Ariana Grande Tops Aotearoa Charts with 'Petal'

It's a big, big week for local music on the Official Aotearoa Music Charts.

Following a difficult week of publicity, Ariana Grande enters the Top 40 Albums Chart with Petal, heading straight to the top spot. It's her sixth No. 1 album, which means Taylor Swift and Pink are now the only female artists to have more chart-toppers, with 15 and 7 respectively.

Over on the Top 40 Singles Chart, however, Ella Langley continues to reign supreme with "Choosin' Texas", chalking up her 12th non-consecutive week at the summit. 

Now entering charts worldwide with viral sensation "Freaked Out", Fat Papi and prodshushy enjoy a third week at No. 1 on the Top 20 Aotearoa Singles Chart. The Top 20 Aotearoa Albums Chart, meanwhile, sees an impressive eight new albums make a splash this week, including half of the entire top 10.

Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington soul artist Romi Wrights moves up to No. 1 with the stunning Andy. She's followed by three New Zealand music veterans, Hammon Gamble, Larry Killip, and Brent Eccles, with their Street Corners #1 EP (No. 2), up-and-coming hip-hop duo Shaskey & AKL MADZ with CoDependence (No. 3), and Silver-Scroll nominated singer-songwriter HINA with Descending Dreams (No. 4). 

Also new to the charts this week are reggae siblings Zentarge, exciting Ōtepoti Dunedin punk band SEEK HELP!, old-school metal outfit Inebriation, and more. There's much less movement on the Top 10 Te Reo Māori Singles Chart, where TAWAZ and friends continue their No. 1 run with "Mānawa Maiea Matariki". 

Check out a snapshot of the main charts below. Check out this week’s full Aotearoa charts results here.

 Official Top 40 Albums | Kōpae Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

1. Ariana Grande - Petal
2. Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving
3. Olivia Rodrigo - You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love
4. Sienna Spiro - Visitor
5. Katy Perry - The Ones That Got the Plays

Official Top 20 Aotearoa Albums | Kōpae Tiketike 20 Ōkawa o Aotearoa

1. Romi Wrights - Andy
2. Gamgle, Killip & Eccles - Street Corners #1
3. Shaskey and AKL MADZ - CoDependence
4. HINA - Descending Dreams
5. Te Wehi - I'm Home

Official Top 40 Singles | Tukutahi Tiketike 40 Ōkawa

1. Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas"
2. Olivia Dean - "Man I Need"
3. Sam Fender and Olivia Dean - "Rein Me In"
4. Ariana Grande - "Hate That I Made You Love Me"
5. Ariana Grande - "Petal"

Official Top 20 Aotearoa Singles | Tukutahi Tiketike 20 Ōkawa o Aotearoa

1. Fat Papi and prodshushy - "Freaked Out"
2. Hori Shaw and Te Wehi - "Ready to Ride"
3. Son & Water - "SAW"
4. Son & Water (ft. Myshaan) - "Home"
5. Te Wehi and Hori Shaw - "Catch a Wave"

Top 10 Te Reo Māori Singles | Tukutahi Tiketike 10 Te Reo Māori

1. TAWAZ, Stan Walker and Hone (ft. HERA, Hops, Neps and Rani)  - "Mānawa Maiea Matariki"
2. Te Matatini and Te Kuru Marutea - "Kei Wareware I A Tātou"
3. Brutha Rodz - "Manawa Raiona"
4. L.A.B, Corrella and Brannigan Kaa - "Maumahara Noa Ahau"
5. TAWAZ (ft. HERA, Hone and Hops - "Karanga, Karanga"