This Week In Pop – 30 May, 2017

Welcome to This Week In Pop.

This week, Ed Sheeran is back up the top of the Albums Chart after a week off, Linkin Park score their eighth top ten on the chart and 'Despacito' sits at #1 on the Singles Chart again.

This week's album chartifacts

#1: Ed Sheeran ‘÷’ – After a week at #2, Ed Sheeran’s '÷' returns to #1, giving it a tenth week in the top spot on the ARIA Albums Chart.
#3: Linkin Park ‘One More Light’ (debut) – American rock band Linkin Park score their eighth top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart with 'One More Light'. The group’s seventh studio album comes three years on from 'The Hunting Party' (#3 June ’16) and includes guest appearances by rappers Pusha T and Stormzy, as well as electropop artist Kiiara.
#7: Soundgarden ‘Superunknown’ – Following the passing of Soundgarden and Audioslave’s Chris Cornell last week, seven albums featuring the acclaimed songwriter and vocalist have hit the ARIA top 50.
#9: Pierce Brothers ‘The Records Were Ours’ (debut) – Melbourne folk duo the Pierce Brothers take out a new peak on the ARIA Albums Chart with EP 'The Record Was Ours'. The follow-up to 'Into The Dirt' (#10 October ’15) is their third top 50 entry and is the first in a trilogy of EPs the band plan on releasing in coming months. #10: Blink-182 ‘California’ – Blink-182’s 2016 release returns to the top ten for a fifth week following a new deluxe reissue of the album. 'California' hit #2 on debut last July.

This week's single chartifacts

#1: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Feat. Justin Bieber ‘Despacito’ – For the second straight week, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s Justin Bieber-featured track ‘Despacito’ tops the ARIA Singles Chart. The track currently sits atop both the US and UK singles charts.
#10: Niall Horan ‘Slow Hands’ – Moving up seven spots, Niall Horan’s second single becomes the former One Direction member’s second top ten on the ARIA Charts, following on from ‘This Town’ (#5 October ’16).

Top 10 Albums

1. '÷' – Ed Sheeran
2. 'Harry Styles' – Harry Styles
3. 'One More Light' – Linkin Park
4. 'Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Volume 2' Soundtrack
5. 'Damn.' – Kendrick Lamar
6. 'X' – Ed Sheeran
7. 'Superunknown' – Soundgarden
8. 'Audioslave' – Audioslave
9. 'The Records Were Ours' – Pierce Brothers
10. 'California' – Blink-182

Top 10 Singles

1. 'Despacito' – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
2. 'I'm The One' – DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
3. 'Malibu' – Miley Cyrus
4. 'Galway Girl' – Ed Sheeran
5. 'Sign Of The Times' – Harry Styles
6. 'Shape Of You' – Ed Sheeran
7. 'Humble.' – Kendrick Lamar
8. 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back' – Shawn Mendes
9. 'Symphony' – Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson
10. 'Slow Hands' – Niall Horan