Beyonce’s ‘Break My Soul’ Is Her First Adult R&B No. 1 in 10 Years

Beyoncé’due south “Break My Soul” is off to a mighty first on
Billboard’due south R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, where it becomes the first song to debut in the acme x in 26 years. The single begins at No. 10 on the list dated July 2.

“Soul” starts with 10.1 million in U.Due south. audition impressions in the tracking calendar week of June 20-26, according to Luminate. As the song was widely released at midnight ET on Tuesday, June 21 (following an exclusive premiere on Tidal three hours earlier), the debut comes with only six days of radio airplay.

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With the arrival, “Soul” is the first vocal to commencement in the top ten since Toni Braxton’s “You’re Makin’ Me Loftier” opened at No. 9 in May 1996. In all, “Soul” is the 9th title to launch inside the top 10 since the chart began in 1992. Here’southward the full list:

Song Title, Artist, Debut Position, Debut Date

  • “That’s the Way Love Goes,” Janet Jackson, No. 1, May 1, 1993

  • “I’ll Make Beloved to You,” Boyz 2 Men, No. 8, Aug. xiii, 1994

  • “Torso & Soul,” Anita Baker, No. 7, Aug. 27, 1994

  • “Endless Love,” Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey, No. x, Sept. 10, 1994

  • “Scream,” Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson, No. 6, Sept. 3, 1995

  • “You Remind Me of Something,” R. Kelly, No. 10, Oct. 21, 1995

  • “Exhale (Shoop Shoop),” Whitney Houston, No. 6, Nov. 4, 1995

  • “You’re Makin’ Me High” Toni Braxton, No. nine, May 25, 1996

  • “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé, No. 10, July 2, 2022

Of the previous eight top 10 starts, four – “That’s the Way Love Goes,” “I’ll Make Honey to You,” “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” and “You’re Makin’ Me High” – either debuted at or after reached No. 1.

Plus, Beyoncé earns her 32nd top ten hitting on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, matching R. Kelly and Usher for the sixth-most amidst all acts. Drake leads the count with 76, followed past Chris Chocolate-brown (52), Lil Wayne (48), Jay-Z (35) and Nicki Minaj (32).

Elsewhere in the radio realm, “Soul” kicks off at No. 23 on Rhythmic Airplay, No. 28 on Pop Airplay and No. 38 on Adult Popular Airplay.

Strong radio reception helps “Soul” debut at No. 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which factors radio airplay, streaming and sales into its rankings. In improver to the 11.1 million in total audience for its first half-dozen days, the song likewise registered xiv one thousand thousand U.S. official-on need streams and 22,000 sales downloads in the week ending June 23. The sums yield a No. x archway on R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs and a No. one arrival on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales, despite only having 3 days in the streaming and sales tracking week (Friday through Th) due to the June 21 wide release.

On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Beyoncé collects her 28th career top x. Elsewhere, “Soul” launches at No. 4 on the Hot R&B Songs nautical chart and at No. fifteen on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.

“Break My Soul” previews Beyoncé’s forthcoming album,
Renaissance, due July 29.

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