Olivia Dean crowns Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as “Man I Need” jumps from No. 5 to lead the list dated April 11. The achievement reflects the breakthrough single’s status as the most-played song on panel-contributing adult R&B radio stations in the United States for the tracking week of March 27-April 2, according to Luminate.

“Man I Need,” released and promoted through Polydor/Island/REPUBLIC, knocks Tank’s “Control” from the summit. The former champ slips to No. 3 after a two-week reign.

With its new triumph, “Man I Need” adds a third Billboard chart radio crown, following a six-week run atop the Pop Airplay chart in January – February and three weeks at No. 1 on Adult Pop Airplay in February. It’s the first song to lead all three lists since Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” captured three weeks atop Adult R&B Airplay, two terms on Pop Airplay and four weeks on Adult Pop Airplay in 2024. Among songs by women, “Man I Need” is the first track to complete this particular triple play since Adele’s “Hello” achieved one, four and seven weeks, respectively, on the radio rankings in 2015-16.

The song’s cross-format appeal echoes the wide popularity for “Man I Need,” which rode a wave of airplay and streaming support to a No. 2 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 and a 20-week (and counting!) stretch in the chart’s top 10. Led by the momentum, Dean won the Grammy Award for best new artist at this year’s ceremony on Feb. 1.

Elsewhere, “Man I Need” continues to scale two other radio charts. Its coronation on Adult R&B Airplay boosts its fortunes on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, it climbs 20-19 with 5 million in audience, up 6% from last week. Additionally, it holds at No. 8 on Adult Contemporary.

Through its strength across formats, “Man I Need” repeats at No. 2 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart for a seventh consecutive week and ninth total time in the runner-up spot. The single is a former champ there, with three weeks at No. 1 in February.

RAYE’s sophomore album THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. debuts in the top 10 across four Billboard album charts (dated April 11), including Top Album Sales, where it starts at No. 8. It also arrives in the top 10 on Independent Albums (No. 3), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 6) and Vinyl Albums (No. 8). It also starts at No. 11 on the overall Billboard 200.

The new set was preceded by the smash single “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!,” which has spent the last three months lodged in the top 20 of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The track has also reached the top 20 of the all-genre Radio Songs and Streaming Songs charts, as well as the Pop Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary radio charts.

RAYE’s North American tour kicked off on March 31 in Sacramento and continues through May 13 in Los Angeles. Later, she’ll return to North America as an opening act on Bruno Mars’ The Romantic Tour from Aug. 21 through Oct. 17.

RAYE’s new album is one of a whopping seven titles that debut in the top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart, where BTS’ ARIRANG rules for a second week. Also starting in the top 10: Melanie Martinez’s HADES (No. 2), Ye’s BULLY (No. 3), Yeat’s ADL (No. 4), Black Label Society’s Engines of Demolition (No. 5), Slayyyter’s WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA (No. 7) and Charlie Puth’s Whatever’s Clever! (No. 9). Two more titles are holdovers in the top 10, as Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds’ Mutiny After Midnight rises 10-6 while Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving falls 6-10.