Kendrick Lamar’s “untitled unmastered” Takes #1 on iTunes Sales Chart; “ColleGrove” #2

As of 4PM ET Friday, the top 4 places on the US iTunes album sales chart belong to new releases.

The highest-ranking of the bunch is Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release “untitled unmastered.” The 8-track album is #1 on the listing, successively ahead of 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne’s “ColleGrove” (#2), Granger Smith’s “Remington” (#3), and Ray LaMontagne’s “Ouroboros” (#4).

Positioned at #5, Chris Stapleton’s enduring “Traveller” represents the lone holdover in the Top 5.

Bas’ new “Too High To Riot” (#6), Miike Snow’s new “iii” (#7), Adele’s “25” (#8), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis” “This Unruly Mess I’ve Made” (#9) and Ninja Sex Party’s new “Under The Covers” (#10) form the balance of the chart’s Top 10.

Pivotal, iTunes nonetheless only represents one avenue for purchasing music. Specific sales forecasts accounting for the entire marketplace should emerge in the coming days.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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