By topping Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 17 consecutive weeks, Thames’ ‘Free Minds’ achieved an incredible feat, setting a new standard for longest-reigning female lead artist .
.@temsbaby‘s “Free Mind” broke the record for the most weekly #1s by a female artist on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. https://t.co/ddMZZssn6m
— Billboard (@billboard) May 18, 2023
#1 for most weeks on US Women’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop radio airplay: Tems – Free Mind (17 weeks). pic.twitter.com/Ng9zD7wPxg
— Sonny Jermain 🏳️🌈 (@SonnyJermain) May 18, 2023
The credit goes to the song’s unbelievable streak, which first became well-known as a sleeper success from its 2020 EP, before becoming a streaming phenomenon in 2022 thanks to a rabid fan base. spurred on the journey of Its status as a record-breaking radio hit is now firmly established.
