Yungblud rides a post-tour high

English singer Yungblud’s recent Australian tour sends his current album Idols into the #1 spot on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Idols is up from #12 last week, it had previously climbed to #4 when it was released in June last year. The album is Yungblud’s second chart-topper: his self-titled album spent one week at #1 in 2022. 

Madison Beer is new at #3 with her third studio album, Locket. It’s her second visit to the top 50: she hit #36 in 2021 with Life Support. Locket also tops this week’s Vinyl Chart.

A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb debuts at #5. Featuring collaborations with Tyler, The Creator, Greg Kurstin, Metro Boomin and more, it’s his fourth studio album: he reached #7 in 2013 with Long Live A$AP, #5 in 2015 with At Long Last A$AP and #5 in 2018 with Testing. 

South Korean boy band Enhypen arrive at #15 with their EP, The Sin: Vanish. It’s their first time in the top 50 of the ARIA Albums Chart: they reached #53 last year with Desire: Unleash. 

Robbie Williams’ 13th studio album, Britpop, is new at #22. One of the best-selling artists of all time, he has racked up 16 top 20 albums here, hitting #1 with Greatest Hits (#1 for nine weeks in 2004-05), Intensive Care (one week in 2005), Rudebox (one week in 2006), Reality Killed The Video Star (one week in 2009) and The Christmas Present (one week in 2019). 

Brisbane’s DZ Deathrays make a top 50 debut with their seventh album, Easing Out Of Control, landing at #44 as well as #5 on the Australian Albums Chart. The two-time ARIA Award winners have previously reached #4 with 2018’s Bloody Lovely and 2021’s Positive Rising: Part 2. R.I.F.F also broke the top 10 in 2023, peaking at #8.

On the Singles Chart, Olivia Dean’s Man I Need holds at #1 for the 10th week in a row. It’s the longest running #1 single by a solo English female artist since Sandi Thom’s I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) also spent 10 weeks on top in 2006. 

UK singer Raye’s Where Is My Husband! hits a new peak, up from #6 to #3. Fellow UK singer Sienna Spiro cracks the top 20 for first time as Die On This Hill jumps from #29 to #19. 

Bruno Mars scores his 19th top 10 single (including collaborations) as I Just Might rises from #11 to #10. 

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours holds at #1 on the ARIA On Replay Albums Chart, while Djo’s End Of Beginning stays on the top of the ARIA On Replay Singles Chart.