Lorde Keeps ARIA Streak Intact as ‘Virgin’ Powers to No. 1
Lorde makes it four-out-of-four as Virgin (via Universal/EMI) flies to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
With that effort, the New Zealand hitmaker keeps her spotless record intact, after Pure Heroine (in 2013), Melodrama (2017) and Solar Power (2021) all topped the leaderboard.
Lorde performed the entire album live for the first time at a surprise, early-morning set at Glastonbury Festival last weekend. She’ll use that spot as a warm-up for her Ultrasound World Tour, which gets underway this November in the United States.
Virgin edges out an improving Kpop Demon Hunters (Republic/Universal), the musical companion to the Netflix film. It’s up 5-2 in its second week on the frame, making it the highest-charting soundtrack collection since Wicked reached No. 3 last year, ARIA reports.
US country star Morgan Wallen completes the podium with his former leader I’m The Problem (Universal), unchanged at No. 3.
Also making a splash on the chart, published Friday, July 4th, is Teddy Swims’ I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Complete Edition) (via Warner), dropping in at No. 11. Part 1 reached No. 4 in 2023, and Part 2 logged one week the summit in February 2025. The Complete Edition includes six fresh cuts.
The soundtrack to F1: The Movie (Atlantic/Warner), featuring Dom Dolla’s “No Room For a Saint”, drives in at No. 19, while Bruce Springsteen’s The Lost Albums (Columbia/Sony) opens its account at No. 21.
Sydney-raised, Los Angeles-based singer and rapper The Kid LAROI returns to the ARIA Chart with The First Time (Columbia/Sony). The gold-certified collection rebounds into the top 50, at No. 47, following the release of “How Does It Feel,” a collaboration with funk wizard Thundercat. The First Time is the only Australian recording on the albums survey.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” (Atlantic/Warner) enters a 15th consecutive week at the top. That effort draws level with Ed Sheeran’s 2017 hit “Shape Of You” as the third longest reigning single in chart history. Ahead of it on the all-time list is The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” (17 weeks on top in 2021-22) and the all-time champ, Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey” (24 weeks in 2019-20).
This week’s singles tally isn’t troubled by any homegrown releases.