DMA'S Score First No. 1 on ARIA Chart with Fifth Album

Australian alternative rock trio DMA’S have secured their first-ever No. 1 on the national chart, opening at the top of the ARIA Albums Chart published Friday, Aug. 28, with their fifth studio album, DMA'S Billboard. ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd congratulated the band on a career-best chart performance with their self-titled album. The release marks only the second homegrown album to top the tally this year, following Karnivool’s In Verses in February.

The milestone follows successive near-misses for the band. Their 2023 album, How Many Dreams, opened and peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart and No. 3 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. Its predecessor, 2020’s The Glow, also peaked at No. 2 in Australia and No. 4 in the United Kingdom. The group's debut full-length collection, Hill’s End, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, peaked at No. 8 and helped the band amass over 535 million streams since their arrival.

This new release is the band's first through a new deal with Wonderlick and Sony Music, introducing the trio into the major label machine after previously releasing independently through I Oh You, part of the Mushroom Group. It is also the first of the DMA’S albums to be self-recorded. Bandmates Johnny Took, Matt Mason, and Tommy O’Dell cut the new effort in their studio in Sydney’s Glebe, a space established by local rock’n’roll legend Col Joye that previously hosted sessions with David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and the Bee Gees.

DMA’S will support their new chart leader with an east coast tour of Australia this November and December. Meanwhile, Tasmanian artist Miss Kaninna debuted at No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart with her debut mixtape, BLACKPRINT, and Vera Blue started at No. 12 with Modern Rituals. On the ARIA Singles Chart, Ella Langley returned to the summit with “Choosin’ Texas” for its 11th non-consecutive week at the top, continuing a streak of female artists or groups leading the national singles chart every week since early August 2025.