Teddy Swims & GIVEON’s ‘Are You Even Real’ Tops Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Teddy Swims and GIVĒON take over the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart with their collaboration “Are You Even Real” leading the list dated April 26. The single ascends from No. 3 after a 17% jump in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the tracking week of April 11 – 17, according to Luminate. Thanks to its gain, “Are You Even Real” wins the weekly Greatest Gainer prize, awarded to the song with the largest increase in plays.

“Are You Even Real,” released and promoted through Swims INT/Warner, trades places with last week’s champ, Muni Long’s “Superpowers,” which drops 1-3 after backtracking 23% in plays for the week.

With the new leader, Teddy Swims nabs his second No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay. His breakthrough hit, “Lose Control,” ruled the chart for three weeks in June 2024. Radio triumphs have been instrumental to its ongoing, historic success: beyond Adult R&B Airplay, other “Lose Control” No. 1 ranks included Pop Airplay and the overall Radio Songs chart, helping it clinch the year-end Hot 100 No. 1 title for 2024 and a record-breaking 58 weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10.

Plus, with “Lose Control” and “Are You Even Real,” Teddy Swims becomes the fourth artist thus far in the 2020s decade to top Adult R&B Airplay with each of his first two appearances. He joins:

The Bonfyre (“Automatic” in March 2019 and “U Say,” feat. 6lack, in February 2020)
Tems (a featured role on Wizkid’s “Essence” in October 2021- January 2022 and her own “Free Mind” in February – April 2023)
October London (“Back to Your Place” in August – October 2023 and “Mulholland Drive,” feat. Snoop Dogg and Latoiya Williams, in August 2024)

For GIVĒON, “Are You Even Real” awards him a first No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay with his fifth charting title. His prior best was a No. 7 result for “Like I Want You” in February 2021. The incumbent champ, however, isn’t his only current hit. The singer’s “Twenties” repeats at its No. 9 high on this week’s chart with a 4% jump in plays in the latest tracking week.

Elsewhere, “Are You Even Real” climbs 10-9 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart through a 7% increase in plays at the format and rises 18-16 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (up 8%). Gains at the two formats, as well as adult R&B, power the song’s 44-41 improvement on the all-genre Radio Songs chart. There, “Are You Even Real” ascends to 16.7 million audience impressions across all formats, a 4% boost from the prior week.