Amy Shark makes it three in a row for Aussie artists

It’s the strongest week for Aussie success on the ARIA Albums Chart, as four artists debut in the top 15 and Amy Shark debuts in the #1 spot, marking three consecutive weeks of a homegrown artists at #1.

Sunday Sadness is Amy’s fourth studio album and third chart-topper. Her first album, It’s A Happy City, was released in 2012 under the name Amy Cushway and didn’t chart. As Amy Shark, she hit #1 for one week in 2018 with Love Monster and topped the chart again in 2021 for two weeks with Cry Forever. 

Amy said: “Words cannot explain how much this #1 means to me. Sunday Sadness has been three years in the making and I’m so glad you all love it as much as I do. Today is a day I’ll never forget” 

The winner of eight ARIA Awards, she kicks off her national Sadness tour in October. 

ARIA CEO, Annabelle Herd, said: “Huge congratulations to Amy, her team, and her incredibly devoted fans on a third #1 album and a career that continues to reach new heights.

“Amy at the top of the chart marks three weeks of Aussies at #1, on top of that, four homegrown debuts in the top 15 is an unbelievable result that our whole industry should be proud of. What a week for Ausmusic!”

Grinspoon return after a 12-year hiatus with their eighth studio album, Whatever, Whatever, new at #3. 

Formed in 1995 in Lismore NSW, they have two ARIA Awards and seven top 10 albums so far. Their highest charting albums are New Detention in 2002 and Alibis & Other Lies in 2007, both of which peaked at #2. They were last on the albums chart in 2012, when Black Rabbits stopped at #8. 

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard step onto the chart at #8 with Flight b741. It is the Aussie band’s 26th studio album; they have also released 15 live albums, three compilation albums, one remix album and three EPs. 

Five of their albums have peaked at #2: Flying Microtonal Banana in 2017, Infest The Rats’ Nest in 2019, Chunky Shrapnel in 2020, Butterfly 3000 in 2021 and PetroDragonic Apocalypse; Or, Dawn Of Eternal Night: An Annihilation Of Planet Earth And The Beginning Of Merciless Damnation last year.

They have won two ARIA Awards. 

Rounding out the Aussies in the top 15 are new First Nations hip hop collective 3% (Corey “Nookey” Webster, Dallas Woods and Angus Field) debut at #12 with Kill The Dead. Their name refers to the percentage of the Australian population made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Filipino-born English singer and songwriter Beabadoobee debuts at #6 with This Is How Tomorrow Moves. It’s her third studio album and first to crack the top 10; until now, her best showing was #19 in 2022 with Beatopia. 

Midnight Zoo by Dice is new at #27. It’s the Perth quartet’s debut album. Their world tour starts next month. 

On the Singles Chart, Billie Eilish grabs her third solo #1 as Birds Of A Feather steps up from #2. She replaces herself on top, as her guest appearance on Charli XCX’s Guess slips to #3 after one week at #1. 

Billie topped the chart for two weeks in 2019 with Bad Guy and three weeks last year with What Was I Made For?. 

Landing their first top 10 hits are Indian rapper Hanumankind and producer Kalmi, with TikTok sensation Big Dawgs jumping from #15 to #9 in its third week on the chart. 

Echoing the Saltburn-driven return to the chart of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder On The Dancefloor earlier this year, *NSYNC’s Bye Bye Bye re-enters at #20 thanks to its star turn in Deadpool & Wolverine. The song spent five weeks at #1 in 2000.