Interesting. Especially when you consider that Chris career has been shorter than both Usher and R Kelly. Way to go Chris!

Crazy. And he will probably be alone on this list because he’s just 22 where Usher & R. Kelly are both 30+ right? Amazing

But ppl need to remember b4 digital downloads became the main source for music, it was radio. It was much harder for artists like Usher and R. Kelly to get Top 40 singles from the early 90s to the early 00s. Why do think Rihanna has 11 #1s? Chris Brown can put out generic Pop/Dance songs likeForever, Yeah 3x and Beautiful People and easily get a number single in just a few wks where as Usher and R. Kelly can put out deep songs like U Got it Bad, Turn Back the Hands of Time and I’ Your Angel and it takes those songs months to even reach the Top 40. U Got it Bad was released in October of 2001 but didn’t reach #1 until thespring of 2002. Yeah 3x reached the Top 20 in less tha 1 month.

@antonio all of ushers songs are not deep and meaningful.Maybe back in the day they were but as of lately no they are not.And forever was not generic,in fact it was pretty trend setting because before it no one was really doing euro pop over here. And as for chris singles reaching high numbers only because of the digital downloads is bull.After chris personal situations his songs were not reaching those heights easily he worked Hard just like the rest of them. And beautiful people isnt generic either.

either way im proud of them both and I cant wait to see what they both have in store on there new albums

thats weird, you’d think Usher would have more, kudos to Chris Brown

But CB’s music does not go to numer one in a week it actually take him time to do so, and he does not make generic pop music, none of the songs you mentioned was pop, they are all dance songs. You just had to insult him, give him, his props he deserved those hits.

Usher has 9 #1 singles….

I think there are other male artists with more than 28 top 40 hits like Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson… Am I missing something here?

Agree @Nadia…. D**MN can’t we give the brothers props!

Either way Congratz! Chris and Usher will continue to go back and forth with top 40 hits considering that both have album this year and I’m sure Chris is featuring on everybody and their momma singles. So this will continue….

@TN i think it’s because nielsen soundscan only started in the 90′s. but anyways, chris will surpass all the artists above in a couple years from now

@TN because this is a made up story. With no credible link from billboard to back it up.