On the ARIA Singles Chart, Alex Warren's "Ordinary" claims a 15th consecutive week at No. 1, tying Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" as the third-longest reign in ARIA history. Only The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber's "Stay" (17 weeks) and Tones And I's "Dance Monkey" (24 weeks) have spent longer at the summit.

Congratulations to Lorde, who celebrates her first-ever Official Number 1 album with Virgin this week. The New Zealand star’s fourth studio set, Virgin outperforms 2013 debut Pure Heroine (4), 2017’s Melodrama (5) and 2021 LP Solar Power (2).

Lorde offered a list of trivia facts about the album. For example, “David” was the first song from the project that she started and one of the last to be finished. Lorde also noted there was one song that was cut “last-minute” because she “thought it diluted the vision,

This week we saw Lorde fans having trouble playing the CD version of Virgin because of its recyclable transparent design. I had some positive results playing from traditional clamshell players, but not so much with slot-style CD player mechanisms like in car stereos and game consoles.

Lorde’s new album Virgin has sparked a wave of frustration among fans - but not because of the music. The singer's crystal-clear CD release, promoted for its recyclable design and sleek aesthetic, is reportedly not functioning in many CD players, according to fans across social media.