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Posted by: Dircadirca 8th January 2019, 03:51 PM

07/01/2019

Singles

01 02 11 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
02 03 11 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
03 04 09 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
04 06 25 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
05 07 13 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
06 NE 01 06 WOW. Post Malone
07 09 13 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
08 11 05 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
09 13 25 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
10 12 22 07 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
11 10 20 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
12 15 25 07 BODY Loud Luxury
13 17 38 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
14 19 16 06 BETTER Khalid
15 16 27 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
16 20 15 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
17 27 20 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
18 28 13 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
19 21 06 19 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
20 24 20 20 WAITING Kian
21 32 31 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
22 23 18 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
23 34 08 23 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
24 29 11 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
25 31 29 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
26 26 15 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
27 36 18 27 DAY DRUNK Morgan Evans
28 22 03 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
29 33 36 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
30 39 30 07 RISE Jonas Blue
31 38 55 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
32 53 08 32 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
33 41 12 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
34 50 11 34 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
35 43 96 01 PERFECT Ed Sheeran
36 48 05 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
37 51 06 37 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
38 55 20 27 LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes
39 46 10 14 ARMS AROUND YOU XXXTentacion x Lil Pump Feat. Swae Lee & Maluma
40 52 12 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
41 64 50 01 GOD'S PLAN Drake
42 70 37 04 2002 Anne-Marie
43 54 66 02 I FALL APART Post Malone
44 62 39 14 I LIKE IT Cardi B Feat. J Balvin & Bad Bunny
45 60 68 01 ROCKSTAR Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage
46 59 32 08 LUCID DREAMS Juice WRLD
47 66 15 17 THIS FEELING The Chainsmokers Feat. Kelsea Ballerini
48 69 27 01 IN MY FEELINGS Drake
49 68 104 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran
50 65 17 04 I LOVE IT Lil Pump & Kanye West

53 (79) NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts Feat. Georgia Ku - So Close
78 (RE) Zedd & Grey Feat. Maren Morris - The Middle
80 (RE) Jess Glynne - I'll Be There
81 (RE) Drake - Nice For What
83 (NE) Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
84 (RE) Dua Lipa Feat. BLACKPINK - Kiss And Make Up
85 (RE) Tiesto & Dzeko Feat. Preme & Post Malone - Jackie Chan
86 (RE) Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke
87 (RE) Khalid & Normani - Love Lies
88 (RE) Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
89 (RE) Drake - Nonstop
90 (RE) Conrad Sewell - Healing Hands
91 (RE) A$AP Rocky Feat. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
92 (RE) Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
93 (RE) The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer
94 (RE) Martin Garrix Feat. Khalid - Ocean
95 (RE) Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind
97 (NE) 21 Savage - monster
98 (RE) Clean Bandit Feat. Demi Lovato - Solo
99 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Castle On The Hill
100 (RE) Pnau - Go Bang

Albums

01 02 11 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
02 01 13 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 04 56 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
04 05 319 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
05 07 90 05 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
06 06 07 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
07 10 96 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
08 19 36 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
09 15 34 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
10 31 27 01 SCORPION Drake
11 12 18 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
12 23 03 12 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
13 14 25 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
14 21 20 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
15 29 32 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
16 13 10 07 SI Andrea Bocelli
17 37 60 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
18 55 16 18 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
19 25 08 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
20 33 154 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
21 27 305 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
22 08 07 02 LOVE Michael Buble
23 43 22 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
24 40 332 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
25 26 25 01 MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN Soundtrack
26 47 42 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
27 30 48 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
28 58 42 02 ? XXXTentacion
29 11 03 06 SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY Bruce Springsteen
30 34 02 30 I AM > I WAS 21 Savage
31 41 45 01 NATION OF TWO Vance Joy
32 45 237 01 X Ed Sheeran
33 28 07 05 DELTA Mumford & Sons
34 56 11 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
35 72 06 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
36 48 80 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons
37 67 86 05 STONEY Post Malone
38 44 278 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
39 54 271 01 ABBA GOLD ABBA
40 46 200 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
41 71 143 01 LIVE AC/DC
42 100 37 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
43 38 33 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
44 53 162 01 25 Adele
45 83 04 08 SKINS XXXTentacion
46 42 06 07 THE SPECIAL ONES Missy Higgins
47 63 219 01 1989 Taylor Swift
48 NE 01 48 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
49 92 87 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
50 24 12 01 NATURE Paul Kelly


It's the start of a new year which of course means that the charts are at their dullest still. Okay well there's stuff happening but the only stuff that is, is all the old favourites being back up. We do however in an exciting turn of events have a new #1 single. Post Malone & Swae Lee climb to #1 with "Sunflower" this week as they were briefly blocked by Mariah Carey, who unsurprisingly now has the first ever single to drop from #1 all the way out of the top 100. "Sunflower" is Post Malone's 3rd #1 hit following "rockstar" and "Psycho", and it's Swae Lee's first by any measure, he reached #3 with Rae Sremmurd on "Black Beatles", and both "Unforgettable" and if you want to count "SICKO MODE" peaked at #7. Ava Max debuted on the same week as them and is now sitting behind at #2. I cannot say yet whether she can get to #1 as she is still making upward progress, but isn't really catching up yet. Speaking of Post Malone, because he was excluded from the chart for no reason last week, he has this week's highest debut, courtesy of "Wow." which rides high despite not even ranking in the top 40 digital chart, as people are too busy buying "Thunder" and "Perfect" instead. Actually "I Fall Apart" and "Better Now" outsold it. This week is also a rare case where we have 4 (or if you want to be generous with "1999") Australian entries in the top 20, as Hilltop Hoods and KIAN both reach the threshold this week. Dean Lewis has had the highest charting Australian single for about 5 months straight, and he's now been overtaken by the song he succeeded in the first place, "Youngblood".

Noteworthy week on the album chart too as there's a new #1 also. In fact it's also an album that gets there in its 11th week and it's the soundtrack to "Bohemian Rhapsody", which has been holding the fort behind "A Star Is Born" for most of that #1 reign. In doing so they protect Adele's record for the longest consecutive run at #1 for the decade. We've also got an entire top 6 of movie soundtrack related albums, with the otherwise highest being...Ed Sheeran. The Christmas clear out isn't quite as drastic as on the singles chart but it does help the Spider-Man soundtrack & 21 Savage reach new peaks this week.

Oh and if you're wondering about Year End charts, I have no idea but they should be out soon. I'll stick them in the 2018 thread as soon as I can get my hands on them.

Posted by: Bré 9th January 2019, 12:24 AM

Ooh it's nice to see 'Sunflower' reaching #1 somewhere! I heard a bit of that Hilltop Hoods song on a Spotify advert the other day, the absolute AUDACITY of that sample...

(hello I am going to attempt to remember to read this thread and occasionally comment on it this year nice to see the Australian charts are still excluding songs at random)

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th January 2019, 01:03 PM

TIL that Black Keys song is a cover

Posted by: DexTheHalls 9th January 2019, 01:09 PM

It's a tuneeeeee

Youngblood's chart run... just because 34 weeks Top 20. Even more impressive that it didn't fall during the Christmas takeover

46-26-24-9-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-3-6-6-10-13-14-15-14-17-18-16-19-17-16-16-17-17-13

For comparison Shape of You 'only' had 30 weeks Top 20 and it was non-consecutively (he re-entered the Top 20 twice)

Also as a 2018 comparison God's Plan only spent 33 weeks in the Top 50

Posted by: danuary 9th January 2019, 02:26 PM

it does seem like every time an Australian act gets a worldwide hit they spend forever in the Australian chart, that chart run is ridiculous and Dean Lewis is still top 20 too.

Posted by: Dircadirca 16th January 2019, 05:50 AM

14/01/2019

Singles

01 01 12 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
02 02 12 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
03 05 14 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
04 06 02 04 WOW. Post Malone
05 03 10 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
06 04 26 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
07 07 14 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
08 09 26 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
09 08 06 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
10 10 23 07 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
11 11 21 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
12 12 26 07 BODY Loud Luxury
13 14 17 06 BETTER Khalid
14 15 28 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
15 13 39 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
16 16 16 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
17 20 21 17 WAITING Kian
18 19 07 18 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
19 18 14 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
20 23 09 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
21 26 16 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
22 24 12 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
23 22 19 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
24 17 21 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
25 25 30 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
26 32 09 26 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
27 21 32 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
28 27 19 27 DAY DRUNK Morgan Evans
29 28 04 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
30 30 31 07 RISE Jonas Blue
31 29 37 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
32 37 07 32 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
33 34 12 33 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
34 33 13 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
35 36 06 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
36 31 56 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
37 39 11 14 ARMS AROUND YOU XXXTentacion x Lil Pump Feat. Swae Lee & Maluma
38 35 97 01 PERFECT Ed Sheeran
39 40 13 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
40 38 21 27 LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes
41 42 38 04 2002 Anne-Marie
42 43 67 02 I FALL APART Post Malone
43 58 09 43 BEFORE I GO Guy Sebastian
44 46 33 08 LUCID DREAMS Juice WRLD
45 53 06 45 SO CLOSE NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts Feat. Georgia Ku
46 47 16 17 THIS FEELING The Chainsmokers Feat. Kelsea Ballerini
47 45 69 01 ROCKSTAR Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage
48 59 38 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
49 41 51 01 GOD'S PLAN Drake
50 51 46 01 PSYCHO Post Malone Feat. Ty Dolla $ign

58 (NE) Chris Brown - Undecided
61 (70) James Arthur & Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars
63 (83) Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
67 (75) Hayden James Feat. Running Touch - Better Together
70 (NE) The Chainsmokers Feat. Winona Oak - Hope
74 (NE) 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lie To Me
83 (RE) Lauv - There's No Way
92 (RE) Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again
97 (RE) Amy Shark - All Loved Up

Albums

01 01 12 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
02 02 14 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 03 57 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
04 05 91 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
05 04 320 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 06 08 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
07 08 37 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
08 07 97 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
09 10 28 01 SCORPION Drake
10 17 61 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
11 11 19 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
12 12 04 12 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
13 09 35 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
14 18 17 14 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
15 48 02 15 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
16 14 21 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
17 13 26 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
18 20 155 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
19 66 447 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses
20 23 23 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
21 19 09 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
22 28 43 02 ? XXXTentacion
23 21 306 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
24 15 33 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
25 26 43 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
26 37 87 05 STONEY Post Malone
27 35 07 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
28 76 129 06 THE VERY BEST OF CAT STEVENS Cat Stevens
29 27 49 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
30 32 238 01 X Ed Sheeran
31 30 03 30 I AM > I WAS 21 Savage
32 42 38 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
33 RE 67 33 ALL TIME GREATEST HITS Neil Diamond
34 69 09 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
35 38 279 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
36 24 333 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
37 34 12 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
38 16 11 07 SI Andrea Bocelli
39 36 81 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons
40 49 88 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
41 51 10 09 SUNCITY Khalid
42 45 05 08 SKINS XXXTentacion
43 22 08 02 LOVE Michael Buble
44 31 46 01 NATION OF TWO Vance Joy
45 47 220 01 1989 Taylor Swift
46 43 34 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
47 39 272 01 ABBA GOLD ABBA
48 40 201 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
49 33 08 05 DELTA Mumford & Sons
50 41 144 01 LIVE AC/DC


Last week's new #1's have become this week's incumbent #1's. For Post Malone, this makes "Sunflower" overtake "Psycho"'s 1 week reign at #1 but it will have to do quite a bit of work to match "rockstar"'s 7 weeks. Particularly as Warner aren't giving up the fight and have discounted "Sweet But Psycho" for the past week on iTunes. There was a time when discounts on the Australian iTunes store were more copious than anywhere else but there are only 6 in the top 100 right now compared to 15 in the UK. However "Sweet But Psycho" will need second wind in streaming to stand a real chance at the moment. The other threat to Post Malone could be...Post Malone. "Wow." is going a bit slowly for digital sales, but is riding at #2 on Spotify which could be a strong vantage point if the competition does finally succumb to the fact that it's rather old. Then again, "Shotgun", "eastside" and "SICKO MODE" are all in the top 10 so do songs age anymore? Of course, it's hard for there to be much change in the top 10 when #11-#16 are all former top 10 hits, the next highest is KIAN's extremely Spotify assisted hit "Waiting" which after 4 months in the ARIA top 50, commercial radio have finally realised that they can play it. Actually there's quite a concentration of Australian artists in this section of the chart, #14-#19 having 5 different ones (and Rita Ora performed at the ARIA Awards!!). Also in a good upswing for Australian music, there are only 2 top 50 new entries this week, the first of which comes from Guy Sebastian who scores his first top 50 hit in over 2 years with "Before I Go". The other is the unexpected return to the charts for both NOTD & Felix Jaehn, both scoring their 2nd hits (or 3rd for Felix if you want to count "Cheerleader" which you probably should). One of my favourite songs of 2018, "Soaked" by Bene is this week's loser in the lottery of 'will ARIA arbitrarily acknowledge your presence', I can only hope that more attention will be paid to her streaming success now that she's about to crack the New Zealand top 40, but at least they remembered to count Chris Brown's new single.

The top 6 hegemony of soundtrack related albums continues but with the exciting twist that "The Platinum Collection" has overtaken "Greatest Hits" to score a new peak. Post Malone overtakes Ed Sheeran for the honour of highest album just after all that stuff, although we can't deny the possibility that he's tangentially benefitting from Into The Spider-Verse. Taylor Swift also returns to the top 10 courtesy of her Netflix special I believe. Something I neglected to mention regarding the Year-End charts last week is that Billie Eilish snuck into the top 100 with her EP, but she should have been a lot higher. ARIA only randomly decided to count her streams 4 months ago, but I've no doubt that just like in New Zealand she should have been riding high in the chart for pretty much all of 2018 and then some. One can only wonder just how legitimate it is, but she does manage to score a new peak this week. Tune in next week as the album chart looks exactly the same again.

Posted by: Dircadirca 23rd January 2019, 05:58 AM

21/01/2019

Singles

01 01 13 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
02 02 13 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
03 03 15 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
04 04 03 04 WOW. Post Malone
05 05 11 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
06 06 27 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
07 08 27 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
08 07 15 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
09 09 07 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
10 10 24 07 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
11 12 27 07 BODY Loud Luxury
12 11 22 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
13 13 18 06 BETTER Khalid
14 15 40 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
15 14 29 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
16 17 22 16 WAITING Kian
17 16 17 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
18 18 08 18 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
19 NE 01 19 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
20 19 15 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
21 20 10 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
22 24 22 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
23 21 17 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
24 23 20 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
25 NE 01 25 LOST IN THE FIRE Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd
26 22 13 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
27 26 10 26 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
28 25 31 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
29 32 08 29 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
30 27 33 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
31 31 38 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
32 33 13 32 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
33 35 07 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
34 28 20 27 DAY DRUNK Morgan Evans
35 30 32 07 RISE Jonas Blue
36 34 14 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
37 36 57 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
38 40 22 27 LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes
39 29 05 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
40 39 14 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
41 38 98 01 PERFECT Ed Sheeran
42 63 03 42 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
43 37 12 14 ARMS AROUND YOU XXXTentacion x Lil Pump Feat. Swae Lee & Maluma
44 41 39 04 2002 Anne-Marie
45 42 68 02 I FALL APART Post Malone
46 45 07 45 SO CLOSE NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts Feat. Georgia Ku
47 NE 01 47 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
48 47 70 01 ROCKSTAR Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage
49 46 17 17 THIS FEELING The Chainsmokers Feat. Kelsea Ballerini
50 48 39 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid

52 (70) The Chainsmokers Feat. Winona Oak - Hope
57 (74) 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lie To Me
60 (61) James Arthur & Anne-Marie - Rewrite The Stars
64 (67) Hayden James Feat. Running Touch - Better Together
93 (NE) Sam Smith - Fire On Fire
94 (NE) Flipp Dinero - Leave Me Alone
97 (RE) Benny Blanco & Calvin Harris - I Found You

Albums

01 01 13 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
02 02 15 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 05 321 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
04 03 58 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
05 04 92 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
06 08 98 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
07 07 38 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
08 06 09 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
09 09 29 01 SCORPION Drake
10 11 20 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
11 12 05 11 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
12 10 62 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
13 14 18 13 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
14 16 22 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
15 15 03 15 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
16 13 36 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
17 17 27 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
18 21 10 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
19 20 24 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
20 25 44 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 26 88 05 STONEY Post Malone
22 22 44 02 ? XXXTentacion
23 18 156 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
24 29 50 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
25 30 239 01 X Ed Sheeran
26 24 34 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
27 27 08 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
28 23 307 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
29 34 10 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
30 49 09 05 DELTA Mumford & Sons
31 36 334 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
32 40 89 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
33 32 39 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
34 45 221 01 1989 Taylor Swift
35 46 35 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
36 35 280 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
37 53 02 37 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
38 37 13 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
39 48 202 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
40 31 04 30 I AM > I WAS 21 Savage
41 39 82 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons
42 41 11 09 SUNCITY Khalid
43 47 273 01 ABBA GOLD ABBA
44 50 145 01 LIVE AC/DC
45 42 06 08 SKINS XXXTentacion
46 44 47 01 NATION OF TWO Vance Joy
47 RE 13 02 HIGH AS HOPE Florence + The Machine
48 91 43 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins
49 56 20 04 QUEEN Nicki Minaj
50 63 84 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


You can probably sit this week's chart out. "Sunflower" is #1 for a 3rd week and meanwhile in all of the top 15, there are only 3 sets of 2 songs swapping places. All 3 involve an older song overtaking a newer one. A reprieve should probably come next week. Not just because iTunes has finally stopped promoting its top 100 of 2018, meaning that the sales charts will no longer be cluttered with old songs ("I Fall Apart" dropped from about #30 to #160 in 2 days). Also because we might have a new #1 courtesy of Ariana Grande. "7 rings" has gotten off to a big start on sales and streaming and should absolutely be #1 next week, the only thing that might stop it is badly counted week one streams. Sam Smith does well to win in the illustrious stakes of ARIA acknowledging his music, as he has two debuts this week, firstly his Normani duet in the top 50, and then his soundtrack single whose playlist promotion was aborted the moment the former came out, but not enough to keep it out of the chart this week. Gesaffelstein gets his first lead artist chart entry alongside The Weeknd on "Lost In The Fire", which is his 3rd top 50 hit overall, following two other Weeknd collaborations from last year. People who use the phrase 'real music' unironically face a dilemma, as their glorious authentic bin man has teamed up with the synthetic production work of Calvin Harris. For the former this is his 2nd top 50 hit to date, and stands a good chance to surpass the #17 peak of "Human" in the near future. In a rare case of success of a non A-list star, Dominic Fike's "3 Nights" has quickly gained traction, largely on Apple rather than Spotify so maybe it's more organic than usual. If he makes it into triple j's Hottest 100 on Sunday I will readily accept that the song that just cracked the top 50 is genuinely popular.

There was also an album chart published this week. Billie Eilish scored another new peak.

Posted by: Dexton 25th January 2019, 06:26 AM

What a boring chart. Day Drunk falling just 6 places is the biggest movement in the entire Top 35 and even then only Imagine and 3 Nights (what is this song?) make any substantial movement in the Top 50

Top 5 albums all Queen and/or musical films

Posted by: Dircadirca 29th January 2019, 04:26 PM

28/01/2019

Singles

01 NE 01 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
02 01 14 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
03 02 14 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
04 03 16 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
05 04 04 04 WOW. Post Malone
06 05 12 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
07 09 08 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
08 06 28 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
09 07 28 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
10 19 02 10 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
11 08 16 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
12 10 25 07 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
13 11 28 07 BODY Loud Luxury
14 12 23 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
15 13 19 06 BETTER Khalid
16 NE 01 16 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
17 16 23 16 WAITING Kian
18 18 09 18 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
19 15 30 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
20 20 16 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
21 17 18 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
22 14 41 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
23 21 11 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
24 25 02 24 LOST IN THE FIRE Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd
25 27 11 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
26 22 23 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
27 29 09 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
28 47 02 28 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
29 23 18 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
30 24 21 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
31 26 14 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
32 28 32 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
33 32 14 32 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
34 30 34 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
35 31 39 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
36 33 08 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
37 36 15 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
38 42 04 38 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
39 38 23 27 LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes
40 35 33 07 RISE Jonas Blue
41 34 21 27 DAY DRUNK Morgan Evans
42 57 03 42 LIE TO ME 5 Seconds Of Summer
43 52 03 43 HOPE The Chainsmokers Feat. Winona Oak
44 40 15 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
45 37 58 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
46 46 08 45 SO CLOSE NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts Feat. Georgia Ku
47 41 99 01 PERFECT Ed Sheeran
48 51 11 43 BEFORE I GO Guy Sebastian
49 39 06 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
50 44 40 04 2002 Anne-Marie

54 (NE) Peking Duk & Jack River - Sugar
63 (64) Hayden James Feat. Running Touch - Better Together
73 (NE) Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Nights Like This
84 (RE) Ariana Grande - breathin
85 (NE) Dan + Shay - Tequila
92 (NE) Logic - Keanu Reeves
93 (NE) Ocean Alley - Confidence
99 (NE) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water

Albums

01 01 14 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
02 02 16 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 03 322 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
04 04 59 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
05 05 93 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
06 06 99 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
07 07 39 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
08 NE 01 08 HEARD IT IN A PAST LIFE Maggie Rogers
09 48 44 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins
10 08 10 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
11 09 30 01 SCORPION Drake
12 NE 01 12 CUB SPORT Cub Sport
13 10 21 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
14 14 23 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
15 12 63 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
16 13 19 13 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
17 11 06 11 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
18 RE 112 01 THE SOUND OF WHITE Missy Higgins
19 18 11 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
20 35 36 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
21 30 10 05 DELTA Mumford & Sons
22 NE 01 22 ASSUME FORM James Blake
23 17 28 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
24 19 25 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
25 23 157 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
26 15 04 15 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
27 16 37 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
28 22 45 02 ? XXXTentacion
29 21 89 05 STONEY Post Malone
30 20 45 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
31 RE 08 31 STANDARDS Seal
32 RE 28 02 FLICKER Niall Horan
33 NE 01 33 FUTURE HNDRXX PRESENTS: THE WIZRD Future
34 RE 54 01 ON A CLEAR NIGHT Missy Higgins
35 31 335 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
36 RE 47 01 YOUNG MODERN Silverchair
37 27 09 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
38 25 240 01 X Ed Sheeran
39 24 51 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
40 28 308 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
41 47 14 02 HIGH AS HOPE Florence + The Machine
42 NE 01 42 WHO DO YOU TRUST? Papa Roach
43 RE 61 01 MELODRAMA Lorde
44 32 90 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
45 26 35 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
46 37 03 37 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
47 RE 101 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars
48 36 281 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
49 29 11 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
50 NE 01 50 HUMAN Dodie


Welcome to the calm before the storm. Well as calm as you can be when there's a #1 debut, but honestly the top 20 is pretty stagnant outside of songs making room for new arrivals. Let's talk about that new arrival too, as this week Ariana Grande has scored her 3rd #1 single, two of which are #1 debuts, all of which have been in the past year. "7 rings" features an interpolation of "My Favorite Things", which hasn't been seen in the ARIA Chart since The Avalanches did the same thing in 2016. Ariana does the double by topping the sales & streaming charts individually, which will be the key to her longevity as a lot of the tough contenders in each component are sorely lacking on the other. With a huge lead on streams, Ariana is safely #1 in the near future. The week that "thank u, next" debuted at #1, "God is a woman" re-entered the top 100. One single ahead, this time it's "breathin" that re-enters. The only other noteworthy news in the top 10 is that Sam Smith scores his 6th top 10 hit with "Dancing With A Stranger", also Normani's 2nd (or 4th if you include Fifth Harmony). I should also address the fact that Benny Blanco's "Eastside" has spent its 24th non-consecutive week at #1, making it the equal 2nd longest running top 10 hit of all time, only 1 week behind "Perfect". George Ezra is also up to 23 weeks with "Shotgun". When I mentioned the calm before the storm, that's in reference to the fact that over the weekend, triple j's Hottest 100 happened. It happens every year, which is long enough between instances that I feel obliged to explain that it's the world's largest annual music poll (2.7 million votes this year), and always stands as the time of the year that the most amount of people are actively listening to the same songs (in Australia...and honestly maybe the world). Because the countdown was a day later in the week compared to last year to avoid Australia Day (an increasingly loathed public holiday for what it represents), songs are mostly working in catch up mode and might have their impact spread across two weeks. The biggest beneficiary is unsurprisingly Ocean Alley as their song "Confidence" took the top spot. This is in itself quite a peculiarity because by the time voting had closed (thus all votes were in), the song had never even entered the ARIA top 100 (though it is gold certified). For the last 10 years prior to this, all the winning songs had at least hit the top 40, so there's a lot of room to grow as their #93 debut this week shot to #1 on iTunes and also has reached the top 5 on Apple & Spotify. It may be able to reach the ARIA top 10 this week. However every song in the countdown gets at least a little bit of kickback (except Nothing But Thieves' cover which isn't on available as a single on iTunes or Spotify ~) and runner up FISHER stands a chance to enter the top 50, meaning we'll have 2 Australian artists scoring their first top 50 hit in the same week. By comparison, in all of 2018 we had just 3 (one of which was Gang Of Youths just narrowly sneaking in after their Hottest 100 performance). But wait there's more on the chart. 5 Seconds Of Summer's "Lie To Me" climbs into the top 50, prior to this they had a weirdly dubious stat that their first and last top 50 hits were #1 hits, as their "Youngblood" follow up "Valentine" couldn't crack the top 50. The Chainsmokers also get yet another top 50 entry from their latest album with "Hope". They are yet again boosted heavily by Spotify's insistence that they're still the next big thing, 8 of the album's 10 tracks have been on Hot Hits Australia in the past year, though to their credit "Hope" isn't right near the top as they tend to be. Also in the midst of the big battle between 4 very closely ranked songs to be the highest Australian song, KIAN nearly got his first week as #1, except he's had that snatched this week by Dean Lewis's new single, which is off to a quicker start than "Be Alright" though I suspect it will not get as high in the end. Another noteworthy thing that happened this week is that Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (also known as "SICKO MODE" for baby boomers) has now spent longer in the chart in the years following, than it did in its original 1975 run. If an astute maths observer notices that this chart says that it doesn't make any sense because it's on an even number for its WI, know that ARIA doesn't tend to count #51-#100 positions from the pre-ARIA era in its WI calculations. Also for the weekly check up on everything that ARIA is doing wrong, we have new additions to the canon of missing songs, with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's "Look Back At It" (probably should be top 50) and Seeb's "Grip" (probably should be top 100). Bene currently has the cover photo on Hot Hits Australia but apparently that still doesn't warrant inclusion in our national charts. Maybe next week.

