Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day’ Makes a Major Comeback, Debuting at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums Chart

Beyoncé achieves her sixth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart as B’Day debuts at No. 1 on the list dated Sept. 19. The new leader, released in 2006, received an expanded deluxe editionStreaming activity contributed 22,000 units of B’Day’s weekly sum, equal to 22.5 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Traditional album sales provided 16,000 units, with a negligible number of track-equivalent units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,000 paid/subscription tier or 2,500 ad-supported tier of official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.)Streaming activity contributed 22,000 units of B’Day’s weekly sum, equal to 22.5 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Traditional album sales provided 16,000 units, with a negligible number of track-equivalent units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 1,000 paid/subscription tier or 2,500 ad-supported tier of official on-demand audio and video streams for a song on the album.) on Sept. 4 to mark its 20th anniversary, prompting its surge on the chart, which launched in January 2013.

For its coronation, B’Day, on Parkwood/Columbia Records, earned 38,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the tracking week of Sept. 4-10, according to Luminate. Its expanded edition swelled to 31 tracks – more than double the 2006 standard version – and includes collaborations with Pharrell (“Can I Watch You),” Maluma (“Cuerpo [Tumbao]”) and a Spanish-language version of “Irreplaceable” that features a sample of Selena’s 1992 classic “Como La Flor.”

Besides B’Day, Beyoncé claims another No. 1 with the expanded B’Day single “Morning Dew (Donk).” The track jumps 7-1 to rule the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and become Bey’s 14th career leader. With the result, Beyoncé extends her status as the woman with the most No. 1s, now three ahead of Cardi B, on the chart, which began in September 1993. (Drake remains the overall leader, with 42 chart-toppers.)

“Morning Dew” also wins a second term atop Adult R&B Airplay. Last week, it secured Beyoncé’s fourth No. 1 at the format.