Michael Clifford has formally joined his 5 Seconds of Summer time bandmates within the ARIA Albums Chart historical past books.
The Aussie guitarist’s debut solo album Sidequest lands at No. 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart dated Aug. 1, marking his first chart entry as a solo artist. Clifford is the second 5SOS member to attain a prime 10 solo debut this 12 months, following Calum Hood’s Order Chaos Order, which hit No. 1 in June.
Clifford’s milestone comes after greater than a decade with 5SOS, the chart-conquering Australian band whose 5 studio albums — 5 Seconds of Summer time (2014), Sounds Good Feels Good (2015), Youngblood (2018), Calm (2020), and 5SOS5 (2022) — all peaked at No. 1 in Australia. The band has additionally collected six ARIA Awards and numerous world accolades.
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Sidequest, which Clifford described as a “love letter to video video games, fantasy, and discovering your personal path,” marks a stylistic shift from his 5SOS output. The album consists of the beforehand launched singles “Potion,” “Haunted Participant,” and “Therapeutic Gentle,” and was met with reward from followers who’ve adopted Clifford’s inventive evolution each throughout the band and past.
The album’s launch week was bolstered by Clifford’s press run throughout Australian radio and Twitch gaming channels, the place he mentioned the album’s nostalgic influences and impartial manufacturing. Clifford recorded most of Sidequest in his dwelling studio in Los Angeles, collaborating with producers together with Zakk Cervini (Carry Me the Horizon, Poppy) and Pete Wentz on choose tracks.
Elsewhere on the ARIA Albums Chart, Tim Minchin’s Time Machine debuted at No. 4, his second solo mission to chart after 2020’s Aside Collectively (No. 3). Fellow Aussie act Folks B***h Trio landed at No. 19 with their debut Now Would Be a Good Time, whereas The Dreggs entered at No. 63 with The Artwork Of Unusual Follow.
Over on the Singles Chart, “Golden,” the lead monitor from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, climbs from No. 2 to No. 1 this week, changing into the fourth Ok-pop track to prime the Australian charts. Three different songs from the album are additionally within the prime 10: “Your Idol” (No. 4), “Soda Pop” (No. 5), and “How It’s Completed” (No. 7).
In the meantime, the current triple j Hottest 100 countdown of all-time Australian songs despatched a number of classics again into the charts — together with Crowded Home’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over” (No. 22), INXS’ “By no means Tear Us Aside” (No. 28), and Hilltop Hoods’ “The Nosebleed Part,” which scored a brand new chart peak at No. 31.
