After her 54th birthday (Jan. 11), Mary J. Blige continues to have a good time Capricorn season with a brand new No. 1 on Billboard’s Grownup R&B Airplay chart.
The R&B icon’s newest single, “You Ain’t The Solely One,” has ascended from No. 3 to No. 1 on the airplay chart (dated Jan. 18), ending Coco Jones’ five-week reign with “Right here We Go (Uh Oh).” It’s Blige’s tenth chart-topper.
Blige’s 10 No. 1s on the Grownup R&B Airplay chart embrace:
- “Thick of It,” 16 weeks at No. 1 (2016)
- “Be With out You,” 14 weeks at No. 1 (2006)
- “IfULeave,” Musiq Soulchild that includes Mary J. Blige, eight weeks at No. 1 (2009)
- “Nonetheless Consider in Love” that includes Vado, eight weeks at No. 1 (2024)
- “Good Morning Attractive,” 4 weeks at No. 1 (2022)
- “Not Gon’ Cry,” 4 weeks at No. 1 (1996)
- “U + Me (Love Lesson),” three weeks at No. 1 (2017)
- “Take Me As I Am,” one week at No. 1 (2007)
- “Respiration” that includes Fabolous, one week at No. 1 (2024)
- “You Ain’t The Solely One,” one week at No. 1 to date (2025)
Together with her new peak, Blige now ties with Charlie Wilson for the third-most No. 1 hits amongst artists. Moreover, she is the third lady with probably the most chart-toppers, behind Toni Braxton (11) and Alicia Keys (14).
Elsewhere, Blige’s newest feel-good motivational anthem is her third consecutive chief on this chart, following “Respiration” and “Nonetheless Consider in Love.”
The latter observe that includes rapper Vado topped the chart for eight consecutive weeks from 2023-2024. This marked her longest-running single on the chart since her collaboration with Musiq Soulchild on “IfULeave,” which additionally lasted eight weeks.
Blige’s “Respiration” that includes Fabolous was the primary single from her newest album, Gratitude, and topped the Grownup R&B Airplay for one week this previous October.
Extra notably, “You Ain’t The Solely One” is Blige’s first single to succeed in No. 1 on this chart with out accompaniment since “Good Morning Attractive” in February 2022. That tune, which was nominated for 3 2023 Grammys, topped the chart for 4 weeks.
Launched on Oct. 18, 2024, “You Ain’t The Solely One” was the second single from Blige’s fifteenth studio album, Gratitude, which was launched the next month. The encouraging tune earned Blige her twenty eighth prime 10 entry in the course of the week of Nov. 23, 2024, probably the most of any artist.
As talked about earlier, Gratitude is Blige’s newest album. The 12-track undertaking contains visitor appearances by Fats Joe and FERG, in addition to contributions from producers and songwriters like Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, H.E.R., DJ Cassidy, S.Dot, and Kaytranada, amongst others.
Gratitude was famous as an honorable point out on Rated R&B’s 30 Finest R&B Albums of 2024 record. “Some voices stay important at the moment; as one of many style’s final matriarchs, Blige’s immense voice is certainly one of them,” Antwane People mentioned within the year-end evaluate.
Later this month, Blige will kick off her For My Followers Tour in help of Gratitude with particular visitors Ne-Yo and Mario. The nationwide tour begins Jan. 30 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and concludes April 17 in Philadelphia.
Earlier than the tour, on Jan. 25, Blige reunites with Lifetime for Mary J. Blige’s Household Affair, a part of the community’s Voice of a Lifetime film slate.
That is Blige’s third movie installment, following Mary J. Blige’s Actual Love and Mary J. Blige’s Energy of a Girl. Actors Ajiona Alexus and Da’Vinchi reprise their roles as Kendra and Ben, respectively.
Watch Mary J. Blige’s official video for “You Ain’t The Solely One” beneath.