R&B / Pop Music Chart
R&B / Pop Chart - Slow down and enjoy 20 of the hottest R&B / Pop tracks out right now. Created by combining how many times the song has been played with your ratings, DJBooth's charts help turn today's brand new music into tomorrow's hit tracks.
January 7, 2013 Chart Recap*John Legend‘s “Who Did That to You?,” the front-runner at the bottom of 2012, makes the jump to our Top Hip Hop and R&B Chart this year. The former …...Read More
#1 - Marsha Ambrosius - Cold War
In a Cold War such as the standoff between America and the Soviets throughout the latter portion of the 20th Century, the parties in conflict forego direct hostilities in favor of propaganda, posturing, and behind-the-scenes...Read More
#2 - B Smyth ft. 2 Chainz - Leggo
It may be the first Booth feature for newcomer B Smyth, but the Motown-signed singer already has friends in high places. On his major label debut single, Leggo, Smyth is joined by stripper-loving labelmate 2 Chainz. You might...Read More
#3 - Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Yesterday on Twitter, Bruno Mars admitted that the release of his sophomore set's final pre-album single had him feeling a little shaken up: "Soon you guys will hear a song I wrote called When I Was Your Man. I've never been...Read More
#4 - Trey Songz - Fumble
Despite what you may think Trey Songz’ new pseudo-ballad Fumble is not an ode to Jets starting QB Mark Sanchez, who has a tendency to cough up the rock. Although not a professional football player, Songz knows what it's...Read More
#5 - Ne-Yo ft. Wiz Khalifa - Don't Make Em Like You
Women love Ne-Yo because he represents a species perceived to be endangered in this day and age: namely, the gentleman. As a paragon of chivalry and elegance, however, he demands a woman of equally rare class and...Read More
#6 - Ludacris ft. Usher & David Guetta - Rest Of My Life
Sometimes when you want something done the right way you need call an expert. Pipe sprung a leak? Call a plumber. Car won’t start? Grab a mechanic. In the event you should need a club banger to keep the party going, who...Read More
#7 - Emerson Brooks - Bare With Me
Earlier this month, you might have caught Emerson Brooks on Peter Jackson’s single Help. From the sound of his new single Bare With Me, though, it doesn't sound like Brooks needs much assistance. For his first solo feature...Read More
#8 - BJ The Chicago Kid - Good Luv'n
When BJ the Chicago Kid dropped Pineapple Now & Laters back in February, Booth readers and staff alike fell in love, hailing the project as a retro-inspired, but forward-looking revitalization of the R&B genre. Evidently, it...Read More
#9 - Slim (of 112) - Muse
Everyone who works in a creative field needs a Muse; someone or something that wakes them up in the morning and gets the creative juices flowing. While a giant cup of coffee (or three) is good enough for yours truly, Slim...Read More
#10 - Bad Rabbits - We Can Roll
Whoever once said that variety is the spice of life is also a huge fan of the ever-eclectic alt-pop group Bad Rabbits. After a two year break from the pages of DJBooth, the Boston collective is back with a high energy single...Read More
#11 - Brandy ft. 2 Chainz & Tyga - Put It Down (Remix)
With the success of Brandy's lead Two Eleven single, Put It Down featuring Chris Brown, it was really only a matter of time before the songstress recruited a pair of hip-hop (growing) heavyweights for a remix. Enter Atlanta...Read More
#12 - Jori King - Rewind
In an effort to remain anonymous while dealing with a personal problem, we've all used the line, “I have this friend who….”? Though it hasn't been a highly effective method of help-seeking in history of mankind, its...Read More
#13 - Snoop Lion ft. Mavado & Popcaan - Lighters Up
Just a week after garnering respectable reader reviews for Here Comes the King, Snoop Lion returns to our pages with another fresh single (the third in total) off his forthcoming reggae debut. Major Lazer reprise their role...Read More
#14 - Keyshia Cole ft. Meek Mill - Zero
Keyshia Cole may be an R&B star, but she seems like a pretty level headed woman. She is happy to rush home to get dinner started for her boo and doesn’t mind staying out all night with his homies, but the one thing that she...Read More
#15 - Timbaland ft. Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott & T Pain - The Party Anthem
Depending on how you look at it, the latest release in Timbaland's ongoing digital series is either too early or too late. On the one hand, it would have made a ton of sense to drop a record called “The Party Anthem” on...Read More
#16 - Bruno Mars - Moonshine
I know what you're thinking: with his refined style and considerable cash reserves, Bruno Mars doesn't seem like the kind of guy you'd catch drinking bootleg liquor distilled in some dude's bathtub. Did he miss the memo about...Read More
#17 - Elijah Blake ft. Common - X.O.X
I can tell you from experience that few things suck more than being romantically involved with someone who's still in love with an ex—except, perhaps, being the person who can't get over that old flame. An up-and-coming R&B...Read More
#18 - David Correy - Breaking Away
Last heard pining after an ex-girl on August's reader-acclaimed Meant to Be, 2012 X Factor USA finalist David Correy returns to end the year on a high note with the DJBooth-exclusive world premiere of his latest promotional...Read More
#19 - Jared Evan - Letters
Throughout his career to date, Jared Evan's done nothing but exceed listener expectations at every turn. In the artist's personal life, though, there are a few people he feels he's let down. On the opening track off his most...Read More
#20 - Miguel - Do You...
Relationships typically start off with a plethora of questions and pompadoured, new school crooner Miguel doesn't shy away from tapping into his inquisitive side on his newest single, Do You...Throughout the record the rising...Read More
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#21 - Sebastian Mikael - Take Me Higher
Already well-known in his native Sweden, Gothenburg-born singer/songwriter (and Booth newcomer) Sebastian Mikael is looking to make 2013 the year that he breaks through Stateside. As a foretaste of what's to come, the Epic...Read More
#22 - Dido ft. Kendrick Lamar - Let Us Move On
If you're a hip-hop head who knows Dido as "Stan's girlfriend,” the UK singer/songwriter probably hasn't been on your radar for a minute, though she's released a handful of successful albums between then and now. With the...Read More
#23 - Jhene Aiko ft. James Fauntleroy - Wrap Me Up
Jhené Aiko also wants one thing for for Christmas this year: the love and affection of a certain man. Who's the lucky guy, you ask? Well, he comes around like clockwork every December, and she seems to have a fetish for...Read More



