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This week, Brisbane's The Jungle Giants score their first #1 album, while Dave and Lil Nas X get top ten debuts and The Kid Laroi's success continues.
This week's album chartifacts
#1: The Jungle Giants ‘Love Signs’ – Brisbane band The Jungle Giants take out their first #1 album on the ARIA Charts, debuting in the top spot with 'Love Signs'. The indie-dance quartet’s fourth album comes four years on from 'Quiet Ferocity' (#11 July ’17) and also gives them their first entry in the Top Ten and the #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart. The Jungle Giants will be touring Australia in support of the album during September and October. 'Love Signs' becomes the eleventh Australian #1 album on the ARIA Charts in 2021.#3: The Kid Laroi ‘F*ck Love (Over You)’ – Sydney hip hop artist The Kid Laroi moves back up the chart from #9 to #3 as he releases a new deluxe edition of his mixtape, 'F*ck Love'. Re-titled 'F*ck Love (Over You)', the new version includes the #1 single ‘Stay’ (#1 July ’21), as well as new tracks ‘Not Sober’ (#8 August ’21), ‘Still Chose You’ (#26 August ’21) and ‘Over You’ (#44 August ’21). The first deluxe edition, 'F*ck Love (Savage)', spent one week at #1 in February this year.
#5: Dave ‘We're All Alone In This Together’ – British rapper Dave make his ARIA Top 50 debut at #5 with 'We're All Alone In This Together'. His second album comes two years on from his 2019 debut, 'Psychodrama', which hit #1 in the UK and won Album Of The Year at the Brit Awards. 'We're All Alone In This Together' features the Stormzy collaboration ‘Clash’.
This week's single chartifacts
#1: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber ‘Stay’ – The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber stay at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a third straight week with ‘Stay’. The single’s continued success comes in the same week The Kid Laroi’s mixtape, 'F*ck Love' moves back up to #3 on the back of a new deluxe edition, known as 'F*ck Love (Over You)'. Three other tracks from the new release have debuted in the Top 50 this week: ‘Not Sober’ (#8 August ’21), ‘Still Chose You’ (#26 August ’21) and ‘Over You’ (#44 August ’21).#6: Lil Nas X Feat. Jack Harlow ‘Industry Baby’ – American rapper Lil Nas X takes out his third Top Ten entry as he debuts at #6 with ‘Industry Baby’. It’s the third single to chart from his forthcoming 'Montero' album after ‘Holiday’ (#42 January ’21) and ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ (#1 May ’21). ‘Industry Baby’ features an appearance by Jack Harlow and co-production from Kanye West.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'Love Signs' – The Jungle Giants2. 'SOUR' – Olivia Rodrigo
3. 'F*ck Love (Over You)' – The Kid Laroi
4. 'Planet Her' – Doja Cat
5. 'We're All Alone In This Together' – Dave
6. 'Sob Rock' – John Mayer
7. 'Future Nostalgia' – Dua Lipa
8. 'Welcome To The Madhouse' – Tones And I
9. 'Faith' – Pop Smoke
10. 'Justice' – Justin Bieber
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Stay' – The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber2. 'Bad Habits' – Ed Sheeran
3. 'Good 4 U' – Olivia Rodrigo
4. 'Beggin' – Maneskin
5. 'Kiss Me More' – Doja Cat featuring SZA
6. 'Industry Baby' – Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow
7. 'Heat Waves' – Glass Animals
8. 'Not Sober' – The Kid Laroi featuring Polo G & Stunna Gambino
9. 'Levitating' – Dua Lipa
10. 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' – Lil Nas X
