The stars are out this Flipover Friday and none is shining brighter than
Kendrick Lamar, whose latest
TDE/
Aftermath/
Interscope release tops the
iTunes and
Apple Music album charts.
Beyond Lamar’s
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) being #1 in sales and streams, the set's “United in Grief” and “N95” are already in the Top 10 at Apple Music songs, while another five tracks are between #11 and #20.
Right behind Lamar at iTunes is a collection of new arrivals from star acts, while yet another
Morgan Wallen single hits #1 out of the gate.
Florence + The Machine’s
Dance Fever (
Republic) steps in at #2, followed by
The Black Keys’
Dropout Boogie (
Nonesuch) groovin’ to #3. The debut from
Thom Yorke and
Jonny Greenwood’s
The Smile,
A Light for Attracting Attention (
Self Help/
XL), radios in at #4.
UMe’s unearthed treasure from
The Rolling Stones vault,
Live at the El Mocambo, their 1977 tour warm-up show at the Toronto club, starts up at #6.
The Chainsmokers’
So Far So Good (
Disruptor/
Columbia) pumps up #7,
State Champs’
Kings of the New Age (
Pure Noise) secures the #8 seed and
Lyle Lovett’s first album in 10 years,
12th of June (
Verve), is #9.
New titles from
Mandy Moore,
Becky G and
Tank and the Bangas are just outside the Top 10.
At iTunes songs, Wallen’s “You Proof” (
Big Loud/
Mercury/
Republic) grabs the top slot ahead of
My Chemical Romance’s first new song in eight years, “The Foundations of Decay” (
Reprise), at #3 and
No Resolve &
State of Mine’s “Danger Zone” (
Noise Machine) at #9.
