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Posted by: Dircadirca 3rd January 2024, 09:11 AM

Hello, are you ready to go? We're gonna lose control, so let's go, let's go. I am contractually obligated by my obsessive compulsiveness to mention that I will eventually post the 2023 EOY charts but they will go in the 2023 thread. I do not know if none or some or all of next week's chart will be included in the calculations.

01/01/2024

Singles

01 02 66 01 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
02 05 21 02 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Brenda Lee
03 04 57 02 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham!
04 10 26 03 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
05 07 27 05 SANTA TELL ME Ariana Grande
06 16 19 06 JINGLE BELL ROCK Bobby Helms
07 01 07 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
08 22 16 08 IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR Andy Williams
09 19 17 09 UNDERNEATH THE TREE Kelly Clarkson
10 18 19 07 HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
11 26 14 11 SNOWMAN Sia
12 46 16 09 SLEIGH RIDE The Ronettes
13 43 10 13 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Dean Martin
14 30 31 14 MISTLETOE Justin Bieber
15 03 15 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
16 56 27 03 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid
17 64 10 11 A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Burl Ives
18 69 22 13 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band
19 63 13 17 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Frank Sinatra
20 70 08 10 MERRY CHRISTMAS Ed Sheeran & Elton John
21 06 21 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
22 84 07 22 RUN RUDOLPH RUN Chuck Berry
23 94 06 23 WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME Paul McCartney
24 09 40 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
25 08 19 04 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
26 15 10 11 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
27 RE 07 27 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN The Jackson 5
28 11 15 06 WATER Tyla
29 RE 03 29 WHITE CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
30 12 18 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
31 RE 07 31 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS Elton John
32 RE 02 32 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS The Fontaine Sisters & Perry Como
33 RE 08 33 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues
34 RE 07 34 PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Eagles
35 14 47 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
36 13 76 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
37 NE 01 37 JINGLE BELLS Frank Sinatra
38 RE 03 38 SANTA, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande
39 RE 05 26 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Chris Rea
40 RE 02 39 LITTLE SAINT NICK The Beach Boys
41 RE 06 19 FELIZ NAVIDAD Jose Feliciano
42 RE 06 42 BLUE CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley
43 RE 02 43 CHRISTMAS (BABY PLEASE COME HOME) Darlene Love
44 17 17 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
45 NE 01 45 DJ PLAY A CHRISTMAS SONG Cher
46 21 39 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
47 RE 03 47 LIKE IT'S CHRISTMAS Jonas Brothers
48 RE 08 24 JINGLE BELLS Michael Buble feat. The Puppini Sisters
49 RE 02 49 CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Taylor Swift
50 RE 08 27 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Shakin' Stevens

Bubbling
04 (07) HOUDINI Dua Lipa
05 (05) LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
06 (06) RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
07 (33) WINTER WONDERLAND Laufey
08 (04) IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
09 (08) EXES Tate McRae
10 (09) AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
11 (11) LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
12 (14) FTCU Nicki Minaj
13 (10) MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski
14 (13) GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
15 (12) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
16 (17) WILD ONES Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll
17 (15) SAVING UP Dom Dolla
18 (16) ONE OF YOUR GIRLS Troye Sivan
19 (NE) ENTRAPRENEUR Central Cee
20 (18) RUN FOR THE HILLS Tate McRae

Albums

01 01 009 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 04 106 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
03 03 062 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
04 06 227 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 09 025 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
06 05 151 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
07 12 179 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
08 08 016 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
09 20 149 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
10 14 320 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
11 32 082 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
12 11 043 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
13 10 036 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
14 07 003 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
15 13 061 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
16 18 136 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
17 23 290 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
18 21 111 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
19 17 055 01 SOS SZA
20 19 022 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
21 22 129 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
22 25 022 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
23 64 006 23 THE SINGLES: ECHOES FROM THE EDGE OF HEAVEN Wham!
24 33 459 02 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
25 24 029 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
26 16 003 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
27 48 007 02 ROCK-STAR Stray Kids
28 26 302 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
29 31 084 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
30 27 010 01 HACKNEY DIAMONDS The Rolling Stones
31 28 414 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
32 42 056 22 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
33 29 342 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
34 39 100 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
35 51 149 02 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50TH ANNIVERSARY) Pink Floyd
36 36 040 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
37 34 018 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
38 53 271 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUDNTRACK) Queen
39 44 216 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
40 88 005 40 CHRISTMAS Cher
41 40 282 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
42 50 011 01 SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER Troye Sivan
43 46 397 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
44 37 479 01 1989 Taylor Swift
45 30 287 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 38 012 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
47 41 073 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem
48 54 356 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
49 57 211 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles
50 43 059 02 GRADUATION Kanye West


I didn't realise when I was making last week's post that it'd be the last one for that thread, on account of this chart being dated ahead to January 1st. This also means that it's the 10th thread like this I've started and I've been doing this for 9 years, throwing back to a wildly different time when "1989" by Taylor Swift was at #1.

It took some getting, but "All I Want For Christmas Is You" has secured its 8th week at #1. As with last year, Brenda Lee overtook Wham! on the last week, as her second version seems to really galvanise in those last few days. In fact we have the exact same top 6 as last year. Something of note though is the big boost for Perry Como this year, making the top 50 for the first time, which has really eaten into the Michael Buble hegemony. He only barely stayed ahead of Ariana Grande on Spotify this week, so if this trend continues, we could see a shift. The first actual change is Andy Williams moving from #8 to #7 on the list of Christmas songs, but Jack Harlow holds a stronger fort than SZA last year (whose "Kill Bill" at #12 was the highest non-Christmas song) so he can't get a new peak. On the other hand, Kelly Clarkson has made a big move to hit the top 10 for the first time. This is her newest song to reach the top 10 as her last one was "Mr. Know It All", which I must remind for non-Australian readers, is her only ARIA #1 hit, as she got a big boost performing it at the NRL Grand Final at the time. This is actually the song that dethroned "Somebody That I Used To Know". If you ever bemoan the increasing US influence on Christmas canon, then give a hand to Australia because there's not a single Australian song in this top 50 that isn't by someone who offensively depicted neurodivergent people on film. Sia nearly had a second top 50 entry actually. Apart from Perry Como, the big winner this year is Dean Martin, who used to battle Frank Sinatra for allowing the most snow, but has soared ahead this year. Sinatra does however have a first time entry for his version of "Jingle Bells", overtaking Michael Buble's version. Kelly Clarkson, Jonas Brothers, Elvis Presley & Taylor Swift also score first time top 50 entrants, as does Cher with the only new one. Cher's last top 50 entry was in 2001. Big losers this week in the top 50 include Shakin' Stevens & Jose Feliciano who have seriously underperformed compared to last year.

Oh and annual reminder that for some reason, "Do They Know It's Christmas" is using the chart run stats for 2014. I check every year to see if ARIA will ever change this, but they didn't this time.

The only 'new' songs in the top 50 this week are Jack Harlow, Tate McRae & Cher, so the Bubbling Under chart really may as well be a glimpse into that super thrilling Christmas-free chart that so many people demand to be inevitably bored by. Fascinating stuff. It does probably mean that Laufey has had her first charting single in Australia though.

On the album chart, "1989 (Taylor's Version)" has now matched the 9 week reign of "1989". The recent Wham! compilation gets a slight new peak and Cher debuts with her Christmas album. Not much else going on but Christ we've barely got 1 Australian album in the top 50, and only because it has 3 hit singles. Those end of year charts are gonna look grim.

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 3rd January 2024, 09:30 AM

I’m expecting a few at least of those Bubbling songs will come in when the Christmas songs drop out.

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th January 2024, 09:25 AM

08/01/2024

Singles

01 07 08 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
02 15 16 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
03 21 22 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
04 24 41 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
05 25 20 04 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
06 26 11 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
07 28 16 06 WATER Tyla
08 30 19 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
09 35 48 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
10 36 77 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
11 44 18 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
12 67 32 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
13 63 08 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
14 46 40 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
15 58 31 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
16 60 51 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
17 64 12 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
18 68 70 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez
19 78 184 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
20 62 27 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
21 57 45 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
22 56 178 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
23 66 13 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
24 74 83 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
25 70 07 25 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
26 80 30 01 SPRINTER Dave, Central Cee
27 71 10 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
28 79 63 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
29 75 38 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
30 94 125 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa
31 96 92 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles
32 82 182 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
33 86 38 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
34 93 04 34 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
35 85 15 14 AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
36 84 07 15 EXES Tate McRae
37 81 07 36 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
38 100 177 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals
39 RE 25 12 RUSH Troye Sivan
40 RE 68 01 I'M GOOD (BLUE) David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
41 98 155 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd
42 RE 21 32 (IT GOES LIKE) NANANA Peggy Gou
43 RE 14 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
44 RE 212 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
45 92 81 17 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs
46 RE 248 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
47 RE 73 03 DIE FOR YOU The Weeknd
48 RE 264 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
49 RE 55 01 KILL BILL SZA
50 RE 108 06 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. Miley Cyrus

Bubbling
09 (13) MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski
10 (12) FTCU Nicki Minaj
11 (17) SAVING UP Dom Dolla
12 (15) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
13 (18) ONE OF YOUR GIRLS Troye Sivan
14 (16) WILD ONES Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll
15 (21) IDGAF Drake feat. Yeat
16 (20) RUN FOR THE HILLS Tate McRae
17 (28) STANDING NEXT TO YOU Jung Kook
18 (24) TOO MUCH The Kid Laroi, Jung Kook, Central Cee
19 (NE) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
20 (25) NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift

Albums

01 01 010 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 06 152 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
03 03 063 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
04 12 044 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
05 04 228 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
06 13 037 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
07 07 180 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
08 10 321 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
09 08 017 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
10 14 004 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
11 17 291 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
12 05 026 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
13 16 137 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
14 21 130 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
15 19 056 01 SOS SZA
16 28 303 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
17 33 343 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
18 15 062 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
19 26 004 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
20 20 023 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
21 32 057 21 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
22 24 460 02 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
23 09 150 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
24 22 023 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
25 31 415 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
26 18 112 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
27 43 398 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
28 46 013 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
29 37 019 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
30 50 060 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
31 53 030 13 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
32 38 272 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
33 39 217 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
34 36 041 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
35 29 085 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
36 41 283 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
37 47 074 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem
38 44 480 01 1989 Taylor Swift
39 58 057 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
40 48 357 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
41 65 063 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
42 57 156 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
43 25 030 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
44 56 195 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
45 42 012 01 SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER Troye Sivan
46 45 288 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
47 51 021 18 EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY - MUSIC FROM THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Soundtrack
48 79 173 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
49 63 197 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
50 62 004 50 TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Soundtrack


"Lovin On Me" is #1 for a 7th week. It's getting towards prestigious territory without any close contenders, maybe a new debut could unsettle things? In case you were wondering about the intricasies of the chart that are lost to Christmas, let it be known that the entire top 11 is in the same order they were last week. It does mean that "Stick Season" is in the top 10 for the first time after being stuck outside for quite a few weeks. Speaking of new peaks, a perennial 2000s classic has finally gotten a new peak this week, I'm of course talking about "Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits" which is 1 spot higher than it reached in 2009. Oh and "Mr. Brightside" is in the top 20 for the first time. It might even hang around in a similar spot next week. We just barely get a new entry on this week through Fred again.. since he only barely missed the top 50 first week around. It's now Baby Keem's highest charting entry, amazing brother. An interesting note I forgot to put on last week's chart was that it was the first time this decade that Dua Lipa wasn't in the top 50, having been there continuously ever since "Don't Start Now" came out. She's back with a vengeance this week, as are the dueling partners of "Heat Waves" and "Someone You Loved", still with a 3 week gap in top 50 weeks between them. I also neglected to mention that "Heat Waves" went one week shy of being the first, possibly only ever song to go 3 consecutive years in the top 50. Some might say 156 weeks *is* 3 years but I disagree fervently with that. Also notably we've got the return of "Party In The U.S.A.", which has been a Spotify perennial for many years now but this is its first time back in the top 50 since 2010. It's fascinating how relatively modest its deficit is behind what will almost certainly be crowned as the biggest hit of 2023. Speaking of which, I very much hope ARIA post the end of year lists soon. Last year was on a Wednesday morning following the last included chart week so fingers crossed.

"1989 (Taylor's Version)" is #1 for a 10th week in a row, making it Taylor Swift's longest reigning album ever. I saw a Facebook post recently making fun of Scooter Braun for owning Taylor Swift's masters that are now worthless. This joke would work better if all of her back catalogue hadn't pretty much universally increased in activity in the past few years (the original version is charting higher now than it was back in mid-2018 when this dispute arose). Could be something to keep an eye out for in the future, although she'll also be in Australia soon and you better believe there'll be a lot more data to pore through. I already used the only other particularly interesting thing on the album chart this week for a joke in the last paragraph, but oh the "Trolls Band Together" soundtrack has managed to sneak in now.

