![]() It's a fun left turn that works really well, as the guys' voices are surprisingly sassy and show off some spunky rock & roll attitude. The direction that's a bit of a shock comes to the fore on songs like the title track and "Little Black Dress." With their distorted power chords, tightly wound rhythms, and punchy vocals, they sound like an uncanny mashup of Rick Springfield circa "Jessie's Girl and "Pour Some Sugar on Me"-era Def Leppard. Even though their cleaned-up take sounds a little on the slick side, the group deliver the lyrics with a clear-voiced enthusiasm that is infectious and helps them go down smoothly. In that first category are the songs, like "Through the Dark" and "Something Great" that sound heavily influenced by the inescapably popular upbeat, acoustic guitar-driven folk-pop of the Lumineers and Mumford & Sons. Anyone expecting there to be any kind of drop in quality, or early warnings that the group had begun their inevitable decline, will be happily surprised that not only does the album satisfy the established quota of thrilling modern pop tracks and uplifting ballads, but also introduces some interesting new directions: one direction that makes sense in the music landscape of 2013, and one that comes out of nowhere. They did nothing of the sort, and their third album in three years, Midnight Memories, rolled off the production line right on time for the holidays. Their biggest hit here has been Dynamite, which peaked at #2 in 2020.After conquering the pop world over a three-year span with their many hit singles, two chart-topping albums, a box office smash concert film, and sold-out arena tours, it would be understandable if the lads of One Direction took some time off to regroup and pursue other things like having lives, taking film roles, or embarking on solo projects. The highest new entry on the Singles Chart this week is Take Two by Korean superstars BTS, coming in at #60. It is her 43rd top 30 hit here and her first since Timebomb peaked at #12 in 2012. Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue keeps climbing, up from #40 to a new high of #29, beating the #39 spot it reached four weeks ago. With Morgan Wallen’s former #1 Last Night holding at #2, it means two of the top three songs are by American country singers. On the Singles Chart, Sprinter by Dave and Central Cee spends its second week at #1, while two other tracks by the UK artists debut this week: Trojan Horse at #58 and UK Rap at #63.įast Car by American country superstar Luke Combs steps up from #5 to #3, beating the #4 peak of the original version by Tracy Chapman in 1988. The album hit #1 here in April 1997 and spent 19 non-consecutive weeks on top, collecting 11 ARIA Awards in 19, plus an IFPI Platinum Europe Award. It is a vinyl reissue of their 1997 album, which sold 15 million copies worldwide and spawned the hits I Want You, To The Moon And Back and Truly Madly Deeply. One Direction had four #1 albums here: Up All Night in 2011, Take Me Home in 2012, Midnight Memories in 2013 and Four in 2014.Ī reissue of Savage Garden’s self-titled debut album arrives at #2 on the Vinyl Albums Chart. The lead single from The Show, Heaven, peaked at #30 earlier this year. Before now he had bagged two #2 albums: Flicker in 2017 and Heartbreak Weather in 2020. The Show is Niall Horan’s third studio album after his mega-popular boyband One Direction broke up in 2016. Ex- One Direction member Niall Horan is back this week with a #1 debut on the ARIA Albums Chart, while Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue reaches another chart high for Padam Padam on the Singles Chart.
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