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\n\tOlivia Dean<\/a>\u2019s The Art Of Loving<\/em> (via Universal) shows no signs of fatigue on the ARIA Chart, as the album collects a seventh non-consecutive week at No. 1, while her signature song \u201cMan I Need\u201d enters a ninth straight week atop the singles tally. \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAccording to ARIA, Dean\u2019s sophomore collection becomes the longest reigning\u00a0title by an English female artist since Adele\u2019s 30<\/em> also logged seven weeks at the top in 2021-22.<\/p>\n \n\tThe top new release on the ARIA Albums<\/a> Chart<\/a>, published Friday, Jan. 16, belongs to The Kid Laroi<\/a>, whose Before I Forget<\/em> (Columbia\/Sony) starts at No. 2. The Sydney-raised, Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter previously collected an ARIA Chart crown in 2021 with his F*ck Love<\/em> mixtape, becoming the youngest Australian solo artist<\/a> to do so (he was 17 years, 5 months and 22 days at the time). Before I Forget <\/em>is the followup to 2023\u2019s The First Time<\/em>, which topped out at No. 3 on the ARIA Chart.<\/p>\n \n\tLAROI made a dash to his hometown last November for an exclusive performance at a Spotify showcase, the starting point in the 2025 ARIAs Week<\/a>. By the week\u2019s end, LAROI had added a fourth ARIA Award, for song of the year with \u201cGirls.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tMeanwhile, U.S. country star Zach Bryan<\/a> starts at No. 4 on the latest ARIA list with Heaven On Top<\/em> (Warner), his sixth studio album. Bryan\u2019s self-titled album hit No. 2 here in 2023, and The Great American Bar Scene<\/em> reached No. 3 in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tYungblud<\/a> has been playing venues across the country, and hitting headlines<\/a>, for the six-date domestic leg of his IDOLS<\/em> World Tour, produced by Frontier Touring<\/a>. Those shows ignite interest in his fourth studio album Idols<\/em> (Capitol\/Universal), which roars 69-12, still down on its No. 4 peak from 2025. The Brit\u2019s tour continues Saturday, Jan. 17 with the first of two consecutive nights at Brisbane\u2019s Riverstage, and wraps Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Perth\u2019s ICF: Outdoor.<\/p>\n \n\tMelbourne singer-songwriter Steph Strings enjoys a top 20 start with debut album, Feel Alive<\/em> (MGM). It\u2019s new at No.\u00a0 17, for her first appearance on any ARIA chart.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOver on the ARIA Singles Chart<\/a>, Dean\u2019s extends her run at No. 1, a streak by a solo female artist that hasn\u2019t been seen since Miley Cyrus\u2019 \u201cFlowers\u201d spent 12 weeks on top in early 2023.<\/p>\n \n\tAlthough the song didn\u2019t appear in the Stranger Things<\/em> finale, Djo<\/a>\u2019s \u201cEnd Of Beginning\u201d (AWAL) enjoys a revival on the ARIA Chart, where it bounces 4-3, equaling its peak position set in 2024. Djo is the stage name of Joe Keery, who played Steve Harrington in the popular Netflix series, which dropped its final episode Dec. 31.<\/p>\n \n\tThe top debut on the single frame belongs to Bruno Mars<\/a>, whose \u201cI Just Might\u201d (Atlantic\/Warner) just misses the top 10, opening at No. 11. With that feat, Mars has chalked up 22 ARIA top 20 hits, a tally that includes including four chart-toppers: \u201cJust The Way You Are\u201d (2010), \u201cGrenade\u201d (2010), \u201cUptown Funk\u201d with Mark Ronson (2014-15) and \u201cAPT.\u201d with Ros\u00e8 (2024-25).<\/p>\n \n\tBuzzy British artist Sienna Spiro enters the top 40 for the first time as \u201cDie On This Hill\u201d (Capitol\/Universal) vaults 68-29, while Alabama country singer Ella Langley<\/a> bags her first top 40 hit with \u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d (Sony), up 46-30.<\/p>\n \n\tJust two homegrown cuts impact the top 50. The best belongs to homegrown producer and DJ Sonny Fodera<\/a>\u2019s \u201cThink About Us<\/a>\u201d (Solotoko\/ADA) with D.O.D and Poppy Baskcomb, new at No. 48, while Tame Impala<\/a>\u2019s \u201cDracula\u201d (Columbia\/Sony) slips 47-50.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n