News 30 December 2017

Sheeran's ÷ returns to #1

Moves for Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Paul Kelly and more!

Sheeran's ÷ returns to #1

Moves for Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Paul Kelly and more!

After dropping back to #3 last week, Ed Sheeran’s ÷ jumps back to the top of the ARIA Albums Chart this week, notching up its 22nd week in the top spot. Sheeran’s previous albums, X and +, are back up to #19 and #27, respectively.

Taylor Swift’s Reputation has moved back up one spot to #5, giving it into the sixth week in the top five.

In its eighth week in the top ten, Sam Smith’s The Thrill Of It All is up one spot to #7.

Moving up one spot from #11, Paul Kelly’s Life Is Fine returns to the top ten for a tenth week following three weeks outside of it. Kelly’s Songs From The South Volume 1 & 2 is also up 12 spots to #25.

Further down the chart, there are significant moves for Imagine Dragons’ Evolve (up six to #15), INXS’ The Very Best (up six to #19), Cold Chisel’s The Best Of Cold Chisel - All For You (up six to #24), Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (up eight to #26), Lorde’s Melodrama (up 11 to #32) and the soundtrack to Pitch Perfect 3 (up 12 to #36).

Debuts:

#8: Soundtrack ‘The Greatest Showman’ – The soundtrack to the new musical film starring Australian Hugh Jackman. Also featuring Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and more, the film tells the story of circus entrepreneur P.T. Barnum and the lives of his star attractions.