Frankie Beverly Scores Multiple Top 10 Posthumous Debuts on Billboard

Frankie Beverly, the famed singer and frontman of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, has achieved three posthumous top 10 entries on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart this week.

“Before I Let Go,” the band’s iconic 1981 hit, debuts at No. 2 on the chart that tracks “the week’s top-downloaded R&B songs, as compiled by Luminate.” The classic has been covered over the years by Mary J. Blige and most recently, Beyoncé.

Meanwhile, “Joy and Pain” and “Golden Time of Day” enter at No. 4 and No. 7 on the same chart, respectively.

Elsewhere on Billboard, “Before I Let Go,” taken from the band’s gold-awarded 1981 album, Live in New Orleans, opens at No. 7 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart.

“Joy and Pain,” the title track of Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly’s 1980 album, emerges at No. 11 on the chart, led by Megan The Stallion’s “Neva Play” featuring RM of BTS.

Essentials from Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly’s well-known catalog, are making a splash on the charts following Beverly’s death on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the age of 77. The family announced his passing on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

“Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience. During this time, as we are navigating feelings of sorrow, reflection, and remembrance we kindly ask for privacy and understanding, allowing us the space to grieve in our own way,” the Beverly family said.

“This period for is one of healing, and your respect for our need for solitude is appreciated as we honor the memory of our beloved Howard Stanley Beverly known to the world as Frankie Beverly. He lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends. Love one another as he would want that for us all.”

At the time of publication, ten projects by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, whether studio albums or compilations, dominate the top 10 on the iTunes R&B/Soul Albums chart. Other releases are placed on the same chart.

Here is a breakdown of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly’s placements on iTunes R&B/Soul Albums chart:

• Anthology, No. 1
• The Greatest Hits: Lifelines, Vol. 1, No. 2
• Live in New Orleans, No. 4
• Live in Los Angeles, No. 5
• Silky Soul, No. 7
• Golden Time of Day (2004 Remaster), No. 9
• We Are One (2004 Remaster), No. 10
• Joy and Pain (2004 Remaster), No. 11
• Back to Basics, No. 12
• Inspiration (2004 Remaster), No. 31
• Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (2004 Remaster), No. 51
• Greatest Slow Jams, No. 93

Furthermore, “Before I Let Go” is No. 2 on the iTunes R&B/Soul Songs chart, while “Joy and Pain” is No. 5, “We Are One” is No. 6, and “Happy Feelin’s (Live)” is No. 8, respectively.

Listen to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly’s “Joy and Pain’” below.