As for the album chart, "Bohemian Rhapsody" dropped from #1 to #7 on digital albums (and "A Star Is Born" is back at #1) but amazingly it still holds the top spot here. The latter seems to be riding another wave of popularity so maybe it'll return to #1 next week...except oh wait! We actually have a noteworthy non-soundtrack album coming out. Bring Me The Horizon's album "amo" was released last week and they've had a perfect run of #1 albums for this whole decade. In 2010 they set the record for the lowest weekly sales for a #1 album at that point (3,600 sales), but their next two albums with more triple j airplay on their side both more than justified their #1 debuts and have been certified gold and platinum respectively. I haven't seen sales figures in months so I don't really know what they're competing against, but certainly they're in with a chance. As for new entries this week, we have a fresh album in the top 10! Maggie Rogers has never made the chart before at all but has won over many fans with successive singles in the past 2 and a half years as she enters at #8. For an even longer run of building a fanbase, we go to Australian band Cub Sport at #12. I've been across this band since 2011. Back then they were called Cub Scouts (they had to change because of copyright with the actual Scouts). In recent years they've had a massive transformation in their sound and musical approach. With gay marriage being legalised in Australia a year ago, two members of the band have since married, and a lot of their songs lately talk about their love, connecting to a lot more people than when they were just a solid if less distinct indie pop band. This self-titled album is actually their 3rd, but it's their first to make the ARIA top 50. Also reaching the top 40 this week are James Blake & Future, both declining from higher charting prior albums, particularly James Blake who has gone as high as #5 with his 2nd album. There are also a lot of albums re-entering the chart which I can't entirely explain. Shout out however to mid 2000s Australian music fans, as vinyl releases bring back Missy Higgins' first two albums, and Silverchair's most recent album, all 3 of which are former monster selling #1 hits. Phil Collins has a massive climb in the top 50 due to his recent tour. As for next week, in addition to Bring Me The Horizon, look out for a new entry from Backstreet Boys, and a big re-entry and possibly new peak for Ocean Alley.

Posted by: Riser 30th January 2019, 12:32 AM

Oh your post in the NZ thread makes sense now. Boo at 'Soaked' being excluded from this chart

So what exactly gave 'Confidence' a boost this week, since Hottest 100 wasn't during the tracking week? Was it already gaining on sales or streams during the week?

Posted by: Dexton 30th January 2019, 03:14 AM

I started listening to Confidence a lot the week before the Hottest 100 basically because it was an almost sure win, I imagine lots of other people thought the same

Posted by: Dircadirca 30th January 2019, 03:34 AM

Yeah there's kind of a pre-Hottest 100 effect nowadays. I think it's a combination of people looking into the favourite for #1, and also people who were already fond of it listening to it as they vote or decide their votes (Hottest 100 voting peaks on the final day so it makes sense that it would climb the most while nearing the countdown. Primarily it was doing well on streams, getting into the top 100 on Spotify for the first time. From what I remember, I tended to see it around #200-#300 on iTunes in the lead up.

Posted by: Dircadirca 5th February 2019, 09:32 AM

04/02/2019

Singles

01 01 02 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
02 02 15 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
03 03 15 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
04 05 05 04 WOW. Post Malone
05 04 17 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
06 12 26 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
07 07 09 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
08 11 17 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
09 93 02 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
10 10 03 10 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
11 06 13 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
12 08 29 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
13 09 29 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
14 16 02 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
15 NE 01 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
16 19 31 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
17 13 29 07 BODY Loud Luxury
18 18 10 18 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
19 17 24 16 WAITING Kian
20 15 20 06 BETTER Khalid
21 14 24 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
22 23 12 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
23 31 15 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
24 20 17 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
25 28 03 25 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
26 21 19 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
27 22 42 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
28 25 12 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
29 29 19 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
30 27 10 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
31 26 24 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
32 38 05 32 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
33 30 22 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
34 35 40 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
35 NE 01 35 LOSING IT Fisher
36 24 03 24 LOST IN THE FIRE Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd
37 32 33 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
38 33 15 32 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
39 34 35 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
40 43 04 40 HOPE The Chainsmokers Feat. Winona Oak
41 36 09 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
42 42 04 42 LIE TO ME 5 Seconds Of Summer
43 53 41 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
44 37 16 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
45 40 34 07 RISE Jonas Blue
46 48 12 43 BEFORE I GO Guy Sebastian
47 NE 01 47 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
48 76 42 06 I SAID HI Amy Shark
49 44 16 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
50 39 24 27 LOST IN JAPAN Shawn Mendes

57 (NE) Mallrat - Groceries
59 (73) Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Nights Like This
70 (RE) Hayden James Feat. Boy Matthews - Just Friends
72 (NE) Dua Lipa - Swan Song
77 (RE) Childish Gambino - This Is America
84 (99) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
87 (RE) Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars
89 (NE) Vera Blue - All The Pretty Girls
91 (NE) Ocean Alley - Baby Come Back
93 (RE) King Princess - Make My Bed
94 (RE) The Rubens Feat. Sarah - Never Ever
99 (RE) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly

Albums

01 NE 01 01 AMO Bring Me The Horizon
02 02 17 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 01 15 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
04 03 323 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
05 NE 01 05 DNA Backstreet Boys
06 04 60 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
07 05 94 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
08 20 37 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
09 06 100 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
10 07 40 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
11 RE 20 11 CHIAROSCURO Ocean Alley
12 11 31 01 SCORPION Drake
13 09 45 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins
14 16 20 13 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
15 10 11 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
16 13 22 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
17 40 309 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
18 27 38 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
19 15 64 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
20 23 29 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
21 14 24 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
22 19 12 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
23 NE 01 23 VICTORY (LIVE) Bethel Music
24 35 336 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
25 24 26 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
26 25 158 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
27 NE 01 27 A SALUTE TO THE SEEKERS Mirusia
28 30 46 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
29 51 15 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
30 28 46 02 ? XXXTentacion
31 17 07 11 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
32 31 09 31 STANDARDS Seal
33 55 147 01 LIVE AC/DC
34 26 05 15 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
35 21 11 05 DELTA Mumford & Sons
36 RE 102 22 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH VOLUME 1 & 2 Paul Kelly
37 38 241 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 37 10 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
39 29 90 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 39 52 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
41 NE 01 41 TOAST TO OUR DIFFERENCES Rudimental
42 52 262 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF Crowded House
43 NE 01 43 INNER MONOLOGUE PART 1 Julia Michaels
44 08 02 08 HEARD IT IN A PAST LIFE Maggie Rogers
45 46 04 37 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
46 44 91 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
47 49 12 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
48 32 29 02 FLICKER Niall Horan
49 NE 01 49 WEEZER (TEAL ALBUM) Weezer
50 RE 05 10 8 LETTERS Why Don't We


Avalanches below, business continues above. This week we reach the aftermath of triple j's Hottest 100, the only music poll big enough to make a substantial annual impact on a national chart. Even songs with no relation to the countdown were all losing 5-10% of their Spotify streams on the 27th of January as people shifted their music listening focus for a whole day. Before I get to that though, Ariana Grande retains the #1 spot for a 2nd week. She has slipped down to #2 on sales behind "Shallow" but maintains a monstrous lead on streaming that will be hard to top. Potential competition isn't really showing itself as Post Malone & Ava Max retain the remaining top 3 spots. "Wow." returns to its #4 peak but still shows no sign of overtaking "Sunflower". The only new peaks in the top 10 this week are at #6 & #9 (nice), both relating to the Hottest 100. Travis Scott scored his first ever entry in the poll (after finishing in the #101-#200 section 3 times last year) with "SICKO MODE" at #3, and off the back of this, it ascends from being one of the biggest selling #7 hits to being one of the biggest selling #6 hits. Ascending from a prior #7 peak to a #6 peak is the same thing Vance Joy did with "Riptide" after his #1 finish, which is the highest certified single to not reach the top 5. The other noteworthy climb comes from Ocean Alley with their #1 polling "Confidence" making one of the biggest ever jumps in the top 100 up 84 places to #9. This is the same peak reached by The Rubens' "Hoops" and in fact the last 8 Hottest 100 winners are top 10 peakers. Ocean Alley also make ARIA Chart history as their cover of Player's top 20 hit "Baby Come Back" becomes to my knowledge the first ever triple j Like A Version to make the ARIA Chart. It is not necessarily the most popular one, but it comes at a time as these covers have been getting more regularly available as singles, as triple j tends to put their Like A Version compilations up on iTunes with no individual purchases allowed. I do however recall that Regina Spektor charted briefly with "No Surprises" but that was a different recording to her Like A Version rendition. Noteworthy in its own right is the other Ocean Alley single "Knees", which is not on the chart at all because ARIA. It may have come relatively close to the top 50 so it's still not the biggest omission on the chart as Bene (who was in the Hottest 100 no less!) and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie are both top 40 on Spotify. Evidently for Ocean Alley, the #10 position in the Hottest 100 is cursed, because 2010's #10 finisher "Somebody To Love Me" from Mark Ronson & co. was also omitted from the chart back in the day. Ocean Alley become the first Australian artist to score their first top 50 single in 2019...and FISHER becomes the second with the biggest club hit of 2018 by an Australian artist "Losing It" bursts into the top 40, also already certified gold. In non-Hottest 100 news, J. Cole scores his highest ever charting single with "Middle Child" at #15, his previous highest being "KOD" at #20. In a moment of gracious relief, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" has finally been pushed out of the top 50 in its 100th week on the chart, for the first time since being pushed as a single in late 2017. On the topic of Sheeran songs, "Eastside" is kicked out of the top 10 despite polling in the Hottest 100, preventing it from matching "Perfect"'s top 10 longevity for the time being. Despite being 30 weeks old, Hot Hits Australia on Spotify still insists on bolstering its streams, though it's not the oldest song there because they just added "Confidence", a song that only didn't reach the ARIA top 100 9 months ago because they never featured it in the first place.

There's a little less to note on the album chart although we do have a new #1 and it's actually not a movie soundtrack for once. On the other hand, it's still not anything new to the chart because while Bring Me The Horizon just scored their first UK #1 album, "Amo" is in fact their 4th Australian #1 album in a row. Once again they join the extremely mismatched company of artists who have scored at least 4 #1 albums in the 2010s, which includes Taylor Swift, Eminem, Lana Del Rey, One Direction and The Amity Affliction. Even without BMTH there'd be a shift because "A Star Is Born" has overtaken "Bohemian Rhapsody" again. Further breaking the soundtrack hegemony is Backstreet Boys. They are one of the more noteworthy artists to never have a #1 album here as they instead have 3 #2 albums. This is a feat that ties them with Dead Letter Circus, but leaves them way behind Radiohead who have 6 #2 albums without a #1. They can't quite add to this tally as their new album debuts at #5. Keith Urban's current Australian tour brings him back into the top 10, preventing Ocean Alley from reaching it for the first time, as their latest album hits a new peak of #11, having previously debuted at #15 last year. If you want to make Backstreet Boys look a lot better, then just glance at the monstrous decline for Rudimental, whose first two albums peaked at #2 & #4, while despite (although I choose to believe it's because of it) having their biggest hit to date, their very delayed 3rd album debuts at #41. A more painful revelation is that Weezer have scored their 4th self-titled top 50 album, which includes all of their self-titled albums except for The Blue Album.

Posted by: Dircadirca 13th February 2019, 05:30 AM

11/02/2019

Singles

01 01 03 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
02 02 16 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
03 NE 01 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
04 04 06 04 WOW. Post Malone
05 03 16 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
06 05 18 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
07 10 04 07 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
08 06 27 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
09 07 10 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
10 08 18 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 11 14 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
12 13 30 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
13 21 25 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
14 14 03 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
15 19 25 15 WAITING Kian
16 12 30 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
17 18 11 17 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
18 09 03 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
19 15 02 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
20 20 21 06 BETTER Khalid
21 17 30 07 BODY Loud Luxury
22 23 16 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
23 16 32 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
24 22 13 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
25 25 04 25 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
26 32 06 26 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
27 28 13 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
28 27 43 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
29 26 20 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
30 24 18 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
31 29 20 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
32 30 11 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
33 31 25 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
34 43 42 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
35 34 41 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
36 40 05 36 HOPE The Chainsmokers Feat. Winona Oak
37 47 02 37 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
38 42 05 38 LIE TO ME 5 Seconds Of Summer
39 33 23 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
40 41 10 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
41 59 03 41 NIGHTS LIKE THIS Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
42 37 34 07 HIGH HOPES Panic! At The Disco
43 39 36 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
44 38 16 32 RUIN MY LIFE Zara Larsson
45 NE 01 45 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
46 44 17 14 ZEZE Kodak Black Feat. Travis Scott & Offset
47 53 10 45 SO CLOSE NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts Feat. Georgia Ku
48 36 04 24 LOST IN THE FIRE Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd
49 49 17 29 MO BAMBA Sheck Wes
50 46 13 43 BEFORE I GO Guy Sebastian

61 (RE) 21 Savage - a lot
65 (84) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
66 (RE) Billie Eilish - bellyache
68 (72) Dua Lipa - Swan Song
76 (99) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
78 (RE) Billie Eilish - ocean eyes
82 (89) Vera Blue - All The Pretty Girls
83 (90) Dan + Shay - Tequila
96 (RE) Billie Eilish - you should see me in a crown
97 (NE) Tyga, Rich The Kid & G-Eazy - Girls Have Fun
100 (RE) Silk City & Dua Lipa Feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson - Electricity

Albums

01 02 18 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
02 03 16 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
03 04 324 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
04 06 61 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
05 07 95 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
06 14 21 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
07 01 02 01 AMO Bring Me The Horizon
08 08 38 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
09 10 41 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
10 09 101 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
11 12 32 01 SCORPION Drake
12 16 23 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
13 NE 01 13 RESIST Within Temptation
14 18 39 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
15 19 65 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
16 13 46 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins
17 NE 01 17 DON'T FEED THE POP MONSTER Broods
18 15 12 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
19 11 21 11 CHIAROSCURO Ocean Alley
20 25 27 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
21 21 25 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
22 20 30 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
23 26 159 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
24 30 47 02 ? XXXTentacion
25 22 13 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
26 45 05 26 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
27 05 02 05 DNA Backstreet Boys
28 28 47 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
29 39 91 05 STONEY Post Malone
30 29 16 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
31 37 242 01 X Ed Sheeran
32 17 310 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
33 38 11 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
34 53 37 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 24 337 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
36 47 13 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
37 46 92 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
38 54 283 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
39 63 87 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
40 34 06 15 MARY POPPINS RETURNS Soundtrack
41 31 08 11 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
42 40 53 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
43 33 148 01 LIVE AC/DC
44 51 224 01 1989 Taylor Swift
45 55 42 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 56 14 09 SUNCITY Khalid
47 69 07 30 I AM > I WAS 21 Savage
48 58 205 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
49 64 110 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
50 NE 01 50 KIDZ BOP 2019 Kidz Bop Kids


"7 rings" retains the top spot for a 3rd week running. The vibe in the UK is that it will be the last week for it at #1 but I don't think that will be the case in Australia at all. "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" is indeed pulling a strong showing, but it's still lagging behind a little on Spotify, and the fact it will probably get 0 streams counted for Thursday means it has little chance to get there. A #2 debut seems reasonably likely though. "Sunflower" has been in the top 2 for 8 weeks in a row now and maybe it'll start slipping. What's also causing some interest in the top 10 is Billie Eilish. I was a little skeptical of her debuting prospects because a lot of her streams are being driven from a vertical video on Today's Top Hits & Hot Hits Australia, which count to her Spotify ranking but not her ARIA position. It turns out that she didn't really need those streams because she still lands at #3, making "bury a friend" her 3rd top 10 hit and highest ever charting single. She is still yet to ever reach the top 40 national airplay chart with any of her songs. In due process, she stops Post Malone from scoring a new peak fro "Wow." If you choose to count "7 rings" as one, then it has been close to 6 months since we last had a digital #1 single that didn't start with the letter S. "Shallow" continues to lead sales by a mile but it only barely holds in the top 10. Speaking of ancient singles that Australia can never let go of, KIAN's "Waiting" reaches the top 15 for the first time in its 6 month charting stint. He released a new single this week which appears like it won't make the top 200 because playlists aren't ready to switch over. Dean Lewis also trolls him again by blocking him from hitting #1 on the ARIA Australian Singles chart by 1 position. Maybe it's karma for calling it "the national ARIA Singles Chart" on his Spotify profile. There are 2 other new singles in the top 50, firstly Kehlani who scores her 3rd top 50 hit to date, and the first where she's not billed second with "Nights Like This". The other debut shouldn't be one, but someone at ARIA saw that there were two songs strangely missing from the top 50 and they decided to fix one of them. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie scores his first ever ARIA Singles Chart entry (to my recollection) with "Look Back At It". While we're talking about ARIA being silly with rappers, Tyga finally makes the chart...with "Girls Have Fun". "Taste" should certainly still be in the top 100 but oops. Between Tyga & A Boogie, 2 of this week's 3 top 100 debuts sort of reference Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".

Not content with 9 weeks, "A Star Is Born"'s soundtrack cracks double digits as it has seemingly overtaken "Bohemian Rhapsody" for good, at least in terms of a time when they're in #1 contention, you can never truly tell which movie soundtracks will never die on the chart. With Bring Me The Horizon dropping off as expected, we're back to an entire top 5 of soundtrack related albums, but we have a new leader in terms of contemporary non-soundtrack music, and it's not even an album, but rather Billie Eilish's 2017 EP. It hits the top 10 for the first time in its sort of long but should be much longer run. We need not worry about a soundtrack monopoly next week, as it looks pretty safe to say that Ariana Grande will be scoring her 4th #1 album to date with "thank u, next" next week. Undoubtedly great news because there's no need to even consider the possibility that Sticky Fingers will get there. The highest debut this week is down at #13, where Within Temptation score their highest chart position to date at #13, having previously gotten as high as #26. The same fortunes can't be said for Broods who despite scoring their highest ever triple j Hottest 100 position with lead single "Peach", they're quite a bit down from past fortunes on their 3rd album debuting at #17, compared to the #5 & #2 debuts of their first two albums. I haven't listened to it yet but "Hospitalized" is an excellent track on it. Also obviously I have to mention that a peculiar Kidz Bop album has charted (the first ever I believe), which seems to be aimed at both the Australian & New Zealand markets because it has a Sheppard song and a Six60 song. I assume the real reason it's here is because "Be Alright"'s iTunes reviews are full of people outraged that Dean said a swear in the song, wishing for him to release a clean version. He hasn't done that but somewhere, a monkey's paw curled up a finger.

Posted by: Bjork 13th February 2019, 07:02 AM

very good for Billie eilish, higher than in the UK or US
also her EP is #1 if you exclude all those Queen/soundtrack albums

Posted by: Dircadirca 20th February 2019, 07:39 AM

18/02/2019

Singles

01 01 04 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
02 NE 01 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
03 02 17 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
04 03 02 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
05 04 07 04 WOW. Post Malone
06 10 19 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
07 11 15 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
08 05 17 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
09 06 19 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
10 07 05 07 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
11 NE 01 11 BLOODLINE Ariana Grande
12 08 28 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
13 NE 01 13 NEEDY Ariana Grande
14 09 11 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
15 13 26 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
16 NE 01 16 NASA Ariana Grande
17 14 04 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
18 15 26 15 WAITING Kian
19 12 31 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
20 17 12 17 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
21 NE 01 21 BAD IDEA Ariana Grande
22 NE 01 22 FAKE SMILE Ariana Grande
23 16 31 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
24 NE 01 24 TALK Khalid
25 94 09 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
26 NE 01 26 GHOSTIN Ariana Grande
27 20 22 06 BETTER Khalid
28 NE 01 28 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
29 21 31 07 BODY Loud Luxury
30 26 07 26 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
31 22 17 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
32 24 14 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
33 25 05 25 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
34 23 33 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
35 19 03 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
36 NE 01 36 IN MY HEAD Ariana Grande
37 18 04 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
38 29 21 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
39 28 44 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
40 31 21 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
41 NE 01 41 MAKE UP Ariana Grande
42 27 14 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
43 30 19 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
44 40 11 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
45 37 03 37 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
46 34 43 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
47 45 02 45 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
48 35 42 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
49 33 26 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
50 39 24 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro

57 (61) 21 Savage - a lot
67 (NE) Julia Michaels Feat. Selena Gomez - Anxiety
79 (83) Dan + Shay - Tequila
84 (RE) Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - I'll Never Love Again
99 (NE) George Ezra - Hold My Girl

Albums

01 NE 01 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
02 01 19 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
03 02 17 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
04 NE 01 04 YOURS TO KEEP Sticky Fingers
05 03 325 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 04 62 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
07 05 96 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
08 06 22 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
09 09 42 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
10 10 102 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
11 12 24 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
12 11 33 01 SCORPION Drake
13 RE 64 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
14 21 26 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
15 18 13 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
16 15 66 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
17 07 03 01 AMO Bring Me The Horizon
18 14 40 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
19 23 160 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
20 20 28 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
21 24 48 02 ? XXXTentacion
22 28 48 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
23 26 06 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
24 08 39 02 GRAFFITI U Keith Urban
25 22 31 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
26 45 43 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
27 29 92 05 STONEY Post Malone
28 25 14 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
29 33 12 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
30 30 17 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
31 32 311 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
32 34 38 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
33 37 93 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
34 31 243 01 X Ed Sheeran
35 68 16 18 ALWAYS IN BETWEEN Jess Glynne
36 19 22 11 CHIAROSCURO Ocean Alley
37 36 14 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
38 27 03 05 DNA Backstreet Boys
39 35 338 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
40 42 54 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
41 43 149 01 LIVE AC/DC
42 38 284 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
43 76 36 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
44 49 111 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
45 16 47 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins
46 53 51 01 NATION OF TWO Vance Joy
47 44 225 01 1989 Taylor Swift
48 39 88 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
49 48 206 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
50 51 346 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers


Because the Australian charts are bad, Bene just came to the country to do some live shows/promo etc and is still missing from the chart. I refuse to stop being mad about this. In the world of artists that ARIA will acknowledge, Ariana Grande is quite popular. For the second time in her career, she's had her entire album make the ARIA top 100. If you choose to count "KIDS SEE GHOSTS" as a Kanye album (which you probably should), she's the 2nd artist to do this twice, and just like Kanye, one of those two albums also entirely made the top 50...namely this new one. This leads to all new crackpot theories of whether the streams were counted correctly and "bloodline" was robbed of a top 10 placing, as for the time being she's only gotten one more top 10 hit via "break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored" up at #2. It's easy to miss among all the Ariana, but there were two more high debuts this week, firstly Khalid because it's been about a month since his last one, and also The Chainsmokers because it's been about a month since their last one. In some sort of divine parody of the way Spotify playlists often allow only one song at a time from certain artists, we have new top 50 entries from Khalid, The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds Of Summer, and also top 50 dropouts from Khalid, The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds Of Summer. Obviously the most interesting thing about all this is that Khalid's song is produced by Disclosure, and by entering at #24, it's now their 2nd highest charting single behind "Magnets". 21 Savage gets his 2nd lead artist top 60 hit following "Bank Account", he has thus far only reached the top 50 via "rockstar" and technically "This Is America", so he's trying to ruin his #1 hit streak. George Ezra has also finally scored a 2nd charting hit from his 2nd album because "Hold My Girl" was used on Married At First Sight or something like that. It nearly climbed to #1 on iTunes mid-week but has settled down a little since then, though it could crack top 50 next week despite meager streams.

Go back to earlier in this thread when Bring Me The Horizon debuted at #1 and I provided a list of artists with 4 #1 albums in the 2010s. You can now add Ariana Grande to this list as "thank u, next" has of course done the same. She's not setting new records as I believe Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Post Malone & Drake all had bigger streaming returns. She does save the day by keeping the top spot away from the soundtrack clog fest, and also racist, sexist, transphobic shitlords. That last bit requires a lot of background into very Australian affairs so let me begin. Sticky Fingers are an Australian band. They rose to prominence in 2012 after one of their first singles was uploaded to triple j Unearthed and started getting radio play. From 2013 to 2016 they released 3 albums, getting increasingly popular to the point that the 3rd of those debuted at #1 on the ARIA Chart. They also amassed 9 entries in the triple j Hottest 100 in the space of 5 years. In late 2016, they started receiving allegations from various parties about how the lead singer's drunken behaviour during/after shows was getting out of hand, including threats and abuse to women and POC. Public favour hadn't really swayed at that point, but the band went on hiatus to recuperate. Things turned to worse when the band made a surprise comeback at a live show, and the lead singer posted an apology video to not much convincing effect. The band were invited onto triple j's current affairs program to do an interview, wherein things went downhill fast as it was all a bit halfhearted and the singer flat out said 'boys will be boys'. Since around that point, triple j have never played the band's music since, and from this point on it's turned into a war of left & right. In addition to people seemingly listening to the band purely to 'own the libs', the band themselves have doubled down hard including multiple incidents of setting up sock puppet Twitter accounts to retaliate against people who have spoken out against them, which includes pretending to be these people, or sending transphobic replies to them, you know, just very normal things for a touring band. As someone who used to like some of their music, my opinion is very low nowadays. Sadly they're one of very few Australian artists who can crack the Spotify top 200 chart with most music they release on day 1. Fortunately, favour is dwindling as their 4th album enters at only #4. On a more pleasant note, the very new artist Dua Lipa won Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards and has soared back into the chart with her album. Next week's chart will be a big toss up as to whether or not Ariana Grande's rapidly declining streaming numbers can hold on against "A Star Is Born", or perhaps new entries from Florida Georgia Line, Avril Lavigne, The Cat Empire & Methyl Ethel can make an impact.

