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Maxwell’s ‘Simply Beautiful’ Cover Hits No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay

Maxwell's cover of Al Green's "Simply Beautiful" reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart. It's the R&B hitmaker's ninth career champ.

1 rank on Billboard ’s Adult R&B Airplay chart for the first time in over two years as his single “Simply Beautiful” crowns the list dated Oct. 12. He matches Tank and Usher for the fourth-most leaders since the list began in 1993; the trio trail only Alicia Keys (14), Toni Braxton (11) and Charlie Wilson (10) on the overall leaderboard. Elsewhere, “Simply Beautiful” advances 15-12 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations.

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