Kasey Chambers Scores Fifth #1 Album On ARIA Charts

Australians sure do love Kasey Chambers, the country singer picking up her fifth ARIA #1 album this week with Dragonfly. 

Chambers hasn't come in at #1 on the ARIA Charts since 2008, ending a streak of four consecutive #1 albums with albums Barricades & Brickwalls (2001), Wayward Angel (2004), Carnival (2006), Rattlin' Bones (2008).

With the next highest debut (though tipped at a top five debut) were alt rockers AFI at #12 with their newest record, AFI (The Blood Album).

Other debuts this week include Aversions Crown at #38 with Xenocide, The Lachy Doley Group with Lovelight at #40, Jacob Sartorius with The Last Text EP at #49, Starset with Vessels at #52, Bryan Lanning with Us at #56, Mike Oldfield with Return To Ommadawn at #61, QSP's self-titled at #78 and As It Is's Okay. at #96.

Australia Day's Hottest 100 countdown also sent a few popular acts back into the ARIA Charts, including Rufus' Bloom re-entering at #63, Tash Sultana's Notion at #74, AB Original's Reclaim Australia at #81 and Catfish & The Bottlemen's The Ride at #92. Currently touring acts Panic! At The Disco and PJ Harvey also reappeared at #68 and #86 respectively.

Ed Sheeran is still on top with his two newest singles, Shape Of You and Castle On The Hill, over on the Singles Charts, with Julia Michaels scoring the week's highest debut at #31 with Issues. 

Gold Coast's Amy Shark is also still feeling the love from the Hottest 100, after her track, Adore, placed at #2 on the countdown. 

The hit song has surged its way up to place at #13 after it debuted at #40 just two weeks ago.

Shark has also this week announced her debut headline tour, set to kick off this March.