Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Ariana Grande all maintain their #1 positions on both charts. The 1975 debut their third album.
This week's album chartifacts
#1: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘A Star Is Born’ – For the seventh consecutive week, the soundtrack to 'A Star Is Born', featuring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, is #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.#4: The 1975 ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ (Debut) – British band The 1975 take out a second Top Ten on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'. The group’s third album comes more than two years on from previous release, 'I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It' (#1 March ’16). A fourth album by The 1975, 'Notes On A Conditional Form', is expected in May 2019.
#5: Michael Bublé ‘Christmas’ – 'Christmas' by Michael Bublé continues its climb back up the chart, jumping four spots to #5 in its 49th week in the Top 50.
#10 Amy Shark ‘Love Monster’ – Continuing its chart resurgence after winning multiple ARIA Awards, Amy Shark’s 'Love Monster' moves up two spots to return to the Top Ten for a sixth week.
This week's single chartifacts
#1: Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ – It’s week four at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’. The track has had added attention this week after the release of its movie-referencing music video.#2: Halsey ‘Without Me’ – In its ninth week in the chart, Halsey’s ‘Without Me’ moves up two spots to score a new peak at #2.
#7: Travis Scott & Drake ‘Sicko Mode’ – 17 weeks after debuting at #7, Travis Scott & Drake’s ‘Sicko Mode’ jumps up seven spots to return to its previous peak.
#8: Ava Max ‘Sweet But Psycho’ – Moving up five spots to #8, Ava Max cracks the Singles Chart Top Ten for the first time with ‘Sweet But Psycho’.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'A Star Is Born' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper2. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' – Queen
3. 'Greatest Hits' – Queen
4. 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' – The 1975
5. 'Christmas' – Michael Buble
6. 'Love' – Michael Buble
7. 'The Platinum Collection' – Queen
8. 'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack
9. 'The Greatest Showman: Reimagined' Soundtrack
10. 'Love Monster' – Amy Shark
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Thank U, Next' – Ariana Grande2. 'Without Me' – Halsey
3. 'Shotgun' – George Ezra
4. 'Shallow' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
5. 'Sunflower' – Post Malone & Swae Lee
6. 'Happier' – Marshmello & Bastille
7. 'Sicko Mode' – Travis Scott & Drake
8. 'Sweet But Psycho' – Ava Max
9. 'Eastside' – Benny Blanco featuring Halsey & Khalid
10. 'Let You Love Me' – Rita Ora
