FLIPOVER FRIDAY: NEW ARRIVALS AT iTUNES & APPLE MUSIC

Two country albums bookend the iTunes Top 10 on the first Flipover Friday of fall: the fourth album from Black River’s Kelsea Ballerini and Maddie & Tae’s eight-song set for Mercury Nashville.

Sam Smith opens at #1 at iTunes songs.

Ballerini’s Subject to Change (Black River) opens at #1, while the number five populates #2: It’s 5 Seconds of Summer’s fifth album, 5SOS5 (5SOS/BMG). Eva Under Fire’s Love, Drugs & Misery (Better Noise) steps in at #4. The third part of Weezer’s seasonal series, SZNZ: Autumn (Crush Music/Atlantic), falls in at #5.

Billy Idol’s second EP in 12 months, The Cage (Dark Horse/BMG) locks in at #6. Boney JamesThe Detour (Concord) goes directly to #7. JVKE’s this is what __ feels like (Vol. 1-4) (JVKE/AWAL) pops in at #8, and The Wonder YearsThe Hum Goes on Forever (LPOE/Hopeless) buzzes in at #9. Maddie & Tae’s Through the Madness, Vol. 2 (Mercury Nashville) is #10.

Topping the iTunes songs chart is Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ “Unholy” (Capitol), the lead track from Smith’s next album. Crush f/j-hope of BTS’ “Rush Hour” (Dreamus) is #2.

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