Welcome to This Week In Pop.
This week, Taylor Swift’s 'The Life Of A Showgirl' reclaims the #1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart following a two-week break thanks to 5SOS and 'Wicked: For Good'.
Taylor’s latest has now spent seven non-consecutive weeks on top. It’s her fourth longest-running #1 album behind 'Midnights' (16 weeks on top), '1989 (Taylor’s Version)' (14 weeks) and 'The Tortured Poets Department' (eight weeks). The latter climbs from #21 to #16 this week.
Olivia Dean proves unstoppable on the Singles Chart, as 'Man I Need' holds at #1 for the third week in a row.
A new version of 'I Run' by British producer Harrison Walker, aka HVN, debuts at #9. The original hit #8 in October but was then dropped by most streaming services over claims it used AI-generated vocals. The new version features British singer Kaitlin Aragon.
Top 10 Albums
1. 'The Life Of A Showgirl' – Taylor Swift
2. 'The Art Of Loving' – Olivia Dean
3. 'KPop Demon Hunters' – Soundtrack
4. 'Man's Best Friend' – Sabrina Carpenter
5. 'So Close To What' – Tate McRae
6. 'Wicked: For Good' – Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
7. 'Short N' Sweet' – Sabrina Carpenter
8. 'You'll Be Alright, Kid' – Alex Warren
9. 'I Barely Know Her' – sombr
10. 'Chromakopia' – Tyler, The Creator
Top 10 Singles
1. 'Man I Need' – Olivia Dean
2. 'The Fate Of Ophelia' – Taylor Swift
3. 'Golden' – Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna
4. 'Ordinary' – Alex Warren
5. 'Where Is My Husband!' – Raye
6. 'So Easy (To Fall In Love)' – Olivia Dean
7. 'No Broke Boys' – Disco Lines, Tinashe
8. 'Nice To Each Other' – Olivia Dean
9. 'I Run' – Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.
10. '12 to 12' – sombr
