Kanye West Dethroned By The Voice Winner

Melbourne's Harrison Craig, the 18 year-old winner of this year's The Voice, has knocked superstar US rapper Kanye West off the top spot of this week's ARIA Albums Chart in Australia.

Craig's More Than A Dream album dislodges West after just one contentious week at number one - due to a miscalculation in last week's sales, West's Yeesus album was mistakenly listed at number two, ARIA later adjusted the chart to place West at one.

It is the second year that The Voice has been staged in Australia and Craig follows the pattern of last year's winner Karise Eden by debuting his talent show spin-off album into the top spot. Craig has already registered nine tracks in the ARIA Singles Chart since first appearing on The Voice - unlike Eden though, Craig has not had a number one single. [Craig's label UMA this week announced that they will release albums by The Voice runners-up Luke Kennedy, Celia Pavey and Danny Ross on July 12.]

No other local acts debuted in the top 50 this week, with former Australian Idol contestant Wes Carr's Roadtrip Confessions set, recorded as Buffalo Tales, debuted at 83. Carr's post-Idol album peaked at two back in 2009. And, at the Essential compilation by reformed '80s pub rock favourites 1927 came in at 94.

However the reissues of You Am I's Hi Fi Way, Hourly Daily and Sound As Ever albums saw the local rock legends back in the chart at 48, 49 and 56 respectively.

Making a strong debut though was New Zealand funky dubsters Fat Freddy's Drop, entering the chart at 11 with their third studio album Blackbird.

Another NZ artist was busy making an impact in the Singles Chart, as Lorde moved from 52 to 32 with her The Love Club EP while single Tennis Club rose from 49 to 35.

Local tracks entering the chart this week included: When The Night Falls Quiet by Birds Of Tokyo at 53; On And On by Illy at 63; Desert Night by RüFüS at 67; Reservoir Dogs by Bliss N Eso (featuring 360, Pez, Seth Sentry and Drapht) at 96 and Is This How You Feel? by The Preatures at 98.