love and War” dominated the radio chart for nine weeks in 2013.

Among their recent leaders, both Benét and Braxton have come within a point of adding a new No. 1 to their tallies. Benét's “Sunshine” peaked at No. 2 in 2016, having been held off the top spot by Ro James' “Permission.”

In Braxton's case, the singer's two most recent entries on the chart, 2020's “Crazy Kind of Love” and 2023's “Changed,” both peaked at No. 2. The former was parked at number two for two weeks, unable to top Charlie Wilson's “What I Got,” while the latter's five-week silver medal stretch fell behind Janelle Monae's “Lipstick Lover” by one frame and October's “Back to Your Place” of London for a month.

Elsewhere, “Something” is 19-15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs based on total audience totals from panel-monitored R&B radio stations and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations. hop. There, the single climbs to 5.9 million in the format, up 9% from the previous week.

The Airplay gains, in turn, boost the track's No. 24 debut on the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart, which combines streaming, radio airplay and song sales for its calculations. The entry marks Benet's second visit to the chart in 12 years, following 2013's “News for You” and Braxton's ninth appearance.