Morgan Wallen Reclaims ARIA Albums Chart With ‘I'm the Problem'
Morgan Wallen returns to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week with his sprawling 37-track effort I'm the Problem, marking his second Australian chart-topper following One Thing at a Time, which spent two weeks at No. 1 in 2023.
I'm the Problem is Wallen's fourth studio album and his strongest-performing to date Down Under. The country megastar previously peaked at No. 2 with Dangerous: The Double Album and hit No. 53 with his 2018 debut If I Know Me. The album's title track also rebounds on the ARIA Singles Chart this week, leaping from No. 65 to No. 34.
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Meanwhile, new cut 'What I Want,' featuring Canadian pop star Tate McRae, debuts at No. 17 on the Singles Chart and cracks the Top 5 on the New Music Chart.
Sydney pop-punk trio Stand Atlantic also make a splash this week, with their 2024 album Was Here roaring back to No. 3 on the Albums Chart following the release of its deluxe edition. It's the highest-charting Australian artist release this week, leading the Top 5 Australian Artist Albums chart ahead of Spacey Jane's If That Makes Sense and Cold Chisel's 50 Years – The Best Of.
Elsewhere, Hozier's self-titled debut celebrates its 10th anniversary with a jump from No. 27 to No. 10, while the 40th anniversary edition of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms debuts at No. 33.
The legendary LP spent 34 weeks at No. 1 in the mid-'80s — second only to The Sound of Music soundtrack's historic 76-week reign.
On the ARIA Singles Chart, Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' holds firm at No. 1 for a ninth straight week, becoming the longest-running chart-topper by a solo male artist since The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' ruled for 11 weeks in 2020.
Rising star Sombr continues his momentum with 'Undressed' and 'Back to Friends' sitting at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
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