This Week In Pop – 3 April, 2017

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We're breaking down the top ten albums and singles at the beginning of each week, brought to you by ARIA.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ – For the fourth week in succession, Ed Sheeran tops the ARIA Albums Chart with '÷'. Both of Sheeran’s other studio albums, 'X' and '+', have slipped out of the top ten this week.
#2: Lee Kernaghan ‘The 25th Anniversary Album’ (debut) – Australian country star Lee Kernaghan celebrates a quarter of a century since the release of his debut album 'The Outback Club' (#58 May ’94) with 'The 25th Anniversary Album'. Kernaghan’s thirteenth studio album features collaborations with James Blundell, Adam Brand, Adam Harvey, The McClymonts, Kasey Chambers and more.
#3: Northlane ‘Mesmer’ (debut) – Sydney metalcore band Northlane return with fourth studio album Mesmer. The album was released on 24 March with no prior warning. It’s the follow-up to 'Node' (#1 Aug. ’15).
#7: James Blunt ‘The Afterlove’ (debut) – Singer-songwriter James Blunt releases his fifth studio album, 'The Afterlove'. It comes four years on from his previous album, Moon Landing (#2 Oct. ’13).
#10: Steel Panther ‘Lower The Bar’ (debut) – The fourth studio album from Steel Panther gives the American glam rockers their second appearance in the ARIA top ten. 'Lower The Bar' is the follow-up to 'All You Can Eat' (#2 Apr. ’14).

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘Shape Of You’ – ‘Shape Of You’ by Ed Sheeran maintains its spot at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a twelfth consecutive week. The last single to hold #1 for 12 straight weeks was Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ in 2002/03. Sheeran has eight tracks in total in this week’s top 50.
#3: Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara ‘Stay’ – Moving up one spot from last week, ‘Stay’ gives Zedd his first appearance in the top three on the ARIA Singles Chart.
#4: Drake ‘Passionfruit’ – In its second week in the top 50, Drake’s ‘Passionfruit’ jumps up 12 spots. It becomes the Canadian rapper’s sixth top ten single, the first since ‘Too Good’ (#3 Jun. ’16).

Top 10 Albums

1. '÷' – Ed Sheeran
2. 'The 25th Anniversary Album' – Lee Kernaghan
3. 'Mesmer' – Northlane
4. 'Beauty and the Beast' Soundtrack
5. '25' – Adele
6. 'Trolls' Soundtrack
7. 'The Afterlove' – James Blunt
8. 'Moana' Soundtrack
9. 'More Life' – Drake
10. 'Lower The Bar' – Steel Panther

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Shape Of You' – Ed Sheeran
2. 'Something Just Like This' – The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay
3. 'Stay' – Zedd featuring Alessia Cara
4. 'Passionfruit' – Drake
5. 'That's What I Like' – Bruno Mars
6. 'Castle On The Hill' – Ed Sheeran
7. 'Green Light' – Lorde
8. 'It Ain't Me' – Kygo featuring Selena Gomez
9. 'Galway Girl' – Ed Sheeran
10. 'Issues' – Julia Michaels