Anyway, if I don't see you in the 2023 thread to finish that off, this'll be the last of these posts I do for a couple weeks as I'll be on holiday. If all goes okay, Rush will take the reins for those weeks, and probably be either less snarky or a different brand of snark. 5,000 posts, woo

Posted by: Cody Cranston 11th January 2024, 06:03 AM

awww it was nice seeing SKZ stick around in the album charts for a bit </3

Posted by: Rush 17th January 2024, 10:52 AM

15/01/2024

Singles

01 01 09 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
02 02 17 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
03 06 12 03 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
04 05 21 04 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
05 04 42 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
06 03 23 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
07 07 17 06 WATER Tyla
08 08 20 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
09 10 78 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
10 11 19 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
11 09 49 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
12 15 32 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
13 22 179 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
14 25 08 14 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
15 13 09 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
16 14 41 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
17 17 13 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
18 23 14 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
19 20 28 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
20 12 33 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
21 24 84 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
22 16 52 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
23 19 185 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
24 21 44 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
25 RE 30 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
26 27 11 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
27 18 71 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez
28 28 64 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
29 29 39 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
30 26 32 01 SPRINTER Dave, Central Cee
31 36 08 15 EXES Tate McRae
32 37 08 32 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
33 33 39 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
34 34 05 34 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
35 32 183 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
36 35 16 14 AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
37 38 178 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals
38 52 25 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
39 43 15 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
40 30 126 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa
41 31 93 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles
42 53 04 42 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
43 46 249 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
44 41 157 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd
45 39 25 12 RUSH Troye Sivan
46 48 265 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
47 47 75 03 DIE FOR YOU The Weeknd
48 45 82 17 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs
49 49 56 01 KILL BILL SZA
50 51 14 19 MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski

Bubbling
8 (10) FTCU Nicki Minaj
9 (12) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
10 (13) ONE OF YOUR GIRLS Troye Sivan
11 (17) SAVING UP Dom Dolla
12 (14) WILD ONES Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll
13 (27) NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli feat. Lil Yachty
14 (19) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
15 (15) IDGAF Drake feat. Yeat
16 (18) TOO MUCH The Kid Laroi, Jung Kook, Central Cee
17 (21) BLEED The Kid Laroi
18 (17) STANDING NEXT TO YOU Jung Kook
19 (20) NOW THAT WE DON'T TALK (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
20 (22) FIRST PERSON SHOOTER Drake feat. J. Cole

Albums

01 01 011 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 02 153 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
03 03 064 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
04 04 045 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
05 06 038 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
06 05 229 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
07 08 322 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
08 07 181 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
09 09 018 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
10 10 005 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
11 14 232 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
12 11 292 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
13 17 344 13 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
14 13 138 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
15 16 304 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
16 15 057 01 SOS SZA
17 20 024 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
18 31 031 13 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
19 21 171 19 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 18 063 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
21 29 020 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
22 12 027 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
23 25 416 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
24 19 005 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
25 23 151 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
26 28 014 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
27 27 399 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
28 30 061 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
29 22 461 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
30 24 025 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
31 26 113 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
32 39 058 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
33 37 075 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem
34 32 273 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
35 33 218 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
36 38 481 01 1989 Taylor Swift
37 46 289 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
38 42 157 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
39 35 086 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
40 34 042 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
41 36 284 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
42 41 064 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
43 40 358 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
44 44 196 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
45 51 274 03 THE FAME Lady Gaga
46 45 013 01 SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER Troye Sivan
47 49 198 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
48 50 005 48 TROLLS BAND TOGETHER Soundtrack
49 47 022 18 EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY - MUSIC FROM THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Soundtrack
50 52 250 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

Dirca gave me this job while he's on holiday, and he already typed this week's charts for me so I don't have a lot to do here apart from fixing several typos. "Lovin On Me" is #1 for an 8th week, "Stick Season" climbs to #3, and "Riptide" is top 15 for the first time since February 2014, shortly after it won the triple j Hottest 100 of 2013 and upgraded its mid-2013 #7 peak to #6. "Murder On The Dancefloor", originally a #3 hit and the 12th biggest single of 2002, re-enters at #25 but "Unwritten", which is not too far behind on Spotify, is currently not being tracked by ARIA. Hopefully that will change as it could be on track for a new peak (originally #26 in 2005), and then hopefully that will inspire her to finally release "Pocketful Of Sunshine" here and make it the smash hit it should've been 16 years ago (or failing that, to at least give us the "Strip Me" album on Spotify).

"1989 (Taylor's Version)" is #1 for an 11th week in a row and surprisingly, Lady Gaga's "The Fame" has decided to greet me with its first week in the top 50 since July 2011, which is the only vaguely interesting thing I can find on this week's albums chart.

Posted by: Rush 25th January 2024, 02:19 PM

22/01/2024

Singles

01 01 10 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
02 NE 01 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
03 03 13 03 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
04 02 18 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
05 04 22 04 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
06 05 43 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
07 08 21 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
08 06 24 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
09 07 18 06 WATER Tyla
10 09 79 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
11 14 09 11 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
12 25 31 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
13 10 20 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
14 11 50 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
15 15 10 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
16 12 33 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
17 13 180 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
18 RE 13 18 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
19 16 42 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
20 19 29 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
21 18 15 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
22 20 34 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
23 NE 01 23 REDRUM 21 Savage
24 23 186 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
25 17 14 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
26 21 85 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
27 24 45 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
28 34 06 28 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
29 32 09 29 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
30 22 53 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
31 26 12 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
32 29 40 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
33 31 09 15 EXES Tate McRae
34 NE 01 34 NÉE-NAH 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin
35 27 72 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez
36 28 65 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
37 38 26 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
38 33 40 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
39 39 16 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
40 36 17 14 AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
41 35 184 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
42 30 33 01 SPRINTER Dave, Central Cee
43 42 05 42 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
44 43 250 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
45 37 179 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals
46 50 15 19 MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski
47 41 94 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles
48 55 36 48 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen
49 44 158 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd
50 40 127 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

Bubbling
10 (NE) N.H.I.E. 21 Savage, Doja Cat
11 (13) NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli feat. Lil Yachty
12 (08) FTCU Nicki Minaj
13 (09) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
14 (11) SAVING UP Dom Dolla
15 (10) ONE OF YOUR GIRLS Troye Sivan
16 (12) WILD ONES Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll
17 (NE) SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
18 (14) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
19 (NE) J CHRIST Lil Nas X
20 (18) STANDING NEXT TO YOU Jung Kook

Albums

01 NE 001 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
02 01 012 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 03 065 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
04 02 154 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
05 04 046 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
06 05 039 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
07 06 230 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
08 07 323 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
09 08 182 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
10 18 032 10 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
11 09 019 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
12 13 345 12 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
13 14 139 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
14 11 233 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
15 12 293 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
16 10 006 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
17 15 305 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 16 058 01 SOS SZA
19 19 172 19 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 17 025 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
21 23 417 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
22 22 028 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
23 20 064 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
24 25 152 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
25 21 021 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
26 27 400 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
27 28 062 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
28 26 015 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
29 29 462 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
30 30 026 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
31 31 114 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
32 24 006 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
33 32 059 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
34 33 076 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem
35 36 482 01 1989 Taylor Swift
36 38 158 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
37 35 219 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
38 41 285 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
39 37 290 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
40 34 274 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
41 43 359 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
42 39 087 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
43 40 043 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
44 42 065 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
45 44 197 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
46 45 275 03 THE FAME Lady Gaga
47 61 103 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
48 47 199 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
49 46 014 01 SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER Troye Sivan
50 52 244 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

"Lovin On Me" is #1 for a 9th week. Ariana Grande debuts at #2, not quite living up to the #1 debuts of "positions", "7 rings" and "No Tears Left To Cry" ("thank u, next" debuted at #2 but it was released part-way through the week so it's not a fair comparison). She has, however, presumably secured herself a better EOY position than, er, "positions", which was released too late to make 2020's top 100 and then only got itself to #55 of 2021. "Murder On The Dancefloor" climbs to #12 and ARIA have taken notice of "Unwritten"; it re-enters at #18, instantly surpassing its original #26 peak. I believe Natasha Bedingfield was last seen in the Australian charts in 2011 as a feature on Simple Plan's "Jet Lag", a #8 hit here, and last charted as a lead artist when "Love Like This" reached #77 in 2008, unless you're willing to count the physical singles chart, in which case "Bruised Water" did chart in 2009. 21 Savage debuts 2 songs in the top 50. Morgan Wallen's "Thinkin' Bout Me" has been bubbling in the lower 50 for most of the time since his album was released last March, and this week it enters the top 50 for the first time. I don't know if there's any particular reason for that to be happening now, but it is currently a radio hit in Australia.

21 Savage's album also debuts at #1. It's his first #1 album, having previously reached #2 with "Her Loss" with Drake (blocked by "Midnights"), and before that #4 in 2020 with "Savage Mode II". Noah Kahan climbs to #10 and that's about it.

Posted by: One_For_Sorrow 25th January 2024, 07:09 PM

Hopefully Sophie and Natasha climb even further later today when the charts are revealed.

Posted by: Dircadirca 31st January 2024, 04:44 PM

29/01/2024

Singles

01 01 11 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
02 03 14 02 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
03 04 19 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
04 02 02 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
05 05 23 04 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
06 06 44 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
07 12 32 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
08 07 22 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
09 11 10 09 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
10 08 25 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
11 10 80 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
12 09 19 06 WATER Tyla
13 13 21 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
14 14 51 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
15 18 14 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
16 16 34 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
17 15 11 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
18 NE 01 18 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
19 17 181 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
20 21 16 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
21 22 35 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
22 23 02 22 REDRUM 21 Savage
23 19 43 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
24 20 30 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
25 53 04 25 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
26 26 86 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
27 29 10 27 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
28 28 07 28 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
29 30 54 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
30 24 187 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
31 60 02 31 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
32 25 15 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
33 33 10 15 EXES Tate McRae
34 27 46 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
35 32 41 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
36 36 66 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
37 44 251 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
38 35 73 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez
39 39 17 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
40 38 41 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
41 43 06 41 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
42 40 18 14 AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
43 31 13 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
44 77 05 44 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
45 41 185 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
46 48 37 46 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen
47 58 14 45 DIAL DRUNK Noah Kahan
48 46 16 19 MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski
49 99 02 49 SCARED TO START MIchael Marcagi
50 47 95 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

Bubbling
13 (NE) HOMESICK Noah Kahan, Sam Fender
14 (12) FTCU Nicki Minaj
15 (16) WILD ONES Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll
16 (09) NEE-NAH 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin
17 (NE) SKIN AND BONES David Kushner
18 (13) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
19 (NE) CRUEL SUMMER G Flip
20 (18) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown

Albums

01 02 013 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 NE 001 02 SAVIORS Green Day
03 06 040 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
04 03 066 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
05 04 155 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
06 10 033 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
07 01 002 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
08 05 047 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
09 08 324 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
10 07 231 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
11 09 183 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
12 12 346 12 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
13 11 020 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
14 13 140 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
15 17 306 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
16 19 173 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
17 15 294 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
18 20 026 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
19 18 059 01 SOS SZA
20 14 234 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
21 16 007 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
22 NE 001 22 NECK DEEP Neck Deep
23 21 418 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
24 23 065 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
25 24 153 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
26 29 463 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
27 25 022 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
28 26 401 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
29 22 029 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
30 27 063 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
31 28 016 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
32 34 077 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem
33 36 159 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
34 38 286 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
35 33 060 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
36 37 220 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
37 31 115 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
38 41 360 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
39 30 027 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
40 42 088 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
41 32 007 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
42 40 275 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
43 35 483 01 1989 Taylor Swift
44 39 291 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
45 43 044 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
46 44 066 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
47 45 198 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
48 50 245 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
49 46 276 03 THE FAME Lady Gaga
50 48 200 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa


Gonna be brief-ish because I'm a little under the weather. "Lovin On Me" is #1 for a 10th week. This might be its final week at #1, it's hard to tell at this stage because I don't know how big its YouTube/Apple leads are. In any case, I'm going to stop directly referencing the song that's poised to overtake it because in addition to finding it a bit cringe in general, it now reminds me of one of the most miserable day (and a half)s of my life. 2 years ago Benson Boone scored his first top 40 hit, this week he gets his second and it's instantly his highest as well. Sabrina Carpenter is a little more expedited in this process and maybe this one's actually legit! ("nonsense" actually has had very strong longevity but otherwise its only week in the top 50 (all the way up at #22!) was dubious. Flo Milli scores her first top 50 hit. It previously had Lil Yachty credited but this week he's been taken off of it, a very rare un-crediting from ARIA. Michael Marcagi is also charting for the first time, while we can continue to think up think-pieces on the state of Australian popular music. Last year Dom Dolla was one of only 4 Australian artists to score a new top 50 hit, and for that matter, the only one who hadn't charted before. This week he gets a second with "Saving Up", with an uncredited Clementine Douglas on vocals (she also sang on his 2022 single "Miracle Maker" which is a monumental banger). We had the biggest plot twist of the year when "Saving Up" landed a spot ahead of "Rhyme Dust" in the Hottest 100 on the weekend, and now it looks to easily outpeak it next week, it's up to #10 on Spotify tonight.

That being said, there's a hint to future curiosity for Australian entries lower down. From the Bubbling Under section, we've got an arrival for G Flip, who's charted below the top 50 a few times in the late 2010s. If you didn't already assume it, then yes, that's a Like a Version cover of "Cruel Summer", the Taylor Swift one, not Bananarama. G Flip actually broke the record for the most entries in a single Hottest 100 on the weekend, with 7 entries, and one has to expect this cover will figure well next year. However it's also wanting to be shown up as local band Royel Otis are charting even higher with their cover of "Murder On The Dancefloor". It got a mid-week release on Spotify so don't expect much from it here, but if it maintains its streaming performance, we could be in for a very uncharacteristic chart entry. Both of these are odd however as the only Like a Versions to chart before, did so on the back of Hottest 100 performances, it's very rare for the digital release to have immediate impact like this.

