Skilla Baby’s “Face Card” With Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller Hits No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart After 19 Weeks
Nineteen weeks. That’s how long Skilla Baby’s “Face Card” had to climb before radio finally gave it the crown.
The Detroit rapper’s collaboration with Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller rises from No. 3 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart dated November 14 — its first week at the top after 19 weeks on the chart. The Geffen Records single, released June 19, has also reached No. 1 at U.S. urban radio on Mediabase, per chartdata.
This is not how records usually win in 2026. The streaming era crowns songs in their first two weeks or not at all. “Face Card” did it the old way — Detroit’s street momentum up front, two R&B heavyweights on the hook, and a slow, steady build at radio until there was nowhere left to climb.
And the victory lap is already moving. This week Skilla dropped the official remix with Summer Walker added to the record, extending the run while the original sits on top. The push comes off his acclaimed debut album, “The Price Of Fame,” and it lands like a coronation lap for an artist a lot of people had filed under “regional.”
For Skilla Baby, a No. 1 at radio is a different kind of validation than a viral week. Radio is the slowest, most gatekept room in the business — and it just spent 19 weeks deciding he belonged at the top of it.
So here’s the question: does a 19-week climb prove “Face Card” is a real record that grew on people — or does it prove radio only crowns a song once it’s the safest record in the room?
Sources: Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart (dated November 14, 2026), as reported by Swink Media; Mediabase urban radio data via chartdata; remix news reported by The Music Universe.
