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MEL PARSONS CLAIMS HER FIRST-EVER TOP 40 #1 ALBUM WITH CASTLE HILL
Tūī-winning indie folk artist Mel Parsons lands her first-ever Top 40 #1 album this week, with her seventh studio album, Castle Hill. Parsons becomes the second act from Aotearoa to land a Top 40 #1 in 2026, after Six60 achieved the feat in February with Right Here Right Now.
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.
MEL PARSONS CLAIMS HER FIRST-EVER TOP 40 #1 ALBUM WITH CASTLE HILL
Tūī-winning indie folk artist Mel Parsons lands her first-ever Top 40 #1 album this week, with her seventh studio album, Castle Hill. Recorded in the powerfully picturesque South Island high country station of the same name (Castle Hill / Kura Tāwhiti), the LP was produced by Josh Logan and recorded live in a single room with longtime bandmates Aaron Stewart (bass) and Jed Parsons (drums), alongside guitarist Ben King (Goldenhorse, Grand Rapids).
Parsons becomes the second act from Aotearoa to land a Top 40 #1 in 2026, after Six60 achieved the feat in February with Right Here Right Now.
Castle Hill also leads the Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart – another first for the hard-grafting Parsons, who has previously peaked on the Chart at #2 with Sabotage (2024) and Slow Burn (2022). Also new to the Top 10 of the Aotearoa Albums Chart are releases from Hine (#4), Mountain Boy (#7), Sheep, Dog and Wolf (#9) and Takatapunani (#10).
Ella Langley holds at #1 on the Top 40 Singles Chart with ‘Choosin’ Texas’, while Olivia Dean claims three of the remaining top five positions following this week’s announcement the UK star will be the first to perform at the newly upgraded Western Springs Bowl in October.
