Friday, September 2, 2022


A load of rock albums rule the Top 10 at
iTunes this Flipover Friday as the Labor Day holiday beckons. The one artist making a mark in both sales and streams, however, is
Sony Latin’s king of bachata.
Romeo Santos’
Formula, Vol. 3 (Sony Latin), which features collabs with
ROSALÍA and
Justin Timberlake, is #2 at iTunes and #11 at
Apple Music in the early morning hours.
Leading the way at #1 at iTunes is
Megadeth’s 16th studio album—and first in nearly seven years—
The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! (
UMe). Beyond
Jon Pardi’s
Mr. Saturday Night (
Capitol Nashville) at #4 and
Casting Crowns’
Healer (
Provident/Sony) at #6, it’s all guys with guitars. Mongolian rock group
The Hu roll in at #5 with
Rumble of Thunder (
Better Noise), and
King’s X’s
Three Sides of One (
InsideOut) opens at #7.
YUNGBLUD’s self-titled third album on
Locomotion/
Geffen chugs in at #8,
Blind Guardian’s
The God Machine (
Nuclear Blast) sees #9 and
Miss May I's
Curse of Existence (
Sharptone) swears in at #10.
At iTunes songs, the K-pop track “Sexy Nukim” by
Balming Tiger,
Omega Sapien,
wnjn &
Mudd the student—but most importantly, featuring
RM of
BTS—is #2. And just days after making a live appearance at
Citi Field to herald the entrance of
Mets closer
Edwin Diaz,
Blasterjaxx &
Timmy Trumpet’s 2017 anthem “Narco” (
Maximize/
Spinnin’ Records) climbs into the Top 10 at #3. LFGM!