Mary J. Blige Ties Beyoncé and Hits Top 10 Milestone on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, returns to the upper reaches of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, as her latest single, “Good Morning Gorgeous,” breaks into the top 10. The move lifts the veteran to 30 top 10 hits to tie Beyoncé for the second most among women.
“Gorgeous” climbs 12-9 on the list dated Feb. 19 thanks to a 19% weekly increase to 12.2 million in audience in the week ending Feb. 13, according to MRC Data. In addition to its steady climb over the past weeks, the latest tracking week included two events that likely fueled the double-digit gains: Blige released the single’s parent album, of the same name, on Feb. 11 and starred in the halftime show of Super Bowl 2022 two days later alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar – with surprise guests 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak.
“Gorgeous” marks Blige’s first top 10 effort on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay since “Thick of It,” which peaked at No. 5 in 2016. Overall, becomes her 30th song to crack the barrier, tying her with Beyoncé for the second most among women since the list began in 1992. Only Nicki Minaj, with 33 top 10s, ranks ahead. (Drake leads all acts, with 75.)
Plus, with the latest success, Blige joins Usher as the only artists to have made the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart’s top 10 in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
Notably, “Gorgeous” includes multiple known performers in its credits, including songwriting contributions from Lucky Daye and H.E.R. For the former, “Gorgeous” becomes his first top 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay in any capacity, while H.E.R. (who also co-produced the track) scores her sixth R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay top 10 as a writer and first not on a tune she performs.
Here’s an updated roll call of Blige’s top 10s on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Mary J. Blige), Peak Position, Peak Date
- “You Remind Me,” No. 2, July 11, 1992
- “Real Love,” No. 2, Oct. 3, 1992
- “Reminisce,” No. 3, Feb. 6, 1993
- “Sweet Thing,” No. 4, Feb. 27, 1993
- “Love No Limit,” No. 4, June 12, 1993
- “Be Happy,” No. 6, Dec. 24, 1994
- “I’m Goin’ Down,” No. 4, Feb. 18, 1995
- “I’ll Be There for You / You’re All I Need to Get By,” Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige, No. 10, July 8, 1995
- “Not Gon’ Cry,” No. 1 (six weeks), Jan. 27, 1996
- “Love Is All We Need,” featuring Foxy Brown, No. 5, April 26, 1997
- “I Can Love You,” No. 4, Aug. 9, 1997
- “Everything,” No. 2, Sept. 27, 1997
- “Seven Days,” No. 3, Feb. 21, 1998
- “Lean on Me,” Kirk Franklin featuring Mary J. Blige, Bono, R. Kelly, Crystal Lewis & The Family, No. 9, Nov. 21, 1998
- “All That I Can Say,” No. 2, Sept. 11, 1999
- “Deep Inside,” No. 3, Jan. 1, 2000
- “911,” Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige, No. 6, Nov. 18, 2000
- “Family Affair,” No. 2, Oct. 6, 2001
- “Rainy Dayz,” featuring Ja Rule, No. 8, May 4, 2002
- “Love at 1st Sight,” featuring Method Man, No. 10, July 19, 2003
- “Be Without You,” No. 1 (15 weeks), Jan. 7, 2006
- “Enough Cryin,” featuring Brook-lyn, No. 2, May 20, 2006
- “Take Me as I Am,” No. 3, Nov. 11, 2006
- “Runaway Love,” Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige, No. 3, Feb. 24, 2007
- “Just Fine,” No. 3, Feb. 9, 2008
- “Ifuleave,” Musiq Soulchild featuring Mary J. Blige, No. 6, Jan. 31, 2009
- “I Am,” No. 4, March 20, 2010
- “Mr. Wrong,” featuring Drake, No. 9, March 17, 2012
- “Thick of It,” No. 5, Dec. 24, 2016
- “Good Morning Gorgeous,” No. 9, Nov. 19, 2022
