This Week In Pop – 30 June 2021

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This week, Olivia Rodrigo is atop the Albums and Singles Charts for a fifth week, and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis score a #2 album.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Olivia Rodrigo ‘SOUR’ – Olivia Rodrigo makes it five consecutive weeks at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'SOUR'. The last artist to spend five or more weeks at #1 on both the Albums and Singles charts was Ed Sheeran, who spent five straight weeks at #1 in March/April 2017 with '÷' and ‘Shape Of You’, respectively.
#2: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ‘Carnage’ – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis’ 'Carnage' scores a new peak on the ARIA Albums Chart at #2 following its release on physical formats. The album from the long-time collaborators came out digitally as a surprise release in February, charting at #40. It’s the first full-length studio album by Cave and Ellis as a duo, aside from their soundtrack work. Last year, Cave charted with the live album 'Idiot Prayer - Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace' (#5 November ’20). 'Carnage' has hit #1 on this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Olivia Rodrigo ‘Good 4 U’ – ‘Good 4 U’ by Olivia Rodrigo takes out the #1 spot on the ARIA Singles Chart for a fifth straight week. The track is one week away from equaling the run at #1 by Rodrigo’s debut single, ‘Drivers License’ (#1 January ’21).
#4: Dua Lipa ‘Levitating’ – 37 weeks into its run in the Top 50, Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ jumps up two spots to return to its previous peak of #4. Having spent three straight weeks at #4 in January, it dropped as low as #14 before making its move back up the chart.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'SOUR' – Olivia Rodrigo
2. 'Carnage' – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
3. 'All I Know So Far: Setlist' – P!nk
4. 'Future Nostalgia' – Dua Lipa
5. 'Justice' – Justin Bieber
6. 'Hall Of Fame' – Polo G
7. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
8. 'F*ck Love (Savage)' – The Kid Laroi
9. 'Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon' – Pop Smoke
10. 'Fine Line' – Harry Styles

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Good 4 U' – Olivia Rodrigo
2. 'Kiss Me More' – Doja Cat featuring SZA
3. 'Save Your Tears' – The Weeknd
4. 'Levitating' – Dua Lipa
5. 'Body' – Russ Millions & Tion Wayne
6. 'Deja Vu' – Olivia Rodrigo
7. 'Heat Waves' – Glass Animals
8. 'Astronaut In The Ocean' – Masked Wolf
9. 'Traitor' – Olivia Rodrigo
10. 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' – Lil Nas X