Posted by: Dircadirca 26th February 2019, 03:51 PM

25/02/2019

Singles

01 01 05 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
02 02 02 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
03 03 18 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
04 05 08 04 WOW. Post Malone
05 04 03 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
06 06 20 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
07 08 18 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
08 10 06 07 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
09 24 02 09 TALK Khalid
10 09 20 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
11 07 16 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
12 12 29 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
13 14 12 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
14 15 27 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
15 17 05 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
16 18 27 15 WAITING Kian
17 19 32 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
18 28 02 18 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
19 20 13 17 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
20 30 08 20 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
21 23 32 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
22 NE 01 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
23 29 32 07 BODY Loud Luxury
24 33 06 24 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
25 45 04 25 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
26 32 15 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
27 35 04 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
28 27 23 06 BETTER Khalid
29 34 34 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
30 NE 01 30 11 MINUTES YUNGBLUD & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
31 11 02 11 BLOODLINE Ariana Grande
32 40 22 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
33 39 45 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
34 37 05 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
35 31 18 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
36 42 15 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
37 44 12 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
38 13 02 13 NEEDY Ariana Grande
39 NE 01 39 365 Zedd & Katy Perry
40 16 02 16 NASA Ariana Grande
41 25 10 15 IMAGINE Ariana Grande
42 21 02 21 BAD IDEA Ariana Grande
43 48 43 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
44 38 22 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
45 47 03 45 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
46 63 62 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
47 43 20 18 1999 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
48 46 44 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
49 49 27 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
50 51 05 41 NIGHTS LIKE THIS Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign

52 (57) 21 Savage - a lot
55 (99) George Ezra - Hold My Girl
65 (74) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
66 (NE) Juice WRLD - Robbery
69 (79) Dan + Shay - Tequlia
85 (RE) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
91 (RE) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
98 (RE) Cardi B - Money

Albums

01 01 02 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
02 03 18 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
03 02 20 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
04 NE 01 04 STOLEN DIAMONDS The Cat Empire
05 05 326 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 07 97 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
07 NE 01 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
08 06 63 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
09 NE 01 09 HEAD ABOVE WATER Avril Lavigne
10 11 25 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
11 NE 01 11 TRIAGE Methyl Ethel
12 08 23 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
13 10 103 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 09 43 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 12 34 01 SCORPION Drake
16 13 65 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
17 19 161 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
18 18 41 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
19 16 67 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
20 04 02 04 YOURS TO KEEP Sticky Fingers
21 15 14 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
22 20 29 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
23 22 49 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 21 49 02 ? XXXTentacion
25 14 27 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
26 23 07 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
27 40 55 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
28 30 18 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
29 50 347 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers
30 26 44 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
31 17 04 01 AMO Bring Me The Horizon
32 NE 01 32 SOS Millencolin
33 37 15 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
34 NE 01 34 SO FAR GONE Drake
35 28 15 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
36 27 93 05 STONEY Post Malone
37 34 244 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 25 32 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
39 31 312 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
40 33 94 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
41 41 150 01 LIVE AC/DC
42 48 89 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
43 29 13 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
44 39 339 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
45 NE 01 45 DON'T LET GO Dear Seattle
46 43 37 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
47 32 39 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
48 44 112 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
49 53 10 11 SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Soundtrack
50 42 285 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk


Not sure I'll have much time in the rest of the week so just a quick write up. Ariana Grande fends off tough competition from Ariana Grande to get "7 rings" a 5th straight week at #1. The digital & streaming charts could not be less in cahoots so it seems like her lagging sales won't matter too much. At least I'd be saying that if not for the fact that "Shallow" is pulling crazy digital numbers again. If that can maintain well for the rest of the week then there's a chance for an upset. The only real top 10 news is that Khalid has scored his 8th top 10 hit, and oddly enough, Disclosure their first ever. Typical chart stars Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Zedd & Katy Perry in some combination are all back though neither song seems to be making an especially strong impression just yet. Less typical is the arrival of YUNGBLUD who scores his first ever top 100 entry, though he has made it into triple j's Hottest 100 two years in a row now so it's not like he's unknown here. It's also a somewhat uncommon in these times appearance for Travis Barker, who as part of blink-182 had a stack of entries, though they were last seen in the top 30 back in 2011 with "Up All Night". This one will probably last more than one week. It's been a couple months so there's another Juice WRLD song on the chart, I think it's the first time he's had something on the chart ahead of "Lucid Dreams".

Ariana Grande holds the top spot for a 2nd week, which is extremely notable because her prior #1 albums only lasted a single week. I suspect "A Star Is Born" will be back to reign terror except will it? It faces extremely tough competition courtesy of Hilltop Hoods who will be gunning for their 6th #1 album, and might be able to pull a 5 digit figure like Ariana just did. Speaking of bands who broke out successfully in 2003 and are still going strong, The Cat Emire are back with I think their 7th studio album. Two of them, including their previous one reached #1 but this time they make do with #4. Speaking of artists who last released an album in 2016, Florida Georgia Line are also back and for the second time in a row they've hit #7, which is their highest position to date. Avril Lavigne on the other hand is a little down on past performance. She maintains a perfect top 10 record with her 6th album, but it's her lowest charting to date. 3 of her first 4 albums all hit #1 ("The Best Damn Thing" was kept off by Silverchair's last album in its 3rd week at #1). But the chart isn't just for artists coasting on former highs, because Methyl Ethel on the other hand have hit a new peak of #11 with their 3rd album. I haven't heard it yet but the singles are mostly great. But then on the other hand we also have Millencolin who were most popular in the 2000s, and Drake with a mixtape he literally released in the 2000s.

Posted by: Bjork 26th February 2019, 03:59 PM

how is Pink predicted to do next week?

Posted by: Dircadirca 26th February 2019, 04:16 PM

That's one thing I forgot to mention. She seems to have set a tremendous new record since she was #2 on sales this week but just missed the top 100 (probably because ARIA counted none of her streams lol). She should hold at #2 on sales, only missing out because of "Shallow"'s rebound, and I wanna guess she'll make around #20, streaming isn't really picking up much yet. "Just Like Fire" and "What About Us" both debuted at #50 on Spotify on their first week but with 10K+ sales, her new song hasn't gotten that high and will be lucky if it gets 5K sales.

Posted by: Dexton 28th February 2019, 12:38 PM

Ariana and Post Malone occupy the Top 4 Sunflowers 9th week in the Top 3 too

Posted by: Dircadirca 6th March 2019, 06:50 AM

04/03/2019

Singles

01 06 21 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
02 01 06 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
03 02 03 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
04 03 19 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
05 04 09 04 WOW. Post Malone
06 08 07 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
07 05 04 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
08 09 03 08 TALK Khalid
09 07 19 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
10 10 21 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
11 19 14 11 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
12 NE 01 12 WALK ME HOME P!nk
13 18 03 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
14 14 28 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
15 15 06 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
16 11 17 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 12 30 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
18 20 09 18 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
19 13 13 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
20 17 33 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
21 16 28 15 WAITING Kian
22 21 33 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
23 30 02 23 11 MINUTES Yungblud & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
24 23 33 07 BODY Loud Luxury
25 24 07 24 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
26 26 16 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
27 27 05 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
28 29 35 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
29 25 05 25 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
30 28 24 06 BETTER Khalid
31 22 02 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
32 32 23 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
33 33 46 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
34 34 06 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
35 35 19 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
36 37 13 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
37 46 63 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
38 39 02 38 365 Zedd & Katy Perry
39 56 19 12 ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY Lady Gaga
40 36 16 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
41 45 04 41 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
42 43 44 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
43 50 06 41 NIGHTS LIKE THIS Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
44 NE 01 44 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods
45 31 03 11 BLOODLINE Ariana Grande
46 48 45 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
47 49 28 04 PROMISES Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
48 51 26 07 IN MY MIND Dynoro
49 53 39 02 GIRLS LIKE YOU Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B
50 44 23 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora

51 (52) 21 Savage - a lot
56 (65) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
61 (66) Juice WRLD - Robbery
67 (69) Dan + Shay - Tequila
68 (NE) James Bay Feat. Julia Michaels - Peer Pressure
74 (76) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
75 (NE) Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
79 (RE) Eminem - Lose Yourself
85 (RE) Hilltop Hoods Feat. Adrian Eagle - Clark Griswold
95 (NE) Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Woke Up Late
99 (RE) Kanye West & Lil Pump - I Love It

Albums

01 NE 01 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
02 01 03 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
03 03 21 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
04 02 19 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
05 05 327 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 06 98 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
07 08 64 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
08 NE 01 08 CRUSHING Julia Jacklin
09 10 26 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
10 NE 01 10 DISTANCE OVER TIME Dream Theater
11 17 162 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
12 13 104 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 14 44 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
14 12 24 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
15 19 68 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
16 15 35 01 SCORPION Drake
17 16 66 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
18 NE 01 18 FATHER OF 4 Offset
19 29 348 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers
20 18 42 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
21 21 15 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
22 07 02 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
23 NE 01 23 THIS LAND Gary Clark Jr.
24 23 50 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
25 59 147 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem
26 33 16 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
27 22 30 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
28 24 50 02 ? XXXTentacion
29 NE 01 29 WHILE WE WAIT Kehlani
30 27 56 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
31 25 28 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
32 26 08 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
33 NE 01 33 HARVERD DROPOUT Lil Pump
34 36 94 05 STONEY Post Malone
35 20 03 04 YOURS TO KEEP Sticky Fingers
36 48 113 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
37 35 16 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
38 30 45 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
39 28 19 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
40 42 90 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
41 40 95 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
42 46 38 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
43 39 313 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
44 37 245 01 X Ed Sheeran
45 41 151 01 LIVE AC/DC
46 92 91 01 RECOVERY Eminem
47 38 33 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
48 44 340 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
49 31 05 01 AMO Bring Me The Horizon
50 50 286 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk


Records are broken on both single & album chart this week. For the singles chart, "Shallow" returns to #1, 16 weeks after it was last at #1. This is by far the longest gap between #1 sequences as the previous record is Gabriella Cilmi's "Sweet About Me" having #1 runs 5 weeks apart. Mind you it could be a short lived record of Mariah Carey being at #1 turns into an annual Christmas tradition. Even though the Academy Awards were over two weeks ago, it looks like "Shallow" should retain the #1 spot next week. The bourgeois download hegemony looks to maintain a stranglehold on the charts a bit longer as Ariana's Spotify top 2 aren't really able to compete. In fact it looks like she'll be overtaken by another competitor as the Jonas Brothers new single is showing very strongly on both formats. Their highest charting single before this was "Burning Up" which got to #31. Nick Jonas got to #15 with "Jealous" and Joe Jonas got to #6 with "Cake By The Ocean" so it's a new record by any measurement. It's near impossible for Australian songs to reach the top 10 unless they're an international hit or just placed strongly in the Hottest 100, so the combination of a new album out and supporting Eminem on tour can only get Hilltop Hoods to #11 with "Leave Me Lonely", though this is its first week as the highest Australian single in the chart. It places just ahead of P!nk who debuts at #12 thanks primarily to downloads. It's an inauspicious start for her but she is #1 on iTunes again so many she's got brighter prospects ahead. ARIA continue to ignore both up and coming US rappers and NZ indie pop artists who start with B and end with E so the only other top 50 debut this week is from Hilltop Hoods with the 3rd single from their new album. It features Illy who is tied with Hilltop Hoods as they have the only 2 Australian hip hop songs to get as high as #2 on the singles chart. It also features Ecca Vandal who has never made the ARIA Chart in any capacity (I think her debut album got to about #200 but don't quote me on that). She once retweeted me when she debuted at #1 on my multi-chart equivalent for another music forum. Lower down, possibly because Hot Hits Australia will support anything with Julia Michaels' name on it, James Bay gets his first chart entry in many years, as nothing from his 2nd album made the charts here. Fellow UK chart star Mabel also gets her first entry which looks to climb quite a bit next week.

The other record broken this week also relates to the #1 position. Hilltop Hoods debut at #1 with relative ease. While I thought "A Star Is Born" might have challenged, they ended up selling close to 3 times more than their closest competitor. Hilltop Hoods scored their first #1 album back in 2006 and this is now their 6th #1 album, which is the most for any Australian group. Previously they were tied with Silverchair and Powderfinger on 5 (who both disbanded before ending their #1 streak so one can only speculate how many more they might have had in them). Now only Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham & The 12th Man have more than the South Australian trio. The top 10 continues to be clogged up with the same soundtrack albums that have been there for the past 4 months, but there has been space for new entries. First is another Australian, with the lovely Julia Jacklin's 2nd album taking her all the way up to #8, a considerable jump from her first album which peaked at #42. Long enduring prog rock stalwarts Dream Theater also return, scoring their 2nd top 10 album, the last one also having peaked at #10. Offset's solo outing debuts higher than the last Migos album did because ARIA didn't count its week 1 streams, but Quavo landed slightly higher at #16. Next week is a bit harder to call but Hozier should do decently with his new album, and there could be the return of several albums by The Prodigy.

Posted by: Dircadirca 12th March 2019, 06:41 AM

11/03/2019

Singles

01 01 22 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
02 02 07 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
03 03 04 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
04 04 20 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
05 NE 01 05 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
06 05 10 04 WOW. Post Malone
07 08 04 07 TALK Khalid
08 06 08 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
09 09 20 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
10 07 05 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
11 10 22 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
12 18 10 12 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
13 13 04 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
14 11 15 11 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
15 12 02 12 WALK ME HOME P!nk
16 14 29 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
17 15 07 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
18 16 18 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
19 17 31 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
20 20 34 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
21 19 14 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
22 29 06 22 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
23 21 29 15 WAITING Kian
24 23 03 23 11 MINUTES Yungblud & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
25 27 06 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
26 22 34 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
27 25 08 24 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
28 31 03 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
29 24 34 07 BODY Loud Luxury
30 28 36 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
31 26 17 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
32 30 25 06 BETTER Khalid
33 33 47 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
34 34 07 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
35 35 20 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
36 37 64 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
37 36 14 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
38 32 24 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
39 39 20 12 ALWAYS REMEMBER US THIS WAY Lady Gaga
40 42 45 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
41 41 05 41 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
42 40 17 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
43 46 46 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
44 NE 01 44 I CAN'T GET ENOUGH benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez, J Balvin
45 38 03 38 365 Zedd & Katy Perry
46 61 03 46 ROBBERY Juice WRLD
47 43 07 41 NIGHTS LIKE THIS Kehlani Feat. Ty Dolla $ign
48 50 24 08 LET YOU LOVE ME Rita Ora
49 44 02 44 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods
50 60 15 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid

54 (56) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
57 (NE) Billie Eilish - wish you were gay
59 (75) Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
60 (95) Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Woke Up Late
66 (74) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
96 (NE) Bebe Rexha - Last Hurrah
97 (RE) A$AP Rocky Feat. Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)
98 (RE) XXXTENTACION - SAD!
99 (RE) Drake - In My Feelings
100 (RE) Queen - Somebody To Love

Albums

01 02 04 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
02 01 02 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
03 03 22 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
04 04 20 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
05 05 328 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 06 99 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
07 07 65 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
08 NE 01 08 WASTELAND, BABY! Hozier
09 12 105 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
10 13 45 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
11 14 25 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
12 09 27 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
13 11 163 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
14 16 36 01 SCORPION Drake
15 NE 01 15 TASMANIA Pond
16 17 67 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
17 NE 01 17 WHEN I GET HOME Solange
18 NE 01 18 WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE Tom Walker
19 15 69 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
20 NE 01 20 SHELBY Lil Skies
21 NE 01 21 SHINE A LIGHT Bryan Adams
22 20 43 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
23 19 349 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers
24 24 51 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
25 21 16 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
26 28 51 02 ? XXXTentacion
27 30 57 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
28 27 31 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
29 22 03 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
30 47 34 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
31 31 29 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
32 39 20 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
33 34 95 05 STONEY Post Malone
34 RE 49 01 THE FAT OF THE LAND The Prodigy
35 NE 01 35 RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE 2 Chainz
36 32 09 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
37 NE 01 37 SHADOWBOXER Mansionair
38 26 17 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
39 38 46 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
40 43 314 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
41 37 17 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
42 41 96 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
43 18 02 18 FATHER OF 4 Offset
44 45 152 01 LIVE AC/DC
45 56 117 01 AM Arctic Monkeys
46 51 15 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
47 44 246 01 X Ed Sheeran
48 NE 01 48 I, THE MASK In Flames
49 35 04 04 YOURS TO KEEP Sticky Fingers
50 36 114 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods


The curiosity of the charts is that since it's effectively an aggregate of 7 days of activity, published 2 days after the fact, it will often feel like it's perpetually behind the times that it supposedly represents. I'm writing this post about 16 days after the Academy Awards aired but because that only covered half of last week's chart, the lagging effect into this week's chart spread across a whole week balances out to being roughly the same as last week. This means that not only does "Shallow" retain the #1 spot, but most Queen & Lady Gaga tracks are steady if not climbing. Then again, because iTunes users be like that, "Shallow" was #1 on iTunes as recently as last night. It's tanking hard on streams so this should be its last week at #1. Replacing it will probably be the new Spotify #1, "Sucker" which as noted last week has instantly become the highest charting song of the Jonas variety that isn't a tropical house cover of a Tracy Chapman song. The only other action in the top 10 is that Khalid has gotten a little higher with "Talk", however since it's been in the chart for a month, it's old news and is getting shoved back on Spotify so they can push his newer single. There are big singles from Blueface & YNW Melly which are climbing fast which means nothing is happening on this week's chart. Benny Blanco & Juice WRLD do both score their 2nd top 50 hits (at least credited in the former's case).

Something of a surprise to me on the album chart. Despite her usual tendency to struggle with longevity at the very pointy end of the chart, Ariana Grande has managed to return for a 3rd week at #1 for "thank u, next", which means that it alone accounts for half of her time spent at #1 on the album chart. It's also relatively surprising as Hilltop Hoods usually last 2 weeks at #1 with their albums. Because soundtrack monotony never ends, the only interesting thing otherwise to note in the top 10 is a debut for Hozier at #8. His previous album ended up climbing to #3 off the back of actually having some charting hits though he's not yet managed to do that this time around. The next highest debut comes from Pond who you may mostly know for being an offshoot of Tame Impala. Debuting at #15 gives them their equal highest chart peak to date. Managing to improve peaks is Solange whose last album hit #21, but this time she gets slightly higher at #17. Next week could be quite busy but I'm not sure the #1 spot will be challenged by Dido, Kerser, Foals, Juice WRLD, Stella Donnelly or Maren Morris. Though two of them have had #1 albums before so you never know.

Posted by: Dircadirca 20th March 2019, 05:24 AM

18/03/2019

Singles

01 05 02 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
02 06 11 02 WOW. Post Malone
03 04 21 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
04 02 08 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
05 01 23 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
06 03 05 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
07 08 09 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
08 07 05 07 TALK Khalid
09 12 11 09 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
10 09 21 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
11 10 06 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
12 57 02 12 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
13 11 23 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
14 15 03 12 WALK ME HOME P!nk
15 13 05 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
16 16 30 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
17 22 07 17 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
18 17 08 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
19 20 35 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
20 14 16 11 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
21 19 32 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
22 23 30 15 WAITING Kian
23 21 15 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
24 27 09 24 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
25 18 19 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
26 28 04 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
27 24 04 23 11 MINUTES Yungblud & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
28 25 07 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
29 26 35 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
30 NE 01 30 MY BAD Khalid
31 30 37 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
32 29 35 07 BODY Loud Luxury
33 31 18 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
34 32 26 06 BETTER Khalid
35 33 48 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
36 34 08 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
37 35 21 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
38 36 65 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
39 37 15 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
40 60 03 40 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
41 46 04 41 ROBBERY Juice WRLD
42 40 46 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
43 43 47 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
44 42 18 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
45 38 25 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
46 44 02 44 I CAN'T GET ENOUGH Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez & J Balvin
47 49 03 44 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods
48 50 16 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
49 54 08 49 PURE WATER Mustard Feat. Migos
50 41 06 41 LOOK BACK AT IT A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie

51 (59) Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
43 (NE) Juice WRLD - Hear Me Calling
62 (66) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
64 (NE) Marshmello & CHVRCHES - Here With Me
72 (96) Bebe Rexha - Last Hurrah
87 (NE) Summer Walker Feat. Drake - Girls Need Love
91 (NE) Ava Max - So Am I
93 (NE) Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
96 (NE) G Flip - Drink Too Much
97 (NE) Lauren Daigle - You Say
98 (RE) Lauv - I Like Me Better
100 (RE) Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - Meant To Be

Albums

01 01 05 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
02 NE 01 02 LIFESTYLE Kerser
03 04 21 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
04 05 329 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
05 03 23 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
06 02 03 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
07 06 100 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
08 NE 01 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
09 07 66 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
10 10 46 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
11 NE 01 11 EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST PART 1 Foals
12 09 106 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 11 26 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
14 NE 01 14 STILL ON MY MIND Dido
15 NE 01 15 BEWARE OF THE DOGS Stella Donnelly
16 13 164 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
17 12 28 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
18 14 37 01 SCORPION Drake
19 24 52 08 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 16 68 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
21 19 70 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
22 22 44 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
23 08 02 08 WASTELAND, BABY! Hozier
24 25 17 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
25 26 52 02 ? XXXTentacion
26 30 35 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
27 28 32 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
28 33 96 05 STONEY Post Malone
29 NE 01 29 GIRL Maren Morris
30 27 58 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
31 29 04 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
32 23 350 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers
33 40 315 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
34 36 10 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
35 42 97 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
36 53 210 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
37 57 40 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
38 80 172 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
39 39 47 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
40 44 153 01 LIVE AC/DC
41 47 247 01 X Ed Sheeran
42 31 30 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
43 RE 10 01 GOLDEN Kylie Minogue
44 41 18 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
45 46 16 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
46 77 99 01 MOLLY (SOUNDTRACK FROM THE TV SERIES) Soundtrack
47 32 21 02 SOLACE Rufus Du Sol
48 51 342 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
49 38 18 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
50 54 456 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses


In the US, the Jonas Brothers dropped from #1 to #5 this week, but in Australia they've done the complete opposite. "Sucker" is safely leading on streaming currently so it looks to be sticking around there for a while. I'm also obliged to mention that this is their first #1 hit and now Nick Jonas has more ARIA #1 hits than Jess Glynne which might please some people. Behind it, through everything else falling faster, Post Malone gets a new peak of #2 for "Wow.", which is his 3rd #2 peaker now after "I Fall Apart" and "Better Now". The remix is also helping it now so it might be stuck at #2 in typical Post Malone fashion. The only other new peak in the top 10 is from Dominic Fike and "3 Nights". Dominic is a former felon who went to jail for reasons I haven't figured out yet, but I assume since the song isn't hip hop, that's easy to ignore. Billie Eilish has another big surge with "wish you were gay"'s first full tracking week, though it doesn't reach the top 10, and it does so at the expense of "bury a friend" which had its playlist support neutered to shift onto the newer song, which doesn't seem to be connecting the same way. Because it's the charts in 2019, there's a Khalid song again with "My Bad" at #30 which looks to climb quickly next week thanks to strong streaming. The charts are also almost certainly trolling me as well, because while NZ singer Bene made one of my favourite songs of last year which should be in the top 50 but isn't, my decision to make fun of NZ band Drax Project's "Woke Up Late" on Twitter when it came out in late 2017 seems to mean that it's never stopped haunting me ever since, and now thanks to the Hailee Steinfeld version, it's a top 40 hit now. DJ Mustard gets his first credited entry in years with "Pure Water" which sneaks in thanks to an increasing amount of missing songs on the chart. The latest news is that with Juice WRLD's album release, "Hear Me Calling" debuted just outside of the top 50, but "Fast" which should be in the top 50 has been ignored completely. It's especially ridiculous considering that "Robbery" had its playlist placement completely sabotaged to fit this song, and so instead of coming close to the top 20 this week, it's not even in the top 40. Charts in 2019. I'm also inclined to mention that because of Marshmello, CHVRCHES are back on the chart, and "Here With Me" actually matches "Leave A Trace"'s #64 peak, which is their highest charting single until next week. They also charted with "Recover" and "Dead Air".

The album chart is in total doldrums and we might be seeing record lows in terms of chart sales at #1. Ariana Grande manages to get a 4th week at #1 which increasingly looks like it'll be her last as she might finally succumb to the soundtrack hegemony. Depending on your disposition, she might have done just enough as she only barely holds off Kerser from getting his first #1 album, although I've seen fans claim he's had 4 (now 5) #1 albums because they got to #1 on iTunes, doctrine which I imagine he spread because there's no way fans came up with that on their own accord. Anyway, Kerser usually follows the tradition of Susan Boyle & Call Of Duty by releasing a new album every year in November, but this time he took a few more months which rewards him with his highest charting album to date. He's had 6 top 10 albums but previously got as high as #4. While I was remarking on Juice WRLD errors in the singles chart, it just now occurred to me that his previous album "Goodbye & Good Riddance" never cracked the ARIA top 100. It reached the top 20 in New Zealand so one can only assume more ARIA shenanigans. This time he's counted correctly and scores his first top 10 album with "Death Race For Love" at #8. In doing so he's kept out Foals who only manage a #11 debut. Thanks in part to a release week discount (I'm pretty sure it's why I bought it at the time), Foals previously hit #1 with "Holy Fire" despite having never made the top 50 before, but it seems to be downhill from there. Dido has also understandably been on a downward trend but that's mainly because of how monstrously huge her first two albums are. So her 5th album is her lowest charter to date, but only a couple spots lower than her 2013 album. Just behind her is Stella Donnelly with her debut album at #15. I swear I don't always sing praises of Western Australian artists (maybe I'll prove that next week), but she is another delight from this empty side of the country. I have no idea what to expect next week except maybe even lower sales because the big new releases from Dean Lewis & Billie Eilish aren't here yet. Jack Savoretti was #1 on iTunes earlier this week but I don't know if he can be relied upon for strong figures beyond that. If Tame Impala had a new album out instead though that would be a done deal obviously.

