• Singles: Drake & Rudimental new to top 20, Ed still #1!
• Albums: Fall Out Boy and First Aid Kit highest new entries
Singles
Ed Sheeran continues to haunt the ARIA chart with “Perfect” #1 again (for an eighth week) while “River” by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran remains top five.
There was a little bit of movement though this week with five debuts into the top 50.
#5 Drake with “God’s Plan”
#18 Rudimental with “These Days”
#42 The Chainsmokers with “Sick Boy”
#46 Kylie Minogue with “Dancing”
#47 Keith Urban with “Parallel Line”
Albums
Five album debuts in the top 50 too, but all of them managed to crack the top 30.
At the top of the chart The Greatest Showman soundtrack holds at #1 for a fourth consecutive week while Ed Sheeran is omnipresent at #2.
The new arrivals start with the only top 10 debut:
#3 Fall Out Boy with “Mania” – the band’s fifth top 10 album debut and second best after “Save Rock And Roll” sat at #2 in 2013.
#13 First Aid Kit with “Ruins” – the second-best chart spot for Swedish folk duo after “Stay Gold” hit #9 in 2014.
#26 Missy Lancaster with “Piece Of Me”
#29 Of Mice & Men with “Defy”
#30 Black Label Society with “Grimmest Hits”
Currently touring Australia, Foo Fighters shot back up to #11 with “Greatest Hits”, which has been charting for 211 weeks.