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The Charts Update (November 14, 2009)

Congratulations to MAXWELL for winning a 2009 Soul Train Award for BEST R&B/SOUL MALE! Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come. More accolades for hard work.

IF…

If PRETTY WINGS can hold on to the number 1 position on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for 2 more weeks, history will be made again. *Fingers crossed*

If BLACKsummers’night continues to move units over 10,000+ weekly, the album will reach 1 million units sold late December, early-mid January.

If you are reading this, SMILE.

From Billboard.com:

OLD SOUL: Since Billboard published its first all-encompassing R&B songs chart in the issue dated Oct. 20, 1958, only five titles have spent at least 14 weeks at No. 1 on what is now entitled R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

This week, Maxwell’s “Pretty Wings” becomes the latest member of the exclusive club, as well as the second to join this year. Here is a look at the five smashes to reach the milestone, all of which have done so after the chart’s conversion to Nielsen BDS and SoundScan data in 1992:

15 weeks, “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige (2006)
14 weeks, “Pretty Wings,” Maxwell (2009)
14 weeks, “Blame It,” Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain (2009)
14 weeks, “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here,” Deborah Cox (1998)
14 weeks, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (2005)

As mentioned in Remixes: Bad Habits (Part 2), the Groove Police Remix Radio Edit is available at PRO Motion’s website at the bottom in their streampod player. Check it out.

Issue Date: November 14, 2009

Billboard Charts
MAXWELL – BLACKsummersnight:
Billboard 200 – #52 (Last wk #44)
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – #9 (Last wk #8)

MAXWELL – Pretty Wings:
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – #1 (Last Wk #1)
NOTE: This marks the 14th week at the number one spot. If this song stays in the same position for 2 more weeks, history will be made again.

MAXWELL – Bad Habits:
Billboard Hot 100 – #74 (Last Wk #81)
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – #7 (Last wk #6)
Billboard Radio Songs – #38 (Last Wk #45)
Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs – #29 (Last Wk – #34)

U.S. Airplay Charts
The following is information collected (November 03, 2009) from Mediabase

MAXWELL – Pretty Wings:
URBAN – #11 (Last Wk #11) | Spins – 1,961
URBAN AC (Adult Contemporary) – #2 (Last Wk #2) | Spins – 1,776

MAXWELL – Bad Habits:
URBAN – #18 (Last Wk #22) | Spins 1,400
URBAN AC – #1 (Last Wk #1) | Spins 2,017

Units Moved:
MAXWELL – BLACKsummers’night (Last wk 10,584+) Total (846,509+)
RIAA Status – GOLD (500,000+)

MAXWELL Facts:
Pretty Wings gives Maxwell his first #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in ten years.
The single “Pretty Wings” was the sixth title in the chart’s 15-year history to launch in the top 15.

#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”

Sources: Billboard, Mediabase, RIAA, AllAccess

Posted in: Charts

Tags: all access, billboard, Hits Daily Double, mediabase, riaa

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