This Week In Pop – 17 May 2021

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This week, Russ Millions & Tion Wayne jump to #1 on the Singles Chart, while Amy Shark holds her #1 position on the Albums Chart. Rag'n'Bone Man score their second top five album.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Amy Shark ‘Cry Forever’ – Amy Shark holds the #1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart for a second week with Cry Forever. It gives the singer-songwriter her longest run in the top spot, having spent one week there with debut album Love Monster (#1 Jul. ’18). Cry Forever becomes the first Australian album to spend more than one week at the top of the chart since AC/DC’s PWR/UP (#1 Nov. ’20), which spent four straight weeks at #1.
#4: Rag’n’Bone Man ‘Life By Misadventure’ – Rag'n'Bone Man takes out his second Top Ten entry on the ARIA Albums Chart with Life By Misadventure. The British singer-songwriter’s second album comes more than four years on from Human (#3 Feb. ’17) and includes the duet with P!nk, ‘Anywhere Away From Here’ (#43 Apr. ’21).

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Russ Millions & Tion Wayne ‘Body’ – ‘Body’ by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne hits #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Climbing from #3 to #1 in its sixth week in the Top 50, it becomes the first British hip hop single to top the charts in Australia.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'Cry Forever' – Amy Shark
2. 'Justice' – Justin Bieber
3. 'Future Nostalgia' – Dua Lipa
4. 'Life By Misadventure' – Rag'n'Bone Man
5. 'Fine Line' – Harry Styles
6. 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' – Billie Eilish
7. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
8. 'F*ck Love (Savage) – The Kid Laroi
9. 'Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon' – Pop Smoke
10. 'Fearless (Taylor's Version') – Taylor Swift

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Body' – Russ Millions & Tion Wayne
2. 'Kiss Me More' – Doja Cat featuring SZA
3. 'Without You' – The Kid Laroi
4. 'Heat Waves' – Glass Animals
5. 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' – Lil Nas X
6. 'Astronaut In The Ocean' – Masked Wolf
7. 'Peaches' – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar, Giveon
8. 'Save Your Tears' – The Weeknd
9. 'Levitating' – Dua Lipa
10. 'The Business' – Tiesto