Soul Sweep: January 30, 2016...

We're at the "hump" of today's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their way onto the various radio and singles charts in Billboard magazine. This time out I'm serving up the latest R&B hits on the airwaves...

On their R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake's "Hotline Bling" is on top for a fifteenth week...

Hip-hop artist Bryson Tiller jumps in at #33 with "Exchange". His radio hit "Don't" is up at #4...

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Last week "Facts" from Kanye West slipped on to the chart at #50. As it drops out this week it's replaced at #49 by "Real Friends" featuring Ty Dolla $ign...(there's no audio clip for this as yet)...

Young Greatness debuts at #50 with "Moolah"...

Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel, Tyrese racks up a thirteenth non-consecutive week at #1 with "Shame"...

Fantasia returns at #24 with "No Time For It"...

Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations include more dance-pop music in their playlists,  Justin Bieber is on top for a second week with "Sorry"...

Belly rubs in at #33 with "Might Not" featuring the Weeknd...

Rapper Curren$y rings in at #35 with "Bottom Of The Bottle" featuring August Alsina and Lil' Wayne...

Virgin Islander duo R. City arrive at #37 with "Make Up" featuring Chloe Angelides. It's my "Soul Pick of the Week"...

The last entry at #50 is "Be Right There" from Diplo and Sleepy Tom...

I'll be back with the latest on country radio...