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The Charts Update (August 22, 2009)

MAXWELL continues his streak of #1’s as “Pretty Wings,” the first single from BLACKsummers’night, reaches the top spot on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart. This gives Maxwell his first #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in ten years. Here’s a quick rundown of Maxwell in the number 1 position.

#1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart with BLACKsummers’night (Maxwell’s second consecutive #1 album debut and best career sales week)
#1 for three weeks on all R&B Album sales charts, BLACKsummers’night
#1 on the iTunes R&B Album chart, BLACKsummers’night
#1 on the iTunes R&B Singles chart, “Pretty Wings”
#1 for four weeks on Top Single Sales chart, “Pretty Wings”
#1 Song on the full R&B Panel, “Pretty Wings”. Replacing Drake’s run at the top of the chart.
#1 on America’s Urban Adult for the sixth week, “Pretty Wings”

Issue Date: August 22, 2009

Billboard Charts

MAXWELL – BLACKsummersnight:
Billboard 200 – #7 (Last wk #3)
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #2 (Last wk #2 )
Billboard Digital Albums – #18 (Last wk #13 )

MAXWELL – Pretty Wings:
Billboard Hot 100 – #40 (Last Wk #45)
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – #1 (Last Wk #1)
Billboard Radio Songs – #15 (Last Wk #16)

MAXWELL – Bad Habits:
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – #24 (Last wk #26)

U.S. Airplay Charts
The following is information (August 13, 2009) collected from Mediabase

MAXWELL – Pretty Wings:
URBAN – #4 (Last Wk #6) | Spins – 3380
URBAN AC (Adult Contemporary) – #1 (Last Wk #1) | Spins – 2047

MAXWELL – Bad Habits:
URBAN AC – #7 (Last Wk #6) | Spins – 1198

Units Moved:
MAXWELL – BLACKsummersnight (Last wk 44,000+) Total (593,000)
RIAA Status – GOLD (500,000+)

The single “Pretty Wings” was the sixth title in the chart’s 15-year history to launch in the top 15.

Sources: Billboard, Mediabase, RIAA, PR

Posted in: Charts

Tags: billboard, mediabase, riaa

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