Soul Sweep: October 24, 2015...

We're at the "hump" of today's "chart sweeps", sampling the songs making the charts in Billboard magazine, and this time out I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio.

On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake climbs to #1 with "Hotline Bling"...

As the hit TV musical drama Empire returns this fall, a new track from the show, "Bout 2 Blow", makes the main airplay list at #47...

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Rapper Rick Ross enters at #48 with "Sorry" featuring Chris Brown...

Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel, Janet Jackson remains on top for an eighth week with "No Sleeep" featuring J. Cole...

...as the title track from her Unbreakable album moves in at #29...

Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations add more dance/pop songs to their playlists, "Hotline Bling" jumps two notches to #1...

Another track from Empire, "No Doubt About It" featuring show star Jessie Smollett and rapper Pitbull, drops in at #37. It's my "Soul Pick of the Week"...

Fetty Wap lands at #38 with "Again". It's the fourth single from his self-titled debut; the other three made the top-3 on this chart with "Trap Queen" and "My Way" both hitting the top...

Rounding things out at #40 is rap duo Rae Sremmurd with "Come Get Her", the fifth single from their album. The third, "Throw Some Mo", went to #7 here...

I'lll return with my country recap...