This Week In Pop – 11 February 2022

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This week, The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber hit a Singles Chart landmark, while The Weeknd returns to #1 on the Albums Chart.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: The Weeknd ‘Dawn FM’ – After dropping to #4 last week, The Weeknd jumps back to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'Dawn FM'. It’s the third week at #1 for the Canadian star’s fourth chart-topper. His first three #1 albums only spent a week each in the top spot.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber ‘Stay’ – After returning to the top spot last week, The Kid Laroi and Justin Beiber maintain #1 on this week’s ARIA Singles Chart with ‘Stay’. It becomes the 16th week at #1 for the track, taking it to outright second on the list of most weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The record for most weeks at #1 is currently held by Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’, which spent 24 weeks at #1 between August 2019 and January 2020.
#5: Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott ‘Where Are You Now’ – Nine weeks into its run in the Top 50, Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott’s collaboration ‘Where Are You Now’ jumps up seven spots to hit a new peak at #5. The track has also peaked inside the Top Ten in the UK, New Zealand and many charts across Europe.
#6: Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz ‘We Don't Talk About Bruno’ – Moving up five spots, ‘We Don't Talk About Bruno’ from Disney’s 'Encanto' cracks a new peak at #5. While the movie’s soundtrack remains at #2 for a second week, the track ‘Surface Pressure’ hits a new peak at #18. A third song from the soundtrack, ‘The Family Madrigal’, has debuted this week at #44.
#10: Luude Feat. Colin Hay ‘Down Under’ – The dance re-interpretation of Men At Work’s ‘Down Under’ by Gold Coast DJ/producer Luude moves to #10 in its fifth week in the ARIA Top 50. The track’s currently the #1 single in New Zealand.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'Dawn FM' – The Weeknd
2. 'Encanto' – Soundtrack
3. '30' – Adele
4. 'SOUR' – Olivia Rodrigo
5. 'Planet Her' – Doja Cat
6. '=' – Ed Sheeran
7. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
8. 'Red (Taylor's Version)' – Taylor Swift
9. 'Sing 2' – Soundtrack
10. 'Future Nostalgia' – Dua Lipa

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Stay' – The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber
2. 'Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)' – Elton John & Dua Lipa
3. 'ABCDEFU' – Gayle
4. 'Heat Waves' – Glass Animals
5. 'Where Are You Now' – Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott
6. 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' – Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz
7. 'Shivers' – Ed Sheeran
8. 'Bad Habits' – Ed Sheeran
9. 'Industry Baby' – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
10. 'Down Under' – Luude featuring Colin Hay