Mariah Carey returns to the top of Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart — or any radio-based ranking with a new non-holiday song — for the first time in nearly two decades as “Type Dangerous” glides a spot to No. 1 on the Aug. 16-dated ranking.

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Carey earns her third ruler on the tally and first since “Fly Like a Bird” reigned for six frames in July-September 2006. She first led with “We Belong Together” for eight weeks in 2005.

Her 18-year and 11-month gap between Adult R&B Airplay toppers

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