This Week In Pop – 21 March, 2019

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This week, Ariana's 'Thank U, Next' is back on top of the Albums Chart while the Jonas Brothers debut new work.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ – Ariana Grande’s fifth album takes out a fourth week at #1 on the ARIA Charts. 'Thank U, Next' has now spent more weeks at #1 than her three previous #1s combined.
#2: Kerser ‘Lifestyle’ (Debut) – Sydney rapper Kerser takes out a new peak on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'Lifestyle'. The follow-up to 'Engraved In The Game' (#5 November ’17) is his eighth studio album, and sixth to hit the Top Ten.
#8: Juice WRLD ‘Death Race For Love’ (Debut) – Releasing 'Death Race For Love', his second album, American rapper Juice WRLD makes his Albums Chart debut. Coming less than a year on from debut album 'Goodbye & Good Riddance', Juice WRLD’s new release features the single ‘Robbery’ (#41 March ’19).

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Jonas Brothers ‘Sucker’ – A week on from debuting at #5, ‘Sucker’, the comeback single by the Jonas Brothers, hits the top of the ARIA Singles Chart. Already their highest peak on the chart, it becomes the trio’s first #1 in Australia. ‘Sucker’ has also hit #1 in a number of other territories, including New Zealand, Canada and the US.
#2: Post Malone ‘Wow.’ – In its eleventh week in the Top Ten, Post Malone’s ‘Wow.’ jumps up four spots to claim a new peak at #2. The single becomes the American rapper’s sixth to hit the Top Three on the ARIA Singles Chart.
#9: Dominic Fike ‘3 Nights’ – Nine weeks into its chart run, ‘3 Nights’ by American artist Dominic Fike moves up three spots to #9, hitting the Top Ten for the first time.

Top 10 Albums

 1.    'Thank U, Next' – Ariana Grande
 2.    'Lifestyle' – Kerser
 3.    'Bohemian Rhapsody' – Queen
 4.    'Greatest Hits' – Queen
 5.    'A Star Is Born' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
 6.    'The Great Expanse' – Hilltop Hoods
 7.    'The Platinum Collection' – Queen
 8.    'Death Race For Love' – Juice WRLD
 9.    'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack
 10. 'Beerbongs & Bentleys' – Post Malone

Top 10 Singles

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