The Killers score third ARIA #1 album with Imploding The Mirage

Returning with their sixth studio album, Imploding The Mirage, American rockers The Killers take out their third #1 album on the ARIA Charts.

Hitting #6, the music of ARIA Hall Of Fame singer-songwriter Kev Carmody is celebrated on Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs Of Kev Carmody. Originally released in 2007 and peaking at #37, the album has been re-released with additional tributes recorded by Electric Fields, Courtney Barnett, Kasey Chambers & Jimmy Barnes, Mo'Ju & Birdz, Kate Miller-Heidke and Alice Skye. Cannot Buy My Soul is this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart #1.

Debuts:

#1: The Killers ‘Imploding The Mirage’ – American rock band The Killers claim their third #1 album on the ARIA Charts as they release sixth studio effort Imploding The Mirage. The follow-up to Wonderful Wonderful (#1 Oct. ’17) includes contributions from Lindsey Buckingham, k.d. lang, Weyes Blood and Adam Granduciel from The War on Drugs, among others. It’s the band’s eighth Top Ten album. They first hit #1 with their debut album Hot Fuss (#1 Feb. ’05).

#3: Troye Sivan ‘In A Dream’ – ARIA-winner Troye Sivan returns with In A Dream. The six-track EP is the first release by the singer-songwriter since his second studio album Bloom (#3 Sept. ’18). It’s his first EP since the chart-topping Wild (#1 Sept. ‘15).

#9: Hooligan Hefs ‘Living In Sin EP’ – Western Sydney hip hop artist Hooligan Hefs makes his Top 50 debut with the Living In Sin EP. The six-track release comes after the rapper – real name Simi Silapa – released eight singles during 2019 and 2020.

#10: Tim McGraw ‘Here On Earth’ – American country star Tim McGraw releases his 16th studio album Here On Earth. It’s his first solo album since Damn Country Music (#19 Nov. ’15), having teamed up with his wife Faith Hill for The Rest of Our Life (#9 Nov. ’17). The album is McGraw’s second solo Top Ten after Two Lanes Of Freedom (#10 Feb. ’13).

#22: Alex The Astronaut ‘The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing’ – Alex The Astronaut makes her ARIA Albums Chart debut with The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing. Prior to her first studio album, the Sydney singer-songwriter had released two EPs (both in 2017) and one live album (The Space Tour Live (At Your Place) from 2019). The Theory Of Absolutely Nothing tops this week’s ARIA Vinyl Albums Chart.