They’ve left the country, though Coldplay’s music is still very much buzzing in Australia.
Following the completion of their Music of the Spheres tour of Australia, Coldplay’s Moon Music (via Parlophone Records/Warner Music) lifts 6-1 on the ARIA Chart, published Friday, November 11th, for its first stint at No. 1.
The British band’s 10th and latest studio album previously peaked at No. 2 on the national chart, following its release in October.
With that chart surge, Coldplay collects an eighth No. 1 album here, following A Rush Of Blood To The Head in 2002, X&Y in 2005, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends in 2008, Mylo Xyloto in 2011, Ghost Stories in 2014, Everyday Life in 2019 and Music Of The Spheres in 2021, ARIA reports.
Coldplay’s spectacular tour stopped by Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for four shows, setting a new venue record for a band with 227,000 tickets sold. Then, four sold-out shows at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. When the trek completes its historic three-show run Saturday night, November 11th at Auckland’s Eden Park, the Australasian leg of the global tour, produced by Live Nation, will have shifted more than 700,000 tickets.
Also impacting the ARIA Chart is Perth reggae/hip-hop band South Summit with their debut album, The Bliss (Virgin Music Group/Universal). It’s new at No. 25, for the week’s highest entry.
Fellow Sandgropers Make Them Suffer start at No. 38 with their self-titled fifth studio album, via Greyscale Records/Orchard.
Yolŋu surf rockers King Stingray return to the ARIA Chart with For The Dreams, their uplifting second album. The followup to their self-titled debut from 2022, which reached No. 6, For The Dreams (Cooking Vinyl Australia) debuts at No. 51.
Also, homegrown pop singer Peach PRC drops in at No. 71 with Chapter 1: The Singles Collection (Island Records Australia), the followup to her chart-topping 2023 EP, Manic Dream Pixie.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Gracie Abrams scoops her first No. 1 with “That’s So True” (Interscope/Universal), her second top 10 appearance after “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” which peaked at No. 7.
The Los Angeles artist dethrones Australia-raised K-pop superstar Rosé, whose “APT.” (Warner Music) with Bruno Mars dips 1-2. “APT.” previously logged three weeks at No. 1.
