Coldplay’s moon music It ranks No. 1 on the ARIA album chart this week, soaring from No. 6 last week.
The album debuted at No. 2 on its release in October, with the album’s resurgence reflecting the impact of the band’s sell-out Australian concerts. celestial music World Tour. The tour is Coldplay’s first in Australia since 2016, although they will play two shows in Perth in 2023 thanks to an exclusive deal with Perth Tourism.
This week’s ARIA achievement marks Coldplay’s eighth number one album in Australia, a record that began with blood rushes to head 2002, which included chart-toppers such as XY, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, ghost story, daily lifeand celestial music.
The band’s ongoing tour is nothing short of a phenomenon. Their most recent four-night show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium from October 30 to November 3 broke the band’s attendance record, with 227,000 fans flocking to the show.
“Coldplay officially broke the Marvel Stadium record for the largest attendance by a band in history, attracting 227,000 people across four stadiums. celestial music World Tour at the Stadium,” the venue wrote on Instagram on November 4.
According to the history of the venue itself, the current record for the most attended concert belongs to British musician Adele, whose performance on March 19, 2017 was attended by 77,327 people. Less than a year later, Ed Sheeran broke the record for the largest attendance for a single-artist concert series, attracting a total of 257,751 people to four shows in March 2018.
Elsewhere on the ARIA Albums Chart, Perth’s South Summit make an impressive debut with their album Bliss It ranked 25th, while the title of “Make Them Suffer” ranked 38th.
On the singles chart, Gracie Abrams beats out Rosé and Bruno Mars for her first No. 1 single with “That’s So True.” One, and two people’s “APT” won the championship. Slide to No. 2. (No. 7).