‘KPop Demon Hunters‘ Collects Another ARIA Chart Double

The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects different treble connected the new-look ARIA Charts, portion Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.

Western Australian indie creator John Butler bows astatine No. 3 with his solo merchandise PRISM (via Jarrah/MGM), the 3rd successful an expansive, four-part “seasons” project.

PRISM follows an medium of meditations (Running River) and a afloat instrumental LP (Still Searching). The fourth, he’s not wholly definite of its voice. The medium was created wholly solo, with enactment from shaper James Ireland (POND, San Cisco). “I was channeling Kevin Parker to spot if I could bash it each myself,” helium tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ. “That was fun. I learned a batch astir honing my accumulation skills. I was making each the beats and each the synths and each the guitars and benignant of make this symphony of sound.”

As set person of the John Butler Trio, the roots rocker has 9 apical 50 albums, including ARIA Chart leaders with Sunrise Over Sea (2004), Grand National (2007), April Uprising (2010) and Home (2018).

Just missing retired connected a podium decorativeness is G Flip, whose Dream Ride (AWAL) drives successful astatine No. 4. Dream Ride is the multi-instrumentalist’s 3rd workplace album, and the followup to their 2023 illustration person Drummer. Dream Ride is the week’s best-seller connected wax, to pb the ARIA Vinyl Chart.

The astonishment merchandise of Justin Bieber’s Swag II (Def Jam/Universal) refuels Swag, which bounces 20-6 connected the caller survey, published Friday, Sept. 12. Following its merchandise successful July, Swag debuted and peaked astatine No. 2.

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne lands a caller vocation precocious arsenic a solo act, arsenic Who Is The Sky? (Matador/Remote Control) debuts astatine No. 18. That bests the No. 47 for My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, his collaborative effort with Brian Eno, released backmost successful 1981. Talking Heads had 5 apical 20 albums successful Australia, topping retired No. 2 with Little Creatures successful 1985 and True Stories successful 1986.

Meanwhile, U.S. indie stone set Big Thief container a apical 20 quality with Double Infinity (4AD/Remote Control), caller astatine No. 19.

At the apical of the leaderboard, KPop Demon Hunters (via Republic/Universal) lifts 2-1 for an eighth non-consecutive week astatine No. 1. The LP leapfrogs Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, down 1-2.

After pulling their euphony from Spotify, and inviting fans to download their catalog connected Bandcamp astatine immoderate terms they choose, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s strategy pays disconnected with 2 entries into the apical 50. Phantom Island (Virgin/Universal), released successful June, returns astatine No. 39, and Flight b741, from 2024, reenters astatine No. 48.

KPop Demon Hunters proves intolerable to slay, arsenic the soundtrack to the animated Netflix deed accounts for 7 singles successful the apical 20, led by “Golden,” which present leads ...