X is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown; it was released on September 16, 2014, by RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his fifth album Fortune (2012).

X received generally positive reviews from music critics, who celebrated the record's diverse sound, but were ambivalent towards its lyrical content. The album was also considered an improvement compared to its critically panned predecessor Fortune.

Commercially, the album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 selling 146,000 copies in its first week, becoming his first album to miss the summit of the chart since Graffiti (2009) and his third album to go to number 2 on the chart overall following Exclusive (2007). It also became his sixth consecutive top ten debut in the United States.

Preceding the album's release by five singles, including "Fine China", "Don't Think They Know", "Love More", "Loyal" and "New Flame". The album's fourth single "Loyal" became the most successful single on the album, by peaking at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 10 in the United Kingdom. Pushing the promotion for the album further, Brown performed and appeared at several televised music events and music festivals across the United States.