After 50 Years, John Lennon's Debut Solo Album Is Back In The Aussie Chart

John Lennon’s first solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, has soared back into the ARIA Albums chart decades after its original release.

The iconic record has returned to the top 50 in Australia for the first time since it was released in December of 1970.

Released in the wake of The Beatles break-up and featuring singles like Mother, Love, Working Class Hero and more, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was this year reissued to mark its 50th anniversary.

The reissue includes bonus tracks such as Give Peace A Chance, Cold Turkey and Instant Karma (We All Shine On) and there was also an eight-disc box set released that includes outtakes, jams, demos and alternate mixes.

Following its original release in 1970, the album peaked at #3 in Australia in June of the following year.

At the end of last year, a documentary that explores the story of Lennon’s murder was aired in Australia.

Let Me Take You Down takes viewers “inside the mind of the man who killed John Lennon”, Mark David Chapman.

Justin Bieber’s Justice returns to #1 for a third week, marking the most weeks the Canadian artist has spent at #1 on the Albums chart, while local favourites Spacey Jane’s Sunlight jumps back up the chart from #43 to #26 in its 21st week in the top 50.

The only debut on the Albums chart this week comes from US producer Porter Robinson, whose second album, Nurture, debuts at #27.

Over on the Singles chart, Sydney talent Masked Wolf is the highest placing local artist, with Astronaut In The Ocean at #6 following news this week the rapper has been confirmed to headline an Aussie festival on the back of his global hit single.

After returning to #1 in Australia for the first time since Old Town Road dominated the Singles chart in 2019, Lil Nas X holds onto the top spot with Montero (Call Me By Your Name), which this week claims a Gold accreditation.

Also on the Singles chart, Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora makes her ARIA top 50 debut with Runaway, after the 2015 track went viral thanks to TikTok.

Check out all ARIA charts results here.