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TOP 20: RIDING THE WAVE

August 17, 2022

Rod Wave's Beautiful Mind debuts at #1 this week as Megan Thee Stallion's Traumazine opens in the Top 5. Sony will hold the top three albums on the chart and five of the Top 10.

Rod Wave’s Beautiful Mind (Alamo) debuts at #1 this week as Megan Thee Stallion’s Traumazine (Atlantic) opens in the Top 5.

Sony will actually have the top three albums—including Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti (Rimas) at #2 and Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE (Parkwood/Columbia) at #3—and five of the Top 10, with Harry StylesHarry’s House (Columbia) and Future’s I NEVER LIKED YOU (Freebandz/Epic) at #7 and #8, respectively.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’re late for happy hour.