Sticky Fingers Will Have To Beat Bon Iver If They Want To Claim Debut Aussie #1 Album

Sydney favourites Sticky Fingers are on track for their first ever Aussie #1 album this week with third LP, Westway (The Glitter & the Slums), and the quintet have their work cut out for them as they'll have to beat US heavyweights Bon Iver to clinch top spot. 

The Justin Vernon fronted group's new offering, 22, A Million, has already received hugely positive reviews from critics and is also a contender for top spot on the ARIA Albums chart on the back of their 2011 record, Bon Iver, Bon Iver, which peaked at #2.

A #1 debut would also mark Bon Iver's first in the country, while Sticky Fingers are looking to go two better then their 2014 album, Land Of Pleasure, which peaked at #3.

The only other threats that could shake up the top end of the chart this week are albums all likely to debut in the top ten — Opeth's Sorceress, Banks' The Altar and Van Morrison's Keep Me Singing.

Rounding out the album debuts this week include The Sunny Cowgirls' Here We Go, Regina Spektor's Remember Us To Life, Yellowcard's  eponymous tenth and final record, Pixies' Head Carrier, Planetshakers' Overflow, Craig David with Following My Intuition, Solange's A Seat At The Table, Melissa Helser & Jonathan David's Beautiful Surrender, Eric Clapton's new live LP, Live In San Diego (with special guest JJ Cale), Epica's The Holographic Principle and Amber Lawrence's Happy Ever After.

Over on the Singles chart, US duo The Chainsmokers are looking to set the new record for most weeks at #1 in 2016 with Closer feat. Halsey, which if successful, would take out top spot for the ninth straight week, toppling the record set by Lukas Graham's 7 Years.

The only new debut that could spoil the party is One Direction member Niall Horan with his new song, The Town, set to place inside the top five. 

Other single debuts this week include The Chainsmokers' new track All We Know feat. Phoebe Ryan, Bliss N Eso's Dopamine feat. Thief, Jessica Mauboy's Wake Me Up and Who I Am from Shannon Noll.