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ALEX WARREN CLAIMS TOP 40 ALBUM CROWN WITH WILDCHILD, MEL PARSONS BACK AT #1 ON AOTEAROA TOP 20
After a very short break from the Top 40, Alex Warren tops the Albums Chart this week with Wildchild, his first NZ #1 debut. Mel Parsons reclaims the #1 spot on the Aotearoa Albums Top 20 with her latest release Castle Hill after a three-week gap.
ELLA & OLIVIA BACK ON TOP, COUNTRY ICON DOLLY PARTON MOURNED
Ella Langley wears the Singles Chart crown for a 15th week while Olivia Dean returns to the Albums Chart's top spot. The passing of Country Icon Dolly Parton sees her back in the Top 40 and HINE tops the local Albums Chart.
PHOEBE BRIDGERS FINDS HER WAY TO #1 WITH LOST WEEKEND. REB FOUNTAIN TOPS LOCAL ALBUMS CHART WITH WATER FOR GASOLINE
Phoebe Bridgers brings it home this week with her first-ever Aotearoa Top 40 #1 album. Lost Weekend debuts in the top spot, bearing the prints of a group of esteemed contributors. Reb Fountain claims her third #1 on the Aotearoa Top 20 Albums Chart, with Water For Gasoline.
ALEX WARREN CLAIMS TOP 40 ALBUM CROWN WITH WILDCHILD, MEL PARSONS BACK AT #1 ON AOTEAROA TOP 20
After a very short break from the Top 40, Alex Warren heads the Albums Chart this week with his second studio LP Wildchild. Despite the success of its predecessor You’ll Be Alright, Kid on the Chart, Wildchild is the artist’s first #1 debut album in NZ. He also claims the first four spots on the Hot 40 with tracks from the record, including the #1 ‘EMERALD EYES’ – and leads the Catalogue Singles Chart with ‘Ordinary’. Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ now boasts the second longest run at #1 in the history of the Aotearoa Charts, passing a 16th week atop the Singles Top 40. Only Olivia Dean's ‘Man I Need’ has spent longer at the top – with a phenomenal stretch of 31 weeks.
Mel Parsons reclaims the #1 spot on the Aotearoa Albums Top 20 with her latest release Castle Hill after a three-week gap. The indie folk artist has been touring nationwide, with a sold out Tāmaki Makaurau show tonight. Castle Hill debuted at #1 on the Top 40 the week of release, only the second album from an Aotearoa artist to top the Chart in 2026. Letoa enters the Aotearoa Albums Chart at #4 this week, as do MOKOMOKAI and Troy Kingi at #9 with their collab EP, while Jonathan Bree and emerson land at #10 and #14 respectively with new releases.