Posted by: Dircadirca 27th March 2019, 05:10 AM

Singles

01 01 03 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
02 03 22 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
03 02 12 02 WOW. Post Malone
04 04 09 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
05 05 24 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
06 07 10 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
07 06 06 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
08 09 12 08 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
09 08 06 07 TALK Khalid
10 10 22 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
11 17 08 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
12 14 04 12 WALK ME HOME P!nk
13 13 24 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
14 11 07 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
15 12 03 12 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
16 15 06 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
17 18 09 14 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
18 30 02 18 MY BAD Khalid
19 19 36 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
20 16 31 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
21 22 31 15 WAITING Kian
22 21 33 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
23 20 17 11 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
24 24 10 24 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
25 27 05 23 11 MINUTES Yungblud & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
26 33 19 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
27 28 08 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
28 31 38 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
29 23 16 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
30 26 05 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
31 29 36 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
32 25 20 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
33 34 27 06 BETTER Khalid
34 32 36 07 BODY Loud Luxury
35 64 02 35 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
36 35 49 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
37 40 04 37 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
38 51 04 38 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
39 36 09 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
40 39 16 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
41 37 22 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
42 47 04 42 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods
43 46 03 43 I CAN'T GET ENOUGH Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez & J Balvin
44 38 66 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
45 49 09 45 PURE WATER Mustard Feat. Migos
46 42 47 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
47 NE 01 47 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
48 45 26 20 LOVE SOMEONE Lukas Graham
49 44 19 25 CLOSE TO ME Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee
50 48 17 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid

53 (91) Ava Max - So Am I
56 (NE) Birds Of Tokyo - Good Lord
59 (62) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
62 (NE) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
65 (72) Bebe Rexha - Last Hurrah
66 (69) Dan + Shay - Tequila
70 (NE) ScHoolboy Q - Numb Numb Juice
77 (96) G Flip - Drink Too Much
82 (94) Amy Shark - Mess Her Up

Albums

01 01 06 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
02 03 22 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
03 04 330 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
04 05 24 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
05 06 04 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
06 07 101 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
07 19 53 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
08 100 65 08 SELECTED WORKS: 1972-1999 The Eagles
09 09 67 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
10 08 02 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
11 12 107 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
12 10 47 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 13 27 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
14 31 05 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
15 17 29 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
16 18 38 01 SCORPION Drake
17 20 69 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
18 16 165 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
19 21 71 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
20 22 45 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
21 25 53 02 ? XXXTentacion
22 26 36 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
23 NE 01 23 SINGING TO STRANGERS Jack Savoretti
24 27 33 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
25 28 97 05 STONEY Post Malone
26 39 48 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
27 33 316 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
28 34 11 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
29 35 98 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
30 02 02 02 LIFESTYLE Kerser
31 24 18 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
32 41 248 01 X Ed Sheeran
33 36 211 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
34 42 31 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
35 37 41 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
36 40 154 01 LIVE AC/DC
37 23 03 08 WASTELAND, BABY! Hozier
38 38 173 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
39 61 27 11 CHIAROSCURO Ocean Alley
40 44 19 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
41 49 19 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
42 30 59 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
43 45 17 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
44 14 02 14 STILL ON MY MIND Dido
45 48 343 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
46 11 02 11 EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST PART 1 Foals
47 NE 01 47 AVIARY TAKES Dan Sultan
48 52 289 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
49 54 43 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
50 51 93 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


In one of the heated weeks on the chart, Jonas Brothers hold a 2nd week at #1 with dipping sales & streams. Post Malone is their toughest competition at the moment but it's not clear what song that's with. In the latest bone-headed ARIA move, it seems that "Wow."'s remix and its roughly 200K streams were not counted, which has caused "Sunflower" to move back to #2 in its place. If the remix did count, "Wow." would be a serious #1 threat this coming week but accurate charts can be too much to ask for I guess. CHVRCHES and Mabel both score their first ever top 50 hits, to my dismay, the former is via Marshmello. To illustrate the streaming/digital divide, Birds of Tokyo debut at #56 with their latest single, which is currently #4 on the digital tracks chart, and they are of course a band I loved in my teens, and even a couple of years ago saw live and had a great time, though sadly they've lately devoted a lot of their craft to boring radio ballads. To make matters worse, the reason the song is doing so well is because it's on ads for Married At First Sight.

The album chart doldrums continue as Ariana Grande scores a 5th week at #1, in a similar manner to Linkin Park's long running #1 album in 2010 under similar circumstances. If you care more about healthy sales than quality, then hurrah because Dean Lewis will probably easily debut at #1 next week. The only real news is that recent tours push Eagles & Luke Combs into the top 10, overall probably uplifting news for people who think music made by dudes with guitars is exceptionally real.

Posted by: Dircadirca 2nd April 2019, 03:48 PM

01/04/2019

Singles

01 01 04 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
02 03 13 02 WOW. Post Malone
03 02 23 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
04 04 10 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
05 08 13 05 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
06 06 11 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
07 09 07 07 TALK Khalid
08 05 25 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
09 07 07 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
10 17 10 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
11 12 05 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
12 11 09 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
13 14 08 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
14 10 23 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
15 16 07 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
16 13 25 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
17 28 39 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
18 18 03 18 MY BAD Khalid
19 24 11 19 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
20 19 37 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
21 15 04 12 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
22 35 03 22 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
23 20 32 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
24 21 32 15 WAITING Kian
25 22 34 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
26 NE 01 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
27 23 18 11 LEAVE ME LONELY Hilltop Hoods
28 27 09 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
29 53 03 29 SO AM I Ava Max
30 32 21 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
31 33 28 06 BETTER Khalid
32 25 06 23 11 MINUTES Yungblud & Halsey Feat. Travis Barker
33 34 37 07 BODY Loud Luxury
34 38 05 34 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
35 31 37 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
36 29 17 06 NOTHING BREAKS LIKE A HEART Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus
37 37 05 37 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
38 26 20 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
39 30 06 22 PLEASE ME Cardi B & Bruno Mars
40 41 23 10 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
41 36 50 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
42 40 17 32 GOING BAD Meek Mill Feat. Drake
43 42 05 42 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods
44 47 02 44 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
45 39 10 09 CONFIDENCE Ocean Alley
46 62 02 46 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
47 NE 01 47 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
48 51 49 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
49 46 48 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
50 44 67 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen

55 (56) Birds Of Tokyo - Good Lord
62 (NE) Juice WRLD - Fast
63 (NE) Tame Impala - Patience
67 (77) G Flip - Drink Too Much
68 (RE) Dean Lewis - Waves
70 (82) Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
94 (NE) Tones And I - Johnny Run Away

Albums

01 NE 01 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
02 01 07 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
03 03 331 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
04 02 23 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
05 04 25 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
06 06 102 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
07 76 03 07 SHINE A LIGHT Bryan Adams
08 05 05 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
09 09 68 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
10 NE 01 10 THE DIRT SOUNDTRACK Motley Crue
11 NE 01 11 HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE) Flume
12 07 54 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
13 11 108 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 13 28 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
15 12 48 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 NE 01 16 MANIC CANDID EPISODE The Murlocs
17 10 03 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
18 16 39 01 SCORPION Drake
19 15 30 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
20 17 70 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
21 18 166 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
22 22 37 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
23 27 317 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
24 20 46 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
25 21 54 02 ? XXXTentacion
26 19 72 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
27 25 98 05 STONEY Post Malone
28 34 32 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
29 26 49 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
30 24 34 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
31 29 99 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
32 28 12 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
33 NE 01 33 THE WORLD IS YOURS 2 Rich The Kid
34 36 155 01 LIVE AC/DC
35 33 212 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
36 45 344 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
37 32 249 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 35 42 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
39 41 20 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
40 38 174 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
41 40 20 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
42 14 06 07 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY Florida Georgia Line
43 31 19 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
44 RE 07 30 GREATEST HITS Motley Crue
45 48 290 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
46 42 60 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
47 43 18 15 PHOENIX Rita Ora
48 67 458 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses
49 62 101 01 MOLLY (SOUNDTRACK FROM THE TV SERIES) Soundtrack
50 39 28 11 CHIAROSCURO Ocean Alley


Given that it is now a three time, three time, three time ARIA #1 single, it is pretty safe to say that Australia can dig that "Sucker". I have to do the Booker T bit now because I don't think it's getting another week. The ARIA Chart has been met with many major album splashes on the singles chart, but never any that net a #1 debut (I've often theorised that "Better Now" would have come very close with accurately recorded data even though it only debuted at #4). Speaking of Post Malone, he came pretty close to the top spot with "Wow." as it seems the remix is now counting to the chart. He might even overtake the Jonas Brothers, but it's looking like he'll be leapfrogged by Billie Eilish who is posting monster streaming numbers with the entirety of her new album, but particularly "bad guy" looks to take the top spot. Spare some sympathy for "bury a friend" whose #3 peak probably won't be improved due to the fact it isn't on Hot Hits Australia like all of its competition, and might not even reach #4. "wish you were gay" looks to score a new top 10 peak though, and maybe even "when the party's over" will return, while "you should see me in a crown" should easily surpass its original #47 peak. Also lots of debuts probably but that's always less certain so I won't go there. Sam Smith's perpetual quest for a top 5 peak is blocked yet again, this time by Dominic Fike who climbs to his probable peak of #5. Speaking of sneaking into milestones, Dean Murray scores his 2nd top 10 hit with "7 Minutes". It's always a rare case when an Australian single reaches the top 10 without the help of the Hottest 100. A random sales boost early in the week also helps Calvin Harris get to the top 20 for the first time with "Giant", whereas for the binman this is narrowly behind the #17 peak for "Human". After a brief stint of releasing a single that only kind of sounded the same as another popular song, Dean Lloyd has reverted back to 'I've heard of that before' territory with the week's highest debut "Stay Awake". To my shock, ARIA have taken a relatively prompt initiative on including Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" to the chart (though I suspect it should have been on there last week, by usual standards this is a triumph). In fact, ARIA's version of an April Fool's joke seems to be taking the chart almost seriously because they've also now belatedly included Juice WRLD's "Fast", but don't worry, the other usual suspects are still missing, and we can potentially add a new one to that list because Ski Mask The Slump God's "Faucet Failure" looks like it might have about enough streams to get in, guess I'll never know though.

According to last year's census data, Australia's population is roughly made up of 3.6% Chinese, 3.0% Aboriginal, 1.7% Indian and 5.3% Other, leaving roughly 90% firmly considered white. I don't know why I brought that up but it seems like Dean Lewis Capaldi's debut album has debuted at #1. Evidently it helps when there's not much in the way of competition as noted by Ariana Grande being #2 with continuing diminishing numbers off her debut. That being said, someone somewhere thought that there weren't enough soundtracks in the top 10, so not only have we retained all of those soundtrack associated albums from last week, we now add a 6th courtesy of Motley Crue's Netflix thing. Speaking of nostalgia, Bryan Adams has also been in the country recently, and his recent album which debuted at #21 has vaulted 69 (nice) places to #7. With all this, it means that Flume has just narrowly missed the top 10 with his rather adventurous and interesting new mixtape, which follows two #1 albums. Not far behind him is Melbourne band The Murlocs, whose last album hit #15, this time they're a little lower at #16. Next week Billie Eilish will assumably debut at #1 and I'm not sure if anything else noteworthy will happen.

Posted by: Bjork 2nd April 2019, 04:13 PM

Dean Lewis Capaldi?

Posted by: danG 2nd April 2019, 04:19 PM

I think that's only meant to be a pun on their names both containing 'Lewis' (and that they make similar music)

Surprised it took this long for Capaldi himself to make the Australian top 50 anyway, SYL seems like the type of song that would easily cross over there (and I'm guessing it has enough momentum to be a proper smash too based on that 62-46 climb).

Australia still really have a serious Post Malone obsession too it seems, 'Sunflower' still top 3 after all this time makes the chart look like Billboard. Good to see 'Giant' making the top 20 finally anyhow.

Posted by: Dircadirca 2nd April 2019, 04:45 PM

Yeah I was gonna mention it as it gets closer but "Sunflower" is 3 weeks away from the top 10 longevity record (and 2 weeks away for consecutive weeks), and still pretty high on sales and streams. "Shallow" is also up to 22 weeks but I expect Billie Eilish to push it out next week, but "Sunflower" should be safe.

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th April 2019, 05:08 PM

08/04/2019

Singles

01 NE 01 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
02 01 05 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
03 13 09 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
04 02 14 02 WOW. Post Malone
05 21 05 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
06 03 24 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
07 40 24 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
08 NE 01 08 ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL Billie Eilish
09 05 14 05 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
10 NE 01 10 XANNY Billie Eilish
11 07 08 07 TALK Khalid
12 NE 01 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish
13 04 11 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
14 06 12 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
15 08 26 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
16 RE 10 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
17 09 08 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
18 47 02 18 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
19 12 10 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
20 NE 01 20 I LOVE YOU Billie Eilish
21 22 04 21 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
22 11 06 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
23 NE 01 23 ILOMILO Billie Eilish
24 15 08 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
25 10 11 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
26 46 03 26 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
27 14 24 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
28 16 26 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
29 NE 01 29 LISTEN BEFORE I GO Billie Eilish
30 18 04 18 MY BAD Khalid
31 20 38 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
32 23 33 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
33 29 04 29 SO AM I Ava Max
34 17 40 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
35 NE 01 35 8 Billie Eilish
36 24 33 15 WAITING Kian
37 19 12 19 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
38 34 06 34 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
39 25 35 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
40 31 29 06 BETTER Khalid
41 28 10 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
42 37 06 37 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
43 43 06 42 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
44 26 02 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
45 35 38 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
46 30 22 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
47 41 51 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
48 55 03 48 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
49 38 21 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
50 33 38 07 BODY Loud Luxury

54 (NE) Billie Eilish - goodbye
57 (NE) YNW Melly - Murder On My Mind
69 (NicE) P!nk - Hustle
72 (NE) Flume Feat. Reo Cragun - Friends
73 (94) Tones And I - Johnny Run Away
89 (NE) Ariana Grande Feat. Victoria Monet - Monopoly
93 (NE) Khalid - Self

Albums

01 NE 01 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 08 06 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
03 01 02 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
04 02 08 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
05 03 332 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 NE 01 06 TRAUMA I Prevail
07 04 24 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
08 05 26 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
09 06 103 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
10 NE 01 10 EMPATH Devin Townsend
11 NE 01 11 CITIZEN JOHN The Black Sorrows
12 14 29 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
13 9 69 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
14 15 49 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 13 109 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
16 12 55 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
17 18 40 01 SCORPION Drake
18 23 318 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
19 19 31 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
20 20 71 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
21 17 04 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
22 21 167 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
23 10 02 10 THE DIRT SOUNDTRACK Motley Crue
24 26 73 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
25 22 38 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
26 31 100 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
27 35 213 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
28 24 47 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
29 25 55 02 ? XXXTentacion
30 27 99 05 STONEY Post Malone
31 28 33 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
32 NE 01 32 SING TO ME INSTEAD Ben Platt
33 45 291 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
34 NE 01 34 TRUNK MUZIK 3 Yelawolf
35 36 345 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
36 34 156 01 LIVE AC/DC
37 30 35 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
38 43 20 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
39 29 50 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
40 32 13 23 HOODIE SZN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
41 RE 14 15 TALK IS CHEAP Keith Richards
42 37 250 01 X Ed Sheeran
43 40 175 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
44 38 43 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
45 51 95 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
46 11 02 11 HI THIS IS FLUME (MIXTAPE) Flume
47 55 271 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF Crowded House
48 44 08 30 GREATEST HITS Motley Crue
49 NE 01 49 AFTER THE RAIN Luke Dickens
50 72 93 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons


With Australia being free from the menacing power of locals being local, we have a new #1 single courtesy of Billie Eilish. As I noted last week, with "bad guy" at #1 this is the first time a big album splash has resulted in a #1 debut. Prior to this week she had 3 top 10 hits to her name ("lovely", "when the party's over" and "bury a friend"). As of this week she has 7, with 6 of them being in the top 10. This is especially noteworthy because it's never been done before. In 2017 Ed Sheeran set a chart record when he had 5 songs simultaneously in the top 10 ("Shape Of You", "Castle On The Hill", "Galway Girl", "Dive" & "Perfect"). The power of a single sale has worked against Ed's favour as that is the margin which pushed "xanny" ahead of Khalid's "Talk" for #10. This is somewhat ironic because last year Ed Sheeran set a chart record when "Perfect" held onto #10 by 1 sale (confining Bazzi's "Mine" to a #11 peak) to score a 25th week in the top 10, which has still not been matched. It might be soon however because Post Malone & Swae Lee have held on for a 23rd week now with "Sunflower". I don't want to make any hasty assumptions because things can change rapidly, but it is still the 6th highest song on both Apple & Spotify so week 24 looks locked in at least. If you go down to the top 20, Billie Eilish has only matched Ed Sheeran's record of 9 (Michael Jackson managed 8 in 2009 but he also had #21 and #22 so he was quite close). Despite the Billie influx, Lil Nas X & Lewis Capaldi both manage 20+ place gains. The former may well climb to #2 next week with help from the remix. Given that ARIA credit Drake on "SICKO MODE" and J. Cole on "a lot", while not crediting Jack & Jack or "Rise" or brando on "Body", do not @ me about whether Billy Ray Cyrus will receive a credit.

Billie Eilish of course scores a #1 album this week with no remotely close competition. After becoming the first person born in the 21st century to score a top 10 single (and album...I think), she simultaneously becomes the first to score a #1 single and a #1 album. Hilltop Hoods rise back to #2 on the back of a vinyl release, which helps for a monumental week where there are no soundtracks in the top 4. The other high debuts this week are on the heavier end of the spectrum. I Prevail score their highest ever charting album at #6, having previously made #8. Devin Townsend merely matches his past performance with a 2nd #10 album. For a major throwback, The Black Sorrows mostly release a new album every 2 years but they haven't made the top 50 even in 25 years. Their 18th album enters at #11 which is their highest charting since their 6th album. Next week Billie Eilish will probably hold onto the #1 spot ahead of Khalid.

Posted by: Bjork 9th April 2019, 07:30 PM

wow amazing for Billie Eilish even bigger than in the US

Posted by: Rob 11th April 2019, 01:54 PM

I can't believe a lead single from P!nk has missed the Top 10!

Posted by: Dircadirca 15th April 2019, 05:36 PM

15/04/2019

Singles

01 01 02 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
02 18 03 02 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
03 02 06 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
04 04 15 02 WOW. Post Malone
05 11 09 05 TALK Khalid
06 09 15 05 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
07 06 25 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
08 03 10 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
09 05 06 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
10 21 05 10 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
11 07 25 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
12 14 13 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
13 13 12 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
14 30 05 14 MY BAD Khalid
15 15 27 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
16 19 11 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
17 40 30 06 BETTER Khalid
18 NE 01 18 KILL THIS LOVE Blackpink
19 26 04 19 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
20 NE 01 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
21 89 02 21 MONOPOLY Ariana Grande Feat. Victoria Monét
22 17 09 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
23 24 09 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
24 22 07 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
25 08 02 08 ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL Billie Eilish
26 27 25 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
27 33 05 27 SO AM I Ava Max
28 38 07 28 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
29 28 27 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
30 31 39 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
31 25 12 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
32 32 34 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
33 12 02 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish
34 43 07 34 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
35 36 34 15 WAITING Kian
36 16 11 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
37 34 41 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
38 10 02 10 XANNY Billie Eilish
39 39 36 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
40 42 07 37 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
41 65 20 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
42 45 39 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
43 41 11 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
44 52 04 44 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
45 56 51 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
46 47 52 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
47 37 13 19 GIANT Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man
48 44 03 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
49 49 22 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
50 48 04 48 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo

54 (NE) Jonas Brothers - Cool
57 (60) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Up Very Slowly
60 (70) Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
61 (NE) Khalid - Don't Pretend
64 (73) Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
80 (NE) Khalid - Bad Luck
85 (NE) The Chainsmokers - Kills You Slowly
90 (NE) Khalid - Right Back
96 (NE) Why Don't We & Macklemore - I Don't Belong In This Club
97 (NE) Tom Walker - Just You & I

Albums

01 01 02 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 NE 01 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
03 03 03 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
04 05 333 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
05 04 09 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
06 07 25 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
07 09 104 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
08 08 27 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
09 02 07 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
10 13 70 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
11 12 30 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
12 NE 01 12 BLACK AND BLUE HEART Russell Morris
13 14 50 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
14 15 110 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
15 NE 01 15 REBOOT Brooks & Dunn
16 16 56 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
17 17 41 01 SCORPION Drake
18 20 72 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
19 19 32 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
20 22 168 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
21 NE 01 21 PERIPHERY IV: HAIL STAN Periphery
22 26 101 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
23 24 74 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
24 27 214 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
25 NE 01 25 AMIDST THE CHAOS Sara Bareilles
26 21 05 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
27 25 39 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
28 28 48 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
29 NE 01 29 MORBID STUFF Pup
30 30 100 05 STONEY Post Malone
31 18 319 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
32 29 56 02 ? XXXTentacion
33 31 34 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
34 35 346 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
35 33 292 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
36 06 02 06 TRAUMA I Prevail
37 36 157 01 LIVE AC/DC
38 43 176 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
39 NE 01 39 LOVE IS A LANDMINE I Know Leopard
40 37 36 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
41 51 22 04 ORIGINS Imagine Dragons
42 39 51 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
43 42 251 01 X Ed Sheeran
44 23 03 10 THE DIRT SOUNDTRACK Motley Crue
45 50 94 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons
46 67 119 02 MOANA Soundtrack
47 44 44 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
48 52 22 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
49 47 272 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF Crowded House
50 45 96 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


Billie Eilish rules both charts for a second week in a row. Obviously she sees declines across the board but her #1 entries were so far ahead of the pack that it doesn't matter. It will next week...or I suppose technically it won't because Lil Nas X is making colossal gains across the board with both versions of "Old Town Road", so next week he'll probably be doing more than Billie did last week and very handily land at #1. It was moderately Billie's partner in "lovely"'s week to shine however, though not to the same extent as her. Khalid's top 50 presence this week is limited to songs which have been pushed as singles by Spotify whether presently or in the past. "Talk" hits the top 5 for the first time, and "My Bad" also gets a new peak. His highest new entry is "Outta My Head", which enters the top 20 which amusingly is only the 2nd time John Mayer has ever reached such heights on the singles chart. His only other top 20 single was guesting on Fall Out Boy's cover of "Beat It" in 2008, so clearly people prefer it when they can't clearly hear him seeing words...but really it's because "Your Body Is A Wonderland" spent ages in the top 50 without a high peak, and "Waiting On The World To Change" was a digital only single that wasn't let on the chart. There is a moderately amusing coincidence that the aforementioned "Beat It" cover debuted in the chart while Ashlee Simpson was charting with her song called "Outta My Head". That's not the highest debut of the week however, that honour goes to BLACKPINK. The K-Pop quartet first charted here last year with their "Square Up" EP which charted in the top 100 briefly, before cracking the top 50 alongside Dua Lipa with "Kiss And Make Up". Now while Dua's latest single couldn't make the top 50, their new EP enters right in the top 20, reasonably higher than any K-Pop song that was not recorded by PSY. That being said it could be a short lasting record with BTS waiting in the wings and looking a chance to get even higher. Things are rather bleak on the Australian front, even though there are 7 in the top 50, the highest Australian song this week is only #31 and most of them look like they're on the way down, not up. On the international front, Freddie Mercury would be proud that "Bohemian Rhapsody" spends its 69th week on the chart...at #69. Tom Walker & Why Don't We both score their second ever entries, for the latter it is surely an honour to no longer have their sole chart entry being a collaboration with Logan Paul, though they're still 6 places away from matching that cursed song's peak. Another source of amusement for me is that "lovely" has now spent 42 weeks in the top 50, but 22 of those weeks have been in the #41-#50 range, far more than any other song has ever done to my knowledge.

On the topic of Billie Eilish and Khalid, after the latter helped gift the former her first top 50 hit, the former has repaid the latter by...blocking him from the #1 spot on the album chart. In truth it was a non-contest, as I believe Billie Eilish was #1 on physical sales, digital sales & streams. As the hegemony fortifies with The Greatest Showman returning to the top 10 (maybe because Kesha's "This Is Me" is on a MasterChef ad, who can say really), Khalid's is the only top 10 debut this week. The next highest comes from an Australian rock icon in Russell Morris. Next month will mark 50 years since he hit #1 in Australia with his classic hit "The Real Thing", but his commercial pull came to a sharp decline about a decade later. After several non-charting albums, he had a big comeback in the 2010s with his slow burning hit album "Sharkmouth" which eventually went platinum, a very rare instance for a studio album of original material with no hit singles on it. Since then he's back to making the chart with all his releases, and this latest one improves a bit on his last to land at #12. Also making something of a comeback is Brooks & Dunn, who have only charted in the top 50 once before back in 2007. I only worry that this re-interpretation album of their back catalogue with modern country artists is giving them a new chart peak due to the fact that Australia has a strange, insatiable interest in anything with Luke Combs on it. Also scoring a new chart peak is Sara Bareilles who only previously made the top 50 briefly when "Love Song" was big in 2008. PUP are also new to the top 50 and carry the honour of having the first ever #1 on ARIA's brand new https://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/vinyl-albums-chart. Also new to the top 50 is I Know Leopard who are possibly banking hard on the fact that their song "Landmine" sounds like it says 'love is a lemon', but also because they make good music. I'll also just note Periphery so it's not the only debut I skip, who score their 2nd highest entry to date, a rather usual peak for them aside from the one oddity where their previous album got all the way to #6. Next week BTS will try to make sure some people never see it coming if they can possibly get the highest debut. Norah Jones could also contest as she has been in the country lately to promote her new album. Billie Eilish at #1 again feels like the most likely scenario though.

