Madonna Beats San Cisco To Top Of Album Charts

Madonna's star-studded 13th studio Rebel Heart has debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart this weekend. 

The American singer's top spot entry kept out WA band San Cisco who entered at number two with their Gracetown album.

Madonna's album, which features collabs with the likes of Kanye West, Diplo and Nicki Minaj, becomes her 11th ARIA Album Chart topper, tying her with U2 as the artist with the most number one albums since ARIA took over recording chart sales in 1988. Madonna's first ARIA Album Chart number one was True Blue in in 1986, her most recent was MDNA in 2012.

San Cisco's effort with Gracetown bests their debut — the band's self-titled set peaked at 17 back in 2012.

The week's other debuts included Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds coming in at eight with Chasing Yesterday, X Factor competitor Jason Owen's Friday Night at nine and Nick Jonas' self-titled solo album at 40.

In the Single Chart, Ellie Goulding stays at number one for the fourth week with her Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack song Love Me Like You Do. Bullet performances in the top fifty this week include locals Vance Joy, with Georgia climbing from 39 to its highest position so far at 30, and Jarryd James' independently released Do You Remember, climbing from 27 to 17.

US EDM producer Diplo also enjoyed two new entries this week. Under the Major Lazer moniker he entered at 28 with Lean On and in his collab with Skrillex and Justin Bieber, he debuted at 33 with Where Are U Now.

In the other ARIA Charts this week, Volume 22 of triple j's Hottest 100 series stayed atop the Compilation Chart, The Eagles' History Of The Eagles remained number one on the Music DVD Chart while Martin Solveig & GTA's Intoxicated spent a fourth week at the top of the Club Chart.