Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, Tones And I stays at #1 for week 20. Robbie Williams hits the top of the Albums Chart with 'The Christmas Present', while The Weeknd releases new music.
This week's album chartifacts
#1: Robbie Williams ‘The Christmas Present’ – Robbie Williams rises one place to score his first #1 album since 2009’s 'Reality Killed The Video Star', and his fourth chart-topper overall as a solo artist. The UK superstar’s other albums to reach the summit are 'Rudebox' (#1 October ‘06), 'Intensive Care' (#1 Ocober ‘05) and 'Greatest Hits' (#1 December ‘04).#2: 'Frozen 2' Soundtrack – This week’s biggest mover, the 'Frozen 2' Soundtrack leaps 22 places in its third week on the ARIA Charts, after opening in cinemas nationwide. The sequel to the 2013 Disney blockbuster features seven new tracks, three of which are covered for the closing credits by Kacey Musgraves, Weezer and Panic! At The Disco, respectively. The soundtrack to the original movie peaked at #1 in May 2014, five months after its release.
#3: Human Nature ‘Still Telling Everybody: 30 Years Of Hits’ – With continuing buzz around their ARIA Hall of Fame induction and medley performance at this year’s awards, Human Nature’s best-of compilation rises after debuting at #10 last week. 'Still Telling Everybody' features highlights from the group’s career, right back to their first album 'Telling Everybody', which was released in December 1996 and peaked at #7 the following January. Since their debut, the Las Vegas stalwarts have spent 348 weeks on the Albums Chart.
#6: Michael Buble ‘Christmas’ – Perennial favourite 'Christmas' by Michael Buble leaps 13 spots to return to the Top Ten, where it has landed each festive season since it debuted at #2 in December 2011. The album reached #1 in its second week of release and has repeated that feat in five separate years since, in the process earning certification of 13x Platinum.
This week's single chartifacts
#1: Tones And I ‘Dance Monkey’ – Off the back of Tones And I’s performance and four wins at the 2019 ARIA Awards, ‘Dance Monkey’ continues its record-breaking run with a 19th week atop the Singles Chart. Meanwhile, her follow-up single ‘Never Seen The Rain’ rises one spot to a new peak of #8.#3: Dua Lipa ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Buoyed by Dua Lipa’s Australian promotional visit, during which she performed at the ARIA Awards, ‘Don’t Start Now’ moves up from #7 to hit a new peak on the Singles Chart. This is Lipa’s third track to reach the Top 3, following ‘IDGAF’ (#3 April ‘18) and ‘New Rules’ (#2 September ‘17).
#10: The Weeknd ‘Heartless’ – Canadian singer The Weeknd scores his seventh Top 10 hit with ‘Heartless’, the lead single from his upcoming fourth studio album. Meanwhile, second single ‘Blinding Lights’ enters the chart at #16.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'The Christmas Present' – Robbie Williams2. 'Frozen 2' Soundtrack
3. 'Still Telling Everybody: 30 Years Of Hits' – Human Nature
4. 'Songs From The South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits 1985-2019' – Paul Kelly
5. 'The Kids Are Coming – EP' – Tones And I'
6. 'Christmas' – Michael Buble
7. 'No.6 Collaborations Project' – Ed Sheeran
8. Everyday Life' – Coldplay
9. 'You're In My Heart' – Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10. 'Hollywood's Bleeding' – Post Malone
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Dance Monkey' – Tones And I2. 'Roxanne' – Arizona Zervas
3. 'Don't Start Now' – Dua Lipa
4. 'Circles' – Post Malone
5. 'Memories' – Maroon 5
6. 'Ride It' – Regard
7. 'everything i wanted' – Billie Eilish
8. 'Never Seen The Rain' – Tones And I
9. 'Good As Hell' – Lizzo
10. 'Heartless' – The Weeknd