Posted by: Bangtan Cody 15th April 2019, 08:15 PM

Australia seems to have a weird obsession with Macklemore... how else would this have gotten more traction than 8 Letters

Posted by: Dircadirca 24th April 2019, 06:41 AM

22/04/2019

Singles

01 02 04 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 01 03 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
03 03 07 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
04 05 10 04 TALK Khalid
05 06 16 05 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
06 04 16 02 WOW. Post Malone
07 07 26 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
08 08 11 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
09 10 06 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
10 NE 01 10 BOY WITH LUV BTS Feat. Halsey
11 NE 01 11 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
12 12 14 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
13 19 05 13 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
14 09 07 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
15 13 13 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
16 16 12 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
17 11 26 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
18 28 08 18 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
19 15 28 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
20 17 31 06 BETTER Khalid
21 20 02 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
22 27 06 22 SO AM I Ava Max
23 24 08 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
24 30 40 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
25 23 10 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
26 26 26 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
27 34 08 27 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
28 14 06 14 MY BAD Khalid
29 40 08 29 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
30 31 13 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
31 29 28 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
32 22 10 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
33 32 35 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
34 18 02 18 KILL THIS LOVE Blackpink
35 35 35 15 WAITING Kian
36 50 05 36 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
37 25 03 08 ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL Billie Eilish
38 37 42 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
39 21 03 21 MONOPOLY Ariana Grande Feat. Victoria Monét
40 42 40 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
41 44 05 41 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
42 45 52 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
43 39 37 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
44 46 53 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
45 43 12 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
46 48 04 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
47 33 03 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish
48 36 12 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
49 41 21 27 SATURDAY NIGHTS Khalid
50 52 24 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

52 (60) Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
56 (57) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
59 (64) Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
68 (NE) Bazzi - Paradise
83 (NE) The Veronicas - Think Of Me
88 (96) Why Don't We Feat. Macklemore - I Don't Belong In This Club
89 (NE) BTS - Make It Right
92 (NE) BTS - Mikrokosmos
99 (NE) BTS - Home
100 (RE) Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

Albums

01 NE 01 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
02 01 03 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 02 02 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
04 NE 01 04 FAREWELL The Seekers
05 04 334 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
06 06 26 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
07 03 04 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
08 05 10 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
09 07 105 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
10 08 28 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 09 08 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
12 10 71 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
13 11 31 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
14 NE 01 14 BEGIN AGAIN Norah Jones
15 13 51 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 14 111 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
17 NE 01 17 NO GEOGRAPHY The Chemical Brothers
18 16 57 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
19 NE 01 19 VENTURA Anderson .Paak
20 17 42 01 SCORPION Drake
21 NE 01 21 RAINDANCE Sara Storer
22 24 215 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
23 18 73 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
24 20 169 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
25 27 40 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
26 19 33 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
27 22 102 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
28 33 35 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
29 23 75 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
30 30 101 05 STONEY Post Malone
31 NE 01 31 NATURE/NURTURE Clowns
32 31 320 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
33 28 49 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
34 34 347 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
35 32 57 02 ? XXXTentacion
36 26 06 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
37 35 293 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
38 37 158 01 LIVE AC/DC
39 12 02 12 BLACK AND BLUE HEART Russell Morris
40 50 97 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
41 38 177 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
42 47 45 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
43 43 252 01 X Ed Sheeran
44 48 23 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
45 45 95 04 EVOLVE Imagine Dragons
46 42 52 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
47 40 37 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
48 51 63 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
49 NE 01 49 LABRINTH, SIA & DIPLO PRESENT... LSD LSD
50 55 234 01 1989 Taylor Swift


There has always been a clash in music between those who want to put everything into specific boxes and those who don't. There's no denying that there are a lot of people who only listen to one genre of music, and purely because of people like that we have everything divided to their benefit. It has the unfortunate side effect where this effect carries onto artists and suddenly anything left field is an affront to the genre they're supposed to represent! in the war of genres! Anyway I just find it really funny to see a hit song pushed up by genre controversy from another country's charts. ARIA after all included Halsey's "Bad At Love" on the dance charts. Anyhow, boosted by the remix that exists solely to troll Billboard, Lil Nas X's debut chart entry becomes a #1 hit. If you wish to credit Billy Ray Cyrus, this is his 2nd #1 hit after "Achy Breaky Heart" back in 1992, the last #1 hit before I was born. For reasons unknown Khalid's "Talk" does better the week after the album comes out and gets a new #4 peak. I also might have jumped the gun when I said Dominic Fike was going to peak at #5 because he's climbed back there now, BROCKHAMPTON's impact clearly. Of most note in the top 10, "Sunflower" lasts for a 25th consecutive week in the top 10 (top 7 in fact), which is a new record. Next week it looks likely to become the first song to ever last 26 weeks in the top 10. The other obvious noteworthy thing is that BTS have scored their first top 10 hit via "Boy With Luv" (which is also Halsey's 5th). In due process they block Avicii from debuting in the top 10 but I assume he'll get there next week. As of this week A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie's charting hits have both peaked at #41.

Call it a coincidence but the week that Joker gets added to Smash Ultimate as DLC, we have a #1 album with 'Persona' in its title. This gives BTS the honour of having the first ever Korean language #1 album, and I think it's the first for any Asian language for that matter. It also joins the canon of Troye Sivan's "WILD" and Kanye West's "ye" as one of the shortest #1 albums ever. Tapping a completely different market is the next highest debut from The Seekers, a live album from the 1960s hit makers. Lower down are diminishing returns for Norah Jones & The Chemical Brothers, but Anderson .Paak on the other hand improves his chart peak by 1 position.

Posted by: Dircadirca 30th April 2019, 03:06 PM

29/04/2019

Singles

01 01 05 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 04 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
03 05 17 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
04 03 08 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
05 04 11 04 TALK Khalid
06 07 27 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
07 06 17 02 WOW. Post Malone
08 11 02 08 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
09 09 07 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
10 13 06 10 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
11 08 12 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
12 12 15 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
13 16 13 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
14 22 07 14 SO AM I Ava Max
15 19 29 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
16 10 02 10 BOY WITH LUV BTS Feat. Halsey
17 18 09 17 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
18 17 27 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
19 15 14 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
20 23 09 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
21 14 08 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
22 27 09 22 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
23 29 09 23 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
24 24 41 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
25 36 06 25 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
26 26 27 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
27 20 32 06 BETTER Khalid
28 25 11 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
29 21 03 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
30 30 14 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
31 33 36 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
32 31 29 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
33 32 11 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
34 35 36 15 WAITING Kian
35 40 41 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
36 38 43 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
37 42 53 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
38 37 04 08 ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL Billie Eilish
39 28 07 14 MY BAD Khalid
40 46 05 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
41 44 54 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
42 43 38 06 SICKO MODE Travis Scott & Drake
43 34 03 18 KILL THIS LOVE Blackpink
44 52 07 44 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
45 41 06 41 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
46 NE 01 46 EARTH Lil Dicky
47 48 13 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
48 45 13 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
49 53 24 20 BAD LIAR Imagine Dragons
50 47 04 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish

54 (NE) SZA, The Weeknd & Travis Scott - Power Is Power
55 (59) Tones And I - Johnny Run Away
56 (68) Bazzi - Paradise
70 (83) The Veronicas - Think Of Me
77 (NE) Ellie Goulding - Sixteen
79 (NE) Kygo & Rita Ora - Carry On
88 (RE) Tom Walker - Just You And I
90 (NE) Tyga - Goddamn
91 (RE) Toto - Africa
99 (RE) Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

Albums

01 02 04 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 03 03 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
03 01 02 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
04 05 335 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
05 04 02 04 FAREWELL The Seekers
06 06 27 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
07 07 05 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
08 09 106 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
09 08 11 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
10 10 29 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 12 72 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
12 13 32 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
13 16 112 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 15 52 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 NE 01 15 HONK The Rolling Stones
16 11 09 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
17 RE 58 01 LEMONADE Beyonce
18 NE 01 18 HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM Beyonce
19 18 58 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 22 216 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
21 20 43 01 SCORPION Drake
22 23 74 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
23 24 170 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
24 32 321 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
25 34 348 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
26 26 34 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
27 NE 01 27 LOVE IS IN THE AIR The Ten Tenors
28 25 41 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
29 37 294 01 GREATEST HITS...SO FAR!!! P!nk
30 33 50 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
31 27 103 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
32 29 76 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
33 41 178 10 ROCKET MAN: THE DEFINITIVE HITS Elton John
34 RE 04 18 WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE Tom Walker
35 38 159 01 LIVE AC/DC
36 30 102 05 STONEY Post Malone
37 42 46 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
38 NE 01 38 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
39 35 58 02 ? XXXTentacion
40 28 36 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
41 43 253 01 X Ed Sheeran
42 36 07 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
43 56 274 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF Crowded House
44 40 98 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
45 48 64 04 GREATEST HITS II Queen
46 50 235 01 1989 Taylor Swift
47 58 178 01 25 Adele
48 63 105 01 MOLLY (SOUNDTRACK FROM THE TV SERIES) Soundtrack
49 46 53 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
50 44 24 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts


There is no stopping Lil Nas X who holds the top spot for a 2nd week running. Supposedly there was a new Taylor Swift single out this week but it's not looking like giving her a #1 at this pace as it's been stuck at #3 on Spotify all week. Billie Eilish & Post Malone are also commencing Australian tours so all their songs have even more reason to hang around on the chart. "Sunflower" now has an unprecedented 26 weeks running in the top 10 and doesn't look like dropping out soon, it even overtook "Wow." this week. Avicii posthumously scores a 7th top 10 hit (and a 3rd for Aloe Blacc technically though he wasn't credited on "Wake Me Up"), Lewis Capaldi gets his first which I choose to attribute to the Endgame Of Thrones pop culture mass making people spend less time on Spotify this week so his sales advantage is more helpful. There are only two songs new in the top 50, with serial Twitter name-searcher Amy Shark scoring her 3rd top 50 hit incidentally with a single that triple j aren't really playing, and the other entry is some garbage that I wish not to acknowledge further.

With a severe lack of big new entries, and a severe lack of staying power from BTS (though they're holding up much better than usual), Billie Eilish returns to #1, and Khalid goes to #2, so ARIA has the same top 3 as Billboard this week. Otherwise the top 10 is a glorious zone of inactivity. The highest new entry is a compilation album from The Rolling Stones, and then we have mass overlap between a double set from Beyonce, with "Lemonade" primarily returning on digital hype pre-streaming release (it didn't make a particularly large impact on Australian Spotify), and her live album right behind it. When I was in Year 12 and took piano lessons, I released an album of such recordings of which I think two copies ever existed. Because I have thus made recorded music, I am apparently allowed to criticise music according to Lizzo, who scores her first ever ARIA Chart entry this week just narrowly making the top 40. She may soon make a splash on the singles chart with "Truth Hurts" having climbed into the top 70 on Spotify so far, but that would require ARIA acknowledging a viral oddity, so flip a coin I suppose.

Posted by: Bjork 30th April 2019, 04:37 PM

03 05 17 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike

^this is pretty incredible, hope it's a UK hit too

Posted by: Dircadirca 7th May 2019, 03:38 PM

06/05/2019

Singles

01 01 06 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 NE 01 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
03 02 05 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 03 18 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
05 05 12 04 TALK Khalid
06 06 28 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
07 07 18 02 WOW. Post Malone
08 04 09 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
09 08 03 08 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
10 10 07 10 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
11 09 08 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
12 11 13 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
13 20 10 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
14 14 08 14 SO AM I Ava Max
15 18 28 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
16 17 10 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
17 46 02 17 EARTH Lil Dicky
18 13 14 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
19 25 07 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
20 21 09 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
21 12 16 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
22 22 10 22 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
23 15 30 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
24 19 15 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
25 16 03 10 BOY WITH LUV BTS Feat. Halsey
26 26 28 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
27 23 10 23 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
28 24 42 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
29 28 12 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
30 54 02 30 POWER IS POWER SZA, The Weeknd & Travi$ Scott
31 27 33 06 BETTER Khalid
32 30 15 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
33 40 06 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
34 37 54 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
35 32 30 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
36 29 04 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
37 36 44 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
38 31 37 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
39 33 12 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
40 44 08 40 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
41 34 37 15 WAITING Kian
42 38 05 08 ALL THE GOOD GIRLS GO TO HELL Billie Eilish
43 47 14 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
44 45 07 41 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine
45 50 05 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish
46 41 55 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
47 35 42 01 SHOTGUN George Ezra
48 NE 01 48 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk Feat. Khalid
49 48 14 15 MIDDLE CHILD J. Cole
50 56 03 50 PARADISE Bazzi

53 (79) Kygo & Rita Ora - Carry On
59 (NE) Stormzy - Vossi Bop
60 (NE) Marshmello, Tyga & Chris Brown - Light It Up
74 (NE) Lizzo - Truth Hurts
82 (90) Tyga - Goddamn
89 (NE) ScHoolboy Q Feat. 21 Savage - Floating
94 (RE) G Flip - Drink Too Much
96 (RE) Billie Eilish - listen before i go
97 (RE) Beyonce - Sorry

Albums

01 NE 01 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
02 01 05 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 NE 01 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
04 NE 01 04 FISHING FOR FISHIES King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
05 05 03 04 FAREWELL The Seekers
06 NE 01 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
07 02 04 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
08 07 06 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
09 NE 01 09 THE BALANCE Catfish And The Bottlemen
10 03 03 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
11 NE 01 11 CRASH TALK ScHoolboy Q
12 14 53 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 09 12 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
14 06 28 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
15 12 33 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
16 10 30 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
17 11 73 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
18 13 113 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
19 16 10 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
20 17 59 01 LEMONADE Beyonce
21 36 103 05 STONEY Post Malone
22 NE 01 22 LOVE + FEAR Marina
23 15 02 15 HONK The Rolling Stones
24 21 44 01 SCORPION Drake
25 19 59 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
26 22 75 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
27 28 42 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
28 NE 01 28 IN THE END The Cranberries
29 26 35 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
30 32 77 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
31 04 336 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
32 18 02 18 HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM Beyonce
33 NE 01 33 BACK IN THE SWING David Campbell
34 46 236 01 1989 Taylor Swift
35 31 104 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
36 39 59 02 ? XXXTentacion
37 RE 08 02 ROMANCE OF THE JUKEBOX Human Nature
38 30 51 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
39 37 47 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
40 23 171 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
41 40 37 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
42 20 217 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
43 42 08 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
44 41 254 01 X Ed Sheeran
45 44 99 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
46 25 349 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
47 47 179 01 25 Adele
48 52 39 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
49 60 216 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
50 08 107 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen


Lil Nas X locks in a 3rd week at #1. Evidently we're beyond the point that starting a sales week at a margin of 4:1 is any sort of guarantee for a #1 slot. Taylor Swift does manage a #2 debut for "ME!". It's in a bit of a precarious place where it's been locked at #3 on Spotify ever since it was released, but that position is now bolstered by vertical video plays on Hot Hits Australia, Get Popped! and Today's Top Hits that unless ARIA change something (and I wouldn't put it past them), don't contribute to the chart. It's also now down to #3 on iTunes with no optimistic outlook that it'll get any higher. If you want to pay heed to the somewhat condescending crediting, you can say that this is the 2nd Panic! At The Disco top 10 hit after "High Hopes". Also happening in the top 10 is "Sunflower" extending its lead for weeks spent in the top 10 now up to 27 weeks. Post Malone is playing Australian shows at the moment so it's not looking like it's losing steam just yet. It'll probably have to drop a bit next week though as Shawn Mendes & Logic's new songs are making big early impressions. Singlehandedly taking "SICKO MODE" out of the top 50 is "Power Is Power", complete with inconsistent labeling for Travis. P!nk also scores herself a second top 50 hit from her new album which sadly has much less NieR:Automata related content than the title promises. Lower down, Stormzy & Lizzo score their first ever singles chart entries, both have cracked the top 50 on Spotify so they could climb further.

This is Australia. Most people can't confidently tell you who the current prime minister is, but they'll know when P!nk releases a new album. "Hurts 2B Human" becomes her 6th #1 album which includes all her studio albums since "I'm Not Dead" + her "Greatest Hits...So Far!!!" set. With P!nk, it's not a question of how high she'll debut, but how long she'll spend at #1. Billie Eilish may provide some competition with her current Australian tour but I imagine P!nk's sales will keep her at the top. Elsewhere this is a hectic chart as half of the top 10 are debuts, with no soundtracks among them (more on that later). At #3 we had Rob Thomas with his 4th solo album, all of them having reached at least #4, because ever since Matchbox Twenty scored their first hit, Australia gave him their heart, made it real, and never forgot about it. Rob has 1 solo #1 album while Matchbox Twenty have 4. Also because it is a day that ends in 'y', girls are not to be trusted but also there's a new King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard album. Thanks in part to a big vinyl re-pressing last year, the band now have 6 top 10 albums to their name and 11 top 20 albums. Though they almost blocked P!nk from #1 in the US, Hillsong United have a relatively modest debut of #6 here, but it's their 8th top 10 album. Catfish & The Bottlemen's 3rd album to start with 'The' yet again lacks any input from the principle "Seinfeld" cast but it does give them a 2nd top 10 album. ScHoolboy Q also unluckily misses out at #11 for the 2nd time, though he did reach #9 with "Blank Face LP". Part of the reason all of this happened is because ARIA did an ARIA move that is probably valid, but in typical ARIA fashion, was instated in a totally random week well after the damage has been done, and no doubt will make no effort to re-adjust things when the year end chart rolls around. You might recall that in addition to the "Bohemian Rhapsody" soundtrack, there were two different Queen Greatest Hits sets taking up space in the top 10 for about half a year. This has come to an abrupt stop as ARIA have decided that maybe counting streams of one track to multiple albums it's contained on is a bit illogical, and so it seems most streams of tracks are now being only directed to the studio albums they're contained on, which has caused an absolute mass exodus of Greatest Hits compilations and Soundtracks that have otherwise been dominating the chart, which now seemingly will have to make do with whatever pure sales they can muster. Of course because ARIA is ARIA, nothing can be done right, and so seemingly Maroon 5 & Elton John's hit collections in the top 50 are unphased by this. In another vintage move, Australian singer/producer Nick Murphy released a new album and got to #12 on the Digital Albums chart. The issue seems to be that on Spotify, he's credited as Nick Murphy / Chet Faker and because the meta data doesn't match up 100%, ARIA assumably just threw his streams in the bin and he missed the entire top 100. By comparison, his previous album released as Chet Faker spent its first two weeks on the chart at #1. I readily believe that his fame has faded somewhat but not quite to the presented degree.

Posted by: Bjork 7th May 2019, 07:16 PM

so Taylor's Me is #2 in UK, US and AU

Posted by: Burns 7th May 2019, 08:35 PM

Except it’s #3 in the UK

Posted by: Bjork 8th May 2019, 08:11 AM

ouch

Posted by: Rob 8th May 2019, 11:41 AM

No sign of The Veronicas, Jessica Mauboy or Vanessa Amorosi on this week's chart? Ouch.

Posted by: Dircadirca 8th May 2019, 12:47 PM

The Veronicas are doing okay at #78 atm, Australian tracks often struggle to get good peaks because their sales/airplay/streaming peaks never line up properly (playlists are also often too busy fulfilling international status quo to bother; the first Australian track on Hot Hits Australia is 17th on the list). Can't speak as well for the others though.

Posted by: Dircadirca 14th May 2019, 08:02 AM

13/05/2019

Singles

01 01 07 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 03 06 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
03 02 02 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
04 NE 01 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
05 04 19 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
06 NE 01 06 HOMICIDE Logic, Eminem
07 08 10 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
08 06 29 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
09 09 04 08 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
10 05 13 04 TALK Khalid
11 07 19 02 WOW. Post Malone
12 10 08 10 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
13 11 09 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
14 12 14 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
15 14 09 14 SO AM I Ava Max
16 15 29 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
17 13 11 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
18 16 11 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
19 17 03 17 EARTH Lil Dicky
20 22 11 20 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
21 18 15 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
22 20 10 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
23 19 08 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
24 21 17 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
25 23 31 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
26 27 11 23 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
27 24 16 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
28 28 43 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
29 26 29 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
30 34 55 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
31 25 04 10 BOY WITH LUV BTS Feat. Halsey
32 29 13 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
33 31 34 06 BETTER Khalid
34 35 31 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
35 32 16 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
36 40 09 36 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
37 37 45 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
38 33 07 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
39 45 06 12 MY STRANGE ADDICTION Billie Eilish
40 36 05 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
41 38 38 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
42 59 02 42 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
43 30 03 30 POWER IS POWER SZA, The Weeknd & Travi$ Scott
44 74 02 44 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
45 41 38 15 WAITING Kian
46 54 54 02 BETTER NOW Post Malone
47 43 15 16 YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN Billie Eilish
48 39 13 02 BREAK UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, I'M BORED Ariana Grande
49 50 04 49 PARADISE Bazzi
50 44 08 41 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine

51 (53) Kygo & Rita Ora - Carry On
68 (NE) Ruel - Painkiller
79 (NE) Meduza Feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart
80 (87) Why Don't We Feat. Macklemore - I Don't Belong In This Club
94 (NE) Pnau Feat. Kira Divine & Marques Toliver - Solid Gold
98 (RE) Post Malone Feat. Quavo - Congratulations

Albums

01 01 02 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
02 02 06 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 05 04 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
04 07 05 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
05 12 54 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
06 08 07 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
07 03 02 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
08 NE 01 08 FATHER OF THE BRIDE Vampire Weekend
09 14 29 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
10 15 34 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
11 10 04 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
12 16 31 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
13 13 13 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
14 33 02 14 BACK IN THE SWING David Campbell
15 06 02 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
16 17 74 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
17 21 104 05 STONEY Post Malone
18 18 114 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
19 NE 01 19 BERSERKER Amon Amarth
20 19 11 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
21 25 60 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
22 37 09 02 ROMANCE OF THE JUKEBOX Human Nature
23 11 02 11 CRASH TALK ScHoolboy Q
24 24 45 01 SCORPION Drake
25 27 43 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
26 NE 01 26 PERMANENT HERMIT / YOUR DAD'S OPINION FOR DINNER Ruby Fields
27 26 76 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
28 NE 01 28 AGE OF UNREASON Bad Religion
29 29 36 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
30 31 337 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
31 42 218 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
32 09 02 09 THE BALANCE Catfish And The Bottlemen
33 39 48 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
34 20 60 01 LEMONADE Beyonce
35 36 60 02 ? XXXTentacion
36 38 52 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
37 35 105 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
38 40 172 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
39 44 255 01 X Ed Sheeran
40 30 78 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
41 23 03 15 HONK The Rolling Stones
42 47 180 01 25 Adele
43 48 40 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
44 41 38 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
45 43 09 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
46 45 100 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
47 56 25 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
48 34 237 01 1989 Taylor Swift
49 51 55 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
50 65 50 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes


Lil Nas X holds the top spot for a 4th week running. There's a distinct lack of competition this week, but I suspect his reign may be interrupted by the new Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber song. Lil Nas X is still getting more streams but the sales difference might be the key. If that's not incredibly white enough for you, then look no further than this week's top 10 debuts. Shawn Mendes has a huge start out the gate with "If I Can't Have You", the highest debut he's ever had on the singles chart and in fact it's already his equal highest charter. "Stitches", "Treat You Better" and "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" all peaked at #4, so it will be interesting to see if this can get higher in the future. Probably not getting higher in the future is Logic's new song, though it does notably become his 2nd top 10 hit. Not deterred by two new entries, "Sunflower" only drops to #8 in its record extending 28th week in the top 10. It might leave the top 10 next week as Avicii & Lewis Capaldi are making a lot of headway in streaming. Because we're stuck with a shitty system that doesn't care about local content, we've only had two fluke 1 week top 10 hits from Australian artists this year, therefore it feels like an achievement that Hilltop Hoods have scored a second top 20 hit from their latest album. Also a noteworthy achievement is that Stormzy has scored a top 50 hit, adding to the very small handful of UK rappers I can think of that have done so, including Dizzee Rascal, Wiley, The Streets, Lady Sovereign and...Big Shaq. Lizzo also does the same because ARIA is being more competent than Billboard somehow.

After last week's chaos, this week is relatively low key. P!nk safely holds #1 for a second week. I suspect she will again unless Lee Kernaghan is pulling some crazy numbers. While Billie Eilish is getting about 70% of her weekly sales from streams, The Seekers are getting about 98% of theirs from physical album sales, and they climb to #3 this week, possibly facing a big decline after Mother's Day. While not necessarily my top choice for a new album from an artist who last released in 2013, Vampire Weekend have returned with their 4th album, and it's a slight decline from their 3rd album's #7 peak, debuting at #8. Their best chart performance was their 2nd album debuting at #2.

Posted by: danG 14th May 2019, 08:43 AM

G'won Stormzy get dat international $ma$h hit!!

Which also makes me think, Australia seemingly have had about the same amount of British rap songs as Australian rap songs in the chart, which is very low - Aussie seems to care very little for its homegrown rap in general aside from Hilltop Hoods.

Posted by: Bjork 14th May 2019, 09:13 AM

you reckon #10 is gonna be the peak for Someone You Loved or could the song keep climbing?

Posted by: Dircadirca 14th May 2019, 01:47 PM

I feel like there is a healthy audience, but it's hard to go far because a lot of hip hop heads will instinctively source from the US, and a lot of the people who want to support Australian music will draw the line at that rap stuff. Generally when it can break through, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDGSlfXsRiw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyPkpXZNbK0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCH7bEbc1Ns and draws from a limited reference pool of about 4 artists (I was gonna keep going with the links bit until I realised I would just be using the same artists over and over again). It's hard too because the more diverse and interesting artists don't even get a proper leg up of acclaim because there's no avenue of credibility to do so like there is in the UK. The ARIA Awards have nominated two hip hop albums for Album Of The Year ever (360 & Illy both at peak pop-rap) but both in years where they inevitably got cleaned up by the obvious award bait (Gotye, Gang Of Youths). No idea what they're after but I think Australian critical faculties are too stuck in their rockist past to see a rapper as any sort of esteemed auteur.


It definitely hasn't peaked yet I think. Today's Top Hits gave it a massive international boost a few days ago that's rippling over to Australia so it's still gaining consistently in streams. There's heaps of room to grow on radio (it's only up to #12 there) and his album out next week will probably help too. Not sure if it'll go top 5 but definitely will be back in the top 10.

Posted by: Dircadirca 21st May 2019, 05:43 AM

20/05/2019

01 NE 01 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
02 01 08 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
03 02 07 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 04 02 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
05 05 20 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
06 03 03 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
07 12 09 07 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
08 09 05 08 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
09 07 11 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
10 08 30 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
11 10 14 4 TALK Khalid
12 06 02 06 HOMICIDE Logic Feat. Eminem
13 11 20 02 WOW. Post Malone
14 13 10 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
15 15 10 14 SO AM I Ava Max
16 20 12 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
17 14 15 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
18 18 12 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
19 17 12 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
20 16 30 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
21 21 16 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
22 25 32 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
23 23 09 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
24 26 12 23 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
25 24 18 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
26 44 03 26 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
27 22 11 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
28 19 04 17 EARTH Lil Dicky
29 36 10 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
30 27 17 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
31 28 44 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
32 29 30 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
33 33 35 06 BETTER Khalid
34 35 17 10 7 MINUTES Dean Lewis
35 32 14 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
36 30 56 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
37 49 05 37 PARADISE Bazzi
38 34 32 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
39 42 03 39 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
40 57 08 40 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
41 NE 01 41 YOU LITTLE BEAUTY Fisher
42 31 05 10 BOY WITH LUV BTS Feat. Halsey
43 37 46 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
44 41 39 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
45 51 04 45 CARRY ON Kygo & Rita Ora
46 45 39 15 WAITING Kian
47 38 08 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
48 40 06 20 OUTTA MY HEAD Khalid With John Mayer
49 43 04 30 POWER IS POWER SZA, The Weeknd & Travi$ Scott
50 50 09 41 SWERVIN A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Feat. 6ix9ine

51 (NE) Luke Combs - Beer Never Broke My Heart
61 (79) MEDUZA feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart
63 (68) Ruel - Painkiller
78 (80) Why Don't We Feat. Macklemore - I Don't Belong In This Club
79 (NE) Martin Garrix Feat. Macklemore & Some Guy Called Patrick Stump - Summer Days
94 (NE) James Arthur - Falling Like The Stars
98 (RE) James Bay Feat. Julia Michaels - Peer Pressure

Albums

01 01 03 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
02 02 07 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 NE 01 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
04 03 05 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
05 06 08 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
06 04 06 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
07 05 55 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
08 09 30 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
09 07 03 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
10 14 03 10 BACK IN THE SWING David Campbell
11 12 32 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
12 NE 01 12 CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND Logic
13 13 14 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
14 10 35 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
15 18 115 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
16 16 75 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
17 20 12 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
18 11 05 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
19 21 61 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 17 105 05 STONEY Post Malone
21 25 44 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
22 33 49 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
23 15 03 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
24 27 77 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
25 NE 01 25 HERE COMES THE COWBOY Mac DeMarco
26 24 46 01 SCORPION Drake
27 08 02 08 FATHER OF THE BRIDE Vampire Weekend
28 30 338 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
29 80 14 05 THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO Morgan Evans
30 29 37 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
31 35 61 02 ? XXXTentacion
32 39 256 01 X Ed Sheeran
33 38 173 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
34 23 03 11 CRASH TALK ScHoolboy Q
35 36 53 07 STAYING AT TAMARA'S George Ezra
36 37 106 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
37 40 79 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
38 47 26 04 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: REIMAGINED Soundtrack
39 44 39 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande
40 31 219 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack
41 42 181 01 25 Adele
42 43 41 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
43 51 109 04 THE PLATINUM COLLECTION Queen
44 46 101 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
45 49 56 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 50 51 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
47 RE 02 47 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST TEL AVIV 2019 Various
48 57 124 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
49 48 238 01 1989 Taylor Swift
50 53 218 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac


Australia once again proves that democracy doesn't work, but enough about the chart, let's talk about the weekend's federal election. In all seriousness though, we have a new #1 this week courtesy of Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber. For both of them, it's their 5th #1 hit. If that feels like a small tally for Ed, remember that he has 5 #2 hits as well, 4 of them having been blocked by other Ed Sheeran songs in 2017. With Lil Nas X still holding #1 on the Streaming Chart, it looks like it was a close battle won over by those early digital sales, because "Old Town Road" sits at #2, #10 & #25 on this week's Digital Tracks chart. Lil Nas X is firmly back in the lead on both formats though so it'll very likely return to #1 next week. Lewis Capaldi climbs back into the top 10 with a new peak of #7, and despite what I may have said recently, I do now think he can sneak into the top 5 next week. "Sunflower" drops to #10 but extends its top 10 run record to 29 weeks. It's a toss up whether or not it can make it to 30 weeks, it looks like overtaking "ME!" but might fall behind "Talk" or "Here With Me". In uplifting news, we have now matched last year's tally of Australian artists newly scoring a top 50 hit this year, as Tones And I's debut single climbs to #40 and makes her the 3rd artist to do so. Incidentally her 2nd single was released last week but didn't quite make the chart yet, because Australian playlists only put international megastars on their priority list. Speaking of which, in spite of this, FISHER has scored a 2nd top 50 hit this week, just a few places shy of "Losing It"'s peak. But don't worry, Hot Hits Australia definitely supports Australian music, because KIAN's "Waiting" has been on the playlist for 9 months running now.

P!nk holds #1 for a 3rd week running. It's a big week of new releases but they may well still end up behind her. Take your pick between Conrad Sewell, The National, Tyler, The Creator, Lewis Capaldi & Rammstein because I have no idea how this is all going to pile together. This week was a bit more quiet as the only top 10 debut came from Lee Kernaghan who now has 10 top 10 albums to his name. After two top 10 albums last year, Logic retreats to a more modest #12, and Mac Demarco lands in the #21-#25 section for the 3rd time in a row with his new album.

Posted by: danG 21st May 2019, 07:17 AM

Sunflower really needs to GTFO now, ridiculous that it's still top 10. Good to see that Ed may only have 1 week at #1 here I guess.

What's Luke Combs doing as high as #51 too? :\

Posted by: coi 21st May 2019, 08:52 AM

Very good

Also how the hell is Sunflower still top ten there?! And good options for potential new number one albums next week, not one I dislike in there so as long as it's not P!nk for a fourth week it's great! I think it's fairly unlikely but it would be great to see Rammstein do it.

Posted by: Dircadirca 21st May 2019, 10:43 AM

I'm not entirely sure why except possibly that the country music TV station must have a big audience, but his album has been in the top 50 since June last year so it's a lot of gradual fanbase building in lead up to his first new standalone single in ages. He actually got to #1 on iTunes and would probably be in the top 50 if not for a badly timed release.

Posted by: Dircadirca 29th May 2019, 07:44 AM

27/05/2019

Singles

01 02 09 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 01 02 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
03 03 08 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 04 03 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
05 07 10 05 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
06 05 21 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
07 08 06 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
08 09 12 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
09 10 31 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
10 11 15 04 TALK Khalid
11 NE 01 11 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
12 14 11 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
13 NE 01 13 NIGHTMARE Halsey
14 06 04 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
15 13 21 02 WOW. Post Malone
16 12 03 06 HOMICIDE Logic Feat. Eminem
17 16 13 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
18 18 13 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
19 15 11 14 SO AM I Ava Max
20 22 33 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
21 26 04 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
22 24 13 22 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
23 17 16 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
24 20 31 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
25 23 10 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
26 40 09 26 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
27 21 17 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
28 19 13 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
29 25 19 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
30 NE 01 30 I THINK Tyler, The Creator
31 31 45 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
32 NE 01 32 JUST US DJ Khaled
33 29 11 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
34 33 36 06 BETTER Khalid
35 30 18 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
36 27 12 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
37 61 03 37 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
38 38 33 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
39 39 04 39 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
40 32 31 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
41 36 57 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
42 28 05 17 EARTH Lil Dicky
43 44 40 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
44 43 47 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
45 NE 01 45 IGOR'S THEME Tyler, The Creator
46 35 15 13 WHO DO YOU LOVE The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer
47 37 06 37 PARADISE Bazzi
48 NE 01 48 RUNNING OUT OF TIME Tyler, The Creator
49 47 09 26 STAY AWAKE Dean Lewis
50 46 40 15 WAITING Kian

51 (NE) DJ Khaled - Celebrate
53 (NE) Tyler, The Creator - NEW MAGIC WAND
55 (63) Ruel - Painkiller
56 (NE) Tyler, The Creator - A BOY IS A GUN
59 (NE) DJ Khaled Feat. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Big Sean - Jealous
61 (NE) OneRepublic - Rescue Me
62 (NE) Tyler, The Creator - WHAT'S GOOD
64 (79) Martin Garrix Feat. Macklemore & Patrick Stump of no prior notability
67 (94) James Arthur - Falling Like The Stars
74 (NE) Tyler, The Creator - PUPPET
79 (NE) Tyler, The Creator - GONE, GONE / THANK YOU
85 (NE) Tones And I - Dance Monkey
86 (NE) Slipknot - Unsainted
88 (NE) DJ Khaled - Wish Wish
91 (NE) DaBaby - Suge
95 (NE) Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity

Albums

01 NE 01 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
02 02 08 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 NE 01 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
04 01 04 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
05 NE 01 05 RAMMSTEIN Rammstein
06 NE 01 06 I AM EASY TO FIND The National
07 NE 01 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
08 06 07 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
09 05 09 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
10 NE 01 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
11 03 02 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
12 07 56 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 47 03 13 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST TEL AVIV 2019 Various
14 08 31 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
15 17 13 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
16 13 15 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 14 36 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
18 15 116 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
19 11 33 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
20 16 76 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 04 06 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
22 22 50 13 DIAMONDS Elton John
23 19 62 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 18 06 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
25 62 03 25 LOVE IS IN THE AIR The Ten Tenors
26 21 45 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
27 26 47 01 SCORPION Drake
28 20 106 05 STONEY Post Malone
29 24 78 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
30 NE 01 30 THE BEST OF LUCK CLUB Alex Lahey
31 RE 115 11 THE CAPTAIN Kasey Chambers
32 09 04 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
33 NE 01 33 DEDICATED Carly Rae Jepsen
34 12 02 12 CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND Logic
35 23 04 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
36 30 38 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
37 31 62 02 ? XXXTentacion
38 33 174 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
39 32 257 01 X Ed Sheeran
40 28 339 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
41 34 04 11 CRASH TALK ScHoolboy Q
42 36 107 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
43 41 182 01 25 Adele
44 42 42 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
45 27 03 08 FATHER OF THE BRIDE Vampire Weekend
46 48 125 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods
47 45 57 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
48 44 102 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
49 RE 10 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
50 39 40 01 SWEETENER Ariana Grande


Lil Nas X returns to the #1 place for a 5th week now. Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber continue to show strong figures but no forward momentum is really in sight for them. The whole top 3 is actually way ahead of the pack, even with #4 & #5 on steady combinations of sales & streams. In fact, if you combine all versions of "Old Town Road", the official, digital & streaming top 5 charts are almost exactly the same this week, the only difference is that Lewis is outselling Shawn. "Sunflower" racks up a 30th week in the top 10, but the margins remain slim and it could fall prey to the new Ed Sheeran song which is likely to debut in the top 10 (around #6 imo). There are also surprise threats from Marshmello who is seeing a second wind, and surprisingly the week's highest debut from Tyler, The Creator. In a surprising show of taste (not the Tyga kind of course), Tyler's entire album almost debuted this week, only the final two tracks just missed out by <10 positions. He'd previously only charted with "Who Dat Boy", but that along with "911 / Mr. Lonely" and "See You Again" from his last album have all been certified gold. The highest debut is of course "EARFQUAKE" at #11 which I believe is the first ever chart appearance for Playboi Carti. It severely lacks sales but its growing streams on Spotify this week might be able to sneak it into the top 10 next week, I can only hope. Halsey is not far behind with "Nightmare" at #13 which does have sales on its side but streaming is already stalling so I'm not sure it can get much higher yet. To a lesser extent, DJ Khaled has also impacted the chart with 4 new entries, I don't think he's ever had a single debut on album release before, but this week he's had 4. In just ARIA things news, only "Celebrate" has its feature artists credited, apologies to SZA, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Cardi B & 21 Savage.

In a hefty week of new releases, the winner is...Conrad. Possibly helped by the fact that it was selling on iTunes for $9.99, possibly helped by the streaming numbers provided by the inclusion of his 4 year old #1 single "Start Again", possibly helped by TV appearances and whatnot. Though he's the complete antithesis of what I'm interested in with Australian music, it's commendable nonetheless. With P!nk dropping down to #4, maybe she was being helped significantly by Mother's Day after all. Also debuting is of course Tyler, The Creator, who scores a 2nd top 10 album but 5 places higher than "Flower Boy" (which re-enters the top 100 this week) did at #8. Rammstein also see new chart heights with their first new album in 10 years. They'd made the top 10 3 times before, but always just scraping it, so their highest before was oddly enough, the tour album they did alongside Korn and others in 1999 which got to #8. Their self-titled new album enters at #5. On the decline however is The National, whose last 2 albums peaked at #2 (due to the unwise decisions to release on the same week as Daft Punk and...Anthony Callea), but they may be aging out of their formerly very strong triple j audience as they can only manage a #6 debut. DJ Khaled is a bit more consistent, with 2016's "Major Key" debuting at #6 and 2017's "Grateful" at #7. He sticks in this general region with "Father Of Asahd" at #7. Finishing up the top 10 debuts is Lewis Capaldi, whose longevity is yet to be clear as he only has 1 charting song thus far, but maybe with how many singles he's got going around, he'll get some good streaming numbers. Alex Lahey & Carly Rae Jepsen also debut lower down which is cool, though perhaps underwhelming from past performance. There's a general lack of noteworthy studio albums out this week, but we are ready for another round of the Soundtrack menace, courtesy of Elton John, Will Smith & surrounding artists.

Posted by: Dircadirca 4th June 2019, 03:24 PM

03/06/2019

Singles

01 01 10 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 03 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
03 03 09 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 05 11 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
05 04 04 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
06 NE 01 06 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
07 06 22 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
08 07 07 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
09 11 02 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
10 08 13 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
11 09 32 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
12 NE 01 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
13 13 02 13 NIGHTMARE Halsey
14 12 12 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
15 10 16 04 TALK Khalid
16 14 05 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
17 NE 01 17 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
18 15 22 02 WOW. Post Malone
19 18 14 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
20 22 14 20 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
21 21 05 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
22 26 10 22 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
23 17 14 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
24 19 12 14 SO AM I Ava Max
25 20 34 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
26 37 04 26 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
27 25 11 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
28 23 17 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
29 16 04 06 HOMICIDE Logic Feat. Eminem
30 33 12 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
31 27 18 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
32 24 32 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
33 32 02 32 JUST US DJ Khaled
34 31 46 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
35 61 02 35 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
36 28 14 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
37 34 37 06 BETTER Khalid
38 39 05 38 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
39 35 19 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
40 29 20 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
41 NE 01 41 ISIS Joyner Lucas
42 38 34 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
43 52 06 43 CARRY ON Kygo & Rita Ora
44 41 58 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
45 47 07 37 PARADISE Bazzi
46 36 13 05 WISH YOU WERE GAY Billie Eilish
47 43 41 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
48 44 48 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
49 64 03 49 SUMMER DAYS Martin Garrix Feat. Macklemore & Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
50 40 32 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max

52 (67) James Arthur - Falling Like The Stars
53 (55) Ruel - Painkiller
58 (91) DaBaby - Suge
62 (85) Tones And I - Dance Monkey
73 (NE) Zhavia Ward & Zayn - A Whole New World
77 (RE) Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
89 (RE) Ocean Alley - Confidence
92 (RE) Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly
93 (RE) Billie Eilish - i love you
94 (NE) Kina Feat. Snøw - Get You The Moon
96 (NE) Polo G Feat. Lil Tjay - Pop Out
97 (RE) Mustard Feat. Migos - Pure Water
99 (NE) Kygo Feat. Chelsea Cutler - Not Ok
100 (RE) Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man - Giant

Albums

01 02 09 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 04 05 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
03 01 02 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
04 NE 01 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
05 03 02 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
06 NE 01 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
07 08 08 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
08 22 51 08 DIAMONDS Elton John
09 07 02 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
10 09 10 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
11 14 32 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
12 12 57 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 11 03 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
14 10 02 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
15 18 117 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
16 16 16 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 17 37 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
18 05 02 05 RAMMSTEIN Rammstein
19 15 14 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
20 20 77 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 19 34 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
22 NE 01 22 AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS Amyl and the Sniffers
23 25 04 23 LOVE IS IN THE AIR The Ten Tenors
24 23 63 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
25 NE 01 25 4REAL 4REAL YG
26 21 07 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
27 29 79 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
28 06 02 06 I AM EASY TO FIND The National
29 27 48 01 SCORPION Drake
30 24 07 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
31 26 46 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
32 28 107 05 STONEY Post Malone
33 38 175 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
34 13 04 13 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST TEL AVIV 2019 Various
35 39 258 01 X Ed Sheeran
36 36 39 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
37 37 63 02 ? XXXTentacion
38 41 05 11 CRASH TALK ScHoolboy Q
39 40 340 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
40 63 71 01 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John
41 32 05 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
42 42 108 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
43 43 183 01 25 Adele
44 NE 01 44 NEW SONGS FOR OLD PROBLEMS Middle Kids
45 48 103 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
46 35 05 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
47 44 43 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
48 51 81 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
49 34 03 12 CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND Logic
50 59 29 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts


Lil Nas X holds the top spot for a 6th non-consecutive week. I'm pretty confident it'll retain it again next week which will tie the #1 set by non-credited Billy Ray Cyrus in 1992 with "Achy Breaky Heart". While most of the top 10 lightly shuffles around, I get to lavish in the fact I made a correct prediction as Ed Sheeran's "Cross Me" enters at #6. This is the first time in the chart for PnB Rock, but Chance The Rapper has turned up on a top 10 hit for 4 years in a row now. Less familiar to the top 10 is Tyler, The Creator, who thanks to the wonders of delayed streaming reactions, despite all but 2 of his tracks dropping out of the top 100 this week, sees an improvement for "EARFQUAKE" into the top 10. Perhaps the real wild outcome here is that I get to say that Tyler, The Creator is responsible for ending the longest top 10 run in the history of the Australian charts, as "Sunflower" drops to #11 this week. The longest run at the moment in the top 10 is "Sucker"'s 13 weeks so it's pretty safely holding this record for a good while. Just in time to replace The Chainsmokers for Australian quotas, is an actual 5 Seconds Of Summer entry with "Easier" already outpeaking "Who Do You Love" at #12. Young Thug also scores a debut in the top 20, his first as a lead artist following his eclectic set of previous collaborators on ARIA Charting singles: Camila Cabello, Calvin Harris & Jamie xx. Helped again by immense Spotify pushing is OneRepublic's first top 50 hit in 3 years, "Rescue Me", while Joyner Lucas has now scored top 50 hits alongside both "Homicide" collaborators. For the third time this decade we have a charting entry which is a collaboration between two artists who begin with the letter Z.

Billie Eilish Stephen Bradburys her way to a 4th week at #1 on the album chart. I have to deal with another round of soundtracks as the only two high entries this week are the Aladdin & Rocketman soundtracks. Elton John's GH set "Diamonds" is probably being helped by not suffering the same streaming fate as Queen's sets and scores a new top 10 peak at #8. Despite what the format might entail, the Vinyl Albums chart is looking particularly youthful in its top 3. Alongside Billie Eilish are two young Australian bands, Amyl and the Sniffers with their self-titled debut, and Middle Kids with an EP. In classic ARIA confusion, YG debuts at #25 with his album, while "Go Loko" is curiously absent from tracking, maybe next week they'll fix it.

Posted by: JosephAvery 4th June 2019, 05:00 PM

Come through Painkiller *.*

Posted by: Dircadirca 12th June 2019, 02:22 PM

03/06/2019

Singles

01 01 11 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 04 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
03 03 10 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 04 12 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
05 06 02 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
06 05 05 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
07 NE 01 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
08 07 23 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
09 08 08 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
10 11 33 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
11 09 03 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
12 10 14 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
13 17 02 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
14 12 02 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
15 14 13 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
16 22 11 16 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
17 15 17 04 TALK Khalid
18 20 15 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
19 18 23 02 WOW. Post Malone
20 16 06 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
21 13 03 13 NIGHTMARE Halsey
22 19 15 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
23 26 05 23 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
24 21 06 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
25 NE 01 25 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
26 23 15 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
27 25 35 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
28 27 12 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
29 30 13 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
30 24 13 14 SO AM I Ava Max
31 28 18 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
32 32 33 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
33 34 47 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
34 31 19 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
35 38 06 35 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
36 35 03 35 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
37 37 38 06 BETTER Khalid
38 29 05 06 HOMICIDE Logic Feat. Eminem
39 39 20 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
40 53 05 40 PAINKILLER Ruel
41 40 21 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
42 44 59 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
43 42 35 02 WITHOUT ME Halsey
44 36 15 11 WALK ME HOME P!nk
45 47 42 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
46 NE 01 46 GO LOKO YG Feat. Tyga, Jon Z
47 49 04 47 SUMMER DAYS Martin Garrix Feat. Macklemore & Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy
48 50 33 02 SWEET BUT PSYCHO Ava Max
49 48 49 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
50 33 03 32 JUST US DJ Khaled

51 (52) James Arthur - Falling Like The Stars
53 (NE) Mark Ronson Feat. Camila Cabello - Find U Again
54 (NE) The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha - Call You Mine
56 (62) Tones And I - Dance Monkey
64 (RE) Jess Glynne - I'll Be There
65 (NE) Cardi B - Press
70 (RE) Calum Scott - You Are The Reason
74 (NE) Elton John - Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
79 (NE) Elton John - Tiny Dancer
84 (NE) Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me
88 (96) Polo G Feat. Lil Tjay - Pop Out
96 (NE) Guy Sebastian - Choir

Albums

01 NE 01 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
02 01 10 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 08 52 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
04 02 06 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
05 NE 01 05 TEN Susan Boyle
06 06 02 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
07 04 02 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
08 03 03 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
09 07 09 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
10 NE 01 10 SHE IS COMING Miley Cyrus
11 05 03 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
12 11 33 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
13 10 11 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
14 12 58 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 NE 01 15 IGNORANCE IS BLISS Skepta
16 15 118 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
17 13 04 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
18 NE 01 18 ZUU Denzel Curry
19 16 17 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
20 17 38 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
21 21 35 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
22 14 03 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
23 20 78 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
24 NE 01 24 CENTER POINT ROAD Thomas Rhett
25 09 03 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
26 19 15 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
27 24 64 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
28 18 03 05 RAMMSTEIN Rammstein
29 23 05 23 LOVE IS IN THE AIR The Ten Tenors
30 29 49 01 SCORPION Drake
31 30 08 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
32 27 80 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 26 08 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
34 32 108 05 STONEY Post Malone
35 31 47 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
36 25 02 25 4REAL 4REAL YG
37 35 259 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 51 59 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
39 37 64 02 ? XXXTentacion
40 40 72 01 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John
41 39 341 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
42 36 40 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
43 41 06 03 CHIP TOOTH SMILE Rob Thomas
44 RE 23 18 ALWAYS IN BETWEEN Jess Glynne
45 28 03 06 I AM EASY TO FIND The National
46 33 176 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
47 43 184 01 25 Adele
48 42 109 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
49 47 44 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
50 45 104 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


"Old Town Road" spends a 7th week at #1, making it the longest running #1 since 5 Seconds Of Summer spent 8 weeks there with "Youngblood". It continues to severely lack competition so prepare for that to be 8 weeks next week. Katy Perry interrupts what continues to be a remarkably stagnant top 10 as "Never Really Over" debuts at #7, bringing her back to the top 10 for the first time since "Chained To The Rhythm" & "Feels" in 2017. In a close duel for those final few spots, "Sunflower" manages to return for a 31st non-consecutive week in the top 10, 6 ahead of the next longest runner. With the Jonas Brothers releasing a new album, it looks unlikely for it to stick around again next week. Belatedly YG debuts with "Go Loko" which gives him his first ever top 50 hit, having only previously charted in 2013 with "My Ni**a". 2 years of Spotify trying their hardest to make Ruel a thing nets him his first top 50 single, which makes him the 4th Australian artist to do so for the first time in 2019, following Ocean Alley, FISHER & Tones And I. By comparison only 3 Australian artists did so in 2018. Elton John scores two entries this week courtesy of the "Rocketman" biopic. Both songs originally charted together and peaked at #13 in the early 1970s, ARIA tend to be inconsistent in regards to which pre-ARIA hits they count as re-entries.

On the album chart, Jimmy Barnes makes history by scoring his 12th solo #1 album. This makes him the solo artist with the most #1 albums ever, having previously been tied with Madonna (who theoretically could tie him again with her new album). Overall only The Beatles have scored more #1 albums (14). Causing further confusion as to whether anyone under the age of 40 is buying albums lately, Susan Boyle also makes a return to the chart at #5, an improvement on several of her recent peaks, and also the first time she's released an album outside of the Christmas season. Miley Cyrus sneaks into the top 10 with her EP which is just long enough to make the album chart. Skepta falls just shy of his #13 peak with his last album, but Denzel Curry manages his first top 50 peaking album, single "RICKY" was close to giving him his first singles chart entry also.

Posted by: JosephAvery 14th June 2019, 11:08 PM

Ruel finally making the top 50! *.* Fingers crossed Painkiller can keep on climbing. He's been building a steady stream of hype for a while now, feel like he could be on the cusp of something big.

Posted by: Dircadirca 18th June 2019, 06:55 AM

10/06/2019

Singles

01 01 12 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 05 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
03 03 11 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 04 13 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
05 05 03 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
06 06 06 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
07 07 02 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
08 12 15 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
09 09 09 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
10 08 24 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
11 10 34 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
12 16 12 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
13 11 04 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
14 23 06 14 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
15 14 03 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
16 13 03 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
17 NE 01 17 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
18 17 18 04 TALK Khalid
19 18 16 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
20 NE 01 20 HEAVEN Avicii
21 25 02 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
22 19 24 02 WOW. Post Malone
23 15 14 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
24 27 36 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
25 22 16 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
26 20 07 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
27 21 04 13 NIGHTMARE Halsey
28 24 07 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
29 26 16 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
30 36 04 30 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
31 28 13 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
32 54 02 32 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
33 33 48 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
34 35 07 34 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
35 40 06 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
36 32 34 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
37 31 19 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
38 96 02 38 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
39 29 14 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
40 30 14 14 SO AM I Ava Max
41 46 02 41 GO LOKO YG Feat. Tyga, Jon Z
42 37 39 06 BETTER Khalid
43 56 04 43 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
44 RE 03 44 BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART Luke Combs
45 34 20 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
46 41 22 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
47 39 21 01 7 RINGS Ariana Grande
48 45 43 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
49 49 50 01 BE ALRIGHT Dean Lewis
50 NE 01 50 HAUTE Tyga Feat. J Balvin & Chris Brown

69 (84) Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me
77 (NE) BTS Feat. Charli XCX - Dream Glow (BTS World Original Soundtrack) [Pt. 1]
82 (88) Polo G Feat. Lil Tjay - Pop Out

Albums

01 02 11 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 01 02 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
03 NE 01 03 HAPPINESS BEGINS Jonas Brothers
04 03 53 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
05 04 07 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
06 NE 01 06 TIM Avicii
07 07 03 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
08 06 03 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
09 NE 01 09 HOPE Meg Mac
10 09 10 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
11 21 36 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
12 NE 01 12 LEGENDARY Tyga
13 12 34 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
14 14 59 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 16 119 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
16 13 12 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
17 08 04 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
18 05 02 05 TEN Susan Boyle
19 19 18 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
20 NE 01 20 IGUANA Polish Club
21 20 39 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
22 27 65 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
23 23 79 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
24 22 04 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
25 11 04 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
26 17 05 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
27 25 04 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
28 26 16 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
29 30 50 01 SCORPION Drake
30 32 81 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
31 NE 01 31 AND NOW FOR THE WHATCHAMACALLIT Psychedelic Porn Crumpets
32 NE 01 32 DISGUISE Motionless In White
33 34 109 05 STONEY Post Malone
34 31 09 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
35 35 48 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
36 33 09 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
37 37 260 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 10 02 10 SHE IS COMING Miley Cyrus
39 42 41 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
40 53 355 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
41 39 65 02 ? XXXTentacion
42 38 60 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
43 46 177 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
44 15 02 15 IGNORANCE IS BLISS Skepta
45 40 73 01 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John
46 41 342 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
47 52 55 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
48 48 110 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
49 36 03 25 4REAL 4REAL YG
50 NE 01 50 THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: THE 1975 LIVE RECORDINGS Bob Dylan


8 non-consecutive weeks for Lil Nas X now. For yet another week I'm here to report that the top 3 are pretty much locked in place with almost complete dominance on sales and streams. Taylor Swift may be a contender to disrupt them next week, but I see her landing at #4 as the sales of "You Need To Calm Down" aren't close to how "ME!" did on opening week, it won't even beat "Old Town Road" on sales at this rate. Evidently this week's top 7 has taken cue from the UK Charts. "Sucker" is aided by the new album release to return to the top 10, though for no reason "Only Human" is excluded from the chart, maybe next week. That exclusion makes for a pretty barren list of new entries, with only 4 this week (and only 1 re-entry to the top 100 to boot), two of which involve Chris Brown to your excitement. "No Guidance" is his first top 20 hit as a lead artist since..."Don't Wake Me Up". Avicii also has two simultaneous top 20 hits as "Heaven" sneaks in with its debut, which could possibly be its peak. Huge digital sales spurred on from TV appearances give Guy Sebastian his first top 40 hit since 2016, and a higher profile collaborator gives The Chainsmokers their first since...earlier this year, though that was 3 singles ago. After peaking at #51 partly due to a badly timed release, Luke Combs scores his first top 50 hit as "Beer Never Broke My Heart" is largely buoyed by his EP which was #1 on iTunes pretty much all week. He remains unlucky because another track on his EP lands at #101. Tyga's new album out nets him another chart entry as well as shutting down the last hope that "Taste" could ever sneak onto the chart in case his entire album was given free reign. "Taste" should in fact probably be in the top 100 this week still.

