Australian radio station Triple M has unveiled its Most Played Songs countdown, marking 45 years of broadcasting by tallying every track spun across the network since its launch — a data-driven snapshot of Australian radio history measured entirely by airplay.

Topping the list is GANGgajang’s “Sounds Of Then (This Is Australia),” which emerged as the most-played song in the station’s history. The track leads a top ten dominated by Australian artists, with six local songs making the cut, including INXS’ “Don’t Change,” Paul Kelly and The Messengers’ “Dumb Things,” AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long,” Choirboys’ “Run To Paradise,” and The Screaming Jets’ “Better.”

International staples also appear near the top, with Van Halen’s “Jump,” Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” and Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” rounding out the upper tier of the list.

According to Triple M, the countdown differs from traditional listener polls by relying solely on broadcast data rather than voting or audience surveys. “This countdown isn’t a vote. It’s not a popularity contest. And it’s not built for debate. It’s the raw history of Triple M — measured entirely by airplay,” the station said in a statement.

The network described the list as a reflection of longevity and connection rather than trend cycles. “What emerged wasn’t just a countdown — it was a snapshot of history,” Triple M shared. “A living record of the songs Australians kept turning up, requesting, replaying, and returning to over nearly half a century.”

Beyond the top ten, the full list spans 600 songs and traces decades of rock and alternative staples familiar to long-time Triple M listeners. Tracks by Cold Chisel (“Khe Sanh”), Midnight Oil (“Beds Are Burning”), Nirvana (“Smells Like Teen Spirit”), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Under The Bridge”) feature alongside songs by Men At Work, Divinyls, Silverchair, Powderfinger, Fleetwood Mac, U2, R.E.M., Foo Fighters, Crowded House, Green Day, Metallica, and many others.

GANGgajang frontman Mark “Cal” Callaghan reacted with surprise to “Sounds Of Then” claiming the top spot, reflecting on the song’s origins. “What the heck!? That’s amazing,” he said. “It was a song that just came — out of the ether somewhere.”

Callaghan added that the moment felt full circle. “I’m house-sitting in Kirribilli, Sydney, and looking out the window at the same block of flats where, in 1982, I recorded the demo of ‘Sounds of Then’ on my first 8-track recorder. How about that?”

Triple M’s Most Played Songs list is available to view in full now.

THE SIN: VANISH, the new mini concept album — or “mystery-show” album — from ENHYPEN, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 16) on Billboard, choosing the septet’s cinematic collection rooted in vampire mythology as their favorite new drop.

THE SIN: VANISH was released in a week that also saw new music streaming in from Madison Beer, A$AP Rocky, Mitski, Megan Moroney and more. Support for ENHYPEN came in strong, with fans bringing the 11-track work to a win with 68% of the vote.

ENHYPEN’s Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon and Ni-Ki delivered THE SIN: VANISH, led by the song “Knife,” on Friday. The concept album — available in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese-language versions — is the group’s “most immersive and narratively driven chapter to date,” as described in a press statement, an experimental piece of art that digs into the world of vampire lovers and “the fragile balance between desire and consequence in a world bound by unbreakable rules” with music and narration.

Though THE SIN: VANISH is meant to be heard from start to finish, “Knife,” its lead track and the start of the lovers’ escape, was highlighted by a music video release on Friday.

Among the new releases trailing behind THE SIN: VANISH are Madison Beer’s locket (with 20% of the vote), A$AP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb (with 4% of the vote) and Mitski’s “Where’s My Phone?” (with 2% of the vote).

See the final results of this week’s poll below.

Zach Bryan earns his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Jan. 24) as With Heaven on Top opens in the pole position with 134,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending Jan. 15, according to Luminate. The 25-song set is the second leader for the singer-songwriter, who previously led the tally with his 2023 self-titled release. In total, Heaven marks the sixth top 40 set for Bryan, with five of those reaching the top 10.

In early 2025, Bryan announced With Heaven on Top as a forthcoming EP. Then in July, he shared the project’s release date of Jan. 9, 2026.

The set was issued via streaming services and as a widely available download for purchase, while a CD and vinyl release are expected in March. The album’s first-week was bolstered by its midweek deluxe reissue on Jan. 12 with 24 bonus acoustic tracks.

Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, The Kid LAROI nabs his second top 10-charting effort, as Before I Forget enters at No. 6.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 2,500 ad-supported or 1,000 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Jan. 24, 2026-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Jan. 21 (one day later than usual due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S. on Jan. 19). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X and Instagram.

Of With Heaven On Top’s 134,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 127,000 (equaling 130.32 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks — it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 6,000 (it debuts at No. 7 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise 1,000.

With Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem slipping a spot to No. 2 (with 82,000 equivalent album units earned, down 4%), the Nos. 1 and 2 albums on the Billboard 200 are country sets for the first time in nearly two years. It last happened on the Feb. 17, 2024-dated chart, when Toby Keith’s 35 Biggest Hits reentered the chart at No. 1 following his death, and Wallen’s One Thing at a Time fell to No. 2. (Country albums are defined as those that are eligible for, or have charted on, Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The genre-blending Bryan typically charts his projects on Billboard’s country, rock and Americana/folk charts.)

Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving holds at its peak of No. 3 (64,000 equivalent album units earned, down 3%), Taylor Swift’s chart-topping The Life of a Showgirl falls 2-4 (63,000, down 13%) and the former No. 1 soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters is down a rung to No. 5 (56,000, down 1%).

The Kid LAROI lands his second top 10 on the Billboard 200 as Before I Forget bows at No. 6 with 41,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, SEA units comprise 30,000 (equaling 30.83 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs; it debuts at No. 13 on Top Streaming Albums), 11,000 comprise album sales (aided by the availability of a signed CD, it debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The artist previously visited the top 10 with the chart-topping F*ck Love in 2021.

Four former No. 1s round out the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, as SZA’s SOS dips 6-7 (40,000 equivalent album units, down less than 1%), Tate McRae’s So Close To What falls 5-8 (nearly 40,000, down 2%), Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is down 8-9 (36,000, down less than 1%) and Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend descends 7-10 (33,000, down 12%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

A$AP Rocky made his debut as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on Jan. 13, performing songs from his latest album.

The Harlem-born rapper appeared on the late-night sketch comedy show for the first time, delivering three tracks from his long-awaited album, Don’t Be Dumb, which was released the day before.

For the opener, Rocky took the stage at Studio 8H for a cameo-filled performance of the album’s lead single, “Punk Rocky.” The back-alley–themed set featured iconic composer Danny Elfman on drums and Thundercat on bass.

Mirroring the song’s chaotic music video, Rocky wore pink hair curlers and wielded a megaphone while performing in front of a spray-painted garage, with a cast of characters trashing the set in the background.

Later in the show, he returned for a medley of “Helicopter” and the album’s title track.

In addition to his musical performances, Rocky appeared in the sketch “Snackhomiez,” joining Stranger Things star Wolfhard and a cameo from Sabrina Carpenter for a podcast about snacks.

Don’t Be Dumb includes cameos from Tyler, The Creator and Doechii. Rocky’s last album, Testing, dropped in 2018 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. Both of his earlier albums — 2013’s Long. Live. ASAP and 2015’s At. Long. Last. ASAP — reached No. 1 on the chart.

Saturday marked the hip-hop star’s first time as a musical guest on SNL, though he previously appeared in a 2018 sketch called “Friendos” alongside Kenan Thompson and Donald Glover.

Watch A$AP Rocky’s SNL performances below.

Ed Sheeran is putting part of his Australia and New Zealand Loop Tour directly in the hands of fans.

Ahead of the tour’s opening night in Auckland, the singer-songwriter revealed that each show will include a live, fan-driven setlist element, with audiences invited to text in song requests that he will perform on the night.

In an Instagram Story shared Thursday (Jan. 15), Sheeran explained that a phone number will appear on screens inside the venue before the show begins, allowing fans to submit the songs they want to hear. Those requests will be tallied in real time, with the most popular picks making it into the set.

“So tomorrow, if you are at the gig, there will be a big thing on the screen before it begins where it will say ‘text in song recommendations,’” Sheeran said.

“There’s five slots in the gig where I’ll play any song that you guys decide.”

The singer added that the selections aren’t limited to current hits or recent releases, and that he plans to prepare whatever fans vote for ahead of showtime.

“So whatever song you wanna hear at the gig, go look at the screen, text it, and it’ll basically tally up the songs, and I will play those songs, whatever the song is,” he said.

“I will learn it before the show. So, surprise me and see you tomorrow.”

Sheeran’s Loop Tour kicks off with two shows at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium, followed by dates in Wellington and Christchurch before crossing to Australia later this month.

The Australian leg opens with back-to-back shows at Perth’s Optus Stadium on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, before continuing to Sydney’s Accor Stadium (Feb. 13–15), Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (Feb. 20–22), Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium (Feb. 26–28), and wrapping up at Adelaide Oval on March 5.

The tour supports Sheeran’s latest album, Play, which features the singles “Azizam,” “Sapphire,” and “Old Phone.” Across the run, Sheeran is joined by special guests Vance Joy and Mia Wray on all dates, with BIIRD appearing on New Zealand and Perth shows, and Aaron Rowe supporting in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.

Tickets for the Loop Tour are on sale now via Frontier Touring.