It included the single ' No Guidance' (featuring Drake) which broke the record for the longest-running number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Brown's ninth studio album, Indigo (2019) found similar success, debuting atop the Billboard 200.

His fifth album, Fortune, released in 2012, also topped the Billboard 200.įollowing the releases of X (2014) and Royalty (2015), his eighth album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, a double-disc LP consisting of 45 tracks, was certified gold by the RIAA for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 after one week, and was later certified double platinum. The album contained the commercially successful singles: ' Yeah 3x', ' Look at Me Now' (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) and ' Beautiful People' (featuring Benny Benassi), and earned him the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. (2011), which became his first album to top the Billboard 200. Following Graffiti, Brown released his fourth album F.A.M.E. This foresaw the release of his third album, Graffiti which was considered to be a commercial failure compared to his previous works. In 2009, Brown pled guilty to felony assault of his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. His second album, Exclusive (2007), was met with further commercial success worldwide, and spawned his second Billboard Hot 100 number one ' Kiss Kiss' (featuring T-Pain). With his debut single ' Run It!' (featuring Juelz Santana) peaking atop the Billboard Hot 100, Brown became the first male artist since 1995 to have his debut single top the chart. In 2004, Brown signed with Jive Records and released his eponymous debut studio album the following year, which was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Brown has had wide comparisons to Michael Jackson for his talent and stage presence. His lyrics develop predominantly over themes of romance, sex, fast life, desire, lovesickness, regret, emotional conflict and loneliness. His musical style has been defined as polyhedric, with his R&B being characterized by several influences from other genres, mainly pop music and hip hop. One of the most successful R&B singers of all time, he has often been referred to by contemporaries as the ' King of R&B'. Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor.

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