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\n\tThe Rolling Stones<\/a> roll all the way to the top of Australia\u2019s albums chart with Hackney Diamonds <\/em>(Polydor\/Universal), for their eighth leader.<\/p>\n \n\tHackney Diamonds <\/em>debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart<\/a>, published Friday, Oct. 27, the legendary British rock band\u2019s 34th<\/sup> top 10 title.<\/p>\n \n\tFeaturing collaborations<\/a> with Lady Gaga<\/a>, Elton John<\/a> Stevie Wonder<\/a>\u00a0and Paul McCartney<\/a>, and contributions from former bass player Bill Wyman and the group\u2019s late drummer Charlie Watts, Hackney Diamonds<\/em> is the Stones\u2019 first album of original material since A Bigger Bang<\/em>, which blasted to No. 4 in 2005. Since then, the Stones have clocked up two more leaders in Australia, with hits collection GRRR!<\/em> in 2012, and covers set Blue & Lonesome<\/em> in 2016.<\/p>\n \n\tMick Jagger and Co<\/a>. first led the national chart back in 1964 with their debut, self-titled album.<\/p>\n \n\tThe reunited Blink-182<\/a> bows at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart with One More Time\u2026<\/em> (Columbia\/Sony), for the pop-rock trio\u2019s ninth top 10 in the land Down Under. One More Time\u2026<\/em> marks the return of the classic line-up, with guitarist and singer Tom DeLonge slotting back in alongside bass player and vocalist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Travis Barker.<\/p>\n \n\tBlink-182 has now led the ARIA Chart on four occasions, including Take Off Your Pants and Jacket <\/em>(2001), Neighborhoods<\/em> (2011) and California<\/em> (2016). One More Time\u2026<\/em> is the band\u2019s first studio album since 2019\u2019s Nine<\/em>, which featured Alkaline Trio\u2019s Matt Skiba in place of DeLonge, and which peaked at No. 4.<\/p>\n \n\tOlivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s former leader Guts<\/em> (Geffen\/Universal) closes out the top 3 on the latest tally, holding at No. 3, ahead of LPs from Drake<\/a> (For All The Dogs<\/em> down 2-4 via Republic\/Universal) and Taylor Swift<\/a> (Midnights<\/em> up 6-5 via Universal), respectively.<\/p>\n \n\tOver on the ARIA Singles Chart<\/a>, Doja Cat<\/a>\u2019s \u201cPaint The Town Red\u201d (via RCA\/Sony) retains top spot for the 10th consecutive week. According to ARIA, it\u2019s the 27th single to log 10 or more weeks at the top, a list that\u2019s led by Tones And I\u2019s \u201cDance Monkey\u201d with 24 non-consecutive weeks. Also, Doja is the sixth solo female act to clock double-figure weeks at No. 1, joining Tones, Dinah Shore (13 weeks with \u201cButtons And Bows\u201d in 1949), Miley Cyrus (12 weeks with \u201cFlowers\u201d earlier this year), Whitney Houston (10 weeks in 1992-93 with \u201cI Will Always Love You\u201d) and Sandi Thom (10 weeks in 2006 with \u201cI Wish I Was A Punk Rocker\u201d).<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s worth noting, the Spice Girls reigned over the national tally for 11 weeks in 1996-97 with their signature song \u201cWannabe,\u201d and Elton John\u2019s record-breaking \u201cCold Heart\u201d with Dua Lipa, remixed by Aussie electronic act Pnau, spent 10 weeks at the summit in 2021-22.<\/p>\n \n\tThe latest singles chart podium is completed by Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cCruel Summer\u201d (Universal), up 3-2 for a new peak position in its 21st<\/sup> week on the survey, and Tate McRae<\/a>\u2019s \u201cGreedy\u201d (RCA\/Sony), down 2-3.<\/p>\n \n\tThe top new release this week belongs to Sydney-raised singer and rapper The Kid LAROI<\/a> with \u201cToo Much\u201d (Columbia\/Sony), featuring BTS<\/a>\u2018 Jung Kook<\/a> and Central Cee<\/a>. It\u2019s new at No. 10 for LAROI\u2019s seventh top 10 single in Australia, the third top 10 for British rapper Central Cee (including a seven-week stretch at No. 1 with Dave on \u201cSprinter\u201d earlier this year), and the third top tier title for South Korean singer Jung Kook.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Los Angeles-based LAROI ruled the chart for a week in 2021 with \u201cWithout You\u201d and again with \u201cStay,\u201d his monster hit with Justin Bieber, which owned top spot for 17 weeks in 2021-22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n