Billie Eilish sneaks back to #1 in a week without competition, it's her 5th week there now. Jonas Brothers kind of called it quits on their way up so their album chart history took them to a new high of #5 with nothing to follow, until now. They continue the trajectory as their new album that actually has a proper chart hit on it takes them to #3. The posthumous Avicii album had a bit of confusing foul play (not unlike Luke Combs) by being released simultaneously around the world on a Thursday. This was not a problem in Australia because of time zones so I don't think he lost any pre-order sales. "TIM" enters at #6 which is the 2nd highest album chart entry for him behind "True", which debuted at #2 in 2013 and climbed to #1 in early 2014. Meg Mac's first album in 2017 was one of many casualties of Ed Sheeran's 3rd album as it peaked at #2. 2 years later and she returns with her 2nd album that lands 6 places above "Divide". Despite a distinct lack of ARIA top 10 hits on it, Tyga scores his first solo top 50 album. His collaboration with Chris Brown in 2016 made it to #3, "Legendary" takes him to #12. Polish Club are also in the club of having now released 2 albums since Ed Sheeran's last but they can't quite overtake him, and also slightly miss the #19 peak of their last. Nothing sums up Australia quite like the fact that we have a band called Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. They debut at #1 on the Vinyl Albums chart and #31 overall.

Also I'm going overseas next week so Rush will be filling in for me in this thread then

Posted by: Rush 25th June 2019, 12:09 PM

It is I

24/06/2019

Singles

01 01 13 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 06 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
03 NE 01 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
04 03 12 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
05 04 14 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
06 05 04 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
07 17 02 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
08 06 07 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
09 07 03 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
10 08 16 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
11 14 07 11 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
12 NE 01 12 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
13 12 13 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
14 11 35 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
15 10 25 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
16 09 10 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
17 15 04 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
18 13 05 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
19 16 04 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
20 18 19 04 TALK Khalid
21 19 17 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
22 26 08 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
23 20 02 20 HEAVEN Avicii
24 22 25 02 WOW. Post Malone
25 21 03 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
26 23 15 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
27 30 05 27 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
28 24 37 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
29 28 08 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
30 33 49 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
31 NE 01 31 LET YOU KNOW Flume Feat. London Grammar
32 25 17 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
33 38 03 33 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
34 27 05 13 NIGHTMARE Halsey
35 32 03 32 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
36 29 17 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
37 43 05 37 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
38 35 07 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
39 31 14 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
40 34 08 34 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
41 36 35 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
42 NE 01 42 SANCTUARY Joji
43 41 03 41 GO LOKO YG Feat. Tyga, Jon Z
44 37 20 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish
45 NE 01 45 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
46 45 21 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
47 39 15 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
48 46 23 06 DANCING WITH A STRANGER Sam Smith & Normani
49 42 40 06 BETTER Khalid
50 48 44 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille

62 (69) Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me
69 (NE) Drake - Omertà
73 (82) Polo G Feat. Lil Tjay - Pop Out
80 (NE) Mabel - Mad Love
86 (NE) Little Mix - Bounce Back
94 (RE) Billie Eilish - i love you

Albums

01 NE 01 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
02 NE 01 02 MADAME X Madonna
03 01 12 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
04 04 54 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
05 05 08 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
06 02 03 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
07 10 11 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
08 07 04 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
09 NE 01 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
10 08 04 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
11 03 02 03 HAPPINESS BEGINS Jonas Brothers
12 11 37 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
13 NE 01 13 SPARK Amber Lawrence
14 16 13 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
15 13 35 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
16 19 19 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 15 120 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
18 14 60 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
19 21 40 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
20 22 66 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 NE 01 21 DOOM DAYS Bastille
22 06 02 06 TIM Avicii
23 23 80 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
24 28 17 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
25 24 05 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
26 29 51 01 SCORPION Drake
27 25 05 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
28 30 82 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
29 26 06 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
30 17 05 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
31 18 03 05 TEN Susan Boyle
32 12 02 12 LEGENDARY Tyga
33 27 05 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
34 33 110 05 STONEY Post Malone
35 41 66 02 ? XXXTentacion
36 36 10 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
37 37 261 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 59 84 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
39 40 356 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
40 42 61 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
41 34 10 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
42 39 42 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
43 54 243 01 1989 Taylor Swift
44 45 74 01 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John
45 35 49 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
46 43 178 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
47 56 106 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
48 48 111 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
49 46 343 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
50 47 56 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes

9 non-consecutive weeks at #1 for "Old Town Road" make it the longest running #1 since "God's Plan" (11 weeks, all consecutive). It helps block Taylor Swift from #1 for a second time, but unlike in the US, only one of those Taylor singles could manage #2. I'd tell you how close "You Need To Calm Down" was, but the figures haven't arrived yet for reasons unknown to me. Shawn & Camila are currently #1 on Spotify and Apple Music, even almost beating "Old Town Road" combined on the former, so they might be a contender for #1 next week. "No Guidance" becomes Drake's 13th top 10 hit and Chris Brown's 14th, a tally Drake will likely soon surpass as Chris Brown's last top 10 hit as lead artist ("Don't Wake Me Up") pre-dates all but one of Drake's top 10 hits ("Take Care"). For this week though, Chris Brown is the hotter property as the less climate-destroying of Drake's celebrations of the Raptors' win could only send its 2 tracks to #12 and #69. The former, "Money In The Grave", is the highest Rick Ross has ever charted, his previous best being #39 on Skrillex's "Purple Lamborghini" in 2016. Following some relatively-false starts with a mixtape and a single that didn't do much, Flume has finally returned with a higher-profile release and instantly scores his highest-charting song since his pair of smashes in 2016 (emphasis on 'song', as he did place slightly higher with an EP in late 2016), and returns London Grammar to the top 50 for the first time since "Strong", which became a top 5 hit in early 2014 (with the help of commercial radio playing the High Contrast remix). Joji managed to reach the top 20 with his "BALLADS 1" album last year and following some slow-burning success particularly with the song "SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK", his new track instantly brings him into the singles chart for the first time, although it's not the first time he's impacted it, as he was the YouTuber who started the "Harlem Shake" viral dance trend. And speaking of trends, the unofficial "Old Town Road" sequel, Blanco Brown's "The Git Up", is already in the top 50 - strangely doing best on sales, having been top 10 on iTunes for almost 2 weeks whereas, as of this chart's cutoff, it had barely cracked the Spotify top 100 (though it's much higher on Apple Music). Possibly of note for next week is that Jessica Mauboy has just performed her new single "Little Things" on The Voice and it's #2 on iTunes, so maybe she'll manage to crack the top 100 unlike her last single "Sunday" which, despite being her long-awaited (by me if no one else) return to non-TV-affiliated music, only reached #57 on iTunes (and didn't make the Spotify top 200).

Bruce Springsteen only hit #1 once with a studio album (and once with a compilation) before this decade, but in very on-brand news for late-stage album sales, he's now made #1 with both of his last 2 albums. It was not in fact close at all between him and Madonna, as he sold almost twice as much; Madonna was much closer to #3 than to #1. It's the first time Madonna has missed #1 with a studio album since "American Life" (#3 behind the 2 biggest selling albums of 2003, Delta Goodrem and Norah Jones). For minor achievements, she did outsell Bruce on both the digital and vinyl charts. Australian dance producer Hayden James first hit the chart in early 2015 and has finally dropped his debut album (your move Peking Duk), including his long-running mid-level hits "NUMB" and "Just Friends". For all the effort Hot Hits Australia put into helping maintain those singles, he barely outranks an Australian country artist I personally have not previously heard of. No amount of Marshmello-sponsored longevity or Seeb-sponsored googly-eyed watermelons have saved Bastille from decline, their hit-free new album just missing the top 20 compared to "Wild World" reaching #7 in 2016. Next week, Mark Ronson might place somewhere in the top 10 (I have no idea really), and maybe Lil Nas X's EP will chart somewhere provided ARIA count its streaming correctly.

Posted by: danG 25th June 2019, 12:32 PM

Bastille not even making the top 20 is quite an ouch moment when their last two made the top 10.
Good to see Flume get another top 40 hit too.

Posted by: Bjork 25th June 2019, 01:17 PM

yay for Flume

Posted by: Rush 2nd July 2019, 01:49 PM

Plot twist: it's me again Dirca will resume next week.

01/07/2019

Singles

01 01 14 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 NE 01 02 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
03 02 07 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
04 04 13 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
05 03 02 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
06 05 15 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
07 12 02 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
08 06 05 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
09 11 08 09 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
10 09 04 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
11 07 03 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
12 08 08 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
13 13 14 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
14 10 17 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
15 14 36 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
16 17 05 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
17 NE 01 17 PANINI Lil Nas X
18 15 26 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
19 16 11 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
20 33 04 20 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
21 19 05 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
22 21 18 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
23 18 06 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
24 NE 01 24 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
25 20 20 04 TALK Khalid
26 27 06 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
27 45 02 27 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
28 29 09 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
29 24 26 02 WOW. Post Malone
30 26 16 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
31 37 06 31 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
32 35 04 32 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
33 23 03 20 HEAVEN Avicii
34 28 38 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
35 25 04 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
36 30 50 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
37 22 09 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
38 38 08 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
39 36 18 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
40 40 09 34 VOSSI BOP Stormzy
41 39 15 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
42 41 36 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
43 32 18 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
44 31 02 31 LET YOU KNOW Flume Feat. London Grammar
45 52 62 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid
46 47 16 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
47 43 04 41 GO LOKO YG Feat. Tyga, Jon Z
48 50 45 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
49 46 22 11 I'M SO TIRED... Lauv & Troye Sivan
50 44 21 03 BURY A FRIEND Billie Eilish

53 (60) Mark Ronson Feat. Camila Cabello - Find U Again
56 (NE) Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown - One Thing Right
62 (NE) Jessica Mauboy - Little Things
67 (80) Mabel - Mad Love
72 (NE) Lil Nas X & Cardi B - Rodeo
87 (RE) Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
89 (NE) Nicki Minaj - MEGATRON
92 (NE) Bazzi Feat. 21 Savage - Focus

Albums

01 03 13 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 01 02 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
03 04 55 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
04 05 09 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
05 NE 01 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
06 06 04 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
07 NE 01 07 LATE NIGHT FEELINGS Mark Ronson
08 02 02 02 MADAME X Madonna
09 07 12 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
10 15 36 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
11 12 38 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
12 14 14 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
13 17 121 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 08 05 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
15 18 61 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 10 05 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
17 16 20 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
18 NE 01 18 ORIGINALS Prince
19 19 41 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
20 20 67 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 23 81 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
22 09 02 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
23 NE 01 23 HELP US STRANGER The Saboteurs
24 11 03 03 HAPPINESS BEGINS Jonas Brothers
25 NE 01 25 KEEPSAKE Hatchie
26 26 52 01 SCORPION Drake
27 24 18 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
28 25 06 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
29 28 83 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
30 NE 01 30 PARTY TIME! The Wiggles
31 31 04 05 TEN Susan Boyle
32 29 07 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan
33 35 67 02 ? XXXTentacion
34 33 06 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
35 22 03 06 TIM Avicii
36 34 111 05 STONEY Post Malone
37 27 06 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
38 36 11 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
39 49 344 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
40 39 357 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
41 NE 01 41 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
42 37 262 01 X Ed Sheeran
43 40 62 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
44 NE 01 44 RISE Hollywood Vampires
45 42 43 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
46 41 11 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
47 50 57 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
48 47 107 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
49 38 85 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
50 48 112 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid

10 weeks for "Old Town Road"! With 82% as many units, "Señorita" wasn't particularly close in the end... but still closer than anything else has come to "Old Town Road", bar the first week of "I Don't Care". If you thought I'd get through writing 2 weeks of commentary without graphing something, you do not know me:



"Señorita" instantly becomes Shawn's highest charter, him having previously peaked at #4 with "Stitches", "Treat You Better", "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" and "If I Can't Have You", for a combined total of 12 weeks at #4. The Drake sidekick preferences are in Rick Ross' favour this week, so that's now 14 top 10 hits for Drake, and Meduza prove that the 2014 mould of UK-originating dance hits still has life in it with a top 10 entry. Mississauga's second-finest export, Ali Gatie instantly hit the Spotify charts worldwide when he dropped "It's You" 2 weeks ago (I'm not sure how) and Australia is taking to it faster than almost every other country. Jessica Mauboy's The Voice performance last week pays off; "Little Things" reached #1 on iTunes and debuts at #62. That's mostly from sales (it's #6 on the digital tracks chart) but not completely, and I've been seeing her on the home tab of Spotify this week as the Get Popped! playlist cover photo, so maybe there's minor streaming potential.

No particularly big new albums this week, so that means Billie returns for a 6th week, only 2 of those being consecutive (1-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-1-3-1). When I mentioned Lil Nas X's EP last week I didn't think it would be anywhere high as the streams seemed much more concentrated on the top 3 tracks than I expected, but surprisingly it debuts at #5, with ~95% of its units coming from streaming. (For comparison, Billie is ~70%, and Bruce is ~5%). Mark Ronson also nets himself a top 10 position, though a decline from the #6 and #2 peaks of his last 2 albums, but maybe if "Find U Again" keeps going it'll become his first album with multiple top 50 hits. This week's mid-range Australian debut is probably better known than usual, as dream pop artist Hatchie has been getting some solid international attention over the last 2 years leading up to her debut album, not that her past singles/EP tracks are included. Next week has the likes of Kylie, The Black Keys, Mustard, and of course Chris Brown's latest data dump if anyone finds the time to sift through it, to maybe contend for #1 or top 10 spots.

Posted by: Dircadirca 10th July 2019, 04:39 AM

08/07/2019

Singles

01 01 15 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 02 02 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello
03 03 08 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
04 NE 01 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 04 14 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
06 06 16 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
07 09 09 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
08 08 06 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
09 05 03 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
10 20 05 10 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
11 07 03 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
12 11 04 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
13 10 05 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
14 12 09 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
15 17 02 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
16 13 15 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
17 31 07 17 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
18 15 37 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
19 27 03 19 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
20 NE 01 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
21 28 10 21 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
22 24 02 22 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
23 16 06 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
24 14 18 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
25 18 27 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
26 22 19 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
27 19 12 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
28 32 05 28 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
29 26 07 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
30 21 06 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
31 25 21 04 TALK Khalid
32 29 27 02 WOW. Post Malone
33 34 39 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
34 NE 01 34 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
35 30 17 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
36 36 51 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
37 35 05 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
38 38 09 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
39 23 07 09 EARFQUAKE Tyler, The Creator
40 33 04 20 HEAVEN Avicii
41 39 19 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
42 41 16 19 GOOD LORD Birds Of Tokyo
43 46 17 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
44 42 37 07 WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER Billie Eilish
45 56 02 45 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
46 47 05 41 GO LOKO YG Feat. Tyga, Jon Z
47 37 10 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
48 48 46 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
49 43 19 16 DON'T CALL ME UP Mabel
50 45 63 05 LOVELY Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid

58 (62) Jessica Mauboy - Little Things
66 (NE) Illy - Then What
77 (NE) Morgan Evans - Young Again
85 (NE) Ellie Goulding with Juice WRLD - Hate Me
86 (RE) Logic (feat Eminem) - Homicide
88 (NE) Ashley O - On A Roll
96 (RE) Maroon 5 (feat Cardi B) - Girls Like You
99 (NE) P!nk (feat Cash Cash) - Can We Pretend

Albums

01 NE 01 01 STEP BACK IN TIME: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Kylie Minogue
02 01 14 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 NE 01 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
04 NE 01 04 LET'S ROCK The Black Keys
05 02 03 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
06 03 56 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
07 04 10 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
08 05 02 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
09 13 122 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
10 88 76 01 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk
11 10 37 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
12 09 13 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
13 RE 19 05 THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO Morgan Evans
14 41 02 14 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
15 11 39 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
16 06 05 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
17 12 15 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
18 17 21 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
19 28 07 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
20 15 62 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
21 14 06 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
22 21 82 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
23 20 68 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 19 42 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
25 16 06 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
26 NE 01 26 CASE STUDY 01 Daniel Caesar
27 26 53 01 SCORPION Drake
28 07 02 07 LATE NIGHT FEELINGS Mark Ronson
29 29 84 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
30 27 19 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
31 22 03 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
32 08 03 02 MADAME X Madonna
33 42 263 01 X Ed Sheeran
34 55 188 01 25 Adele
35 24 04 03 HAPPINESS BEGINS Jonas Brothers
36 RE 162 01 1 The Beatles
37 33 68 02 ? XXXTentacion
38 39 345 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
39 40 358 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
40 34 07 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
41 70 225 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
42 43 63 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
43 36 112 05 STONEY Post Malone
44 45 44 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
45 38 12 03 FAREWELL The Seekers
46 51 51 01 LOVE MONSTER Amy Shark
47 57 180 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
48 49 86 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
49 NE 01 49 PIANO BOOK Lang Lang
50 32 08 03 BACKROAD NATION Lee Kernaghan


Lil Nas X has now lasted 11 weeks at the top, which matches last year's longest running #1 single, "God's Plan". More than ever it looks like it'll be the last week as Shawn Mendes has overtaken on streaming and perhaps by next week will have made enough difference to offset the sales gap. In the wake of his new album, Ed Sheeran does as he does and fills up a 3rd slot of the top 10, although it seems like "Cross Me" has been dumped on Spotify so he'll be back down to 2 next week. Prior to this week, there'd only been 2 Australian top 10 hits. Firstly Ocean Alley sneaking a #9 peak post Hottest 100 win, and secondly Dean Lewis sneaking a #10 peak on album release week. It's hard to call something organic when it's by an artist heavily served by every promotional opportunity available for the last 15 years, but nonetheless Guy Sebastian's "Choir", his first top 10 hit since 2013 appears to have the organic swell to spend a little longer there, as it continues to climb on all fronts and now hits #10. Tones and I is also having rather unusual success. She's only released two singles ever and both of them are in the top 20 this week. There's also a Chris Brown song there but I don't know what you want me to say about that. Kygo scores his 10th top 50 hit and returns Whitney Houston to the top 50 for the first time since her posthumous returns in 2012. Kane Brown also gets his first ever entry via Marshmello. But it wouldn't be my ARIA commentary if I didn't shed light on the perpetual nonsense that is songs inexplicably not charting. This week it's Jonas Brothers' "Only Human", Y2K's "lalala" and Lil Tecca's "Ransom", all should be at least top 70. Their diligence just means that for once a random P!nk single that gets disproportionately thrashed by radio actually made the chart. Based on ARIA's Pulse Chart they posted today, it looks like none of these songs will be entering this week, though that's not always conclusive as Flume's latest single was seemingly missing from the midweek data when it debuted 2 weeks ago.

Kylie Minogue has released many Greatest Hits sets over the years. "Ultimate Kylie" from 2004 in particular sold quite well. For the first time, one of these has taken the #1 slot, despite the fact that it adheres to international influence and leaves off "Did It Again" which was a sizable hit here. It also pays off well that it's not exactly a busy week in terms of huge selling new entries, and isn't especially far ahead of Billie Eilish at #2. Chris Brown is still yet to score a #1 album but now has 7 top 5 entries. The Black Keys had a monster success in 2011/2012 with "El Camino" and thus it seemed inevitable that their next album after that would go straight in at #1 no matter what, which it did. With that moment having passed, they're at a more modest #4 with their 4th consecutive top 10 album. Ed Sheeran is also back in the top 10 assumably because he appears in the latest musical boomer wallet grab movie whose soundtrack is just a little lower, and P!nk's "Beautiful Trauma" is back in the top 10 for reasons I've not worked out yet, oddly as her current album falls several places. "Beautiful Trauma" actually sold more physical copies this week than "Hurts 2B Human".

Posted by: danG 15th July 2019, 09:29 PM

Old Town Road can stay if the alternatives are Shawn Mendes and Ed Sheeran. C'mon.

Posted by: Dircadirca 17th July 2019, 05:27 AM

15/07/2019

Singles

01 01 16 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 03 02 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 03 09 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
04 04 02 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 NE 01 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
06 05 15 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
07 10 06 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
08 06 17 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
09 07 10 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
10 17 08 10 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
11 11 04 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
12 09 04 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
13 19 04 13 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
14 08 07 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
15 13 06 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
16 16 16 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
17 14 10 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
18 21 11 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
19 18 38 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
20 15 03 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
21 23 07 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
22 12 05 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
23 22 03 22 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
24 NE 01 24 BEST PART OF ME Ed Sheeran Feat. YEBBA
25 34 02 25 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
26 28 06 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
27 24 19 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
28 25 28 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
29 37 06 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
30 29 08 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
31 27 13 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
32 20 02 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
33 26 20 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
34 33 40 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
35 32 28 02 WOW. Post Malone
36 31 22 04 TALK Khalid
37 35 18 09 HERE WITH ME Marshmello Feat. Chvrches
38 38 10 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
39 36 52 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
40 NE 01 40 BLOW Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars
41 NE 01 41 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
42 45 03 42 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
43 30 07 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
44 43 18 29 MESS HER UP Amy Shark
45 41 20 16 EXIT SIGN Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal
46 58 03 46 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
47 66 02 47 THEN WHAT Illy
48 40 05 20 HEAVEN Avicii
49 48 47 03 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille
50 52 65 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer

51 (65) Andy Grammer - Don't Give Up On Me
77 (NE) Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker - I Think I'm OKAY
85 (NE) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
86 (88) Ashley O - On A Roll
89 (RE) Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
94 (RE) Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
95 (RE) Billie Eilish - i love you
98 (RE) Post Malone - I Fall Apart

Albums

01 02 15 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
02 NE 01 02 REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III Dreamville, J. Cole
03 06 57 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
04 07 11 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
05 08 03 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
06 03 02 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
07 05 04 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
08 09 123 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
09 11 38 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
10 12 14 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
11 01 02 01 STEP BACK IN TIME: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Kylie Minogue
12 20 63 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 15 40 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
14 18 22 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
15 14 03 14 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
16 10 77 01 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk
17 17 16 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
18 22 83 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
19 39 359 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
20 23 69 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 16 06 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
22 21 07 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
23 04 02 04 LET'S ROCK The Black Keys
24 24 43 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
25 19 08 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
26 NE 01 26 HOTEL DIABLO Machine Gun Kelly
27 34 189 01 25 Adele
28 NE 01 28 MYSTIFY – A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH MICHAEL HUTCHENCE Michael Hutchence
29 27 54 01 SCORPION Drake
30 29 85 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
31 25 07 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
32 28 03 07 LATE NIGHT FEELINGS Mark Ronson
33 80 11 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
34 NE 01 34 ERYS Jaden
35 30 20 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
36 31 04 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
37 13 20 05 THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO Morgan Evans
38 33 264 01 X Ed Sheeran
39 43 113 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 54 13 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
41 41 226 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
42 38 346 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
43 44 45 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
44 36 163 01 1 The Beatles
45 42 64 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 37 69 02 ? XXXTentacion
47 47 181 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
48 40 08 07 FATHER OF ASAHD DJ Khaled
49 64 109 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
50 45 13 03 FAREWELL The Seekers


Lil Nas X retains the #1 spot by roughly 20 sales this week to manage a 12th week at the top. Yet again it seems inevitable that Shawn Mendes will get there, but he could possibly have to wait another week just because of the new remix, it'll probably be pretty close. The big elephant in the room should be Ed Sheeran's new album out this week, but I can't see him coming close to contending, which is something of a downslide from when he commanded the top two slots on the release of his last album. He'll do well though, as I expect to see the entire album in the top 100 next week. As well as aiding Lil Nas X this week, Young Thug has also aided Post Malone on "Goodbyes" which is his 3rd song to debut straight in the top 5 (following "Psycho" and "Better Now"), and 8th top 10 hit overall (of these, only "Paranoid" and "Goodbyes" are not top 2 hits). In a weird coincidence, Post Malone scores a new entry this week the same week Sam Feldt scores his 2nd ever chart entry with a song called "Post Malone". Guy Sebastian can also now claim as having the highest charting Australian song of the year as "Choir" leaps to #7, but he actually has competition with Tones And I bolting up to #10 with "Dance Monkey", which continues to make strong gains on sales & streaming into this week. New Australian artists breaking tends to be a rarity so instead Jessica Mauboy & Illy add to their tallies of top 50 hits this week, both having been around for over a decade at this point. With 5 Seconds Of Summer also randomly slipping back in, there are now 10 Australian entries in the top 10 which is considerably above average. Lizzo belatedly reaches the top 20 with "Truth Hurts" after peaking at #21 several weeks back, while Y2K & bbno$ have belatedly been let on the chart as well. The other top 50 debuts are from Ed Sheeran. "Best Part Of Me" fairs the best via streaming and the fact that it's on the playlists, but "BLOW" has been received surprisingly well on radio and in turn iTunes, enough to get it into the top 40 to give Chris Stapleton his first ever top 50 hit (previously "Tennessee Whiskey" made the top 100 for 1 week).

