This Week In Pop – 9 July 2024

Welcome to This Week In Pop.

This week, Taylor Swift reclaims the #1 spot on the Albums Chart as 'The Tortured Poets Department' steps up from #3 last week for a fifth non-consecutive week on top.

So far this year, female artists have ruled the ARIA Albums Chart for 24 out of 27 weeks. Taylor has been in the penthouse for 15 weeks with '1989 (Taylor’s Version)', 'Midnights', 'Lover' and 'The Tortured Poets Department'.


On the Singles Chart, Shaboozey’s 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' rises from #2 to #1, marking his first hit here. It interpolates J-Kwon’s 'Tipsy' which reached #5 in 2004. Earlier this week Shaboozey performed the track with J-Kwon at the BET Awards.

Top 10 Albums

1. 'The Tortured Poets Department' – Taylor Swift
2. 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' – Billie Eilish
3. 'The Secret Of Us' – Gracie Abrams
4. 'The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess' – Chappell Roan
5. 'One Thing At A Time' – Morgan Wallen
6. 'The Highlights' – The Weeknd
7. 'BRAT' – Charli xcx
8. 'The Diamond Collection' – Post Malone
9. 'SOS' – SZA
10. 'Sour' – Olivia Rodrigo

Top 10 Singles

1. 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' – Shaboozey
2. 'Espresso' – Sabrina Carpenter
3. 'Please Please Please' – Sabrina Carpenter
4. 'Birds Of A Feather' – Billie Eilish
5. 'I Had Some Help' – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
6. 'Million Dollar Baby' – Tommy Richman
7. 'Beautiful Things' – Benson Boone
8. 'Houdini' – Eminem
9. 'Not Like Us' – Kendrick Lamar
10. 'Good Luck, Babe!' – Chappell Roan