Australian favourite Amy Shark and global pop star Charli xcx have battled it out for top spot on this week’s ARIA Albums chart.
It’s been confirmed by ARIA that Shark’s fourth record, Soft Pop, has debuted at No. 2 behind the UK artist’s eighth album, Music, Fashion, Film, at No. 1.
It’s Charli xcx’s third-straight Australian No. 1 (not including February’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack),. while Shark’s placing sees Soft Pop land on top of the Australian Albums chart.
The record also came in at No. 4 on the Vinyls chart.
Appearing on the Rolling Stone Uncut podcast earlier this month, Shark said she believes Soft Pop is her strongest album yet.
“No one had even heard the album, and I’m like, this is the best album I’ve ever written. I know that,” she said.
“And I’ve hit a stage where I know how bad it can be to rely on outcomes, so I’ve just let go of it, and I know that I love this record, I’ve loved promoting it, I love the look of it, I love everything about it, and that’s kind of all I needed,” she says. “The rest is a bonus.”
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Other new entries landing in the top 40 of the Albums chart this week include The Strokes’ Reality Awaits (No. 10), Budjerah’s debut effort, Gentleman (No. 14 and No. 2 on the Australian Albums list), Tyla’s A*Pop (No. 28), Shania Twain’s Little Miss Twain (No. 30) and Waterparks’ Jinx (No. 39).
On the Singles chart, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” remains atop the list for an eighth consecutive week.
Check out this week’s full ARIA charts results here.
Top 5 Albums
- Charli XCX– Music, Fashion, Film
- Amy Shark – soft pop
- Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
- Gracie Abrams – Daughter From Hell
- Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving
Top 5 Singles
- Ella Langley – “Choosin’ Texas”
- Olivia Dean – “Man I Need”
- Sam Fender, Olivia Dean – “Rein Me In”
- Alex Warren – “Ordinary”
- Olivia Rodrigo – “stupid song”
Top 5 On Replay Albums
- Michael Jackson – Thriller
- Michael Jackson – Bad
- Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
- Noah Kahan – Stick Season
- Laufey – Bewitched
Top 5 On Replay Singles
- Michael Jackson – “Billie Jean”
- The Killers – “Mr Brightside”
- Goo Goo Dolls – “Iris”
- Dominic Fike – “Babydoll”
- Fleetwood Mac – “Dreams”
Top 5 New Music Chart Singles
- Olivia Rodrigo – stupid song
- Ariana Grande – hate that i made you love me
- KATSEYE – Animal
- Olivia Rodrigo – the cure
- Shakira, Burna Boy – Dai Dai
Top 5 Australian Artist Albums
- Amy Shark – soft pop
- Budjerah – Gentleman
- Body Type – Tally
- Ninajirachi – I Love My Computer
- Spaghetti Confetti – Ready Spaghetti Go
Top 5 Australian Artist Singles
- Tame Impala – “Dracula”
- G Flip – “Bed on Fire”
- Josh Fawaz – “Like a Prayer”
- Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb – “Think About Us”
- Miles Phillips – “Eastern Rosellas”
Top 5 On Replay Australian Artist Albums
- Tame Impala – Currents
- Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away (10th Anniversary Edition)
- INXS – Kick
- The Kid LAROI – THE FIRST TIME
- John Farnham – Greatest Hits
Top 5 On Replay Australian Artist Singles
- Vance Joy – “Riptide”
- AC/DC – “Thunderstruck”
- The Kid LAROI – “GIRLS”
- Empire of the Sun – “Walking On A Dream”
- Crowded House – “Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Top 5 Vinyl Albums
- Charli XCX – Music, Fashion, Film
- Tyler The Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASS
- Laufey – A Matter of Time: The Final Hour
- Amy Shark – soft pop
- Laufey – Bewitched
