Morgan Wallen Hits New Nation Milestone in Australia

Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Drawback continues its reign atop the ARIA Albums Chart, holding regular at No. 1 for a 3rd consecutive week.

With this run, the album turns into the longest-running No. 1 by a rustic artist in Australia in almost a decade, since Lee Kernaghan’s Spirit of the Anzacs spent 4 weeks on the summit in 2015. The all-time nation document stays Shania Twain’s Come On Over, which dominated for 20 non-consecutive weeks in 1999.

Wallen can also be making waves on the ARIA Singles Chart, touchdown at No. 14 this week with “What I Need,” that includes Tate McRae.

Talking of McRae, the Canadian pop star debuts at No. 5 with “Simply Hold Watching,” her contribution to the Brad Pitt-led F1 soundtrack. The monitor, co-written by Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, turns into her eleventh high 20 hit on the ARIA chart. Her highest-charting single up to now, “Grasping,” peaked at No. 2 in 2023.

In the meantime, Taylor Swift’s Fame rockets from No. 34 to No. 2 this week following the information that she has secured the grasp rights to her first six albums. 4 of these — Fearless (Taylor’s Model), Crimson (Taylor’s Model), Communicate Now (Taylor’s Model) and 1989 (Taylor’s Model) — have been re-recorded and launched. The exceptions are Fame and her 2006 self-titled debut. In latest interviews, Swift has confirmed that she has accomplished “lower than 1 / 4” of Fame (Taylor’s Model). The unique album beforehand spent two weeks at No. 1 in 2017.

Miley Cyrus additionally enters the albums chart this week, with One thing Lovely debuting at No. 4. It’s her ninth studio album and eighth to chart inside the highest 20 in Australia. Three of her albums have gone all the best way to No. 1 — Breakout (2008), Bangerz (2013), and Infinite Summer season Trip (2023). As Hannah Montana, she additionally charted three high 20 albums.

On the Aussie entrance, beloved indie rockers Cloud Management re-enter the ARIA Albums Chart at No. 19 with their 2010 debut Bliss Launch, following their shock reunion after a seven-year hiatus. The album initially peaked at No. 20 and earned the band crucial acclaim and a faithful native following. Their highest-charting launch stays Dream Cave, which reached No. 9 in 2013.

Lastly, Alex Warren’s “Odd” holds at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for an eleventh straight week. The streak ties it with seven different long-running chart-toppers in Australian historical past, together with Wings’ “Mull of Kintyre,” Bryan Adams’ “(Every little thing I Do) I Do It For You,” Spice Women’ “Wannabe,” Drake’s “God’s Plan,” The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” 24kGoldn and Iann Dior’s “Temper,” and Glass Animals’ “Warmth Waves.”