'Molly' Soundtrack Soars To #1; Flume Scores First #1 Single

Australia's unshakeable love affair with Ian 'Molly' Meldrum — and the smash-hit eponymous miniseries that has utterly ensnared local viewers of late — continues, with its soundtrack making good on midweek expectations by smashing past Adele and David Bowie to claim the #1 spot on this week's ARIA Albums Chart.

Adele's acclaimed new LP, 25, remains steady at #2 as a result, with Bowie's Nothing Has Changed (The Best Of David Bowie) making a one-rung jump up to claim the bronze. Hit-making Oz-bred chanteuse Sia may be losing her shine, however, with new LP This Is Acting tumbling from the top spot to #5, with Justin Bieber enjoying a three-spot bump for Purpose, up to #4 this week.

As far as fresh faces are concerned, iconic performer Elton John lands just outside the top 10 with his new album, Wonderful Crazy Night, stepping out at #11, a solid shot above his nearest fellow debutante, Lucinda Williams, whose The Ghosts Of Highway 20 makes its entry at #20. Elevation Worship (Here As In Heaven, #27), Future (EVOL, #31) and Charles Kelley (The Driver, #35) also enter inside the top 40, while veteran children's perfomers The Wiggles fall just outside with Wiggle Town! at #41, one spot ahead of The Cult's Hidden City.

The top two singles of the week trade places from last week's results as Flume claims his first ever #1 single with Never Be Like You (ft. Kai) while Zayn drops a spot to #2 with Pillowtalk. US alt-rap duo twenty one pilots enjoy a particularly strong week for their slow-burn hit Stressed Out, up eight places to #3, edging out Charlie Puth's One Call Away, which nestles in at #4. Kiara's Gold also steps up a rung to round out the top five.

The highest-placing new song of the week is 7 Years, by Lukas Graham, which makes its entry at #20, though Hilltop Hoods aren't far behind — their new track 1955, featuring Montaigne and Tom Thum, debuts at #25. Both acts are a considerable stretch higher than the next-highest debut, with Miike Snow having to settle for #59 with Genghis Khan. Notably, UK punching bags Coldplay see a remarkable recovery for Hymn For The Weekend and Adventure Of A Lifetime on the heels of their appearance at the Superbowl, rising 63 and 32 places respectively to hit #32 and #45.