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Ella & Ariana Take Top 40 Honours, Local Albums Galore Shake Up Aotearoa Top 20
Ella Langley chalks up her 12th non-consecutive week at #1 on the Official Top 40 Singles Chart with the now double platinum smash 'Choosin' Texas'. However, it's Ariana Grande who takes the Albums Charts honours with her sixth album, petal.
THE BRAT IS BACK – CHARLI XCX CLAIMS #1 ALBUM WITH MUSIC, FASHION, FILM
Charli xcx does it again, debuting her latest LP Music, Fashion, Film at #1 on the Top 40 this week. It’s the artist’s second #1 album, along with the phenomenon that was 2024’s BRAT. Over on the Singles Chart, listeners keep ‘Choosin’ Texas’ – and Ella Langley in peak position.
Aotearoa certifications – June, July (combined)
Welcome to our first regular certifications update! A tautoko to the Aotearoa artists that have recently passed major milestones in terms of how their music’s been selling and streaming.
Ella & Ariana Take Top 40 Honours, Local Albums Galore Shake Up Aotearoa Top 20
Ella Langley chalks up her 12th non-consecutive week at #1 on the Official Top 40 Singles Chart with the now double platinum smash 'Choosin' Texas'. However, it's Ariana Grande who takes the Albums Charts honours with her sixth album, petal. Taylor Swift and Pink are the only female artists to have more chart-toppers with 15 and 7, respectively.
The single of the same name puts the 33-year-old at #1 on the Hot 40 Chart too. With 21 Hot chart-toppers now to her name, Grande has more Hot Chart #1s than any other artist.
It's been an uncommonly good week for local music. 'Freaked Out' by Fat Papi and prodshushy, which is now hitting rare heights in the US Billboard 100 and charting all over the world, enjoys a third week at #1 down here. Meanwhile, a whopping eight new albums, including half the entire Top 10 on the Aotearoa Top 20 Albums Chart, make a splash this week.
At #1, and entering the Top 40 Albums Chart at #23, Romi Wrights is making waves with her debut album Andy. Of Tokelauan, Samoan and African American descent, Romi was raised in the Hutt Valley and draws on the spirit of the late-60s soul/funk era for her sound. Close behind Romi are three NZ music veterans – Hammond Gamble, Larry Killip and Brent Eccles – with their good-time blues rock EP Street Corners #1 at #2, young up-and-coming hip hop duo Shaskey & AKL MADZ at #3 with CoDependence and APRA Silver Scroll-nominated Hina with Descending Dreams at #4.
