Friday, February 24, 2023
Flipover Friday is decorated with umlauts and tildes today as Yeat and Karol G stand out from a litany of new arrivals packing the Top 10 at iTunes and Apple Music.
Yeat’s AftërLyfe (Field Trip/Geffen Records) is the top rookie at Apple Music, sitting at #2 in the early hours of its release.
Karol G’s MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (Universal Music Latino) is the lone title entering the Top 10 at Apple Music and iTunes on release day, hitting #4 in sales and #6 in streams.
The iTunes Top 10 begins with Godsmack’s Lighting Up the Sky (BMG) at #1, followed by Gorillaz’ Cracker Island (Warner) coming ashore at #2. Peyton Parrish’s The Most Magical Album on Earth (Noise Machine) casts its spell on #3. Adam Lambert’s High Drama (More Is More/BMG) opens at #6. Dirks Bentley’s 10th studio album, Gravel & Gold (Capitol Nashville), digs in at #7, one slot ahead of Logic’s College Park (Three Oh One/BMG), which also cracks the Top 25 at Apple Music. Steel Panther’s On the Prowl slinks in at #9.
At iTunes songs, The Weeknd & Ariana Grande have the top new arrival, “Die for You (Remix)” (XO/Republic), at #3. Karol G & Shakira’s “TQG” is up to #7.