Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, Perth hard rock band Karnivool storm the chart at #1 with 'In Verses'.
“We can’t believe it. After 13 years of waiting it’s bloody lovely not to be forgotten, and at such a wild time for music to get a #1 record is pretty amazing. Karnivool as a band has never followed a conventional path, god knows we aren’t even on TikTok, and this album is on our own label through our friends at Sony. So we will raise a glass to our fans, families, Forrester and our friends who worked on the record, and anyone who walks their own path. See you at a show.”
Japanese Australian singer Joji is new at #3 with his fourth studio album, 'Piss In The Wind'.
A GRAMMY Award for Album of the Year and his half-time show at Super Bowl LX sends Bad Bunny’s 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' flying from #20 to a new peak of #4, giving the Latin superstar his first top 10 album here. It had previously peaked at #16 last year.
The lead track from the album, 'DtMF', cracks the top 50 ARIA Singles Chart for the first time, arriving at #4.
Cole’s 'The Fall-Off' debuts at #7. It’s the American rapper’s sixth top 10 album, following '4 Your Eyez Only' (#6 in 2016), 'KOD' (#1 for one week in 2018), 'Revenge Of The Dreamers III' with Dreamville (#2 in 2019), 'The Off-Season' (#3 in 2021) and 'Might Delete Later' (#2 in 2024).
Olivia Dean’s grip on the #1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart continues, as 'Man I Need' scores its 13th consecutive week on top. It’s the fourth song to spend 13 weeks at #1 since the ARIA charts started in 1983
A new video and a vinyl release sends Taylor Swift’s 'Opalite' flying from #27 back to #7; it peaked at #2 late last year.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'In Verses' – Karnivool
2. 'The Art Of Loving' – Olivia Dean
3. 'Piss In The Wind' – Joji
4. 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' – Bad Bunny
5.'The Life Of A Showgirl' – Taylor Swift
6. 'KPop Demon Hunters' – Soundtrack
7. 'The Fall-Off' – J. Cole
8. 'So Close To What' – Tate McRae
9. 'You'll Be Alright, Kid' – Alex Warren
10. 'Man's Best Friend' – Sabrina Carpenter
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Man I Need' – Olivia Dean
2. 'So Easy (To Fall In Love)' – Olivia Dean
3. 'Ordinary' – Alex Warren
4. 'DtMF' – Bad Bunny
5. 'Where Is My Husband!' – Raye
6. 'The Fate Of Ophelia' – Taylor Swift
7. 'Opalite' – Taylor Swift
8. '12 To 12' – sombr
9. 'Raindance' – Dave, Tems
10. 'Golden' – Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna
