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Tems’ ‘Free Mind’ breaks female record on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart
‘Free Mind’, the song by Tems, has become the longest-charting track by a lead female artiste atop Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay list.
In a recent publication, Billboard said ‘Free Mind’ has been at number one on its log for 17 weeks.
The chart also showed that for the week ending May 20, the listenership for the song rose by 1% to generate “19.2 million audience impressions”.
Standing for the most weeks on the chart, ‘Free Mind’ also surpassed ‘Boo’d’, a song by Ella Mai, the British female songwriter.
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay since the chart launched in 1992:
17, “Free Mind,” Tems, 2022-23
16, “Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai, 2018
15, “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige, 2006
14, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, 2005
13, “You’re Makin’ Me High,” Toni Braxton, 1996
13, “Trip,” Ella Mai, 2018-19
12, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” Beyoncé, 2008-09
12, “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready),” Alicia Keys, 2010
11, “Work,” Rihanna featuring Drake, 2016
11, “Please Me,” Cardi B & Bruno Mars, 2
‘Free Mind’ is a track off ‘For Broken Ears’, Tems’ debut seven-track extended play (EP) released on September 25, 2020.
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