Chris Brown Lands His 15th Rhythmic Airplay No. 1 With ‘It Depends’

Chris Brown tops Billboard‘s Rhythmic Airplay chart for the 15th time, jumping 3-1 on the Oct. 18-dated survey with “It Depends.”

“It Depends,” which features Bryson Tiller, marks Brown’s first ruler in nearly a year, following the one-week reign of “Residuals” in November 2024. In between those two leaders, he appeared on the ranking twice, paced by the No. 2 peak of “Holy Blindfold” in September.

With 15 No. 1s, Brown, who first reigned with “Run It!” in 2005, maintains his standing as the act with the fourth-most rulers in Rhythmic Airplay’s history (the chart began in 1992). He takes over the top spot on the latest ranking from Drake, whose “Which One” (a collaboration with Central Cee) gave him his chart-leading 43rd No. 1.

Most No. 1s, Rhythmic Airplay:
43, Drake
17, Rihanna
16, The Weeknd
15, Chris Brown
13, Bruno Mars
13, Lil Wayne
13, Usher
12, Beyonce
12, Nicki Minaj

As for Tiller, “It Depends” marks his second Rhythmic Airplay leader, both as featured acts; he reigned for eight weeks in 2017 as part of DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts,” alongside Rihanna. Tiller’s best as a lead act is “Whatever She Wants,” which peaked at No. 3 last year.

Concurrently, “It Depends” holds its reign on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for a second week, and it also appears at No. 3 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and at No. 16 on Adult R&B Airplay.

The song ranks at No. 39 on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100. In addition to its radio airplay (30.7 million audience impressions in all), “It Depends” earned 7.3 million official U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads, according to Luminate.

“It Depends” is currently a standalone single. Brown’s most recent album, 11:11, was released in November 2023. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 and has earned 1.1 million equivalent album units since release.