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\n\tTaylor Swift<\/a>\u00a0returns to the zenith of Australia\u2019s albums char<\/a>t with Lover<\/em>, while Hozier bags a sweet<\/em> No. 1 single<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tAs Swifties waited, and anticipated, the release of The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>, which dropped at midnight<\/a>, many in Australia turned to her catalog.<\/p>\n \n\tLover <\/em>(via Universal) rebounds 4-1 for a third non-consecutive week at No. 1, and first stint at the summit since 2019. <\/p>\n \n\tSwift\u2019s Lover<\/em> leads a top three ahead of SZA<\/a>\u2019s SOS<\/em> (RCA\/Sony), up 13-2, and Swift\u2019s rerecorded LP 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>, up 5-3, respectively. SZA\u2019s sophomore album spikes as her Australian arena tour<\/a> gets underway, Friday, April 19 with a concert at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, produced by Live Nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tFurther down the ARIA Chart, published late Friday, is Linkin Park<\/a>\u2019s fourth compilation Papercuts <\/em>(Warner), new at No. 7. The nu-metal favorites have previously led the national tally with 2000\u2019s Hybrid Theory<\/em>, 2007\u2019s Minutes To Midnight <\/em>and 2010\u2019s A Thousand Suns<\/em>. <\/p>\n \n\tAlso new to the national survey is We Still Don\u2019t Trust You<\/em> (Universal\/Sony), the second collaborative album from Future<\/a> and Metro Boomin<\/a>. It\u2019s new at No. 15, and the followup to We Still Don\u2019t Trust You<\/em>, which recently bowed at No. 2. <\/p>\n \n\tOver on the ARIA Singles Chart, Hozier<\/a> bags his first No. 1 with \u201cToo Sweet\u201d (Columbia\/Sony), up 2-1. \n\tAccording to ARIA, Hozier is the fourth solo male singer to reach the top this year on the Australian chart, following U.S. artists Jack Harlow (\u201cLovin On Me\u201d), Noah Kahan (\u201cStick Season\u201d) and Benson Boone<\/a> (\u201cBeautiful Things\u201d). <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cBeautiful Things\u201d (via Warner) dips 1-2 on the latest frame, while British EDM producer Artemas holds onto third spot with \u201cI Like The Way You Kiss Me\u201d (10K\/ADA).<\/p>\n \n\tThe top new debut on the ARIA Singles Chart belongs to U.S. pop singer and actor Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>, whose \u201cEspresso\u201d shoots in at No. 7. \u201cEspresso\u201d (Island\/Universal) is the follow-up to \u201cFeather,\u201d which peaked at No. 22 in 2023. <\/p>\n \n\tAlso appearing for the first time on the ARIA Chart is Dua Lipa\u2019<\/a>s \u201cIllusion\u201d (Warner UK), new at No. 21.
\u201cToo Sweet\u201d is Hozier\u2019s second top 10 appearance on the Australian chart after his signature song \u201cTake Me To Church\u201d reached No. 2 back in 2013. \u201cToo Sweet\u201d also lifted to No. 1 in the U.K<\/a>. earlier this month, for Hozier\u2019s first leader there. <\/p>\n
\u201cIllusion\u201d is the third single from the British pop star\u2019s forthcoming third studio album Radical Optimism<\/em>, following \u201cHoudini\u201d (No. 7 peak) and \u201cTraining Session\u201d (No. 12).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n