Tyrese ends his nine-year absence from No. 1 Bulletin boardAdult R&B Airplay chart as “Wildflower” rules the list dated November 9. The single rises from number two to become the most played song at US adult R&B radio in the tracking week of October 25 – 31, according to Luminate. “Wildflower” jumped 17% in performances during the tracking week, earning the song the week's Greatest Gainer award as the title with the biggest increase in projects.
“Wildflower,” released on Voltron Recordz/Create, takes the throne from Chris Brown's “Sensational,” featuring Davido and Lojay, which spent an eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1 last week.
The new champ gives Tyrese his fourth No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay. He first reigned in 2003 with the four-week leader “How You Gonna Act Like That” and followed it up with “Stay,” an 11-week No. 1 in 2011-12 and the 16-week reign of “Shame,” in 2015 -16.
Released in August, “Wildflower” is a reworking of a 1973 track by The New Birth, with Tyrese adding an interlude tribute to his mother, who died in 2022. The New Birth's original performance reached No. 17 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Elsewhere, “Wildflower” pushes 16-14 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by total audience from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. The single increased 18% in audience format to reach 6.5 million audience impressions for the tracking week. Thanks to the two-spot jump, “Wildflower” is Tyrese's best appearance on the chart since “Shame” peaked at No. 13 in 2015.
The radio gains for “Wildflower” in turn improve the song's fortunes on the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart, which combines radio airplay with streaming and sales data for its ranking. There, “Wildflower” debuts at No. 22 and marks Tyrese's second appearance on the 12-year-old chart, following “Shame” (No. 10).
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