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This week’s

ARIA CHARTS

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Architects scores first #1 ARIA album.
Sheppard, Alice Cooper, Julien Baker and many more lead a big week of new releases.
Glass Animals retains #1 on ARIA Singles Chart.

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CHECK OUT THE FULL CHART INFORMATION HERE 

Singles:

Top 5:

1. Glass Animals – ‘Heat Waves’

2. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Drivers License’

3. The Kid Laroi – ‘Without You’

4. Tiësto – ‘The Business’

5. Lil Tjay & 6lack – ‘Calling My Phone’

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Singles Chartifacts: 

#1: Glass Animals ‘Heat Waves’ – British band Glass Animals hold #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for a second week with ‘Heat Waves’. Since topping the chart last week, it’s moved up to #4 in New Zealand and #23 in the UK; both new peaks.

#10: P!nk + Willow Sage Hart ‘Cover Me In Sunshine’ – In its third week in the Top 50, ‘Cover Me In Sunshine’ climbs up six spots to hit a new peak at #10. The duet with her 9-year-old daughter becomes P!nk’s 27th Top Ten single in Australia. She first hit the Top Ten with ‘There You Go’ (#2 Jun. ’00).

#16: Masked Wolf ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ – Sydney rapper Masked Wolf continues his sharp climb up the chart with ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’. The single’s up nine spots to #16 in its third week in the Top 50.

#24: ATB ‘Your Love (9pm)’ – ATB jumps from #45 to #24 in his second week on the chart with ‘Your Love (9pm)’. The reworking of ‘9pm (‘Till I Come)’ (#10 Jun. ’99) is the German DJ/producer’s first time in the ARIA Top 50 in over 20 years. It sees ATB team up with fellow German DJ/producer Topic and Swedish singer A7S.

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Check out video highlights of the top 10 singles HERE

Albums:

Top 5:

1. Architects – ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ (Debut)

2. Sheppard – ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’ (Debut)

3. Alice Cooper – ‘Detroit Stories’

4. Dua Lipa – ‘Future Nostalgia’

5. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Savage)’

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Albums Chartifacts:

#1: Architects ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ – British metalcore band Architects score their first #1 album on the ARIA Charts as they debut in the top spot with For Those That Wish To Exist. The Brighton five-piece’s ninth album is the follow-up to Holy Hell (#8 Nov. ’18) and takes over from All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us (#2 Jun. ’16) as their highest chart peak. It’s their third straight album to hit the Top Ten. For Those That Wish To Exist also tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.

#2: Sheppard ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’ – Three years after hitting #1 with Watching The Sky (#1 Jun. ’18), Sheppard returns to the chart with their third album, Kaleidoscope Eyes. 2020 was a big year for the Brisbane band: they released a single every month between February and December and they also performed at the AFL Grand Final when it was held for the first time in their hometown. Kaleidoscope Eyes is Sheppard’s third straight Top Two album, having also hit #2 with debut album Bombs Away (#2 Jul. ’14).

#3: Alice Cooper ‘Detroit Stories’ – Alice Cooper claims his highest-charting album on the ARIA Charts with Detroit Stories. It matches the peak he hit in the pre-ARIA era with 1977’s Lace And Whiskey which also peaked at #3. It becomes the legendary shock rocker’s eighth Top Ten album in Australia and second Top Ten studio album in a row. The follow-up to Paranormal (#4 Aug. ’17) is Cooper’s 21st solo album and pays tribute to his hometown. It includes covers of tracks by Bob Seger and the MC5, as well as performances by original Alice Cooper band members Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.

#21: Julien Baker ‘Little Oblivions’ – American singer-songwriter Julien Baker makes her debut on the ARIA Albums Chart with Little Oblivions. Baker’s third solo album is the follow-up to 2017’s Turn Out The Lights. Between solo albums, she teamed up with fellow singer-songwriters Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus to form the trio Boygenius, releasing their first album in 2018.

#25: NOFX ‘Single Album’ – American punk band NOFX take out their seventh Albums Chart Top 50 entry as they debut at #25 with Single Album. It’s their first album since First Ditch Effort (#27 Oct. ’16). Originally, the band were going to release a double album, but the COVID-19 pandemic thwarted that idea.

#32: Slowly Slowly ‘Race Car Blues’ – Melbourne band Slowly Slowly return to the Top 50 following the release of an extended edition of Race Car Blues. The group’s third studio album originally debuted on the chart at #7 in March 2020. The new version features twelve additional tracks.

#39: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard ‘L.W.’ – Melbourne six-piece King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard release their seventeenth studio album, L.W. It’s the band’s third album to explore microtonal tunings following previous release K.G. (#9 Dec. ’20) and Flying Microtonal Banana (#2 Mar. ’17). Currently only available digitally, the vinyl version of the album is expected in the coming months.

#40: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ‘Carnage’ – Nick Cave and Warren Ellis release their first non-soundtrack album, Carnage. The Bad Seeds members and long-time collaborators recorded the new album during COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. It will receive a physical release on 28 May. Cave and Ellis have previously released a number of soundtracks together including The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and The Road.

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Australian Artist Singles:

Top 5:

1. The Kid Laroi – ‘Without You’

2. Tones And I – ‘Fly Away’

3. The Kid Laroi – ‘So Done’

4. Masked Wolf – ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’

5. Spacey Jane – ‘Booster Seat’

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Australian Artist Albums:

Top 5:

1. Sheppard – ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’ (Debut)

2. The Kid Laroi – ‘F*ck Love (Savage)’

3. Tash Sultana – ‘Terra Firma’

4. Bluey – ‘Bluey The Album’

5. Slowly Slowly – ‘Race Car Blues’ (Debut)

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Vinyl Albums:

Top 5:

1. Architects – ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’ (Debut)

2. NOFX – ‘Single Album’ (Debut)

3. Slowly Slowly – ‘Race Car Blues’ (Debut)

4. Julien Baker – ‘Little Oblivions’ (Debut)

5. Sheppard – ‘Kaleidoscope Eyes’ (Debut)

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ABOUT THE ARIA CHART:

The national ARIA Chart is Australia’s pre-eminent music chart representing a broad cross section of retail outlets. More than 1200 music retailers, including department stores, chain stores, independent retailers, streaming outlets, and digital providers contribute their data to ARIA to ensure that comprehensive charts are compiled across various genres and categories during any given week.

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