5SOS’ Calum Hood Scores First Solo No. 1 on ARIA Albums Chart

Calum Hood, best known as the bassist for 5 Seconds of Summer, has officially made his solo breakthrough.

As a member of 5SOS, Hood has already topped the Australian charts five times, with all five of the group’s studio albums reaching No. 1 — from their self-titled debut in 2014 to 5SOS5 in 2022. With ORDER Chaos ORDER, Hood continues the band’s winning streak, this time as a solo artist.

The 29-year-old features in the latest issue of Rolling Stone AU/NZ, where he opened up about the band’s enduring creative engine. “The 5SOS cog in the music world never stops,” he said.

“There’s always people dreaming up things — ‘What if we do this, what if we do that?’ So fear not, because there’s always something going on.”

It’s a huge week for homegrown talent on the ARIA Albums Chart. Western Sydney drill group ONEFOUR entered at No. 2 with Look At Me Now, their first full-length release. Meanwhile, psych-rock veterans King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard debuted at No. 5 with Phantom Island, continuing a prolific streak that now includes 27 studio albums and 19 ARIA top 10 entries. Despite that, a No. 1 album still eludes the band.

“Three Aussie debuts in the Top 5 is an absolutely massive result,” ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd said in a statement. “Congratulations to ONEFOUR and King Gizz, but particularly to our new No. 1 Calum and his team for delivering a breakthrough hit album and proving that new Australian music absolutely can cut through.”

Elsewhere in the top 20, Spacey Jane’s third LP If That Makes Sense climbs 21-13 in its sixth charting week, as the band continues its Australian headline tour.

On the ARIA Singles Chart, California-based singer Alex Warren logs a 13th consecutive week at No. 1 with “Ordinary.” The track now ties for the fifth-longest reign in ARIA chart history. However, no Australian songs appear in the current top 50.