Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' enters second week at No.1 in Australia

Beyoncé ties Australian chart for second week Cowboy Carter (Columbia/Sony), while Benson Boone's “Beautiful Things” spends six weeks atop the national singles chart.

The top debut in the latter ARIA Albums Chart belongs to American rapper J.Cole, as a surprise mixtape It may be deleted later (Interscope/Universal) bows at No. 2. It's 2021's follow-up The off season, which reached No. 3 in 2018 as well KODwhich went to No.1 on the ARIA Chart.

Ariana Grande's former leader completes the podium Eternal sunshine (Universal), down 2-3 in the survey's fifth week.

Favorite Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins returns to the top 10 with her debut The Sound Of White (Eleven: A Music Company/Universal), enhanced by the release of a 20th anniversary edition.

Originally published in 2004, The Sound Of White ruled the chart for seven non-consecutive weeks and won album of the Year at the 2005 ARIA Awards. Her next two LPs, 2007's On a Clear Night and 2012 Ol' Razzle Dazzlealso reached the zenith of the map.

The Sound Of White returns to No.6 on the ARIA Albums Chart, published on Friday, April 12, ahead of the release of a new album in September, The Second Actwhich she has described as a “sequel of sorts” to her debut.

Also influencing the latest chart is American singer and songwriter Conan Gray Paradise found (Universal) at No. 10; US retro psychedelic-lounge trio Khruangbin's A La Sala (Dead Oceans/RKT); new at No. 14; and Melbourne metalcore group Alpha Wolf's Half Living Things (CVA/Sony), which opens its account at No. 19.

Over the ARIA Singles ChartBenson Boone's 'Beautiful Things' (Warner Records) takes the top spot again, while the compilation from which it comes, Fireworks & Rollerblades, reaches No. 17 on the album chart. Also, new single “Slow It Down” speeds 35-24 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Boone will visit Australia and New Zealand this September for a short tour, produced by Frontier Touring, in support of his debut set.

Meanwhile, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier's “Too Sweet” (Columbia/Sony) improves 8-2, matching his top song “Take Me To Church” from 2013.

Finally, British-Cypriot producer Artemas' UK hit “I Like The Way You Kiss Me” (10K/ADA) is up, gaining 7-3, while his previous single “If U Think I'm Pretty” gains 64 – 37.