This Week In Pop – 28 June, 2017

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This week, Lorde makes her second debut appearance at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'Melodrama', Nickelback release their ninth studio album and DJ Khaled debuts 'Wild Thoughts' featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Lorde ‘Melodrama’ (debut) – Kiwi singer-songwriter Lorde returns to #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, scoring her second debut in the top spot on the back of her second album, 'Melodrama'. The follow-up to 'Pure Heroine' (#1 October ’13) features the tracks ‘Green Light’ (#4 March ’17), ‘Liability’ (#42 March ’17) and ‘Perfect Places’ (#44 June ’17). Collaborators on the album include fun.’s Jack Antonoff, Sydney producer Flume and Air’s Jean-Benoît Dunckel. 'Pure Heroine' returns to the top 50 this week at #26.
#3: Nickelback ‘Feed The Machine’ (debut) – With their ninth studio album, 'Feed The Machine', Canadian rock band Nickelback take out their eighth top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart. It comes three years on from 'No Fixed Address' (#3 November ’14). They first hit the top ten with 'Silver Side Up' (#5 October ’01).
#4: Royal Blood ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’ (debut) – After debuting at #3 in September 2014 with their self-titled debut album, British duo Royal Blood return with their second album, 'How Did We Get So Dark?' The band’s debut earned them a BRIT Award for Best British Band in 2015. #10: Fleet Foxes ‘Crack-Up’ (debut) – American indie folk band Fleet Foxes return with their first album in six years, 'Crack-Up'. It’s the Seattle band’s third studio album and second to chart in the top 50, following on from 'Helplessness Blues' (#6 May ’11).

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber ‘Despacito’ – For the sixth consecutive week, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee and their track ‘Despacito’ hold #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The Justin Bieber-featured song has also notched up its sixth week at #1 in the US.
#2: Liam Payne featuring Quavo ‘Strip That Down’ – ‘Strip That Down’ jumps up a further spot to hit a new peak of #2 in its fifth week in the chart. #3: Niall Horan ‘Slow Hands’ – After dropping to #5 last week, ‘Slow Hands’ moves back up two spots this week to return to its previous peak of #3.
#4: DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller ‘Wild Thoughts’ (debut) – DJ Khaled follows up ‘I'm the One’ (#1 May ’17) with ‘Wild Thoughts’. It’s the second track to chart in the top 50 from the American artist’s just-released tenth album 'Grateful' and features Rihanna and rapper Bryson Tiller.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'Melodrama' – Lorde
2. '÷' – Ed Sheeran
3. 'Feed The Machine' – Nickelback
4. 'How Did We Get So Dark?' – Royal Blood
5. 'Truth Is A Beautiful Thing' – London Grammar
6. 'Witness' – Katy Perry
7. 'Wonder' – Hillsong Unite
8. 'Damn.' – Kendrick Lamar
9. 'Harry Styles' – Harry Styles
10. 'Crack-Up' – Fleet Foxes

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Despacito' – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
2. 'Strip That Down' – Liam Payne
3. 'Slow Hands' – Niall Horan
4. 'Wild Thoughts' – DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
5. 'I'm The One' – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
6. '2U' – David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber
7. 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back' – Shawn Mendes
8. 'Malibu' – Miley Cyrus
9. 'Shape Of You' – Ed Sheeran
10. 'Humble.' – Kendrick Lamar