Bruno Mars’ ‘I Just Might’ Ties ‘Luther’ for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
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Drake and Don Toliver could challenge for next week’s crown.
Bruno Mars ’ “I Just Might” matches one of the biggest achievements on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a 31st week at No. 1 (on the Oct. 10-dated list), tying Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” for the longest run at the top for any song in the list’s 68-year history.
For its record-tying frame, “I Just Might” registered 5.3 million official streams, 51.9 million in airplay audience and 1,000 song sales in the United States for the tracking week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1, according to Luminate.
As the leaderboard shuffles, here’s a review of the longest-leading No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, which was established as a standard, all-encompassing chart in October 1958:
Weeks at No. 1, Song Title, Artist, Year(s) at No. 1
“I Just Might,” released via Atlantic Records, debuted at No. 1 on the ranking dated Jan. 24 and has ceded the summit to only one other song, Drake’s “Janice STFU,” which took command for seven weeks in May-July. The single became Mars’ fifth Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs leader, following “That’s What I Like” (2017), a pair of Cardi B collaborations in “Finesse” (2018) and “Please Me” (2019), and “Leave the Door Open” (2021) by Silk Sonic , his venture with Anderson .Paak.
A crossover hit, “I Just Might” extended Mars’ profile across several Billboard charts. Among the highlights, it became his 10th No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 , while it topped the Pop Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay rankings and reached No. 2 on Adult R&B Airplay .
As “I Just Might” continues to lead the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it settles into another top two shutout with “Janice STFU”: The pair have dominated the top two slots for the last 18 consecutive weeks.
Drake — but not through “Janice” — is shaping up as the main challenger to delay or prevent “I Just Might” from claiming the record for most weeks at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs outright. The superstar rapper released new tracks from a deluxe edition of his HABIBTI album on Friday (Oct. 2), set to affect next week’s rankings. “Solar Eclipse,” a collaboration with Don Toliver, is the likeliest contender and has its roots in a historic, chart-topping hit: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” which broke the record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.