This Week In Pop – 13 March, 2019

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This week, Ariana's 'Thank U, Next' is back on top of the Albums Chart while Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sit comfortably at #1 of the Singles Chart.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ – Following a week at #2, Ariana Grande returns to #1 on the Albums Chart with 'Thank U, Next'. It’s the American artist’s third week at #1 with her fifth album.
#8: Hozier ‘Wasteland, Baby!’ (Debut) – Hozier returns to the ARIA Top Ten with 'Wasteland, Baby!' The Irish singer-songwriter’s second album is the follow-up to his self-titled debut (#3 April ’15) and features an appearance by the legendary Mavis Staples on opening track, ‘Nina Cried Power’.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘Shallow’ – After returning to #1 last week, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s ‘Shallow’ holds the top spot on the Singles Chart again this week. It’s the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe-winning song’s fifth week at #1.
#5: Jonas Brothers ‘Sucker’ (Debut) – The recently-reunited Jonas Brothers make their first Singles Chart appearance since 2008 with ‘Sucker’. The trio’s first single since 2013 is their first Top Ten in Australia and takes over from ‘Burnin’ Up’ (31 Oct. ’08) as their highest chart peak.
#7: Khalid ‘Talk’ – In its third week in the Top Ten, Khalid’s ‘Talk’ moves up one spot to nab another new peak at #7.

Top 10 Albums

 1.    'Thank U, Next' – Ariana Grande
 2.    'The Great Expanse' – Hilltop Hoods
 3.    'A Star Is Born' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
 4.    'Bohemian Rhapsody' – Queen
 5.    'Greatest Hits' – Queen
 6.    'The Platinum Collection' – Queen
 7.    'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack
 8.    'Wasteland, Baby!' – Hozier
 9.    '÷' – Ed Sheeran
 10. 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' – Post Malone

Top 10 Singles

 1.    'Shallow' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
 2.    '7 Rings' – Ariana Grande
 3.    'Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored' – Ariana Grande
 4.    'Sunflower' – Post Malone & Swae Lee
 5.    'Sucker' – Jonas Brothers
 6.    'WOW' – Post Malone
 7.    'Talk' – Khalid
 8.    'Dancing With A Stranger' – Sam Smith & Normani
 9.    'Sweet But Psycho' – Ava Max
 10. 'Bury A Friend' – Billie Eilish