Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, BTS return after a four-year break with 'Arirang' and scream straight to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart.
Named after a traditional Korean folk song, 'Arirang' is the band’s third #1 and seventh top 10 album here since 2018.
Adelaide rock band Bad//Dreems debut at #5 on the Albums Chart with 'Ultra Dundee'. It’s also their fifth time in the top 50: until now, their best performer was 'Hoo Ha!', which reached #10 in 2023.
American country star Luke Combs debuts at #3 with his sixth studio album, 'The Way I Am'.
On the Singles Chart, Olivia Dean’s dominance rolls on with 'Man I Need' holding at #1 for the 19th week in a row. The last time a different song was on top was mid-November, when Taylor Swift’s 'The Fate Of Ophelia' was at the end of its six-week run.
BTS land at #4 on the ARIA Singles Chart with 'Swim'. It’s their sixth top 10 single. Tame Impala’s 'Dracula' keep climbing, up from #8 to #7.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'Arirang' – BTS
2. 'The Art Of Loving' – Olivia Dean
3. 'The Way I Am' – Luke Combs
4. 'Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally' – Harry Styles
5. 'Ultra Dundee' – Bad//Dreems
6.'So Close To What' – Tate McRae
7. 'KPop Demon Hunters' – Soundtrack
8. 'You'll Be Alright, Kid' – Alex Warren
9. 'The Romantic' – Bruno Mars
10. 'The Life Of A Showgirl' – Taylor Swift
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Man I Need' – Olivia Dean
2. 'Rein Me In' – Sam Fender, Olivia Dean
3. 'iloveitiloveitiloveit' – Bella Kay
4. 'Swim' – BTS
5. 'So Easy (To Fall In Love)' – Olivia Dean
6. 'Stateside' – PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson
7. 'Dracula' – Tame Impala
8. 'Ordinary' – Alex Warren
9. 'Raindance' – Dave, Tems
10. 'Golden' – Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna
