Australian hip-hop veterans Hilltop Hoods land their seventh No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart as Fall From the Light debuts atop the listing. The set marks the Adelaide trio’s ninth studio album, first in six years, and their sixth consecutive debut at No. 1.
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With this professional roles feat, Hilltop Hoods prolong their file for essentially the most No. 1 albums by any Australian group. The winners of 10 ARIA Awards beforehand reached the summit with The Laborious Street (2006), State of the Artwork (2009), Ingesting From the Solar (2012), Strolling Below Stars (2014), Ingesting From the Solar, Strolling Below Stars Restrung (2016) and The Nice Expanse (2019).
ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd mentioned: “From suburban Adelaide to native and worldwide success, Hilltop Hoods are an inspiration and a testomony to the ability and keenness of Australian music. Seven No. 1 albums is a really unbelievable achievement and one thing we should always all be very happy with. An enormous congratulations to Suffa, Stress and DJ Particles from everybody at ARIA.
“Hilltop Hoods and the opposite Aussies who’ve topped the ARIA albums chart thus far in 2025 – Ball Park Music, Bliss n Eno, Jimmy Barnes and Calum Hood – are implausible examples of the creativity, variety and success of the native music trade.”
The highest 5 on this week’s ARIA Albums Chart is rounded out by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack (No. 2), Reneé Rapp’s Chunk Me (No. 3), Alex Warren’s You’ll Be Alright, Child (No. 4) and Ed Sheeran’s +=÷x (Tour Assortment) (No. 5).
Three extra Australian acts debut within the high 40 this week. Perth singer-songwriter Darcie Haven begins at No. 11 together with her second EP Angel of the Apocalypse, forward of a nationwide headline tour. The Vanns arrive at No. 27 with their third album All That’s In My Head, and veteran rocker Swanee — older brother of Jimmy Barnes — bows at No. 37 with Consider.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, “Golden” from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack spends a second week at No. 1. Tracks from the album dominate half of the highest 10, together with “Your Idol” (No. 5), “Soda Pop” (No. 6), “How It’s Performed” (No. 8) and “What It Sounds Like” (No. 10).
Chappell Roan claims the week’s highest debut with “The Subway” at No. 4, scoring her fifth high 20 single in Australia. Elsewhere, New York rapper Sombr jumps from No. 59 to No. 23 with “12 To 12,” his third high 30 hit of the 12 months following “Undressed” (No. 2 in Could) and “Again To Buddies” (No. 3 in Could).