Soul Sweep: October 31, 2015...

We're at the "hump" of today's 'music 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 stations...

On the main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake holds on at #1 with "Hotline Bling"...

DJ Khaled comes in at #44 with "Gold Slugs" from his "I Changed A Lot" album. It features Chris Brown, August Alsina, and rapper Fetty Wap...

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Khaled also claims the other new entry as "You Mine" with Jeremih, Trey Songz, and Future is in at #46...

Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel, The Weeknd climbs back to #1 for a 13th non-consecutive week with "Earned It"...

Tamar Braxton dances in at #24 with her latest, "Catfish". It follows "If I Don't Have You", which peaked at #6 on this chart...

Cee-Lo Green lands at #28 with "Sign Of The Times". The single, my "Soul Pick of the Day", comes from Green's upcoming Heart Blanche album. It samples the TV theme from "Taxi", featuring Bob James, giving him equal credit on the record...

Neo-soul singer Angie Stone enters at #29 with "2 Bad Habits". It previews her seventh album Dream...

Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations add more dance/pop music in their playlists, "Hotline Bling" is on top for a second week...

R&B singer Tinashe drops in at #37 with "Player" featuring Chris Brown...

British DJ/producer Naughty Boy goes for the big guns with Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin at #40 with "Runnin' (Lose It All)"...

I'll return in 90 with the latest on country radio...