<P> Chris Gerard of PopMatters noted the song was "one of the more interesting tracks on the album", addressing her "Macy Gray - like drawl during the verses". Corbin Reiff of The A.V. Club highlighted the track's "deep soulful tones" and felt her voice was "the undeniable focal point" of it . Nolan Feeney of Time declared that "Love on the Brain" and "Higher" "offer the most stirring vocal performances of her career". Jessica McKinney of Vibe agreed, calling the song a "soulful performance that showcases her own range". Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph wrote that "Love on the Brain" is a "standard, mid-tempo retro soul anthem" that "in the context of Anti,...sounds like a work of pop genius". Calling it "hypnotic," Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly remarked that "she delivers some of her finest vocal moments yet". Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe picked it as "essential", stating: "As she implores' Don't you stop loving me,' her performance has a grit, sweat, and weariness to it that's unusual and humanizing ." "Love On The Brain" received a nomination for Choice Music: Pop Song at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards . </P> <P> Following Rihanna's performance at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, "Love on the Brain" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 83, marking Rihanna's 55th entry on the chart . After being released as a single in November 2016, the song re-entered the Hot 100 at number 80 . In its sixth week on the chart, the song rose to number 34, becoming Rihanna's third top - forty hit from Anti, as well as her 46th top - forty entry on the Hot 100, placing her at number three on the list of women with most top - forty hits . Two weeks later, "Love on the Brain" reached number 20, becoming the third top - twenty single from Anti, and Rihanna's forty - second top - twenty hit . In its eighteenth week, "Love on the Brain" climbed from number 13 to number eight and became her thirtieth top - ten single . With doing that, she broke a tie for third place with Michael Jackson, with whom, both had 29 top - ten singles . Rihanna became the artist with the third most top - ten singles in Hot 100 history, only behind Madonna (with 38), and The Beatles (with 34). It was also "the second - fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s", according to Billboard's Gary Trust . In the issue dated March 25, 2017, the song climbed to number 5, becoming Rihanna's 22nd top five hit, leading her to break a tie for fifth place with Elvis Presley (who has 21 top - five hits). </P> <P> In November 2016, "Love on the Brain" entered the Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs chart at number 30 . In the same week, the song was the most added track on contemporary hit radio, causing it to rise to number 24 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart; to date it has reached number 6 on both charts . In the week ending January 22, 2017, the song became her 28th top 10 single on Radio Songs, extending her record for the most top - ten singles on the chart . The song also became her twenty - eighth number - one on the US Dance Club Songs chart in the issue dated January 21, 2017; she remains in second place behind record holder Madonna, who has achieved forty - six . </P> <P> In Canada, the song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at number 14 after being released as a single . In the week of December 3, 2016, it cracked the top - forty, climbing to number 38 . In New Zealand, "Love on the Brain" debuted at number 40 on the release of Anti . It reached number 15 over the following weeks, becoming Rihanna's thirty - second solo top - twenty single . Similarly, in France, "Love on the Brain" charted after Anti's release at number 71 . After its release, it re-entered at number 138 . After weeks outside the top 100, the song reached a new peak of number 69 in the week of January 13, 2017 . Three weeks later, the song managed to crack the top twenty, reaching number 12 . It became Anti's second top twenty hit . In Austria, the song debuted at number 53 and has peaked at number 7, while in Germany it debuted at number 100, and has reached a peak of number 21 to date, becoming the album's second highest charting single . In Poland, "Love on the Brain" peaked at number one for four non-consecutive weeks in 2016 . </P>

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