Future Breaks Kodak’s Radio Record

Just 20 weeks after Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin” posted a then-record 13th week at No. 1 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, “Wait 4 U” by Future (above), featuring Drake and Tems, claims the title with an unprecedented 14th week at the summit. The collaboration’s feat occurs after a 2% gain in plays in the tracking week ending Oct. 2, according to Luminate.

The quick switch between recordholders comes after over a decade’s wait for a new overall champ. Before “Wait” and “Gremlin,” Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It” (featuring T-Pain) topped the 29-year-old chart’s leaderboard with 12 weeks at No. 1 in 2009.

Beyond its record status on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, “Wait” became Future’s first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as a lead artist in April, and, this issue, continues its reign atop R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rap Airplay for a ninth and 12th week, respectively.