RufusSydney indie-dance outfit RÜFÜS have beaten prog rock outfit Dead Letter Circus to the ARIA Albums Chart summit this week with their debut album Atlas.
In the first instance of new Australian albums debuting in the top two positions since April 2008 when The Presets' Apocalypso and beat Cog's Sharing Space to the top spot, Dead Letter Circus' The Catalyst Fire has to settle for second. Atlas' success marks a breakout year for the band and is recognition of the Sweat It Out label, which was founded by the late Adrian Thomas – aka DJ Ajax.
As was predicted in midweek figures, Cloud Control's Dream Cave was the other local debut in the top ten, arriving at nine.
Other debuts came from UK outfit Asking Alexandria's From Death To Destiny at 11, Bastille's Bad Blood at 18, Charlie Pride's 40 Years Of Pride 21, Backstreet Boys' In A World Like This entered the top 50 at 30 after loitering in the top 100 and Diesel's Let It Fly at 31.
Pink's strangle on the top spot appears to be over, as sales slow towards the end of her arena tour. The Truth Above Love slipped to three this week, ahead of Fleetwood Mac's 25 Years – The Chain at four. Their Greatest Hits also jumps from 66 to eight this week, making it the first time since April 1997 when Fleetwood Mac last had two records in the top 10, which is pre-ARIA.
There's a new number one in the ARIA Singles Chart as well, with Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz's Talk Dirty dethroning Avicii's Wake Me Up New Katy Perry track Roar debuts at three, ahead of Lorde's The Love Club. Talk Dirty is the second single to debut at number one this week and is the highest selling week at number one this year, a title previously held by Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines.
