US Top 10 Albums For The Week Of January 12th, 2019

1 – I Am > I Was – 21 Savage – B+

2 – Hoodie SZN – A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie  – B

3  – Championships – Meek Mill – B-

4 – beerbongs & bentleys – Post Malone – A-

5 – The Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Various Artists – B+

6 – Scorpion – Drake – B+

7 – Astroworld – Travis Scott – A

8 – The Greatest Showman – Various Artists – C-

9 –  Dying To Live – Kodak Black – B+

10  – A Star Is Born – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – C

Comment: Welcome to 2019, where the world of pop is the world of rap, eight of the top ten albums are rap (the other two are soundtracks) – including five of the top five and seven of the top seven, a complete takeover unlike the UK charts where EDM pop rules.