This Week In Pop – 13 March, 2018

Welcome to This Week In Pop.

This week, Drake chalks up six weeks on the top as Ed Sheeran tours the country with his most recent album which is currently at #1.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ – With a week of his Australian tour over, Ed Sheeran returns to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart with '÷'. It’s the 23rd week in the top spot for Sheeran’s third studio album.
#6: Camp Cope ‘How To Socialise & Make Friends’ (debut) – Melbourne’s Camp Cope take out their first top ten appearance on the ARIA Charts with 'How To Socialise & Make Friends'. The trio’s second album comes two years on from their self-titled debut (#36 May ’16). Track ‘The Opener’ was #58 in the recent Triple J Hottest 100.
#10: Bruno Mars ‘24K Magic’ – As his tour continues around Australia, Bruno Mars re-enters the top ten with '24K Magic'. It’s the album’s tenth week in the top ten.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Drake ‘God’s Plan’ – It’s week six at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for rapper Drake and his track ‘God’s Plan’.
#6: Ed Sheeran ‘Perfect’ – In the week he kicked off his huge Australian tour and regained the #1 spot on the Albums Chart with '÷', Ed Sheeran has surged back up the Singles Chart.
#8: Zedd & Grey Feat. Maren Morris ‘The Middle’ – Moving up four spots in its fifth week in the top 50, ‘The Middle’ hits the top ten for the first time. The track becomes Zedd’s second top ten as a lead artist, following on from the Alessia Cara collaboration ‘Stay’ (#3 April ’17).
#9: Marshmello & Anne-Marie ‘Friends’ – Marshmello and Anne-Marie jump up four spots to hit the top ten with ‘Friends’. It’s American producer Marshmello’s third top ten, following the Khalid collaboration ‘Silence’ (#5 January ’18) and the Selena Gomez collaboration ‘Wolves’ (#5 December ’17).

Top 10 Albums

1. '÷' – Ed Sheeran
2. 'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack
3. 'Nation Of Two' – Vance Joy
4. 'Black Panther: The Album' – Soundtrack
5. 'X' – Ed Sheeran
6. 'How To Socialise & Make Friends' – Camp Cope
7. 'Stoney' – Post Malone
8. '+' – Ed Sheeran
9. 'Fifty Shades Freed' – Soundtrack
10. '24K Magic' – Bruno Mars

Top 10 Singles

1. 'God's Plan' – Drake
2. 'Psycho' – Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla $ign
3. 'All The Stars' – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
4. 'These Days' – Rudimental featuring Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen
5. 'Meant To Be' – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
6. 'Perfect' – Ed Sheeran
7. 'IDGAF' – Dua Lipa
8. 'The Middle' – Zedd & Grey featuring Maren Morris
9. 'Friends' – Marshmello & Anne Marie
10. 'I Fall Apart' – Post Malone