Apple Music Classical unveiled a new Top 100 chart highlighting the most-streamed albums on the service.
Ranking number one on the inaugural Top 100 chart is Chinese pianist Tianqi Du’s album of Bach keyboard concertos with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields conducted by Jonathan Bloxham. A second Chinese pianist, Bruce Liu, ranks fifth with his album of works by Satie, “Waves.”
Also in the top 5 are conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s new cycle of Brahms symphonies with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe; guitarist Plínio Fernandes’s album of film score arrangements, “Cinema”; and the Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert 2024 led by Andris Nelsons, ranked two through four, respectively.
The complete Top 10 for July 22, 2024:
- Bach: Keyboard Concertos (Du / Bloxham / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / YH Artists)
- Brahms: Symphonies (Nézet-Séguin / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / DG)
- “Cinema” (Plínio Fernandes / Decca)
- “Sommernachtskonzert 2024” (Nelsons / Vienna Philharmonic / Sony)
- “Waves (Music by Satie)” (Liu / DG)
- “Sleep” (Richter / DG)
- “Legends, Myths and Lavender” (Moccio / Decca)
- Chopin: Études, Op. 10 & 25 (Lim / Decca)
- “Reformation: Keyboard Works by William Byrd” (Momen / Hyperion)
- Mahler: Symphonien 1-10 (Various / Berlin Philharmonic / Berlin Phil Media)
According to Apple, the Top 100 chart will be updated every Monday.
