Tank Sets New Adult R&B Airplay Record: ‘Being No. 1 … Is Just Something Different’

Tank is no stranger to No.

1s, but even this newest one is sure to have him shouting “YES”! Related The Beatles, Drake, ‘Hamilton’ & More: Highlights of This Week’s Billboard Charts Tank’s Janet Jackson-Inspired ‘Control’ Seizes No.

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1 on Billboard ’s Adult R&B Airplay chart (dated Oct.

17), breaking a tie with Charlie Wilson for the most leaders by a male artist in the chart’s 33-year history.

Overall, Tank ranks second to Alicia Keys and her 14 No.

1s.

“Having a [No.] 1 song is always special, but being [No.] 1 in the history of the platform is just something different,” Tank tells Billboard .

“Just keep singing the R&B music you love and God will do the rest.” “YES,” released and promoted through R&B Money/BMG, rises from the runner-up spot to crown the list.

The track’s ascent cements its status as the most played song on panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the United States for the tracking week of Oct.

2-8, according to Luminate.

For its coronation week, “YES” registered the largest increase in plays among all songs at the format, winning it the weekly Greatest Gainer honor.

Here’s a look at the acts with the most chart-toppers: 14, Alicia Keys 12, Tank 11, Toni Braxton 11, Charlie Wilson 10, Mary J.

Blige 10, Usher 9, Bruno Mars 9, Kem 9, Maxwell As “YES” advances, it swaps places with last week’s champ, October London’s “Silent Treatment,” which falls after one week in charge.