This Week In Pop – 28 November, 2018

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This week, Ariana Grande leads the Singles Chart while Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's soundtrack for 'A Star Is Born' stays at #1 on the Albums Chart for a fifth week. Michael Bublé, Mumford & Sons and Little Mix debut new work and a reimagined version of 'The Greatest Showman' is released.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper ‘A Star Is Born’ – It’s week five at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s soundtrack to A Star Is Born.
#2: Michael Bublé ‘Love’ (Debut) – Canadian crooner Michael Bublé takes out an eighth Top Three entry on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'Love'. The follow-up to 'Nobody But Me' (#2 November ’16) is Bublé’s tenth studio album and features standards as well as newly-written material.
#4: Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman: Reimagined’ (Debut) – A collection of contemporary artists present their interpretations of tracks on the soundtrack to 'The Greatest Showman' on 'The Greatest Showman: Reimagined'. The collection includes tracks recorded by Panic! At The Disco, Kelly Clarkson, Kesha, Years & Years, Jess Glynne, Missy Elliott and more. P!nk’s version of ‘A Million Dreams’ has already hit the Singles Chart; this week it’s at #27. The original soundtrack to 'The Greatest Showman' has moved back up the chart this week to #9.
#5: Mumford & Sons ‘Delta’ (Debut) – British folk-rock band Mumford & Sons release their first album in three years, 'Delta'. It’s the group’s fourth studio album and the follow-up to 'Wilder Mind' (#1 May ’15). Between albums, Mumford & Sons released the EP 'Johannesburg' in collaboration with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, South African pop group Beatenberg, and Malawian-British singer-producer combo, The Very Best.
#8: Little Mix ‘LM5’ (Debut) – With their fifth studio album, British girl group Little Mix take out a fifth Top Ten entry on the ARIA Albums Chart. 'LM5' comes two years on from 'Glory Days' (#2 November ’16). It features the single ‘Woman Like Me’ (#23 October ’18).

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Ariana Grande ‘Thank U, Next’ – Holding #1 for a second week, ‘Thank U, Next’ becomes Ariana Grande’s longest-running #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Top 10 Albums

 1.    'A Star Is Born' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
 2.    'Love' – Michael Buble
 3.    'Bohemian Rhapsody' – Queen
 4.    'The Greatest Showman: Reimagined' Soundtrack
 5.    'Delta' – Mumford & Sons
 6.    'Greatest Hits' – Queen
 7.    'The Platinum Collection' – Queen
 8.    'LM5' – Little Mix
 9.    'The Greatest Showman' Soundtrack
 10.  '÷' – Ed Sheeran

Top 10 Singles

 1.    'Thank U, Next' – Ariana Grande
 2.    'Shallow' – Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper
 3.    Without Me' – Halsey
 4.    'Shotgun' – George Ezra'
 5.    'Happier' – Marshmello & Bastille
 6.    'Sunflower' – Post Malone & Swae Lee
 7.    'Eastside' – Benny Blanco featuring Halsey & Khalid
 8.    'Body' – Loud Luxury
 9.    'Be Alright' – Dean Lewis
 10. 'When The Party's Over' – Billie Eilish