Tank hits No. 1 on Billboard ’s Adult R&B Airplay chart for a ninth time, as “Before We Get Started,” featuring Fabolous , rises to the top of the June 1-dated survey. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Before We Get Started” is Tank’s third straight ruler, following “Slow,” featuring J Valentine , in 2022 and “See Through Love,” featuring Chris Brown , last year.
It’s the first time that the singer has strung together three No. 1s in a row, following two prior streaks of two. Tank first led Adult R&B Airplay in 2007 with “Please Don’t Go.
” His nine No. 1s tie him with Usher for the fourth-most in the ranking’s nearly 31-year history. Most No.
1s, Adult R&B Airplay: As for Fabolous, “Before We Get Started” marks the rapper’s first No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay, in his second appearance; he peaked at No. 35 as a featured act (alongside Jamie Foxx ) on Ne-Yo ’s “She Got Her Own” in 2009.
Concurrently, “Before We Get Started” lifts 18-16 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which mixes mainstream R&B/hip-hop and adult R&B audience data. While Tank has appeared on the list a dozen times over the past decade, Fabolous claims his highest-charting song on the ranking since 2013, when his “Ready,” featuring Chris Brown, peaked at No. 14.
“Before We Get Started” is from Tank’s R&B Money: The Vault , a 2024 re-release of his 2022 album R&B Money . All Billboard charts dated June 1 will update on Billb.
