This Week In Pop – 26 July 2021

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This week, Tones And I claims her first #1 album, while The Kid Laroi stay at #1 on the Singles Chart for a second week.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Tones And I ‘Welcome To The Madhouse’ – Record-breaking, global pop juggernaut Tones And I debuts at #1 on this week’s ARIA Albums Chart with 'Welcome To The Madhouse'. The first full-length album from singer-songwriter Toni Watson comes two years after she made her first Album Chart appearance with 'The Kids Are Coming EP' (#3 September ’19). Since then, Watson has dominated charts across the globe, smashing records with ‘Dance Monkey’, whose 24-week stint at #1 in Australia was the longest ever. ‘Dance Monkey’ is also the world’s most Shazamed song and Spotify’s third most played track.
#3: John Mayer ‘Sob Rock’ – American singer-songwriter John Mayer returns to the chart with 'Sob Rock', his first album in four years. The follow-up to 'The Search For Everything' (#5 April ’17) is Mayer’s eighth studio album and becomes his seventh release to hit the ARIA Top Ten. John Mayer has his #1 with the albums 'Born And Raised' (#1 June ’12) and 'Paradise Valley' (#1 September ’13). 'Sob Rock' tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.
#4: Pop Smoke ‘Faith’ – The late rapper Pop Smoke scores his second Top Ten album as he hits the chart at #4 with his second posthumous album, 'Faith'. Coming a year on from 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon' (#1 July ’20), the album includes a host of guest contributors including Kanye West, Pusha T, The Neptunes, Rick Ross, Quavo, Dua Lipa and Kid Cudi.
#6: KSI ‘All Over The Place’ – British hip hop artist and YouTuber KSI takes out his second Top Ten album in just over a year as he releases second album, 'All Over The Place'. The follow-up to 'Dissimulation' (#4 June ’20) includes the single ‘Holiday’ (#24 June ’21) and guest appearances by the likes of Future, 21 Savage, Yungblud, Polo G, Anne-Marie and Craig David.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber ‘Stay’ – ‘Stay’ by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber holds the #1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second straight week. It maintains its position at the top on the same day the Australian hip hop star releases the third installment of his 'F*ck Love' mixtape, 'F*ck Love 3: Over You'. His previous #1 ‘Without You’ (#1 May ’21) has moved back up to #9 this week.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'Welcome To The Madhouse' – Tones And I
2. 'SOUR' – Olivia Rodrigo
3. 'Sob Rock' – John Mayer
4. 'Faith' – Pop Smoke
5. 'Planet Her' – Doja Cat
6. 'All Over The Place' – KSI
7. 'Flesh And Blood' – Jimmy Barnes
8. 'Future Nostalgia' – Dua Lipa
9. 'F*ck Love (Savage)' – The Kid Laroi
10. 'Justice' – Justin Bieber

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Stay' – The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber
2. 'Bad Habits' – Ed Sheeran
3. 'Good 4 U' – Olivia Rodrigo
4. 'Beggin' – Maneskin
5. 'Kiss Me More' – Doja Cat featuring SZA
6. 'Heat Waves' – Glass Animals
7. 'Levitating' – Dua Lipa
8. 'Save Your Tears' – The Weeknd
9. 'Without You' –The Kid Laroi with Miley Cyrus
10. 'Traitor' – Olivia Rodrigo