God Stops Nick Cave’s Run

God has intervened in Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' chart success this week, with the latest Hillsong United release – Zion – debuting at number one on the ARIA charts this week.

The latest release from the Australian-based Christian mega-church, a late-week surge pushed it above Pink's The Truth About Live (two), Bee Gees' Mythology (three), Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox (four) and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Push The Sky Away (five).

The church tweeted, “Honoured that our album, Zion, has reached No 1… to all those who have supported – Thank you!”

Other strong debuts this week came from Thom York's Atoms For Peace project, with Amok landing 11, and Sydney hip hop duo Spit Syndicate, whose Sunday Gentlemen landed an impressive 15th – as was predicted in midweek figures. Brisbane indie outfit Hungry Kids Of Hungary managed 18 with You're A Shadow.

On the Digital Album chart Spit Syndicate landed at eight, with Hungry Kids Of Hungary at 23.

Blink-182's recent tour with the Soundwave festival gave the pop-punk legends a bump, with Greatest Hits rising to three on the Catalogue Albums Chart (its highest point). It also re-entered the overall Albums Chart at 21 and rose to nine on the Digital Chart – its highest point.

In the ARIA Single Chart Birds Of Tokyo continue to be the highest-ranked local, with Lanterns rising to six following the release of their album March Fires last Friday. Pink and Nate Reuss' Just Give Me A Reason took the top spot from Baauer's viral Harlem Shake (two).