Taylor Swift is back at #1 for a 12th week. She keeps Green Day at bay giving them now as many #2 albums as #1 (3), and yes, "...Father Of All" is one of the latter. For the two weeks I wasn't writing this, I didn't get a chance to point out that Maroon 5's compilation which had been somewhat underperforming last year has now seen a boon with a new peak two weeks in a row, I think because a couple of Maroon 5 songs have had a jump in streaming (I did see "Moves Like Jagger" and "Maps" both pop into the Spotify top 200). Anyway I still have another long runner to report because CCR's compilation has seen a new peak this week. They've also had a big boost on streaming lately, often having three songs in the Spotify top 100. "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" might even be close to the top 50 in general but isn't being reported. Neck Deep score the only other debut this week which is the 2nd highest of their 4 top 50 albums. It's such a brief week you might not notice that Troye Sivan dropped out (which I attribute to "One Of Your Girls" collapsing on streaming) meaning that for possibly the first time ever, there are no Australians in the top 50. I expect Troye & G Flip will probably climb back in next week at least. Oh this wasn't brief at all, I guess I was aching to say things again.

Posted by: Dircadirca 7th February 2024, 12:52 PM

05/02/2024

Singles

01 02 15 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
02 01 12 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
03 05 24 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
04 03 20 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
05 06 45 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
06 10 26 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
07 07 33 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
08 09 11 08 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
09 18 02 09 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
10 08 23 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
11 44 06 11 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
12 04 03 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
13 16 35 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
14 13 22 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
15 11 81 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
16 12 20 06 WATER Tyla
17 14 52 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
18 15 15 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
19 17 12 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
20 22 03 20 REDRUM 21 Savage
21 20 17 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
22 24 31 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
23 25 05 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
24 19 182 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
25 31 03 25 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
26 21 36 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
27 23 44 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
28 40 42 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
29 30 188 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
30 41 07 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
31 35 42 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
32 26 87 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
33 39 18 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
34 33 11 15 EXES Tate McRae
35 36 67 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
36 56 28 12 RUSH Troye Sivan
37 49 03 37 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
38 29 55 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
39 28 08 28 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
40 32 16 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
41 RE 16 32 RHYME DUST MK & Dom Dolla
42 34 47 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
43 27 11 27 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
44 42 19 14 AGORA HILLS Doja Cat
45 NE 01 45 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
46 48 17 19 MY LOVE MINE ALL MINE Mitski
47 51 35 01 SPRINTER Dave, Central Cee
48 53 28 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
49 43 14 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
50 38 74 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez

Bubbling
12 (NE) HISS Megan Thee Stallion
13 (NE) MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
14 (NE) THINK U THE S**T (F**T) Ice Spice
15 (14) FTCU Nicki Minaj
16 (18) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
17 (13) HOMESICK Noah Kahan & Sam Fender
18 (20) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
19 (22) ONE OF YOUR GIRLS Troye Sivan
20 (NE) SELFISH Justin Timberlake

Albums

01 01 014 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 04 067 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
03 05 156 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
04 09 325 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
05 03 041 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
06 08 048 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
07 NE 001 07 WALL OF EYES The Smile
08 10 232 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
09 11 184 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
10 06 034 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
11 07 003 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
12 13 021 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
13 14 141 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
14 12 347 12 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
15 19 060 01 SOS SZA
16 20 235 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
17 16 174 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
18 17 295 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
19 18 027 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
20 15 307 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 25 154 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
22 23 419 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
23 24 066 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
24 26 464 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
25 21 008 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
26 30 064 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
27 27 023 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
28 37 116 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
29 28 402 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
30 31 017 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
31 35 061 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
32 52 025 18 EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY - MUSIC FROM THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Soundtrack
33 33 160 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
34 29 030 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
35 36 221 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
36 38 361 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
37 42 276 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
38 34 287 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
39 39 028 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
40 43 484 01 1989 Taylor Swift
41 NE 001 41 YELLOW MELLOW Ocean Alley
42 RE 006 01 DRUMMER G Flip
43 46 067 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
44 45 045 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
45 44 292 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 40 089 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
47 47 199 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
48 41 008 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
49 48 246 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
50 59 597 01 THE VERY BEST INXS


With triple j's Hottest 100 in effect, a lot of 2023 releases have vaulted back up the chart to varying extents. At the top of the pile of all things is actually "Prada" which finally gets to #3 after many near misses, matching the peak of "Escapism.", but looking likely to surpass its longevity in the top 50. The actual #1 song was "Paint The Town Red" which has a relative rebound although not much to write home about, which I find is a common situation when the winning song is one that's a highly overexposed pop hit by a non-Australian artist. We also nearly saw the miracle of an Australian in the top 10, not in the Hottest 100, that's a given, but Dom Dolla nearly translated his #3 finish for "Saving Up" into a top 10 placement this week. He could still hang around of course. Reminder that the only Australian top 10 hits last year where two from The Kid LAROI that only sat there for a single week each. Unrelated to all of this is the arrival of YG Marley for a first time entry that looks to keep climbing next week.

Evidently with the Bubbling Under chart, it's another instance of all those big talked about singles in America not actually getting far here. As promised last week, Royel Otis arrive with their mid-week release of their Sophie Ellis-Bextor cover, the timing of which is completely coincidental. It'll be eligible for next year's Hottest 100. The timing is also bad but they should still manage to make the ARIA top 50 next week. Also yes that is how ARIA wrote the Ice Spice title on the website, they really thought of the children with this one.

We're several weeks away from Taylor Swift being in the country which of course warrants a bigger boost in sales than most artists receive period, brace yourself for the end of the month. It comes from what could be considered a minutely notable chart happening as perhaps for the first time ever, something Radiohead related was the best selling album in Australia. We can't add to the 6 Radiohead #2 albums + 1 Thom Yorke #2 album, but The Smile do chart quite a bit higher than they did with the first album, probably owing to the more unified format release timing. Anyway that's the only new album on the chart this week. As another funny Hottest 100 coincidence, this year was the first time since 2017 that Ocean Alley weren't in the Hottest 100, on account of not releasing anything last year, but this week they chart for the first time with their first album, before they were famous, and coincidentally they're one spot ahead of G Flip who just broke the record for most Hottest 100 entries in a single year, ending the 19 years of Wolfmother supremacy and 1 year of Spacey Jane supremacy. The other mildly interesting thing on the chart this week that I just discovered from typing this out is that Eminem's "Curtain Call 2", which has never left the top 50 before and was #32 last week has suddenly collapsed with no explanation. It's still on the Hip-Hop album chart so it's not gone but it's had a very dubious descent this week, that I'll have to remind myself to eye out next week.

Posted by: jszmiles 9th February 2024, 12:31 AM

you missed #50 on albums

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th February 2024, 11:28 AM

Whoops. When I type it up I leave gaps for the re-entries but it's easy to not see it when it's at the bottom, cheers for the heads up.

Posted by: Dircadirca 13th February 2024, 09:56 AM

12/02/2024

Singles

01 01 16 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
02 02 13 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
03 09 03 03 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
04 04 21 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
05 03 25 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
06 05 46 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
07 08 12 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
08 07 34 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
09 10 24 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves
10 11 07 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
11 06 27 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
12 15 82 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
13 12 04 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
14 14 23 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
15 19 13 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
16 13 36 08 POPULAR The Weeknd feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
17 16 21 06 WATER Tyla
18 18 16 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
19 17 53 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
20 20 04 20 REDRUM 21 Savage
21 38 56 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
22 45 02 22 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
23 25 04 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
24 22 32 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
25 35 68 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
26 21 18 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
27 27 45 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
28 34 12 15 EXES Tate McRae
29 24 183 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
30 30 08 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
31 39 09 28 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
32 33 19 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan
33 37 04 33 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
34 31 43 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
35 71 02 35 MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
36 28 43 13 CHEMICAL Post Malone
37 23 06 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
38 26 37 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
39 32 88 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
40 29 189 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers
41 54 253 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
42 48 29 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
43 40 17 17 LIL BOO THANG Paul Russell
44 42 48 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
45 36 29 12 RUSH Troye Sivan
46 49 15 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
47 52 187 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
48 43 12 27 SURROUND SOUND JID feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate
49 50 75 11 CALM DOWN Rema & Selena Gomez
50 69 134 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

Bubbling
13 (21) HOME Good Neighbours
14 (20) SELFISH Justin Timberlake
15 (14) THINK U THE S**T (F**T) Ice Spice
16 (12) HISS Megan Thee Stallion
17 (15) FTCU Nicki Minaj
18 (18) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
19 (16) CAN'T CATCH ME NOW Olivia Rodrigo
20 (NE) SPIN YOU AROUND (1/24) Morgan Wallen

Albums

01 01 015 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
02 02 068 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
03 08 233 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 04 326 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
05 09 185 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
06 05 042 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
07 03 157 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
08 06 049 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
09 10 035 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
10 15 061 01 SOS SZA
11 14 348 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
12 13 142 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
13 21 155 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
14 11 004 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
15 12 022 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
16 18 296 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
17 19 028 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
18 16 236 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
19 17 175 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
20 20 308 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 28 117 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
22 22 420 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
23 26 065 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
24 27 024 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
25 34 031 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
26 23 067 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
27 24 465 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
28 29 403 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
29 31 062 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
30 30 018 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
31 33 161 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
32 38 288 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
33 40 485 01 1989 Taylor Swift
34 44 046 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
35 NE 001 35 PRELUDE TO ECSTASY The Last Dinner Party
36 60 035 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
37 35 222 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
38 52 106 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
39 37 277 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
40 36 362 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
41 25 009 03 PINK FRIDAY 2 Nicki Minaj
42 48 009 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
43 46 090 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
44 45 293 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
45 43 068 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
46 49 247 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
47 47 200 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
48 54 202 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
49 39 029 01 BARBIE THE ALBUM Soundtrack
50 53 254 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish


Nothing drastic to report. Benson Boone is making his way towards the top. He'll probably get to #2 next week. We do finally have an Australian top 10 hit that feels like a legitimate hit (two of the last three spent just 2 weeks in the top 50), thanks to Dom Dolla and that mysterious Clementine Douglas. Also speaking of Australians shockingly getting hits, we've finally got the 2 weeks ago prophesized arrival of Royel Otis, the first bespoke Australian rock band to reach the top 50 since *checks notes* The Wiggles. It's provided a confusing issue for the powers that be that want to support local music, Hot Hits Australia now has both versions of "Murder On The Dancefloor" on its 50 song playlist, which means that if you play it on shuffle there's a very good chance you'll hear both of them in quick succession (admittedly I don't know how the algorithm works, I suspect it could prevent this but it might also not). This is only the second Like A Version to ever make the top 50, the last one was *checks notes* The Wiggles. In any case, this tracking week doesn't include the Hot Hits Aus add so it might actually have some unheard of longevity. btw "Fried Rice" is a banger. Also "Iris" is back again but this time it has an excuse because they're touring here soon/now.

Taylor Swift has the entire top 5 again. She did this back in July last year but it's slightly different this time as "1989" has been replaced by "1989 (Taylor's Version)" and it's ahead of "Midnights" and "Lover" this time. She might need to release another album to outdo herself and get the top 6 perhaps. It also helps that there's very little happening this week. I am finally here to say that Maroon 5 compilation has gotten a new peak, getting bizarrely close to the top 10. We've got only one debut this week. It's from The Last Dinner Party, have you heard of them? Wet Leg managed to debut at #1 so I guess I expected a bit better here. Also in an update to the Eminem story from last week, it seems to be mostly stable this week, so it's just set into a new equilibrium for no particular reason. Shouldn't stop it from reaching the year end list but it'll be significantly lower. Once again there aren't any Australian albums in the top 50 but let's celebrate the scraps we do have. For instance, Connie from Sneaky Sound System sings the hook on Kanye West's "Flashing Lights", in addition to starring Margot Robbie, "Barbie" also has The Kid LAROI & Tame Impala on its soundtrack, and most importantly, Billie Eilish sampled Australian traffic crossing sound effects on "bad guy". I think it's still the only production work she's ever done. Keith Urban also has a feature credit on "Fearless (Taylor's Version)". If you can think of any other examples let me know because we may as well cling to what we can.

Posted by: Dotty New Year 18th February 2024, 12:44 AM

Dom Dolla in the top 10. The taste.

The UK to replicate when?

Posted by: Dircadirca 21st February 2024, 10:42 AM

19/02/2024

Singles

01 01 17 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
02 03 04 02 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
03 02 14 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
04 06 47 02 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
05 04 22 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
06 05 26 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
07 07 13 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
08 09 25 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
09 08 35 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
10 NE 01 10 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
11 12 83 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
12 10 08 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
13 11 28 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
14 14 24 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
15 15 14 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
16 21 57 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
17 25 69 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
18 19 54 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
19 17 22 06 WATER Tyla
20 18 17 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
21 53 54 21 SNOOZE SZA
22 22 03 22 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
23 20 05 20 REDRUM 21 Savage
24 NE 01 24 BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
25 27 46 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
26 13 05 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
27 NE 01 27 BACK TO ME Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
28 16 37 08 POPULAR The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
29 24 33 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
00 26 19 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
31 52 56 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
32 23 05 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
33 NE 01 33 F*K SUMN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
34 NE 01 34 STARS Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
35 33 05 33 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
36 68 61 01 KILL BILL SZA
37 28 13 15 EXES Tate McRae
38 NE 01 38 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
39 35 03 35 MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
40 29 184 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
41 37 07 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
42 34 44 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
43 38 38 03 DANCE THE NIGHT Dua Lipa
44 NE 01 44 PAID Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
45 63 46 02 KARMA Taylor Swift
46 46 16 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
47 31 10 28 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
48 30 09 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
49 39 89 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
50 32 20 21 GOT ME STARTED Troye Sivan

Bubbling Under
17 (13) HOME Good Neighbours
18 (21) STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
19 (NE) FOREVER Noah Kahan
20 (NE) STYLE (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

Albums

01 NE 001 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
02 01 016 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 03 234 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 02 069 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
05 10 062 01 SOS SZA
06 07 158 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
07 05 186 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
08 04 327 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
09 36 036 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
10 NE 001 10 YOURS FOREVER Jessica Mauboy
11 09 036 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
12 06 043 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
13 13 156 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
14 08 050 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
15 21 118 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
16 15 023 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
17 12 143 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
18 17 029 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
19 11 349 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
20 25 032 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
21 18 237 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
22 58 107 22 CTRL SZA
23 16 297 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
24 38 107 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
25 19 176 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
26 20 309 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
27 14 005 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
28 23 066 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
29 27 466 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
30 22 421 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
31 29 063 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
32 24 025 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
33 26 068 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
34 28 404 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
35 32 289 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
36 33 486 01 1989 Taylor Swift
37 30 019 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
38 37 223 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
39 31 162 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
40 34 047 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
41 44 294 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
42 42 010 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
43 39 278 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
44 40 363 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
45 50 255 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
46 NE 001 46 COMING HOME Usher
47 47 201 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
48 46 248 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
49 45 069 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
50 RE 011 02 ONE MORE TIME... Blink-182


Australia is a serious hotbed for live shows that aren't festivals lately. Taylor Swift will be #1 next week with "Cruel Summer". Like it's so not close that it's completely fair to call the race now. Benson Boone is making a move though so he could still get there afterwards. Beyonce less so, but she'll still jump a lot next week. SZA also announced her Australian tour last week which has vaulted her back up the chart, with "Snooze" such a beneficiary that it returns to its prior #21 peak.

The Bubbling Under chart has shrunk a little bit recently. I think it's moderately interesting to see "Style (Taylor's Version)" in there for the first time. The New Music chart has its own 3 track rule so this is genuinely the first time it's appeared (it also becomes ineligible next week). When the album first came out, that version was not doing especially well and got overtaken by the original even. It's re-asserted itself this time around in a major way. Good Neighbours will unfortunately reach the top 50 next week, and also shout out to CYRIL, a rare Australian entry in this chart.

I'm not touching that. SZA's boosts also are reflected here except "Ctrl" does get a new peak of #22, it previously only got to #30. This week's only Australian entry in the top 50 is from Jessica Mauboy. She's not had a top 50 single since 2019 but this is her 7th top 10 album. "Forget You" is a banger. We can also see the effect of the new deluxe version of The Weeknd's compilation, which had to be significant given that Post Malone's compilation went from behind ahead to 6 spots behind this week. P!nk & blink-182 have also been playing in Australia as you can figure from the rebounds. Usher also sneaks in with his new album, which helps contribute to this being the first week all decade that Harry Styles isn't charting.

Posted by: Dircadirca 27th February 2024, 07:17 AM

26/02/2024

Singles

01 04 48 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
02 02 05 02 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
03 38 02 03 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
04 01 18 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 03 15 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
06 05 23 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
07 17 70 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
08 31 57 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
09 06 27 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
10 07 14 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
11 08 26 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
12 NE 01 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
13 45 47 02 KARMA Taylor Swift
14 10 02 10 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
15 12 09 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
16 58 23 16 DON'T BLAME ME Taylor Swift
17 11 84 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
18 26 06 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
19 09 36 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
20 RE 21 03 ...READY FOR IT? Taylor Swift
21 70 32 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
22 89 09 21 LOVE STORY (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
23 22 04 22 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
24 76 10 17 THE MAN Taylor Swift
25 15 15 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
26 16 58 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
27 67 27 01 CARDIGAN Taylor Swift
28 13 29 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
29 21 55 21 SNOOZE SZA
30 20 18 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
31 82 25 01 WILLOW Taylor Swift
32 46 17 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
33 14 25 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
34 23 06 20 REDRUM 21 Savage
35 19 23 06 WATER Tyla
36 18 55 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
37 RE 04 37 YOU BELONG WITH ME (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
38 90 27 01 ALL TOO WELL (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
39 RE 22 01 LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO Taylor Swift
40 RE 12 28 DELICATE Taylor Swift
41 68 03 41 HOME Good Neighbours
42 RE 03 32 MISS AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE Taylor Swift
43 25 47 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
44 41 08 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
45 35 06 33 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
46 32 06 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
47 30 20 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA
48 24 02 24 BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
49 29 34 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
50 37 14 15 EXES Tate McRae

Bubbling Under
15 (14) MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
16 (18) STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
17 (16) LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
18 (09) BACK TO ME Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
19 (21) ANGEL NUMBERS / TEN TOES Chris Brown
20 (23) SPIN YOU AROUND (1/24) Morgan Wallen

Albums

01 04 070 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
02 02 017 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 03 235 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 07 187 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
05 08 328 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
06 01 002 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
07 13 157 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
08 15 119 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
09 06 159 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
10 NE 001 10 PRATTS & PAIN Royel Otis
11 09 037 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
12 05 063 01 SOS SZA
13 20 033 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
14 24 108 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
15 12 044 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
16 14 051 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
17 11 037 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
18 NE 001 18 TANGK Idles
19 17 144 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
20 NE 001 20 FAITH CRISIS PT 1 Middle Kids
21 16 024 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
22 18 030 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
23 19 350 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
24 36 487 01 1989 Taylor Swift
25 21 238 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
26 23 298 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
27 28 067 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
28 26 310 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
29 25 177 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
30 86 004 30 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter
31 30 422 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
32 27 006 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
33 29 467 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
34 22 108 22 CTRL SZA
35 34 405 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
36 32 026 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
37 31 064 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
38 33 069 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
39 42 011 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
40 35 290 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
41 55 182 02 LEGEND: THE BEST OF BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Bob Marley And The Wailers
42 44 364 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
43 39 163 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
44 38 224 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
45 41 295 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 37 020 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
47 40 048 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
48 50 012 02 ONE MORE TIME... Blink-182
49 NE 001 49 2093 Yeat
50 43 279 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen


This is the part where I'm supposed to make a joke about how I don't understand what's going on because the only international pop star I know who's playing here (Western Australia) is P!nk. Alternatively I'll shout out all of the wise souls who have ever complained about how iT's NoT eVeN sUmMeR aNyMoRe, WhY aRe PeOpLe StIlL lIsTeNiNg To CrUeL sUmMeR? Great news y'all, it IS still a miserable hot summer here. It still will be for all of the next tracking week too. Anyhow, "Cruel Summer" becomes Taylor Swift's 11th #1 hit which I'm told is a record. Last week I said that Benson Boone was moving up with better momentum than Beyonce, in the past week that's flipped around to be a lot closer. Anyway, to put this week into context, Taylor Swift only has 1 less entry than Michael Jackson had on the week that he died. I'm not sure if she'll climb or fall next week but don't expect much to change. Amongst all of this, you might overlook that it's actually a top 50 debut for "You Belong With Me (Taylor's Version)". The stats also reveal that several songs (mostly from "Reputation") were not being tracked until this week, so points for improved chart accuracy. With this in mind, Dua Lipa has probably chosen a bad release week and doesn't quite hit the top 10, but she also only got to #18 on Spotify so #12 is a pretty good result all things considered. The longevity wizard doesn't seem to be a fan at this stage however.

Taylor Swift once again has the entire top 5 in a slightly different order to the last time. Maybe next week she can up the ante to a top 7, I'm not sure what the big new arrivals are gonna be. In the meantime, Royel Otis have chosen a very bad week to release their debut album, as one might think they'd have a chance to challenge the top spot on several weeks but instead end up behind the pack at #10. They can at least boast beating Taylor Swift on the vinyl chart. IDLES return with their 3rd top 50 album, higher than the last one but not as high as the one before that. One of the more famous people to inexplicably follow me on Twitter are the band Middle Kids who last got to #5 but have a bit of a downturn to #20 this time around, bad week still admittedly. Sabrina Carpenter benefits from being on the east side of the country as her album returns with a new peak to boot. I've always suspected that streaming isn't fully being counted for Bob Marley's "Legend". This might still be the case but nonetheless it gets its highest position since 1994 this week. Yeat also charts for the first time.

Posted by: Dircadirca 6th March 2024, 10:37 AM

04/03/2024

Singles

01 01 49 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
02 03 03 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
03 02 06 02 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
04 04 19 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 05 16 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
06 06 24 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
07 10 15 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
08 NE 01 08 SATURN SZA
09 07 71 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
10 08 58 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
11 09 28 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
12 14 03 10 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
13 11 27 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
14 69 02 14 END OF BEGINNING Djo
15 13 48 02 KARMA Taylor Swift
16 17 85 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
17 16 24 16 DON'T BLAME ME Taylor Swift
18 15 10 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
19 23 05 19 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
20 30 19 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
21 20 22 03 ...READY FOR IT? Taylor Swift
22 19 37 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
23 34 07 20 REDRUM 21 Savage
24 33 26 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
25 12 02 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
26 21 33 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
27 24 11 17 THE MAN Taylor Swift
28 32 18 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
29 25 16 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
30 28 30 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
31 29 56 21 SNOOZE SZA
32 44 09 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
33 36 56 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
34 41 04 34 HOME Good Neighbours
35 27 28 01 CARDIGAN Taylor Swift
36 35 24 06 WATER Tyla
37 22 10 21 LOVE STORY (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
38 45 07 33 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
39 31 26 01 WILLOW Taylor Swift
40 18 07 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
41 26 59 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
42 38 28 01 ALL TOO WELL (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
43 52 11 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
44 37 05 37 YOU BELONG WITH ME (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
45 77 03 45 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
46 40 13 28 DELICATE Taylor Swift
47 54 39 08 POPULAR The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
48 39 23 01 LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO Taylor Swift
49 43 48 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
50 42 04 32 MISS AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE Taylor Swift

Bubbling Under
14 (14) EXES Tate McRae
15 (12) NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
16 (13) BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
17 (17) LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
18 (15) MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
19 (NE) LOVE ON Selena Gomez
20 (NE) WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller

Albums

01 01 071 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
02 03 236 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
03 02 018 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
04 04 188 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
05 05 329 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
06 07 158 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
07 09 160 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
08 08 120 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
09 11 038 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
10 12 064 01 SOS SZA
11 06 003 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
12 15 045 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
13 13 034 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
14 14 109 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
15 16 052 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
16 17 038 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
17 21 025 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
18 19 145 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
19 NE 001 19 SWING FEVER Rod Stewart, Jools Holland
20 23 351 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
21 22 031 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
22 25 239 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
23 24 488 01 1989 Taylor Swift
24 26 299 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
25 27 068 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
26 28 311 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
27 30 005 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter
28 29 178 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
29 33 468 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
30 35 406 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
31 31 423 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
32 38 070 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
33 32 007 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
34 37 065 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
35 36 027 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
36 40 291 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
37 34 109 22 CTRL SZA
38 42 365 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
39 44 225 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
40 46 021 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
41 43 164 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
42 50 280 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
43 39 012 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae
44 45 296 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
45 47 049 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
46 51 093 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
47 41 183 02 LEGEND: THE BEST OF BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Bob Marley And The Wailers
48 52 205 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
49 55 203 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd
50 56 090 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM. XXXTentacion


Not gonna post it on here, but if you're at all interested in my favourite songs of 2023, https://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=70717. Considering that "End Of Beginning" was on my 2022 list, maybe there's a future hit here as well.

It's a second week at #1 for "Cruel Summer". Statements made last week regarding the potency for "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" have perhaps been made too soon. It does reach #2 which is Beyonce's highest charting single since "Sweet Dreams" in 2009 if you can believe it, but the momentum is also Benson Boone next week, who'll be striving for that top spot. Just like Dua Lipa last week, SZA defies her Spotify peak (#11) to reach the top 10 on debut. Aforementioned Djo reaches the top 50 for the first time and will be gunning for top 10 next week. The only other notable action is the ever rare NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC KLAXON. We've already surpassed last year as now two Australian artists have hit the top 50 for the first time, with CYRIL's cover of "Stumblin' In" getting some attention. Maybe next time it won't be a cover of a recently viral song. Next week will be a big Taylor Swift exodus that might just be slightly replaced by Fred again.. who is the new talk of the town.

In what's probably the last week of these extremities, Taylor Swift's declines aren't quite the same as that of "VULTURES 1" so she's beaten her own record and has the top 6 all to herself. The lingering threat of "The Highlights" strongly suggests a crack in the armour next week, after which we can consider if the expanded tracklist can finally get it to #1. We've only got one debut this week, with Rod Stewart & Jools Holland. It's the first time Jools Holland has ever appeared on our charts actually. Also new album peaks are so rare that I should probably point out that Sabrina Carpenter got a little bit higher as well.

Posted by: Dexton 8th March 2024, 06:48 PM

Is there any such thing as a singles chart that is more boring than ARIA? Mind you I’m not super up to date with charts overseas besides the #1s. Is chart movement really becoming this stale lol

On the plus side I suppose I’m happy for the TS domination. I wonder where Lover would chart if Cruel Summer was out of the picture?

Posted by: Dircadirca 10th March 2024, 08:25 AM

I think it depends on how you look at it. In terms of latching onto new things, Australia seems to be particularly slow (look at Ariana Grande's Spotify debuts yesterday compared to US/UK). I think that's partly because our time zones keep us in the cold for international news/hype cycles, but possibly also there's less focus on promotion here because we're so far away + not a high enough population to warrant it. Wasn't always like this though, I feel like 10-15 years ago we were often a proving ground for new hits & artists.

And otherwise I won't deny that ARIA's zero recurrency policy does contribute as well, but I'll always say there's merit to it because it gives more meaning to the baton passing when it actually happens. Like 'oh, "Dance Monkey" was finally dethroned for good' as opposed to 'well, "Lovin On Me" would still be #1 but we've decided we're sick of it and it declined three weeks in a row so we're giving someone else a chance'. It's a catch-22 where if you don't understand how the chart works, it's confusing, but if you do understand how it works, it feels manufactured and takes away any catharsis because it feels unearned. And it's still confusing anyway lmao.

Posted by: Dexton 10th March 2024, 12:24 PM

That’s a good point. It would all come down to manufactured popularity vs. actual popularity. Yes, songs like Dance Monkey, Cruel Summer, Something In The Orange, etc. have spent ridiculous lengths on the chart. But there is a reason for that in that they are just crazy popular songs. It’s unexciting but it’s accurate. There becomes the thing also, where the longer a song stays on the chart the more it will get played commercially. Radio likes to play the popular songs which are the ones that have been on the chart for a long time, and then that advertises people to play/buy the song and the cycle continues. Same goes for streaming Top Hit playlists which feature the biggest songs closest to the top so that people know to think “oh this playlist has Taylor Swifts biggest song from the year so it must be good”.

Juxtapose that with the current events going on with Triple J “mainstreaming” itself and you end up with radio that is either a) playing only the most popular songs or b) playing alt rock hits from 20 years ago because that is the demographic.

Posted by: Dircadirca 10th March 2024, 02:01 PM

Yeah exactly. Popularity begets popularity to such an extent that you rarely see any sign of fatigue...see your own avatar but then even on the iTunes chart, there's so little new music that people are exposed to liven it up. Stuff like "The Sound Of Silence" (the cover) and "A Thousand Years" have been mainstays on that chart from new purchases for like a decade now.

As a side note too: there's been a big influx in new users on Spotify this year, #50 on the chart is often 90K a day when it used to be 70K for ages. Can't imagine it's favouring new music.

Posted by: Dircadirca 11th March 2024, 03:40 PM

11/03/2024

Singles

01 03 07 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 02 04 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
03 01 50 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
04 04 20 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 12 04 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
06 06 25 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
07 07 16 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
08 05 17 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
09 14 03 09 END OF BEGINNING Djo
10 11 29 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
11 13 28 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
12 08 02 08 SATURN SZA
13 56 13 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
14 16 86 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
15 09 72 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
16 23 08 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
17 33 57 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
18 38 08 18 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
19 45 04 19 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
20 36 25 06 WATER Tyla
21 25 03 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
22 24 27 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
23 18 11 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
24 29 17 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
25 30 31 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
26 32 10 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
27 20 20 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
28 19 06 19 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
29 10 59 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
30 34 05 30 HOME Good Neighbours
31 22 38 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
32 31 57 21 SNOOZE SZA
33 41 60 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
34 40 08 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
35 15 49 02 KARMA Taylor Swift
36 43 12 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
37 49 49 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
38 28 19 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
39 RE 10 25 DELILAH (PULL ME OUT OF THIS) Fred Again..
40 55 187 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
41 51 16 15 EXES Tate McRae
42 17 25 16 DON'T BLAME ME Taylor Swift
43 47 40 08 POPULAR The Weeknd Feat. Playboi Carti, Madonna
44 54 04 24 BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
45 58 36 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
46 53 08 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
47 52 22 11 RICH BABY DADDY Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA
48 61 47 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
49 RE 12 41 ADORE U Fred again.. & Obongjayar
50 67 92 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

Bubbling Under
15 (NE) STAYINIT Fred Again.. & Lil Yachty & Overmono
16 (20) WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
17 (18) MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
18 (22) MADE FOR ME Muni Long, Lil Jon
19 (NE) BREATHE Yeat
20 (NE) DOCTOR (WORK IT OUT) Pharrell Williams feat. Miley Cyrus

Albums

01 02 237 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
02 03 019 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 04 189 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
04 01 072 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
05 05 330 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
06 07 161 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
07 10 065 01 SOS SZA
08 12 046 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
09 06 159 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
10 09 039 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
11 15 053 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
12 08 121 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
13 11 004 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
14 17 026 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
15 18 146 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
16 13 035 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
17 16 039 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
18 20 352 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
19 21 032 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
20 14 110 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
21 26 312 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
22 22 240 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
23 24 300 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
24 28 179 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
25 25 069 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
26 30 407 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
27 31 424 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
28 32 071 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
29 23 489 01 1989 Taylor Swift
30 29 469 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
31 35 028 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
32 34 066 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
33 37 110 22 CTRL SZA
34 27 006 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter
35 36 292 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
36 NE 001 36 CHORUS Mildlife
37 33 008 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
38 39 226 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
39 45 050 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
40 40 022 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
41 41 165 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
42 38 366 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
43 46 094 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
44 42 281 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
45 44 297 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 NE 001 46 INFINITE DESIRES Donny Benét
47 NE 001 47 UNDER THE LIGHT San Cisco
48 51 258 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
49 48 206 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa
50 49 204 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd


"Beautiful Things" climbs to #1. How long it takes up residence there obviously depends on the competition willing to unseat it. Beyonce's timing has been pretty bad and doesn't look like contending anymore. Djo climbs into the top 10 for the first time with a bit of momentum still on his side. The big news of, actually two weeks ago was Fred again.. announcing a run of very soon Australian shows (well, just Melbourne & Sydney). He's actually already done the Melbourne shows, but in any case, all of his stuff is flying up, most notably "leavemealone" which scores a massive new peak and is his highest charting single ever now. Michael Marcagi & CYRIL also take big climbs into the top 20, I can't actually figure out how the latter is quite so high even though his sales are quite good. Also Muni Long's team has worked out the lifehack for the New Music chart by crediting the Lil Jon version, since the original is too old to be included.

After nearly 5 years, "Lover" finally scores a second week at #1. Of her #1 albums, it was one of only a few that hadn't stayed multiple weeks, and gives us a whole new permutation of her holding the top 5. With Ariana Grande & The Weeknd (thankfully not together) this reign of tomfoolery will very much be over next week. We've got a real new music problem on the album chart this year too. "american dream" and "Vultures 1" are the only albums this year to last more than a single week in the top 50. We've got three more for the pile of one weekers here, and as a nice treat they're all Australian. As a less nice treat, they're all down on previous peaks, one has to wonder if that general influx in new streamers this year is gonna make a serious roadblock in the charts to come. Anyhow, congrats to Mildlife, Donny Benét & San Cisco for getting to the top 50, because it ain't easy anymore.

Posted by: Brer 11th March 2024, 09:21 PM

This post is how I find out there is a Lil Jon remix of 'Made For Me' - definitely on brand for the era it's obviously calling back to aesthetically.

Posted by: Dircadirca 20th March 2024, 08:07 AM

18/03/2024

Singles

01 01 08 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 NE 01 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
03 09 04 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
04 02 05 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
05 03 51 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
06 04 21 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
07 07 17 07 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
08 06 26 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
09 05 05 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
10 08 18 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
11 34 09 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
12 10 30 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
13 11 29 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
14 12 03 08 SATURN SZA
15 13 14 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
16 18 09 16 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
17 14 87 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
18 NE 01 18 SUPERNATURAL Ariana Grande
19 NE 01 19 BYE Ariana Grande
20 19 05 19 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
21 20 26 06 WATER Tyla
22 NE 01 22 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
23 22 28 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
24 15 73 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
25 17 58 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
26 30 06 26 HOME Good Neighbours
27 16 09 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
28 24 18 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
29 21 04 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
30 23 12 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
31 27 21 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
32 25 32 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
33 33 61 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
34 26 11 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
35 32 58 21 SNOOZE SZA
36 31 39 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
37 37 50 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
38 28 07 19 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
39 NE 01 39 TRUE STORY Ariana Grande
40 75 34 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
41 29 60 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
42 36 13 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
43 56 02 43 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
44 40 188 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
45 41 17 15 EXES Tate McRae
46 NE 01 46 WISH I HATED YOU Ariana Grande
47 39 11 25 DELILAH (PULL ME OUT OF THIS) Fred Again..
48 NE 01 48 THE BOY IS MINE Ariana Grande
49 38 20 01 IS IT OVER NOW? (TAYLOR'S VERSION) [FROM THE VAULT] Taylor Swift
50 46 09 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli

Bubbling Under
16 (NE) AUSTIN Dasha
17 (13) BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
18 (15) STAYINIT Fred Again.. & Lil Yachty & Overmono
19 (17) MURDER ON THE DANCE FLOOR - TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION Royel Otis
20 (21) MAKE YOU MINE Madison Beer

Albums

01 NE 001 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
02 02 020 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 NE 001 03 ON MY OWN Ricki-Lee
04 01 238 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 03 190 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
06 04 073 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
07 05 331 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
08 06 162 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
09 07 066 01 SOS SZA
10 08 047 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
11 RE 086 11 CARESS YOUR SOUL (10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY) Sticky Fingers
12 11 054 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
13 10 040 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
14 09 160 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
15 14 027 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
16 NE 001 16 INVINCIBLE SHIELD Judas Priest
17 12 122 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
18 15 147 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
19 17 040 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
20 13 005 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
21 16 036 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
22 18 353 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
23 21 313 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 19 033 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
25 22 241 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
26 23 301 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
27 25 070 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
28 24 180 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
29 20 111 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
30 30 470 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
31 27 425 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
32 26 408 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
33 28 072 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
34 31 029 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
35 35 293 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
36 29 490 01 1989 Taylor Swift
37 38 227 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
38 32 067 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
39 33 111 22 CTRL SZA
40 42 367 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
41 39 051 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
42 41 166 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
43 45 298 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
44 37 009 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
45 43 095 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
46 44 282 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
47 40 023 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake
48 74 093 03 HOZIER Hozier
49 34 007 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter
50 48 259 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish


"Beautiful Things" is #1 for a second week. It does not look to be under immediate threat although we must always consider the volatility/tendency to spike of new arrivals. With that in mind, Ariana Grande scores a second #2 debut of the year. She briefly found herself atop the Spotify chart but things have calmed down a little since then. Djo also continues to vault with "End Of Beginning" and should close the gap a little even if he can't keep that momentum up in the week following me hitting the Add Reply button. Ariana Grande releasing a new album is a prompt for everyone else to take the week off so there's not much else to say, with the exception of a new arrival for Bryson Tiller. This is actually his first ever lead artist entry, he's only made the top 50 before with "Wild Thoughts".

A rare W for the Australian music scene in 2020 was managing to get to #1 ahead of tough competition, namely Ariana Grande's "Positions" album. It spent its first two weeks at #2 behind Midnight Oil & Kylie Minogue and never got there in the end. Ariana Grande reverses fortunes to go back to #1 with her newest album, which gives her 5 #1 albums in total. In that regard you could take this week as an Australian music L but actually I think it's quite impressive that some 2 decades after first appearing on Australian Idol, Ricki-Lee scores her highest ever album chart position. Of course maybe at this point she's more recognised as a media personality but in any case she released her first new album in a decade and hits #3 with it. Speaking of new points, Australian music culture war focal point Sticky Fingers take their first album to its highest ever position thanks to an anniversary vinyl. Kylie Minogue's anniversary vinyl looks to have just missed the top 50. We've also got Judas Priest returning to the chart for the first time in 6 years, where the top 10 still eludes them but they're quite consistently making the top 20, even on what could still be considered a tough week.

Posted by: Dircadirca 26th March 2024, 10:02 AM

25/03/2024

Singles

01 01 09 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 02 02 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
03 03 05 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
04 06 22 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 05 52 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
06 07 18 06 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
07 04 06 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
08 08 27 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
09 09 06 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
10 10 19 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
11 13 30 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
12 16 10 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
13 12 31 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
14 15 15 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
15 14 04 08 SATURN SZA
16 17 88 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
17 20 06 19 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
18 23 29 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
19 25 59 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
20 21 27 06 WATER Tyla
21 26 07 26 HOME Good Neighbours
22 11 10 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
23 63 02 23 AUSTIN Dasha
24 24 74 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
25 29 05 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
26 30 13 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
27 27 10 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
28 48 02 28 THE BOY IS MINE Ariana Grande
29 32 33 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
30 34 12 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
31 31 22 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
32 28 19 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
33 33 62 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
34 18 02 18 SUPERNATURAL Ariana Grande
35 44 189 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
36 35 59 21 SNOOZE SZA
37 37 51 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
38 42 14 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
39 43 03 39 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
40 41 61 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
41 40 35 01 WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Billie Eilish
42 50 10 23 NEVER LOSE ME Flo Milli
43 45 18 15 EXES Tate McRae
44 19 02 19 BYE Ariana Grande
45 36 40 03 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR Sophie Ellis-Bextor
46 56 07 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
47 47 12 25 DELILAH (PULL ME OUT OF THIS) Fred Again..
48 38 08 19 PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
49 NE 01 49 FRI(END)S V
50 22 02 22 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

Bubbling Under
18 (17) BURN Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
19 (18) STAYINIT Fred Again.. & Lil Yachty & Overmono
20 (NE) ACT II: DATE @ 8 (REMIX) 4Bats & Drake

Albums

01 01 002 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
02 02 021 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
03 04 239 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 05 191 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
05 08 163 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
06 06 077 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
07 07 332 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
08 09 067 01 SOS SZA
09 10 048 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
10 12 055 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
11 14 161 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
12 15 028 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
13 18 148 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
14 17 123 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
15 19 041 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
16 13 041 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
17 NE 001 17 THE TRUE NORTH Peter Garrett
18 22 354 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
19 23 314 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 21 037 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
21 20 006 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
22 24 034 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
23 NE 001 23 EVERYTHING I THOUGHT IT WAS Justin Timberlake
24 25 242 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
25 26 302 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
26 NE 001 26 DEEPER WELL Kacey Musgraves
27 28 181 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
28 27 071 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
29 31 426 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
30 48 094 03 HOZIER Hozier
31 29 112 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
32 33 073 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
33 32 409 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
34 34 030 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
35 NE 001 35 BELL BOTTOM COUNTRY Lainey Wilson
36 30 471 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
37 35 294 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
38 38 068 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
39 40 368 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
40 37 228 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
41 42 167 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
42 41 052 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
43 36 491 01 1989 Taylor Swift
44 44 010 01 AMERICAN DREAM 21 Savage
45 43 299 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 39 112 22 CTRL SZA
47 46 283 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
48 45 096 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
49 50 260 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
50 47 024 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake


"Beautiful Things" is #1 for a 3rd week. The lead is solidified so I don't expect anything to change next week. In what is a relatively quiet week, we've got a new bolting in for Dasha, which ARIA have curiously allowed on the New Music chart despite being a few weeks over for that, maybe they're using the album release date. Of course it's far from the biggest muck up that we've got this week, as you'll notice a big surge for "the boy is mine". I'll have to forgive for not paying close enough attention to the Ariana Grande debuts last week to notice myself, but suffice to say, it should never have been as low as #48 then. It dropped from #22 to #29 on this week's Spotify chart if you want a decent estimate on where it should have been, but what a bizarre thing to not only happen but actually be corrected. We've also got a return for Travis Scott, and a sneak-in for V who is buoyed by all the sales of the instrumental & sped-up versions and such to get his first ever solo entry.

Bubbling Under we can shine a light on another error, where it seems like the second week reaction strikes again. This time it's for 4batz who charts a week late compared to everywhere else, and at a considerable distance away from the top 50 for something that went #15->#24 in New Zealand this week. So not only did ARIA not count it last week but if the typo on the chart is anything to go by, it's very possible that they didn't even combine the two versions.

Ariana Grande scores a second week at #1. She'll probably come crashing down to the Taylor Swift zone next week which means someone else will be #1 then. Maybe Future & Metro. Leading the new arrivals is a second solo album for Peter Garrett, who you either know from Midnight Oil or Kevin Rudd's Labor ministry back in the day. His first solo album debuted at #3 behind Good Charlotte, this one can't quite match its second week position at #17. But in any case, that's nothing compared to the drop off for Justin Timberlake who arrives well short of any of his previous albums, and his last album hit #2. Kacey Musgraves also made the top 10 with her last album but instead retreats to a more typical debut position for herself. On the optimistic side, Lainey Wilson is charting for the first time ever with her new album.

Posted by: Dircadirca 3rd April 2024, 09:43 AM

01/04/2024

Singles

01 01 10 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 02 03 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
03 03 06 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
04 04 23 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 06 19 05 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
06 05 53 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
07 07 07 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
08 NE 01 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
09 08 28 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
10 NE 01 10 TOO SWEET Hozier
11 10 20 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
12 12 11 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
13 11 31 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
14 09 07 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
15 17 07 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
16 NE 01 16 OBSESSED Olivia Rodrigo
17 13 32 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
18 16 89 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
19 15 05 08 SATURN SZA
20 20 28 06 WATER Tyla
21 23 03 21 AUSTIN Dasha
22 14 16 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
23 19 60 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
24 21 08 26 HOME Good Neighbours
25 NE 01 25 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
26 24 75 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
27 25 06 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
28 26 14 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
29 NE 01 29 TYPE S**T Future, Metro Boomin
30 29 34 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
31 39 04 31 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
32 35 190 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
33 18 30 02 STRANGERS Kenya Grace
34 31 23 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
35 33 63 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
36 37 52 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
37 32 20 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
38 30 13 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
39 36 60 21 SNOOZE SZA
40 NE 01 40 CINDERELLA Future, Metro Boomin
41 22 11 02 YES, AND? Ariana Grande
42 27 11 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
43 38 15 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
44 52 39 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
45 40 62 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
46 28 03 28 THE BOY IS MINE Ariana Grande
47 43 19 15 EXES Tate McRae
48 51 95 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
49 56 50 04 DAYLIGHT David Kushner
50 59 46 46 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen

Bubbling Under
19 (16) PRAISE JAH IN THE MOONLIGHT YG Marley
20 (NE) SO AMERICAN Olivia Rodrigo

Albums

01 01 003 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
02 NE 001 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
03 12 029 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
04 03 240 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 02 022 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
06 NE 001 06 GOTHIC SUMMER The Veronicas
07 05 164 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
08 04 192 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
09 06 078 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
10 07 333 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
11 08 068 01 SOS SZA
12 09 049 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
13 10 056 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
14 13 149 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
15 11 162 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
16 15 042 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
17 14 124 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
18 18 355 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
19 19 315 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 25 303 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
21 20 038 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
22 27 182 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
23 24 243 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
24 22 035 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
25 28 072 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
26 29 427 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
27 34 031 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
28 33 410 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
29 36 472 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
30 32 074 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
31 21 007 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
32 31 113 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
33 38 069 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
34 37 295 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
35 30 095 03 HOZIER Hozier
36 40 229 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
37 41 168 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
38 16 042 01 TRUSTFALL P!nk
39 42 053 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
40 39 369 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
41 46 113 22 CTRL SZA
42 45 300 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
43 47 284 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
44 43 492 01 1989 Taylor Swift
45 48 097 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles
46 52 075 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
47 53 185 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
48 49 261 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
49 51 094 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion
50 50 025 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake


Don't let the date fool you, this is the real chart, and "Beautiful Things" is #1 for a 4th week. It's still miles ahead of the competition and begs the question for if it could well be the biggest hit of the year. Anyway we do have two top 10 debuts this week, firstly "Like That", which gives Future his 3rd top 10 hit, just 1 spot high of his career high of #7 he got with "Way 2 Sexy". Actually #7 is as high as Metro Boomin has ever gotten too, but that was with "Creepin'", and yes that includes all of his production work. Kendrick Lamar isn't credited but he's been at #1 before. Next up is Hozier scoring his second ever top 10 hit, and first charting hit since "Someone New" which had a quite respectable chart run in 2015. Michael Marcagi is stuck at #12 and could overtake Jack Harlow while being overtaken by Artemas next week, so we can only hope he does the 12 12 12 12 chart standing which is always fun. The best instance of this I believe is when "Little Lion Man" held at its #16 peak in its 16th week in early 2010 and I've always been on the lookout for new instances. Maybe if you only include top 50 weeks then there's still hope for "No Role Modelz" to pull off a miracle. But speaking of Artemas, his song that sounds like a nightcore remix of itself is fresh in at #25 with a bullet in the back pocket. Ahead of that with less of a segue is Olivia Rodrigo which has a moderately interesting detail of having been available on vinyl releases months ago, so it doesn't appear on the New Music chart, and also appears with a last week position on the ARIA website of #2110. I am very curious if that's a sign that there were 2109 songs that registered sales last week or if ARIA got *some* late Thursday data in the mix. That's a number to look out for I suppose!

Despite the Olivia omission, the Bubbling Under chart is fairly lean this week. It might grow next week as several songs drop out and "leavemealone" ousts itself as the penultimate 2023 song on the list (YG Marley released *right* at the end of December).

Earlier in Ariana Grande's career, her albums tended to drop off quite a bit after debut week. "My Everything" dropped to #8 in its second week for instance. "thank u, next" managed 5 weeks at #1 though and now "Eternal Sunshine" is sitting strong after 3 weeks. It'll certainly be ousted next week by Beyonce. Meanwhile Metro Boomin has a second #2 album (following the second Spider-Verse soundtrack). Future actually has had a #1 album though. Surprisingly The Veronicas have never had a #1 album (they've had 2 #1 singles though), and this week they pick up 6 for 6 on top 10 albums, and this one's landing in the middle of the #5 & #7 peaks their two 2021 albums scored. It's their first album not released on a major label. You know it's a slow week when Pitbull's Greatest Hits can find room in the top 50 though.

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th April 2024, 10:48 AM

08/04/2024

Singles

01 01 11 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 07 08 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
03 03 07 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
04 02 04 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
05 04 24 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
06 05 20 05 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
07 25 02 07 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
08 10 02 10 TOO SWEET Hozier
09 06 54 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
10 08 02 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
11 09 29 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
12 11 21 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
13 13 32 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
14 12 12 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
15 15 08 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
16 NE 01 16 II MOST WANTED Beyonce, Miley Cyrus
17 14 08 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
18 18 90 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
19 17 33 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
20 21 04 20 AUSTIN Dasha
21 23 61 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
22 22 17 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
23 19 06 08 SATURN SZA
24 NE 01 24 JOLENE Beyonce
25 24 09 21 HOME Good Neighbours
26 20 29 06 WATER Tyla
27 32 191 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
28 27 07 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
29 16 02 16 OBSESSED Olivia Rodrigo
30 26 76 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
31 36 53 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
32 31 05 31 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
33 28 15 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
34 30 35 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
35 82 02 35 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
36 34 24 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
37 35 64 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
38 37 21 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
39 53 195 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac
40 38 14 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
41 NE 01 41 MAGNETIC Illit
42 48 96 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
43 43 16 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
44 42 12 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
45 50 47 45 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen
46 44 40 01 VAMPIRE Olivia Rodrigo
47 39 61 21 SNOOZE SZA
48 45 63 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
49 52 09 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
50 59 197 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

Bubbling Under
18 (22) BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor
19 (18) THE BOY IS MINE Ariana Grande
20 (16) YES, AND? Ariana Grande

Albums

01 NE 001 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
02 01 004 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
03 05 023 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
04 04 241 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 07 165 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
06 09 079 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
07 03 030 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
08 08 193 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
09 10 334 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
10 11 069 01 SOS SZA
11 13 057 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
12 02 002 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
13 12 050 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
14 NE 001 14 EVERYTHING IS BIGGER THAN ME Pierce Brothers
15 14 150 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
16 15 163 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
17 19 316 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 16 043 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
19 18 356 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
20 17 125 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
21 22 183 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
22 20 304 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
23 23 244 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
24 21 039 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
25 24 036 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
26 29 473 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
27 25 073 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
28 30 075 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
29 26 428 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
30 27 032 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
31 28 411 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
32 36 230 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
33 34 296 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
34 37 169 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
35 32 114 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
36 43 285 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
37 42 301 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
38 33 070 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
39 40 370 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
40 35 096 03 HOZIER Hozier
41 39 054 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
42 41 114 22 CTRL SZA
43 31 008 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
44 46 076 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA
45 47 186 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
46 58 034 18 EGO: THE MICHAEL GUDINSKI STORY - MUSIC FROM THE FEATURE DOCUMENTARY Soundtrack
47 48 262 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
48 44 493 01 1989 Taylor Swift
49 49 095 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion
50 45 098 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles


"Beautiful Things" is #1 for a 5th week. It sure is a good thing that I didn't do this post yesterday otherwise I might have said something like 'well, there's no sign of that ending', but the Spotify shenanigans continue and now Hozier is #1 there. Probably not soon enough to make a change for next week, but that's one to keep an eye on unless it's involving similar chicanery. Beyonce has a couple of debuts this week in addition to "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" returning to its prior peak of #2, while K-Pop group ILLIT have their first ever entry too. There's some slight dubiousness to the top 50 as it's possible that Richy Mitch and Lord Huron might be on the cusp of the top 50 but are missing from the report. Since there aren't as many Beyonce songs as there were Ariana Grande songs falling out, we've got another one of those classic weeks where all the old songs mostly climb back up to the expense of newer hits. It's unclear to me which of those columns I should put Morgan Wallen's newly peaking "Thinkin' Bout Me" under. He sure is lucky there isn't a recurrency rule.

Though Beyonce has been chronically unable to score a proper #1 single since "Irreplaceable", she's done just fine on the album chart of late. She's now got 4 #1s to her name starting with her self-titled album in 2013. The only other debut we've got this week is a return for Pierce Brothers. I say it's a return because their last album didn't actually chart for reasons I can't ascertain, so this is their first chart appearance since 2018. To prevent homesickness, the Australian public has made sure that 6 of the albums that were charting that week are still there this week.

Posted by: Dircadirca 16th April 2024, 08:14 PM

15/04/2024

Singles

01 01 12 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
02 08 03 02 TOO SWEET Hozier
03 07 03 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
04 06 21 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
05 03 08 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
06 05 25 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
07 04 05 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
08 02 09 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
09 09 55 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
10 11 30 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
11 10 03 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
12 14 13 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
13 20 05 13 AUSTIN Dasha
14 13 33 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
15 12 22 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
16 15 09 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
17 19 34 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
18 18 91 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
19 23 07 08 SATURN SZA
20 25 10 20 HOME Good Neighbours
21 17 09 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
22 21 62 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
23 26 30 06 WATER Tyla
24 35 03 24 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
25 22 18 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
26 28 08 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
27 27 192 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
28 16 02 16 II MOST WANTED Beyonce, Miley Cyrus
29 41 02 29 MAGNETIC Illit
30 33 16 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
31 36 25 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
32 29 03 16 OBSESSED Olivia Rodrigo
33 53 03 33 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor
34 34 36 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
35 30 77 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
36 40 15 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
37 64 02 37 IF U THINK I'M PRETTY Artemas
38 31 54 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
39 45 48 39 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen
40 38 22 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
41 37 65 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
42 NE 01 42 7 MINUTE DRILL J. Cole
43 43 17 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
44 32 06 31 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
45 49 10 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti
46 42 97 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
47 44 13 16 REDRUM 21 Savage
48 58 05 48 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs
49 68 02 49 BACK ON 74 Jungle
50 47 62 21 SNOOZE SZA

Bubbling Under
19 (11) JOLENE Beyonce
20 (20) YES, AND? Ariana Grande

Albums

01 01 002 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
02 NE 001 02 MIGHT DELETE LATER J. Cole
03 02 005 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
04 04 242 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 03 024 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
06 RE 113 01 THE SOUND OF WHITE [20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION] Missy Higgins
07 08 194 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
08 05 166 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
09 06 080 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
10 NE 001 10 FOUND HEAVEN Conan Gray
11 07 031 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
12 09 335 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
13 10 070 01 SOS SZA
14 NE 001 14 A LA SALA Khruangbin
15 11 058 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
16 13 051 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
17 NE 001 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone
18 15 151 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
19 NE 001 19 HALF LIVING THINGS Alpha Wolf
20 RE 049 01 THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT Shannon Noll
21 16 164 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
22 18 044 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
23 17 317 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 12 003 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
25 19 357 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
26 20 126 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
27 22 305 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
28 24 040 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
29 28 076 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
30 21 184 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
31 23 245 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
32 29 429 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
33 25 037 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
34 27 074 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
35 26 474 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
36 30 033 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
37 35 115 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
38 31 412 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
39 34 170 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
40 NE 001 40 DREAM TRAIN Brian Cadd
41 47 263 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
42 32 231 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
43 33 297 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
44 RE 008 05 SCARLET Doja Cat
45 38 071 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
46 39 371 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
47 42 115 22 CTRL SZA
48 36 286 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
49 NE 001 49 BRYSON TILLER Bryson Tiller
50 44 077 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA


"Beautiful Things" is #1 for a 6th week. I'm fairly certain it won't be next week. Despite it being a solid decade since they last hit #2 on the singles chart, and despite their new album not even cracking the top 50 this week, incredibly a new unremarkable album track by The Black Keys has climbed to #2. In all seriousness, this is Hozier's second #2 hit for now as you might have guessed. 'But why would I know where "Take Me To Church" peaked in Australia?' I'll tell you why, because it's pretty much the only song I can think of that peaked at #2 in pretty much every English speaking country, often at different time frames behind different songs, very strange coincidence. We've got 3 new peaks in the top 4 clearly just waiting for Benson Boone to have his moment. Despite the rising benchmark we've been seeing this year, there are actually quite a lot of the top 50 entries this week. Stomp & holler fanfare means that leading the pack is Avalanche City soundalike (there's something closer I can't think of though) Mark Ambor getting his first chart entry. Possibly benefitting from 'I can't remember which song is which they both have similar titles' (okay that's probably just me), Artemas gets a second entry in quick fashion. J. Cole debuts with a song that I wasn't prompt enough to actually listen to while it was still on Spotify, to be honest I respect someone willing to admit they lost. The last two debuts are mildly funny just because the chart makes them look fresher than they actually are. Despite very much hanging around since last year, Luke Combs & Jungle climb into the top 50 this week. Jungle have obviously been popular in Australia for a decade, but this is their first foray into the singles chart, 3 months after "Back On 74" placed at #17 in triple j's Hottest 100.

Beyonce gets a second week at #1. This is a typical thing for her as of her 4 #1 albums, only "Lemonade" spent a single week at #1, and that's because "Views" came out one week later. She's still running on just digital stats so the physical release could help her in the future (this week I think?). I don't know if anything out this week can contest because we have so little data to go on and Australia can often just totally ignore big UK debuts even if they are popular artists here. I mean I didn't have Vampire Weekend missing the top 50 on my bingo card but hey, maybe a lot of people spent the first half of 2019 being tormented by "Harmony Hall" overplay and want nothing to do with them now? Speaking of overplay, we've got two big 2004 albums returning this week, from Missy Higgins and Shannon Noll. If you're thinking 'doesn't that sound familiar?', maybe you know "Scar", it was used in the Axis of Awesome's 4 Chord Song video which I understand is popular enough that a lot of people have unwittingly heard a Missy Higgins melody. If you're Shannon Noll, you're probably asking 'what about me?' because he did that a lot in 2004 with his cover of Moving Pictures' "What About Me" being the biggest hit of the year and the reason "Milkshake" by Kelis missed the top spot. He was the runner up in Australian Idol's first season and for a good while looked to be having a better career than Guy Sebastian until 2008 roared in, completely knocked over the scales and they've been collecting dust on the floor ever since. Anyway there are also Americans here. J. Cole gets to #2 which feels very lucky since his streaming performance was fairly lacking compared to usual. Conan Gray gets a second top 10 album. Khruangbin are also back and getting to remind me of a silly joke we made in high school about the Quang Binh province of Vietnam (you had to be there I think). Actually their name is Thai but it sounds pretty similar. Anyway they got to #4 back in 2020, this time they settle for #14. Benson Boone manages a top 20 debut which we shall wait to see how much of it is from habitual streams of the singles (they're all on there), so it's the classic case where the worse it does next week, the more popular he'll look. Also down on a top 10 debut from 2020 is Alpha Wolf. A surprising entry for me is from Brian Cadd, who for context is a pretty significant figure in Australian music, whose own solo career is largely confined to the '70s. He's kept making music but this is his first chart position in about 50 years. Lower down, Doja Cat has evidently not been able to utilise streaming points with only two significant hits on her newest album, but the re-package this week brings it back. Also Bryson Tiller is not falling from a top 10 position because he's only ever gotten to #11 (and #12), but he sneaks in another album.

Posted by: Dircadirca 24th April 2024, 05:56 AM

22/04/2024

Singles

01 02 04 01 TOO SWEET Hozier
02 01 13 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
03 03 04 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
04 06 26 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
05 05 09 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
06 04 22 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
07 NE 01 07 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter
08 07 06 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
09 09 56 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
10 10 31 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
11 08 10 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
12 13 06 12 AUSTIN Dasha
13 14 34 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
14 12 14 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
15 16 10 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
16 15 23 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
17 11 04 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
18 17 35 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
19 19 08 08 SATURN SZA
20 18 92 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
21 NE 01 21 ILLUSION Dua Lipa
22 22 63 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
23 20 11 20 HOME Good Neighbours
24 23 31 06 WATER Tyla
25 21 10 05 CARNIVAL Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
26 NE 01 26 TELL UR GIRLFRIEND Lay Bankz
27 27 193 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
28 RE 07 28 HELL N BACK Bakar
29 24 04 24 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
30 37 03 30 IF U THINK I'M PRETTY Artemas
31 36 16 23 FEATHER Sabrina Carpenter
32 33 04 32 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor
33 30 17 10 SAVING UP Dom Dolla
34 25 19 13 LEAVEMEALONE Fred again.. & Baby Keem
35 39 49 35 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen
36 26 09 12 TRAINING SEASON Dua Lipa
37 31 26 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield
38 35 78 01 ANTI-HERO Taylor Swift
39 38 55 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs
40 34 37 01 PAINT THE TOWN RED Doja Cat
41 43 18 30 ONE OF THE GIRLS The Weeknd
42 29 03 29 MAGNETIC Illit
43 40 23 07 HOUDINI Dua Lipa
44 50 63 21 SNOOZE SZA
45 41 66 01 FLOWERS Miley Cyrus
46 32 04 16 OBSESSED Olivia Rodrigo
47 46 98 02 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic
48 44 07 31 WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
49 48 06 48 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Luke Combs
50 52 197 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

Bubbling Under
19 (18) REDRUM 21 Savage
20 (13) II MOST WANTED Beyonce, Miley Cyrus

Albums

01 04 243 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
02 13 071 01 SOS SZA
03 05 025 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
04 08 167 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
05 03 006 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
06 09 081 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
07 NE 001 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park
08 07 195 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
09 01 003 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
10 12 336 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
11 15 059 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
12 11 032 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
13 16 052 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
14 22 045 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
15 NE 001 15 WE STILL DON'T TRUST YOU Future & Metro Boomin
16 18 152 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
17 23 318 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 21 165 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
19 25 358 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
20 26 127 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
21 17 002 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone
22 27 306 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
23 24 004 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
24 31 246 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
25 30 185 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
26 47 116 22 CTRL SZA
27 29 077 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
28 32 430 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
29 28 041 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
30 02 002 02 MIGHT DELETE LATER J. Cole
31 36 034 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
32 33 038 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
33 35 475 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
34 34 075 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
35 39 171 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
36 38 413 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
37 37 116 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
38 NE 001 38 OIKS Jebediah
39 41 264 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
40 42 232 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
41 43 298 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
42 78 012 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter
43 51 188 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
44 45 072 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
45 RE 005 16 11:11 Chris Brown
46 46 372 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
47 48 287 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
48 NE 001 48 ONE DEEP RIVER Mark Knopfler
49 54 303 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
50 50 078 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA


A bit unwell this week so don't have much to say. Shout out to Jebediah though.

Posted by: Dircadirca 1st May 2024, 05:14 AM

29/04/2024

Singles

01 NE 01 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
02 NE 01 02 DOWN BAD Taylor Swift
03 NE 01 03 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
04 NE 01 04 SO LONG, LONDON Taylor Swift
05 NE 01 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift
06 NE 01 06 MY BOY ONLY BREAKS HIS FAVORITE TOYS Taylor Swift
07 NE 01 07 BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM Taylor Swift
08 NE 01 08 FLORIDA!!! Taylor Swift feat. Florence + The Machine
09 NE 01 09 WHO'S AFRAID OF THE LITTLE OLD ME? Taylor Swift
10 NE 01 10 GUILTY AS SIN? Taylor Swift
11 01 05 01 TOO SWEET Hozier
12 02 14 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
13 03 05 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
14 NE 01 14 FRESH OUT THE SUMMER Taylor Swift
15 NE 01 15 LOML Taylor Swift
16 NE 01 16 THE SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED Taylor Swift
17 07 02 07 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter
18 NE 01 18 THE ALCHEMY Taylor Swift
19 NE 01 19 I CAN FIX HIM (NO REALLY I CAN) Taylor Swift
20 NE 01 20 CLARA BOW Taylor Swift
21 04 27 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
22 06 23 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
23 NE 01 23 IMGONNAGETYOUBACK Taylor Swift
24 05 10 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
25 NE 01 25 THE BLACK DOG Taylor Swift
26 NE 01 26 SO HIGH SCHOOL Taylor Swift
27 08 07 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
28 NE 01 28 THANK YOU AIMEE Taylor Swift
29 NE 01 29 THE ALBATROSS Taylor Swift
30 NE 01 30 HOW DID IT END? Taylor Swift
31 NE 01 31 THE PROPHECY Taylor Swift
32 12 07 12 AUSTIN Dasha
33 NE 01 33 CHLOE OR SAM OR SOPHIA OR MARCUS Taylor Swift
34 64 02 34 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey
35 10 32 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
36 19 09 08 SATURN SZA
37 NE 01 37 I HATE IT HERE Taylor Swift
38 09 57 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
39 26 02 26 TELL UR GIRLFRIEND Lay Bankz
40 NE 01 40 I LOOK IN PEOPLE'S WINDOWS Taylor Swift
41 11 11 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
42 14 15 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
43 13 35 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
44 NE 01 44 PUSH UPS Drake
45 15 11 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
46 NE 01 46 PETER Taylor Swift
47 16 24 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
48 18 36 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
49 NE 01 49 CASSANDRA Taylor Swift
50 32 05 32 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

Bubbling Under
16 (08) LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
17 (14) SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
18 (18) WHATEVER SHE WANTS Bryson Tiller
19 (11) HOME Good Neighbours
20 (10) ILLUSION Dua Lipa

Albums

01 NE 001 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
02 NE 001 02 DARK MATTER Pearl Jam
03 02 072 01 SOS SZA
04 09 004 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
05 03 026 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
06 01 244 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
07 04 168 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
08 05 007 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
09 06 082 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
10 13 053 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
11 08 196 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
12 11 060 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
13 26 117 13 CTRL SZA
14 12 033 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
15 10 337 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
16 16 153 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
17 07 002 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park
18 18 166 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
19 17 319 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 14 046 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
21 20 128 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
22 21 003 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone
23 19 359 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
24 33 476 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
25 29 042 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
26 22 307 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
27 32 039 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
28 25 186 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
29 27 078 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
30 24 247 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
31 28 431 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
32 NE 001 32 BEST OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Bruce Springsteen
33 31 035 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
34 34 076 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
35 37 117 01 FEARLESS (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
36 23 005 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
37 36 414 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
38 35 172 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
39 41 299 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
40 40 233 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
41 NE 001 41 THE BOXER Mark Seymour & The Undertow
42 39 265 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
43 46 373 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
44 43 189 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
45 RE 152 02 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (50TH ANNIVERSARY) Pink Floyd
46 44 073 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
47 60 389 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars
48 47 288 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
49 51 057 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
50 49 304 01 AM Arctic Monkeys


This is my semi-regular reminder that any suggestion that ARIA should change the rules of the chart needs more time to cook in the oven. Actually I spent the better part of a weekend cordially arguing with someone about it. They were never rude but they did just perpetually come up with objectively incorrect observations and allegations that the charts are rigged. The day that the conscientious objectors manage to successfully strip the crackpot conspiracists and the irrationally mads from their ranks might be the day I consider their perspectives measured.

Taylor Swift has a 12th #1 hit, and now music fans can join in the hardcore gamers in asking the question 'is "Fortnight" overrated?'. The record has been broken a few times of late, at least once by Taylor Swift but for the first time ever, one artist has the entire top 10 to themselves, so it can't really get broken anymore. Well, maybe if someone can do it with no features, it'd look a bit more aesthetic, especially if there wasn't a typo in it. Also there are other debuts this week. Shaboozey is making a seriously quick impression that implies a strong standing when there are less Taylor Swift songs in the way. Drake maybe less so but unlike in the US, he's actually managed to outchart "Like That" for the week so it's something.

