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BTS ARE BACK WITH A BANG – ARIRANG LANDS AT #1, OLIVIA DEAN CONTINUES TO TOP SINGLES CHART
Korean boy band BTS go straight to the top of the Top 40 Albums Chart with their latest release, ARIRANG. It’s the act’s fifth NZ #1 album, and their first to drop since all seven members completed their mandatory South Korean military service.
She's Back! Olivia Dean Resumes Lead on Top 40 Charts
Olivia Dean resumes the lead on the Top 40 Charts this week (Albums and Singles) after a brief step to the side for Harry Styles and his new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. last week.
Harry Styles Takes #1 Spot on Albums Chart, Olivia Dean Can't be Bumped on Singles Top 40
Harry Styles hits the top this week, with his third solo album – and third NZ #1 – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. debuting at #1 on the Albums Chart. All 12 tracks from the LP crash the Singles Top 40 this week too – although even Hazza can’t bump Olivia Dean’s hold on #1.
Bic Lands Debut #1 Aotearoa Album
'Red Sunset' gives Bic Runga her first ever Aotearoa Album Chart #1, 6 weeks after the album was released. Her previous highest chart position was with 'Belle' back in 2011. That peaked at #3. The dedicated Aotearoa Artists section of the charts did not exist back at the time of Bic's earlier #1 albums in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Another record that climbs to the top spot is 'hint' by Frankie Venter. The new #1 on the Hot 20 Aoteaora Singles Chart first charted at the end of February. It is business as usual atop the Official Singles and Album Charts, as Olivia Dean once again leads the way. Te Matatini And Te Kuru Marutea return to #1 on the Te Reo Maori Singles Chart and Ye lands a fifth #1 on the Hot Chart. Te Wehi And Hori Shaw maintain their grip on the Aotearoa Singles Chart
