Adele reclaims top spot on charts
Adele
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FOLLOWING an incredible six wins and an awe-inspiring performance at the Grammy Awards last week, Adele returns to the ARIA Album Chart peak for a fifth instalment, with her worldwide smash 21.
Claiming a 28th non-consecutive week at the top, Adele is now just one week shy of Delta Goodrem's record for the longest chart-topping run this century, which she achieved with Innocent Eyes in 2003.
Flo Rida holds at the ARIA Singles Chart summit for a fifth consecutive week with Wild Ones featuring Sia, the hit summer anthem becoming Flo Rida's longest unbroken number-one run to date.
Exploding from No.17 to 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and securing their second Australian top 10 single, is Gym Class Heroes with Ass Back Home featuring Neon Hitch.
The band's first top 10 single, Stereo Hearts, accrued triple platinum status and peaked at No.4 late last year.
I Will Always Love You, the iconic former chart-topper from Whitney Houston, revisits the top 40 in the week following her passing.
The track achieved four-times platinum accreditation and chalked up an incredible 10 weeks at No.1 in 1992/93, and this week claims an 18th week in the Australian top 10.
The impact of Grammys performances are evident this week, as Chris Brown lands a No.13 debut with Turn Up the Music and Katy Perry enters at No.22 with Part of Me.
One Direction continues to fly up the chart, blasting up 15 spots to No.17 with One Thing, as Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) returns to th! e Austra lian top 40, in at No.25.
Fight for You from Jason Derulo claims a No.27 debut, as Adele's Rolling in the Deep, which peaked at No.3 last year, moves back up to No.29.
The death of Whitney Houston last weekend has had a strong influence on the ARIA Album Chart, with four related albums reaching the top 40.
The strongest performer, The Greatest Hits, lands at No.3, originally peaking in eighth position on debut in May 2000.
The Ultimate Collection, which reached No.24 in March 2010, this week sits at No.12, as The Essential makes its way into the top 40 for the first time, claiming 20th position on debut after its release in February last year.
Finally, the soundtrack from The Bodyguard, which topped the chart back in 1992, returns to No.33 this week.
In further ARIA Album Chart news, Bruno Mars' Doo-Wops & Hooligans swoops into 11th position, up from No.16 last week, as Kisses on the Bottom from Paul McCartney jumps 10 spots to No.15.
Claiming 18th position on debut is The Fray with Scars & Stories, as Straight to You - Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave, a collection of Nick Cave covers from various Australian artists, enters at No.32.
Also achieving top 40 debuts this week are John Denver's The Ultimate Collection at No.36, Die Antwoord's Ten$ion at No.38 and Roxette's Hits at No.39.
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