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TAYLOR SWIFT RECLAIMS CHARTS CROWN, LEADS SINGLES & ALBUMS TOP 40 THIS WIKI
Taylor Swift is back with fresh material, her new single ‘Patient Zero’ landing definitively at #1 on the Top 40 this week – knocking Ella Langley from the top spot after a 19-week run. Swift also breaks Olivia Dean’s hold on the Top 40 Albums Chart with the expanded re-release of The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore, which returns to #1 after a 48-week break.
GO ON & SAY IT, FRANKIE VENTER CLAIMS #1 TOP 20 AOTEAROA SINGLE
Olivia Dean’s The Art Of Loving remains at #1 on the Top 40 Albums Chart this week, less than one month out from her hotly anticipated Tāmaki Makaurau headline show, and Ella Langley remains at #1 on the Singles Top 40 with ‘Choosin' Texas’. Six60 also settle in at the head of the Aotearoa Albums Chart, with Right Here Right Now. Over on the Aotearoa Singles Chart, however, 2025 AMA Best Pop Artist finalist Frankie Venter parachutes straight into the peak position – claiming the #1 spot with her new single ‘say it’. It’s Venter’s debut #1 single; she’s also the first wahine to top the Chart since Lorde achieved the feat in July 2025. The track dislodges Hori Shaw and Te Wehi’s ‘Ready To Ride’ from the top spot – and also leaps ahead of new tracks from the likes of Morgan Wallen (#3), Miley Cyrus (#4) and Troye Sivan (#6) to lead the Hot 40, as well as the Aotearoa Top 20, this wiki. Te Tukutahi Tiketike 10 Te Reo Māori continues to be led by TAWAZ, Stan Walker and Hone, with their epic ‘Mānawa Maiea Matariki’ collab.
OLIVIA DEAN MATCHES SIX60, ELLA LANGLEY STILL KILLS WITH CHOOSIN’ TEXAS
It’s been five years since an album last spent 26 weeks at #1 on the Top 40 – Olivia Dean’s The Art Of Loving catches up with Six60 this week, whose third album was the last to do so. Ella Langley remains at #1 on the Singles Top 40 for an 18th week with ‘Choosin' Texas’.
OLIVIA DEAN, ELLA LANGLEY CONTINUE TO LEAD TOP 40
Olivia Dean marks another milestone this week, passing a 25th at the head of the Top 40 Albums Chart with her seminal LP The Art Of Loving. Country sensation Ella Langley remains at #1 on the Singles Top 40 for a 17th week with ‘Choosin' Texas’ – which also goes triple platinum.
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.
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.