FLIPOVER FRIDAY: NEW ARRIVALS AT iTUNES & APPLE MUSIC

If you thought the biggest surprise this weekend was NC State in both NCAA Final Fours, well, J. Cole has something to say about that. His surprise delivery is already #1 at iTunes this Flipover Friday.

Cole’s Might Delete Later (Cole World/Interscope) tops the sales chart in the early hours of Friday (4/5). “7 Minute Drill” is the album’s top entry at iTunes songs. “Power Trip” f/Miguel is the top performer at Apple Music.

A hearty bounty of new arrivals populates the Top 20.

The Black Keys’ Ohio Players (Nonesuch) hits the pocket at #2, while the debut full-length from Benson Boone, Fireworks & Rollerblades (Night Street/Warner), skates in at #4.

Vampire Weekend’s fifth album, Only God Was Above Us (Columbia), boards at the #5 stop. Nate Smith’s seven-song EP Through the Smoke (Sony Nashville) has a puff at #8, Khruangbin’s A LA SALA (Dead Oceans) opens at #9 and ERRA’s CURE (UNFD) is #10.

Just outside the Top 10 are new releases by Marcus King, Five Finger Death Punch, Bryson Tiller, Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly and GloRilla.

With just three tracks released from his set due 4/26, Partynextdoor’s Partynextdoor 4 (P4) (OVO/Santa Anna) is the top new arrival at Apple Music, reaching #11. Tiller’s self-titled RCA release is in the Top 30.

Imagine Dragons’ “Eyes Closed” (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope) is the top new arrival at iTunes songs, opening at #10.