Will Lorde Be The One To Finally Knock Off Ed Sheeran From #1 On The ARIA Chart?

Ed Sheeran has sat atop the ARIA Albums chart with ÷ (Divide) for 13 weeks now and despite dropping off just one week to Harry Styles, it seems nobody can come close… until now. 

The UK songwriter's reign at #1 could finally be coming to an end at the hands of Lorde with her new album, Melodrama, according to midweek figures. 

The New Zealand artist's sophomore LP, which has received critical acclaim, is primed for a top three debut and the hot favourite to clinch top spot on the chart (check out our track-by-track review).

You can expect to see Canadian rockers Nickelback land somewhere in the top three with their ninth record, Feed The Machine, while Royal Blood's How Did We Get So Dark?, should debut in the top five.

Also debuting on the Albums chart this week include Fleet Foxes' Crack-Up (top ten), Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit's The Nashville Sound (top 25) and Hey Violet's From The Outside (top 50).

Moving over to the ARIA Singles chart, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee are gunning for six straight weeks on top with Despacito featuring Justin Bieber. 

Two One Direction members will challenge for the #1 slot by moving up into the top three with solo material; Liam Payne's Strip That Down, featuring Quavo, and Niall Horan's Slow Hands.

Expect to also hear new music from DJ Khaled with Wild Thoughts, featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller (top 15), as well as Macklemore's Glorious, featuring Skylar Grey (top 35) and Calvin Harris' star-studded Feels, featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean (top 50).