Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, Australia’s queen of pop, Kylie Minogue, becomes the sixth local artist to top the ARIA Albums Chart in 2024, new at #1 with 'Tension II'; while Melbourne-raised K-pop sensation Rosé ends Sabrina Carpenter’s reign at the top of the Singles Chart.
All this in a week with four Aussie debuts in the top 10!
'Tension II' is Kylie’s follow-up to 'Tension', which spent one week on top in September last year. It is her ninth time at the top of the chart and her fifth consecutive #1 album.
Local singer Dean Lewis lands at #2 with 'The Epilogue'. The three-time ARIA Award winner hit #27 in 2017 with 'Same Kind Of Different', #1 in 2019 with 'A Place We Knew' and #4 in 2022 with 'The Hardest Love'.
NSW rock duo Skegss debut at #4 with their third full-length album 'Pacific Highway Music'. They reached #2 in 2018 with 'My Own Mess' and #1 in 2021 with 'Rehearsal'. Their 2015 EP, '50 Push Ups For A Dollar', hit #4 in 2015.
ARIA Award winner Thelma Plum’s second album, 'I’m Sorry, Now Say It Back', arrives at #7. Her debut, 'Better In Blak', peaked at #4 in 2019.
On the ARIA Singles Chart, Blackpink star Rosé and Bruno Mars charge onto the chart at #1 with 'APT.', making her the first solo K-pop star to top the chart since 2012, when PSY’s 'Gangnam Style' spent six weeks on top.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'Tension II' – Kylie Minogue2. 'The Epilogue' – Dean Lewis
3. 'Short n' Sweet' – Sabrina Carpenter
4. 'Pacific Highway' – Skegss
5. 'The Secret Of Us' – Gracie Abrams
6. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
7. 'I'm Sorry, Now Say It Back' – Thelma Plum
8. 'Utopia' – Travis Scott
9. 'BRAT' – Charli xcx
10. 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' – Billie Eilish
Top 10 Singles
1. 'APT.' – Rosé, Bruno Mars2. 'Taste' – Sabrina Carpenter
3. 'Birds Of A Feather' – Billie Eilish
4. 'Die With A Smile' – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
5. 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' – Shaboozey
6. 'Espresso' – Sabrina Carpenter
7. 'I Love You, I'm Sorry' – Gracie Abrams
8. 'I Had Some Help' – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
9. 'Good Luck, Babe!' – Chappell Roan
10. 'Beautiful Things' – Benson Boone
