GloRilla Becomes Third Female Rapper to Top Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart Six Times

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The Memphis maven joins Cardi B and Nicki Minaj arsenic the lone pistillate rappers with a half-dozen No. 1s connected the vigor ranking with her latest, "Typa"

For a 2nd consecutive year, GloRilla banks aggregate No. 1s connected Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay illustration arsenic “Typa” tops the survey dated Sept. 13. The azygous climbs from No. 3 to go the most-played opus connected panel-contributing R&B/hip-hop vigor stations successful the United States for the tracking week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4, according to Luminate.

“Typa” crowns the illustration contempt a 3% alteration successful plays for the week compared to the erstwhile frame. The simplification allows for the triumph arsenic past week’s champ, Mariah the Scientist’s “Burning Blue” slides 9% successful plays, portion Leon Thomas’ “Mutt,” which ranked No. 2 past week, falls 11%.

With “Typa,” GloRilla earns a sixth No. 1 connected Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, which launched successful September 1993. She’s the 3rd pistillate rapper to scope the half-dozen mark; Cardi B owns 11 leaders and Nicki Minaj claims 10. Here’s an updated reappraisal of GloRilla’s collection:

“F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” with Hitkidd; 1 week astatine No. 1, Aug. 20, 2022
“Tomorrow 2,” with Cardi B; 10 weeks, opening Dec. 3, 2022
“Yeah Glo!,” 2 weeks, May 11, 2024
“TGIF,” 11 weeks, Sept. 21, 2024
“Whatchu Kno About Me,” with Sexyy Red; 7 weeks, Jan. 18, 2025
“Typa,” 1 week (to date), Sept. 13, 2025

The triumph besides adds a caller section for a erstwhile Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay champ. “Typa” samples Keyshia Cole’s “Love,” which topped the vigor ranking for 1 week successful April 2006. The R&B classical was the 2nd of Cole’s 5 No. 1s, which she earned from 2005-2008.

Elsewhere, “Typa” rises 5-4 to a caller highest connected the Rap Airplay chart, overcoming a 6% dip successful assemblage impressions for the week. The way holds astatine its No. 6 champion connected the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, wherever it slips to 9.7 cardinal impressions for the week, down 8%. Lastly, “Typa” posts a 9-7 summation connected the plays-based Rhythmic Airplay chart, wherever its two-spot ascent traces to a 7% summation successful plays for the week.

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