Taylor Swift scores a 13th #1 album, ironically ARIA forgot to put the 13 in her Twitter handle when they tagged her this week. This is evidently not a great choice of week for Pearl Jam to put out their new album, but that's actually kind of par the course for them. You'd think they'd never stop getting #1 albums here but their last was in 2013. Their previous album was released against 5 Seconds of Summer and Dua Lipa, so peaked at #3. SZA's Australian tour gets "Ctrl" up to a new peak of #13 this week. Our only Australian rep this week on the album chart is a new album for Mark Seymour. You might know him from Hunters & Collectors, who have a catalogue of well-regarded and remembered pub rock songs from the '80s & '90s. I last saw Mark Seymour perform at the AFL Grand Final last year, don't ask me what happened that day.

Posted by: Maestro 3rd May 2024, 11:50 AM

Just noticed that the ARIA website has incorrectly titled 'Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?' as 'Who's Afraid of THE Little Old Me?'

Posted by: Dircadirca 7th May 2024, 10:09 AM

06/05/2024

Singles

01 01 02 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
02 17 03 02 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter
03 34 03 03 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey
04 12 15 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
05 13 06 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
06 05 02 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift
07 11 06 01 TOO SWEET Hozier
08 02 02 02 DOWN BAD Taylor Swift
09 04 02 04 SO LONG, LONDON Taylor Swift
10 21 28 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
11 22 24 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
12 09 02 09 WHO'S AFRAID OF THE LITTLE OLD ME? Taylor Swift
13 06 02 06 MY BOY ONLY BREAKS HIS FAVORITE TOYS Taylor Swift
14 03 02 03 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
15 08 02 08 FLORIDA!!! Taylor Swift feat. Florence + The Machine
16 07 02 07 BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM Taylor Swift
17 10 02 10 GUILTY AS SIN? Taylor Swift
18 24 11 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
19 32 08 12 AUSTIN Dasha
20 27 08 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
21 36 10 08 SATURN SZA
22 16 02 16 THE SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED Taylor Swift
23 35 33 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
24 42 16 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
25 15 02 15 LOML Taylor Swift
26 50 06 26 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor
27 14 02 14 FRESH OUT THE SLAMMER Taylor Swift
28 43 36 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
29 38 58 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
30 39 03 26 TELL UR GIRLFRIEND Lay Bankz
31 45 12 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
32 18 02 18 THE ALCHEMY Taylor Swift
33 NE 01 33 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman
34 47 25 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
35 48 37 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
36 41 12 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
37 54 94 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
38 19 02 19 I CAN FIX HIM (NO REALLY I CAN) Taylor Swift
39 52 06 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
40 20 02 20 CLARA BOW Taylor Swift
41 44 02 44 PUSH UPS Drake
42 26 02 26 SO HIGH SCHOOL Taylor Swift
43 23 02 23 IMGONNAGETYOUBACK Taylor Swift
44 56 06 24 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
45 60 195 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
46 57 65 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
47 65 03 47 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan
48 25 02 25 THE BLACK DOG Taylor Swift
49 58 09 28 HELL N BACK Bakar
50 31 02 31 THE PROPHECY Taylor Swift

Bubbling Under
20 (19) HOME Good Neighbours

Albums

01 01 002 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
02 03 073 01 SOS SZA
03 NE 001 03 NONETHELESS Pet Shop Boys
04 NE 001 04 BOY Luke Hemmings
05 07 169 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
06 RE 003 06 BEWITCHED Laufey
07 12 061 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
08 08 008 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
09 05 027 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
10 10 054 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
11 06 245 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
12 09 083 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
13 13 118 13 CTRL SZA
14 14 034 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
15 11 197 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
16 16 154 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
17 20 047 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
18 19 320 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
19 17 003 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park
20 15 338 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
21 04 005 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
22 RE 029 02 FLESH AND WOOD Jimmy Barnes
23 02 002 02 DARK MATTER Pearl Jam
24 23 360 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
25 22 004 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone
26 29 079 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
27 26 308 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
28 27 040 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
29 NE 001 29 CAUGHT IN A REVERIE The Dreggs
30 30 248 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
31 28 187 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
32 31 432 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
33 42 266 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
34 33 036 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
35 24 477 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
36 18 167 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
37 34 077 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
38 38 173 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
39 37 415 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
40 40 234 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
41 39 300 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
42 21 129 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
43 44 190 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull
44 43 374 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
45 25 043 01 SPEAK NOW (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
46 36 006 02 WE DON'T TRUST YOU Future, Metro Boomin
47 46 074 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
48 48 289 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
49 49 058 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs
50 57 003 50 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan


"Fortnight" has been #1 for 2 weeks, I think there's a word for that. It looks likely to not get any further. If there is still a suspicious uptick in Sabrina Carpenter streams, they'll have lasted long enough to secure her the #1 I suspect. Anyhow, the 'Taylor Swift has been taking the exposure away from other artists' crowd has been real quiet this week, as Shaboozey also vaults up to #3 this week. He looks likely to not be alone too, as Tommy Richman may well have taken over from the lead singer of DMA'S as music's most famous baseball cap wearing Tommy, and looks to make a big splash next week. Kendrick Lamar will also probably make some noise, with "euphoria" working out the best for the tracking week I'd wager. Anyway, arguably the only artist who was denied a top 50 entry last week because of Taylor Swift is Chappell Roan, but she's gotten there this week, this must be why everyone conveniently shut up this week and definitely not because of Facebook algorithms.

You will not be surprised to know that Taylor Swift is also still #1 on the album chart. I hazard a guess to say that she's the only artist to have 4 multi-week #1 albums in a single calendar year but I've been wrong before. Surely she's the first to have gotten it done by May though. Anyway there's other stuff happening, like Pet Shop Boys adding to their collection of funny album titles that all have one word in the title. "Nonetheless" reaches #3 which is their highest chart position since "Bilingual" back in 1996, which was kinda the end of their imperial era on the singles chart but then they had another top 30 hit in 2006, not that 2006 charts have much merit on ARIA. Just behind them is a new album from Luke Hemmings, the 5SOS guy with some pretty solid solo stuff. His last album actually debuted at #1. Then a little lower down is the return of Laufey, who briefly hit the top 50 with her vinyl release, but now the expanded edition of the album (by sheer chance, "Goddess" is on my shuffle playlist as I type this), rockets her considerably higher into the top 10 for the first time. Jimmy Barnes also returns with a fake 30 year anniversary of "Flesh and Wood" (it actually dropped in 1993), not to be confused with "Flesh and Blood", which was a #1 album for him in 2021. Australian band with funny name The Dreggs have been putting out singles since like 2017 but just now have a debut album that lands them in the top 50, your move Peking Duk. Also in what can only be described as amusingly apropos, we have a rare climber into the top 50, and just like the singles chart, it's Chappell Roan. Most albums only get to see the fall but I guess we'll eventually see a rise and fall, curious.

Posted by: Dircadirca 16th May 2024, 07:06 AM

13/05/2024

Singles

01 02 04 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter
02 33 02 02 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman
03 03 04 03 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey
04 01 03 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
05 04 16 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone
06 05 07 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas
07 07 07 01 TOO SWEET Hozier
08 NE 01 08 EUPHORIA Kendrick Lamar
09 NE 01 09 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar
10 06 03 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift
11 11 25 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims
12 10 29 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
13 08 03 02 DOWN BAD Taylor Swift
14 19 09 12 AUSTIN Dasha
15 18 12 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo
16 20 09 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande
17 39 07 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin
18 09 03 04 SO LONG, LONDON Taylor Swift
19 12 03 09 WHO'S AFRAID OF THE LITTLE OLD ME? Taylor Swift
20 26 07 20 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor
21 21 11 08 SATURN SZA
22 13 03 06 MY BOY ONLY BREAKS HIS FAVORITE TOYS Taylor Swift
23 24 17 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi
24 28 37 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves
25 17 03 10 GUILTY AS SIN? Taylor Swift
26 NE 01 26 FAMILY MATTERS Drake
27 29 59 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
28 15 03 08 FLORIDA!!! Taylor Swift feat. Florence + The Machine
29 16 03 07 BUT DADDY I LOVE HIM Taylor Swift
30 14 03 03 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
31 31 13 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril
32 23 34 02 GREEDY Tate McRae
33 44 07 24 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone
34 37 95 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan
35 30 04 26 TELL UR GIRLFRIEND Lay Bankz
36 34 26 01 LOVIN ON ME Jack Harlow
37 41 03 37 PUSH UPS Drake
38 35 38 03 PRADA Casso x Raye x D-Block Europe
39 36 13 02 TEXAS HOLD 'EM Beyonce
40 46 66 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen
41 22 03 16 THE SMALLEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED Taylor Swift
42 NE 01 42 MEET THE GRAHAMS Kendrick Lamar
43 47 04 43 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan
44 25 03 15 LOML Taylor Swift
45 60 04 21 ILLUSION Dua Lipa
46 45 196 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy
47 27 03 14 FRESH OUT THE SLAMMER Taylor Swift
48 51 66 21 SNOOZE SZA
49 52 34 06 WATER Tyla
50 57 52 35 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen

Bubbling Under
Nothing this week! (note: given the way I report this, this actually means an influx of fresh hits, not the opposite)

Albums

01 01 003 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift
02 NE 001 02 RADICAL OPTIMISM Dua Lipa
03 02 074 01 SOS SZA
04 05 170 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd
05 07 062 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen
06 10 055 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone
07 08 009 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande
08 11 246 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
09 09 028 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
10 14 035 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo
11 16 155 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo
12 12 084 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift
13 15 198 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift
14 NE 001 14 REASONABLE WOMAN Sia
15 20 339 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
16 18 321 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
17 17 048 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan
18 24 361 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
19 19 004 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park
20 33 267 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
21 27 309 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
22 25 005 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone
23 31 188 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival
24 13 119 13 CTRL SZA
25 30 249 01 STARBOY The Weeknd
26 21 006 01 COWBOY CARTER Beyonce
27 35 478 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
28 32 433 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
29 96 013 01 VULTURES 1 Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign
30 58 238 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar
31 34 037 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan
32 28 041 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott
33 37 078 02 GRADUATION Kanye West
34 39 416 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry
35 38 174 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen
36 42 130 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift
37 53 145 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish
38 26 080 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters
39 23 003 02 DARK MATTER Pearl Jam
40 41 301 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day
41 36 168 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift
42 51 100 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion
43 61 181 01 BORN TO DIE Lana Del Rey
44 44 375 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
45 40 235 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
46 48 290 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
47 47 075 05 HEROES & VILLAINS Metro Boomin
48 89 263 23 GOOD KID, M.A.A.D CITY Kendrick Lamar
49 76 280 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
50 50 004 50 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan


Remember back in 2019 when "Senorita" just barely snuck a week at #1 in-between the collective 37 weeks at #1 for "Old Town Road" and "Dance Monkey"? Anyway "Espresso" is #1 this week. I am not suggesting that its immediate predecessor and successor are quite that big, or maybe I am. "Fortnight" has by a fairly wide margin the largest weekly Spotify total ever in Australia (yes, that includes Christmas songs), whoever follows it up will probably be pulling up the second highest ever total figures in the last 6 or so years. I just don't know exactly what that will be. "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" has been leading comfortably on Spotify on every day except for Friday, but "I Had Some Help" has been extremely dominant on Apple & iTunes...where there isn't enough data to be fully certain of how dominant it is. To complicate further, the two songs have been extremely chaotic in their high stream getting that it's very possible tonight will re-calibrate the situation again. I am not going to make any declaration on this because I really can't call the race. Another reason that it's hard to call is that I still don't really know what ARIA does with Thursday streaming data, it's never really been elaborated on. This is relevant for this week's chart because Kendrick Lamar has two top 10 debuts and we just don't know the reality of it. If you've read the US/UK/NZ charts already, then you might have noticed the sweeping effect of time zones, crucial to "Not Like Us" with its release on Sunday when comparing it to "euphoria" which had a full week. That's also worth noting for last week, as "euphoria" was completely missing from the survey because ARIA rarely add unexpected late releases like that record to the survey, unless they're really high probably. "Like That" also rebounds. I thought it was funny when I heard part of the instrumental playing over the footy broadcast last week, and it's made more funny by the fact that the 3 clubs who are tied with the most (16) premierships are actually all doing well this year, so any one of them could become the big me...well, probably not Essendon.

Taylor Swift is #1 for a 3rd week in a row. Dua Lipa debuts at #2. She's never debuted at #1 because it took "Future Nostalgia" 3 weeks to get to #1, but then it proved not to be a fluke because it returned to #1 in 2021 and again in 2022. I am not one of those people who will criticise an artist for not playing the game by tricking people who don't know the album exists into contributing chart points to it. If we get a deluxe version that has "Dance The Night" and "Cold Heart" on it I will rescind this statement, but for now it's based. I should also report that The Weeknd cancelled his already postponed Australian tour so "The Highlights"'s path to #1 has been stalled considerably, even though it totally looks like it could get there if Taylor Swift stops putting out albums for a bit. Speaking of being based, I would think that you are super cool if you decide to donate money to an autism-related charity that isn't Autism Speaks. It always bears reminding that a lot of people who probably don't think of themselves as ableist are probably prone to mocking people who display neurodivergent behaviour. Maybe don't see someone who is harmlessly being themselves as something to mock for being 'cringe', or someone who needs to be put in their place by the reply mob. We just want to be ourselves. On an unrelated note, Sia's new album debuts just outside the top 10. It's been quite a while but her last regular studio album "This Is Acting" did debut at #1. Chappell Roan has decided to deride my silly observation from last week by neither rising, nor falling. Because of how ARIA used to freeze the chart over the Christmas period, the record for weeks peaking at #50 was set in 1995 by You Am I's single "Mr. Milk", something I always assumed would be unbeatable but I suppose the current streaming age makes it a little more possible, although still very difficult in a consecutive sense.