Cactus Jack/Epic's Travis Scott returns in a major way, with UTOPIA earning the biggest hip-hop bow of the year on the HITS Top 50. At #1, Scott's fourth studio album opens with 486k, powered by 340m+ streams, including video.
Mercury/Republic's Post Malone debuts at #2 with Austin, which totals 110k its first week. Malone's is one of House Lipman's six titles in the Top 10—Big Loud's Morgan Wallen holds #3 and #9, while Taylor Swift scores #5, #8 and #10.
Streeting this week are new titles by TOMORROW X TOGETHER, ITZY, Brett Young, Yo Gotti & DJ Drama, Mammoth WVH and Grupo Frontera.
Please excuse us—it's not easy working out of the SoFi Stadium parking lot. See the full chart here.
NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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