2025 Welcomes Mary J. Blige’s Single ‘You Ain’t the Only One’ No. 1 On Adult R&B Airplay Chart.
And for Mary this is real! The queen of hiphop soul enters a select club as just the fourth artist to earn at least 10 No. 1s on this specfic charting. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul achieves the feat on the list dated Jan. 18, as “You Ain’t the Only One” rises 3-1 to become her 10th career leader on the ranking.
With the new champ, Miss Blige nabs her 10th No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay and ties Charlie Wilson for the third-most leaders among all acts since the chart launched in 1993. The pair trails only Alicia Keys with fourteen and Toni Braxton’s eleven.
According to one of our preffered musical sources over at Billboard. Here’s a recap of Mary’s No. 1 collection on this specific chart:
“Not Gon’ Cry,” four weeks at No. 1, beginning March 2, 1996
“Be Without You,” 14, Feb. 4, 2006
“Take Me As I Am,” one, Jan. 27, 2007
“IfULeave,” Musiq Soulchild featuring Mary. J. Blige, eight, Jan. 10, 2009
“Thick of It,” 16, Nov. 12, 2016
“U + Me (Love Lesson),” three, May 6, 2017
“Good Morning Gorgeous,” four, Feb. 26, 2022
“Still Believe in Love,” featuring Vado, eight, Dec. 30, 2023
“Breathing,” featuring Fabolous, one, Oct. 26, 2024
“You Ain’t The Only One,” one (to date), Jan. 18, 2025.
The song appears on Mary J Blige’s latest album “Gratitude,” released in November 2024.
Brava bravissimo Miss Mary.