Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, Missy Higgins’ first full-length album in six years, 'The Second Act', roars onto the chart at #1.
It’s 20 years since her first album, 'The Sound Of White', topped the chart where it stayed for seven non-consecutive weeks.
On her triumph, Missy said: “I could not be happier or more grateful. This album was just so important to me and I just want to say a massive thank you to all the fans. I’m so touched. I wanted this #1 more than any other album I think. It’s 20 years since 'The Sound Of White' went #1 so I feel like the luckiest person alive to still be doing what I do to this day. Thank you guys to much. This means the world to me.”
English producer Fred Again.. is new at #3 with 'Ten Days'. He reached #8 in 2022 with 'Actual Life 3' and #4 in June this year with 'USB'.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour’s fifth solo album 'Luck And Strange' debuts at #6. It’s his third album to chart here.
On the Singles Chart, it’s three weeks at #1 for Sabrina Carpenter’s 'Taste', making it the longest-running chart topper of her three #1 hits this year.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'The Second Act' – Missy Higgins2. 'Short n' Sweet' – Sabrina Carpenter
3. 'ten days' – Fred Again...
4. 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' – Billie Eilish
5. 'The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess' – Chappell Roan
6. 'Luck And Strange' – David Gilmour
7. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
8. 'F-1 Trillion' – Post Malone
9. 'The Secret Of Us' – Gracie Abrams
10. 'The Tortured Poets Department' – Taylor Swift
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Taste' – Sabrina Carpenter2. 'Birds Of A Feather' – Billie Eilish
3. 'Die With A Smile' – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
4. 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' – Shaboozey
5. 'Espresso' – Sabrina Carpenter
6. 'Please Please Please' – Sabrina Carpenter
7. 'I Had Some Help' – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
8. 'Good Luck, Babe!' – Chappell Roan
9. 'Beautiful Things' – Benson Boone
10. 'Bed Chem' – Sabrina Carpenter
