This Week In Pop – 12 August 2024

Tones and I
Our eclectic team of writers from around Australia – and a couple beyond – with decades of combined experience and interest in all fields.

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This week, Tones and I takes the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart, marking the second week in a row with an Australian at #1, while Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey’s new project lands at #3 with its debut album.

Five-time ARIA Award winner Tones returns with her second full-length album, 'Beautifully Ordinary'. Her EP 'The Kids Are Coming' reached #3 in 2019, while 'Welcome To The Madhouse' hit #1 in 2021.


'The Deluge' by Fanning Dempsey Nation Park debuts at #3. It’s the first joint album by Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning and Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey, who will tour in October.

Charli xcx storms onto the ARIA Singles Chart at #1 with 'Guess', her first Australian #1 single. Released in June on her album 'BRAT', the track has soared thanks to a new remix featuring Billie Eilish (it’s the first track Billie has ever guested on).

Top 10 Albums

1. 'Beautifully Ordinary' – Tones and I
2. 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' – Billie Eilish
3. 'The Deluge' – Fanning Dempsey National Park
4. 'Vultures 2' – ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
5. 'The Tortured Poets Department' – Taylor Swift
6. 'The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess' – Chappell Roan
7. 'BRAT' – Charli xcx
8. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
9. 'The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)' – Eminem
10. 'One Thing At A Time' – Morgan Wallen

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Guess' – Charli xcx featuring Billie Eilish
2. 'Birds Of A Feather' – Billie Eilish
3. 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' – Shaboozey
4. 'I Had Some Help' – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
5. 'Good Luck, Babe!' – Chappell Roan
6. 'Espresso' – Sabrina Carpenter
7. 'Please Please Please' – Sabrina Carpenter
8. 'Beautiful Things' – Benson Boone
9. 'Not Like Us' – Kendrick Lamar
10. 'Million Dollar Baby' – Tommy Richman

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