The album chart continues to significantly lack vitality meaning Billie Eilish returns to #1 by default for a 7th week. J. Cole would otherwise have joined the very elite company of only a handful of rappers who have scored multiple #1 albums, reaching #2 with his Dreamville collaborative project. Interestingly "MIDDLE CHILD" is the only top 100 entry from it despite it getting the vast majority of its points this week from streams. Machine Gun Kelly gets his highest ever charting album, and Jaden Smith gets his first ever top 50 album. The INXS nostalgia-fest that has run concurrently with the ALP's reign in government for the past 6 years and counting finds new blood via a new Michael Hutchence documentary and soundtrack, although it debuts below the ever-present "Greatest Hits". Next week's #1 album is a total mystery.

Posted by: Dircadirca 24th July 2019, 04:19 AM

22/07/2019

Singles

01 01 17 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
02 02 04 02 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 06 16 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
04 04 03 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 03 10 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
06 05 02 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
07 14 08 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
08 10 09 08 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
09 07 07 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
10 08 18 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
11 NE 01 11 ANTISOCIAL Ed Sheeran with Travis Scott
12 09 11 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
13 13 05 13 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
14 NE 01 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
15 NE 01 15 REMEMBER THE NAME Ed Sheeran Feat. Eminem & 50 Cent
16 11 05 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
17 24 02 17 BEST PART OF ME Ed Sheeran Feat. YEBBA
18 12 05 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
19 15 07 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
20 21 08 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
21 16 17 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
22 17 11 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
23 19 39 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
24 23 04 22 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
25 20 04 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
26 18 12 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
27 22 06 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
28 25 03 25 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
29 NE 01 29 TAKE ME BACK TO LONDON Ed Sheeran Feat. Stormzy
30 26 07 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
31 40 02 31 BLOW Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton & Bruno Mars
32 27 20 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
33 41 02 33 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
34 30 09 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
35 32 03 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
36 29 07 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
37 31 14 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
38 33 21 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
39 28 29 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
40 36 23 04 TALK Khalid
41 38 11 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
42 39 53 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 35 29 02 WOW. Post Malone
44 47 03 44 THEN WHAT Illy
45 34 41 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
46 43 08 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
47 42 04 42 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
48 NE 01 48 PUT IT ALL ON ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Ella Mai
49 46 04 46 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
50 NE 01 50 WAY TO BREAK MY HEART Ed Sheeran Feat. Skrillex

54 (NE) Ed Sheeran (feat Young Thug & J Hus) - Feels
56 (NE) Ed Sheeran (feat Meek Mill & A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie) - 1000 Nights
64 (NE) Ed Sheeran (feat H.E.R.) - I Don't Want Your Money
65 (NE) Ed Sheeran (feat Paulo Londra & Dave) - Nothing On You
99 (RE) Ocean Alley - Confidence

Albums

01 NE 01 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
02 NE 01 02 SMOOTH BIG CAT Dope Lemon
03 01 16 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
04 NE 01 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum
05 03 58 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
06 04 12 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
07 NE 01 07 STARRY NIGHT OVER THE PHONE Allday
08 08 124 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
09 13 41 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
10 NE 01 10 THE LION KING Soundtrack
11 10 15 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
12 05 04 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
13 06 03 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
14 09 39 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
15 12 64 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 14 23 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 07 05 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
18 15 04 14 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
19 17 17 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
20 18 84 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 20 70 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
22 02 02 02 REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III Dreamville, J. Cole
23 33 12 06 PEOPLE Hillsong United
24 24 44 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
25 NE 01 25 III Banks
26 11 03 01 STEP BACK IN TIME: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Kylie Minogue
27 25 09 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
28 21 07 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
29 29 55 01 SCORPION Drake
30 22 08 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
31 NE 01 31 EVERYTHING I FEEL Blake O'Connor
32 23 03 04 LET'S ROCK The Black Keys
33 30 86 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
34 19 360 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
35 35 21 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
36 38 265 01 X Ed Sheeran
37 32 04 07 LATE NIGHT FEELINGS Mark Ronson
38 41 227 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
39 31 08 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
40 36 05 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
41 43 46 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
42 39 114 05 STONEY Post Malone
43 42 347 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
44 47 182 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
45 45 65 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 40 14 01 MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA BTS
47 16 78 01 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk
48 61 09 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
49 46 70 02 ? XXXTentacion
50 56 06 03 HAPPINESS BEGINS Jonas Brothers


It would be very easy to believe that Lil Nas X released the Young Thug & Mason Ramsey remix of "Old Town Road" to secure his 16th week in the US, but ironically I don't know if he actually needed that over there, and instead it just helped him score a 13th week at #1 in Australia, with a just slightly bigger margin than last week. With that he matches "Despacito" as the equal 2nd longest running #1 hit of the century, coincidentally it's the first place holder Ed Sheeran who cut into his run when "I Don't Care" debuted for a week, but "Shape Of You" is still 2 weeks ahead anyway (and was subject to its own interruption courtesy of Harry Styles). I say this every week but I do think "Senorita" looks primed to take the top spot this week, which is fortunate for Shawn Mendes because I think it's his last chance now. With slight courtesy of her opening slot at Splendour In The Grass, one of Australia's largest annual music festivals, an addition to Today's Top Hits (and sizable bump on Hot Hits Australia), everything's coming up Tones And I right now, and "Dance Monkey" looks primed for #1, only it started this tracking week too far behind to get there. Billie Eilish also climbs back up to #3 courtesy of that Justin Bieber remix which Spotify alone is trying desperately to pretend people are here for. The only other news this week is Ed Sheeran. When his last album came out, the entire tracklist made the ARIA top 40 a distinction it still holds to itself but only because ARIA mucked up Kanye's streaming numbers last year. Funnily enough, a distinction Ed didn't get is that of having the highest debut on that week's chart. Lorde's "Green Light" debuted at #4 ahead of "Dive" at #5. As a cosmic oddity, Ed need not worry about that because he managed to pick a week where he has the only debuts on the chart. That sort of concentration of attention may have helped him a little though it is something of an expected comedown with *only* 11 of the 15 tracks in the top 50 this week. The most interesting thing for me is that he only barely surpassed the present benchmark of his last album. "Nothing On You" debuted at #65, which is only 1 spot ahead of "Perfect" at #66 this week. 1 spot away from me making an outrageously hyperbolic statement that Ed is a nostalgic act now. The highest debut is "Antisocial" at #11, narrowly missing the benchmark of Travis Scott's last album which netted "SICKO MODE" and "STARGAZING" both in the top 10. With that in mind, I can give the unfortunate news that Stormzy's highest charting single is now his Ed Sheeran collaboration, meanwhile J Hus, H.E.R., Paulo Londra & Dave are only now hitting the ARIA singles chart for the first time ever because of him.

In an unsurprising absolute non-contest, Ed Sheeran scores his 4th #1 album to date. He does so however with a significant decline in sales from past form, to the point that P!nk still holds the title for the biggest opening week of 2019. With fairly low sales across the board otherwise, it provides ample opportunity for other artists to reach crazy heights. For instance, Dope Lemon is here at #2, a significant improvement on their previous outing at #11. If you're wondering what the heck that is, it's one of many solo projects of Angus Stone, who between usually performing with his sister, one solo album and another side project Lady Of The Sunshine (most notable for releasing "Big Jet Plane" a year before the only slightly different Angus & Julia Stone version became a monster hit), has charted under 4 different monikers. So this isn't *really* unprecedented for him because even his solo album also hit #2, but I digress. Genuinely hitting new highs though is Thelma Plum, largely because it's her first album but having never touched the singles chart, #4 is pretty impressive. It's also quite a long time coming, I've been hearing her songs on the radio since 2012. Since then she's become the target of ire of racists & misogynists for not being 'one of the good ones' but has been putting out consistently strong indie pop singles along the way. Allday has also been around in the public eye since 2012 but he's been a little more productive with 5 albums to his name now. His peak position trend is on the decline but he scores his 3rd top 10 album this week. Because I was clearly just saying to myself that we need more soundtracks on the album chart built around some form of nostalgia, here comes The Lion King ahead of its theatrical release. The original soundtrack was the 6th highest seller of 1994. Banks also returns with her 3rd album with a little less attention than before it would seem. Her last album landed in the top 10, this time she's in at #25.

Posted by: Bjork 24th July 2019, 03:07 PM

oh great for Dope Lemon, love the album but always been a fan of Angus
and mored specifically Angus & Julia

Posted by: Dircadirca 31st July 2019, 03:46 AM

29/07/2019

Singles

01 02 05 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
02 01 18 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
03 08 10 03 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
04 03 17 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
05 04 04 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
06 06 03 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
07 05 11 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
08 12 12 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
09 10 19 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 09 08 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
11 13 06 11 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
12 07 09 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
13 11 02 11 ANTISOCIAL Ed Sheeran with Travis Scott
14 NE 01 14 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
15 21 18 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
16 14 02 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
17 16 06 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
18 18 06 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
19 24 05 19 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
20 28 04 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
21 19 08 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
22 23 40 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
23 25 05 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
24 22 12 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
25 33 03 25 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
26 20 09 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
27 26 13 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
28 47 05 28 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
29 27 07 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
30 15 02 15 REMEMBER THE NAME Ed Sheeran Feat. Eminem & 50 Cent
31 35 04 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
32 34 10 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
33 30 08 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
34 32 21 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
35 38 22 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
36 44 04 36 THEN WHAT Illy
37 36 08 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
38 NE 01 38 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
39 37 15 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
40 42 54 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
41 39 30 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
42 40 24 04 TALK Khalid
43 41 12 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
44 49 05 44 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
45 45 42 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
46 17 03 17 BEST PART OF ME Ed Sheeran Feat. YEBBA
47 43 30 02 WOW. Post Malone
48 NE 01 48 MOOD 4 EVA Beyonce, JAY-Z & Childish Gambino
49 46 09 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
50 53 08 50 DON'T GIVE UP ON ME Andy Grammer

54 (59) Machine Gun Kelly, YUNGBLUD & Travis Barker - I Think I'm OKAY
55 (NE) Taylor Swift - The Archer
73 (NE) NF - Time
89 (RE) Ellie Goulding with Juice WRLD - Hate Me
93 (NE) Beyonce - Can You Feel The Love Tonight
99 (NE) Beyonce - Spirit

Singles

01 01 02 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
02 03 17 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 10 02 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
04 05 59 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
05 06 13 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
06 08 125 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
07 NE 01 07 THE GREAT WAR Sabaton
08 11 16 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
09 15 65 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
10 09 42 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 14 40 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
12 NE 01 12 THE LION KING: THE GIFT Beyonce
13 19 18 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
14 12 05 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
15 13 04 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
16 16 24 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
17 04 02 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum
18 21 71 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
19 43 348 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
20 20 85 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 24 45 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
22 17 06 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
23 RE 02 23 ANIMA Thom Yorke
24 29 56 01 SCORPION Drake
25 27 10 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
26 18 05 14 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
27 30 09 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
28 33 87 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
29 22 03 02 REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III Dreamville, J. Cole
30 NE 01 30 CONDUIT Gravemind
31 40 06 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
32 02 02 02 SMOOTH BIG CAT Dope Lemon
33 28 08 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
34 35 22 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
35 42 115 05 STONEY Post Malone
36 RE 275 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF Crowded House
37 36 266 01 X Ed Sheeran
38 48 10 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
39 45 66 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
40 41 47 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
41 34 361 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
42 65 37 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
43 49 71 02 ? XXXTentacion
44 44 183 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
45 07 02 07 STARRY NIGHT OVER THE PHONE Allday
46 39 09 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
47 62 116 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
48 58 89 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
49 64 51 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
50 59 111 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


Yet again the margin between #1 & #2 was super close, and so Shawn Mendes can count himself lucky that the BTS remix of "Old Town Road" wasn't released sooner, as he narrowly scores his first ever #1 hit. It's also Camila's 2nd following "Havana". They're also immensely lucky because this seems to have been their last chance. Tones And I continues to ride massive waves of momentum and now sits at #1 on iTunes, Apple, Spotify, Shazam...and #23 on radio because they're allergic to new artists. "Dance Monkey" will certainly go #1 next week and be the first Australian #1 single in a year. I can also now return to saying that everything she's ever released has hit the top 40, as 3rd single "Never Seen The Rain" enters at #38. Sam Smith slightly outpaces the debut position (#19) of "Dancing With A Stranger" as "How Do You Sleep?" goes in at #14, looking good for a top 10 position next week. Displacement of Ed Sheeran tracks also helps Whitney Houston score her first new top 20 hit since 2000 with "Higher Love" climbing to #20.

Ed Sheeran naturally retains the top spot, surpassing the 1 week run of "+" but a long way from matching his other albums. Swedish heavy metal band Sabaton have the highest new entry, their first ever top 10. Beyonce's complimentary album is a little too low to blame the Lion King soundtrack from keeping it out of the top 10. Thom Yorke also belatedly enters the top 50 with the physical release of his solo album, previously charting below #50, something of a far cry from the #2 peak of his first solo album. Next week seems to be free of #1 challengers but we'll see if NF, Angie McMahon, Chance The Rapper or Of Monsters and Men can break the top 10.

Posted by: Dircadirca 7th August 2019, 03:13 AM

05/08/2019

Singles

01 03 11 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 19 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
03 01 06 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
04 04 18 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
05 05 05 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
06 06 04 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
07 07 12 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
08 08 13 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
09 09 20 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 11 07 10 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
11 14 02 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
12 10 09 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
13 12 10 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
14 15 19 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
15 19 06 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
16 25 04 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
17 17 07 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
18 28 06 18 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
19 55 02 19 THE ARCHER Taylor Swift
20 29 08 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
21 13 03 11 ANTISOCIAL Ed Sheeran with Travis Scott
22 18 07 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
23 27 14 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
24 16 03 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
25 22 41 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
26 21 09 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
27 26 10 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
28 20 05 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
29 24 13 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
30 23 06 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
31 32 11 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
32 38 02 32 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
33 36 05 33 THEN WHAT Illy
34 NE 01 34 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & ILLENIUM Feat. Lennon Stella
35 33 09 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
36 31 05 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
37 34 22 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
38 35 23 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
39 73 02 39 TIME NF
40 44 06 40 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
41 39 16 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
42 40 55 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 42 25 04 TALK Khalid
44 41 31 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
45 43 13 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
46 45 43 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
47 47 31 02 WOW. Post Malone
48 37 09 21 MOTHER'S DAUGHTER Miley Cyrus
49 50 09 49 DON'T GIVE UP ON ME Andy Grammer
50 49 10 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott

82 (86) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
91 (NE) Rick Ross Feat. Drake - Gold Roses
97 (RE) Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage - rockstar
98 (RE) Dean Lewis - Stay Awake
100 (RE) Post Malone - I Fall Apart

Albums

01 01 03 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
02 02 18 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
03 NE 01 03 THE SEARCH NF
04 03 03 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
05 NE 01 05 SALT Angie McMahon
06 04 60 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
07 NE 01 07 THE BIG DAY Chance the Rapper
08 06 126 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
09 10 43 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
10 05 14 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
11 NE 01 11 HUMAN TARGET Thy Art Is Murder
12 09 66 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 08 17 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
14 38 11 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
15 13 19 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
16 11 41 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
17 15 05 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
18 16 25 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
19 18 72 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
20 20 86 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 NE 01 21 FEVER DREAM Of Monsters And Men
22 21 46 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
23 24 57 01 SCORPION Drake
24 14 06 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
25 28 88 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
26 19 349 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
27 NE 01 27 THE LOST BOY YBN Cordae
28 25 11 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
29 65 192 01 25 Adele
30 31 07 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
31 34 23 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
32 32 03 02 SMOOTH BIG CAT Dope Lemon
33 35 116 05 STONEY Post Malone
34 44 184 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
35 27 10 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
36 26 06 14 YESTERDAY Himesh Patel
37 17 03 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum
38 58 80 01 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk
39 37 267 01 X Ed Sheeran
40 41 362 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
41 40 48 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
42 43 72 02 ? XXXTentacion
43 22 07 01 WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen
44 29 04 02 REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III Dreamville, J. Cole
45 39 67 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 42 38 09 LAPS AROUND THE SUN Ziggy Alberts
47 12 02 12 THE LION KING: THE GIFT Beyonce
48 49 52 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
49 48 90 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
50 50 112 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5


For the first time in a year, the question of which Australian artist was last to go to #1 on the singles chart is not supplemented by the answer of Dean Lewis. This comes as no surprise as Tones And I is dominating every metric with "Dance Monkey", and those leads are still growing today (she has a 2:1 lead on iTunes now too). She could be in for the long run as there's a good chance the next #1 isn't on the chart yet. I expect Ariana Grande's new song to debut around #5 next week. The only other song gaining major traction at the moment is Lil Tecca's "Ransom", which seems to be this year's "Taste" because it's now top 10 on Spotify, but ARIA have already posted their mid-week preview for next week's chart and it's still nowhere to be seen. Marshmello, Y2K & Taylor Swift all hit the top 20 this week, and I've listed them in descending order of who has the best momentum going forward. Despite my theory that Chainsmokers singles with lesser name artists don't really get pushed, "Takeaway" is having bizarrely strong sales, and is naturally continuing their 19 month streak of having something on Hot Hits Australia.

Ed Sheeran is #1 for a 3rd week obviously. His sales are dipping but when his closest competition is Billie Eilish coasting off momentum, there's not much stopping him. Getting the highest debut is NF, whose last album didn't even trouble the top 50 but now with more anticipation he's able to land at #3. Oft-acclaimed local singer-songwriter Angie McMahon's debut album lands at #5, while Chance The Rapper's much-derided new album is at #7, even though Australia seems to have largely turned on him since he cancelled his festival headline slot last month. Thy Art Is Murder's last two albums made the top 10, but now they're slightly down to #11. This is not as much of a slide as Of Monsters and Men whose first two albums peaked at #1 and #4, and now they're in at #21. YBN Cordae's album also debuts which serves as another reminder of our lousy charts as "RNP" was not counted on the chart this week (though it'd probably only be about #120).

Posted by: myxxd 8th August 2019, 03:57 PM

*found it.

Posted by: Dircadirca 8th August 2019, 06:12 PM

Having not seen the original edit, you had me re-reading everything I wrote because it looks like a correction of a typo

Posted by: Dircadirca 14th August 2019, 09:46 AM

12/08/2019

Singles

01 01 12 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 03 07 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 02 20 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
04 NE 01 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
05 05 06 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
06 04 19 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
07 06 05 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
08 07 13 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
09 10 08 09 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
10 08 14 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
11 09 21 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
12 11 03 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
13 12 10 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
14 20 09 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
15 18 07 15 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
16 15 07 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
17 14 20 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
18 13 11 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
19 16 05 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
20 17 08 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
21 28 06 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
22 22 08 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
23 25 42 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
24 32 03 24 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
25 26 10 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
26 23 15 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
27 29 14 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
28 27 11 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
29 24 04 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
30 30 07 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
31 21 04 11 ANTISOCIAL Ed Sheeran with Travis Scott
32 34 02 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & ILLENIUM Feat. Lennon Stella
33 40 07 33 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
34 31 12 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
35 33 06 33 THEN WHAT Illy
36 35 10 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
37 NE 01 37 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
38 39 03 38 TIME NF
39 46 44 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
40 37 23 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
41 42 56 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
42 45 14 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
43 44 32 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
44 43 26 04 TALK Khalid
45 19 03 19 THE ARCHER Taylor Swift
46 41 17 07 SOS Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc
47 38 24 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
48 NE 01 48 I.F.L.Y. Bazzi
49 36 06 20 DON'T CHECK ON ME Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber
50 47 32 02 WOW. Post Malone

66 (RE) Khalid - Right Back
81 (82) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
93 (RE) Pnau Feat. Kira Divine & Marques Toliver - Solid Gold
94 (RE) Ariana Grande - thank u, next
98 (NE) Lizzo - Good As Hell

Albums

01 01 04 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
02 NE 01 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
03 NE 01 03 ALIEN Northlane
04 02 19 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
05 04 04 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
06 RE 79 06 AENIMA Tool
07 NE 01 07 CARE PACKAGE Drake
08 RE 27 01 LATERALUS Tool
09 RE 29 01 10,000 DAYS Tool
10 09 44 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 06 61 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
12 08 127 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 03 02 03 THE SEARCH NF
14 NE 01 14 MY OWN POOL OF LIGHT Holy Holy
15 20 87 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
16 13 18 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
17 12 67 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
18 10 15 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
19 18 26 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
20 15 20 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
21 RE 03 21 UNDERTOW Tool
22 16 42 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
23 19 73 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 17 06 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
25 14 12 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
26 23 58 01 SCORPION Drake
27 RE 05 18 HALF MILE HARVEST The Teskey Brothers
28 22 47 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
29 58 63 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
30 24 07 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
31 NE 01 31 VICTORIOUS Skillet
32 25 89 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 28 12 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
34 30 08 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
35 05 02 05 SALT Angie McMahon
36 NE 01 36 DESCENDANTS 3 Soundtrack
37 07 02 07 THE BIG DAY Chance the Rapper
38 39 268 01 X Ed Sheeran
39 33 117 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 26 350 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
41 31 24 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
42 41 49 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
43 NE 01 43 OPIATE Tool
44 40 363 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
45 42 73 02 ? XXXTentacion
46 38 81 01 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk
47 34 185 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
48 35 11 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
49 45 68 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
50 37 04 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum


Tones And I holds the #1 spot with no real competition. Her lead is still increasing right now and there's not much on the way up to stop her. Ariana Grande scores a new top 10 hit with "Boyfriend" at #4, which looks to be reasonably stable for now though it'll probably decline a little next week. It's the only new song to reach the entire top 20 this week, as Lil Tecca's "Ransom" continues to not exist (I suspect it would be #11-#15 this week and possibly challenging top 10 next week). It does make for a very prude unfriendly chart though with its profanities, especially since the only other debuts in the top 50 are so profane as to include it in their titles, from Lauv & Bazzi. "Bohemian Rhapsody" finally leaves the top 100 which should mean that "Shape Of You" would be the oldest song on the chart, except that Lizzo's "Good As Hell" has made it in and that's even older.

Ed Sheeran easily logs a 4th week at #1. Local folk/blue/rock band The Teskey Brothers make for decent competition compared to recent #2 albums, with their 2nd album sending them quite a bit higher than their first. Just behind them is local metalcore band Northlane, who now have 3 #3 peaking albums to their name, in addition to one #1 back in 2015. Drake's collection of assorted songs from over the years reaches #7 and gives him a 7th top 10. Amidst all of this is perhaps the most interesting story of the week though not one that actually amounts to any change in history. Tool have always been immensely popular in Australia, something I can attest to despite them not having released an album while I've been especially following music. They're also arguably one of the most famous artists to never crack the singles chart because they never released singles. With the release of their catalogue on iTunes & Spotify this past week, "Stinkfist" came reasonably close to the chart, though I suspect "Fear Inoculum" will next week. Notably this week, 3 of their albums return to the top 10, the highest being "Ænima", which just so happens to exactly match its prior chart peak of #6. Their debut album "Undertow" never made the top 50 until this week though, same goes for their EP "Opiate". Just outside the top 10 is Holy Holy with their 3rd album and lowest peaker to date. They're one of a small handful of bands I've seen live in my backwards end of the country, and their guitarist produced one of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5knhKG3i0I. Next week Ed Sheeran may be under threat, as Slipknot will be going for their 3rd #1 album. Bon Iver, SAFIA & Seeker Lover Keeper look to be among other noteworthy debuts this week.

Posted by: Bjork 14th August 2019, 01:00 PM

didn't realise this was so high

09 10 08 09 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown

even higher than in the US

wonder if it will be a UK hit

Posted by: Dircadirca 21st August 2019, 04:59 AM

I reckon the difference with the US is just down to airplay where it's doing really poorly (for now), I didn't even notice it's nearly a non-entity in the UK, that's interesting.

19/08/2019

Singles

01 01 13 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 08 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 03 21 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
04 05 07 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 06 20 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
06 07 06 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
07 04 02 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
08 09 09 08 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
09 10 15 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
10 11 22 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
11 08 14 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
12 15 08 12 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
13 12 04 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
14 14 10 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
15 NE 01 15 RANSOM Lil Tecca
16 13 11 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
17 16 08 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
18 17 21 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
19 37 02 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
20 19 06 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
21 18 12 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
22 24 04 22 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
23 20 09 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
24 23 43 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
25 33 08 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
26 22 09 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
27 21 07 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
28 26 16 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
29 25 11 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
30 39 45 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
31 27 15 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
32 28 12 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
33 NE 01 33 SMALL TALK Katy Perry
34 29 05 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
35 30 08 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
36 35 07 33 THEN WHAT Illy
37 32 03 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
38 34 13 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
39 38 04 38 TIME NF
40 40 24 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
41 48 02 41 I.F.L.Y. Bazzi
42 41 57 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 31 05 11 ANTISOCIAL Ed Sheeran with Travis Scott
44 36 11 26 CALL YOU MINE The Chainsmokers & Bebe Rexha
45 43 33 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
46 42 15 35 PAINKILLER Ruel
47 44 27 04 TALK Khalid
48 47 25 18 WOKE UP LATE Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld
49 50 33 02 WOW. Post Malone
50 51 12 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott

52 (66) Khalid - Right Back
64 (NE) Megan Thee Stallion Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - Hot Girl Summer
68 (NE) Tool - Fear Inoculum
73 (NE) Ruel - Face To Face
78 (81) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
79 (RE) Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way
87 (RE) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
94 (98) Lizzo - Good As Hell

Albums

01 NE 01 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
02 01 05 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
03 02 02 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
04 04 20 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
05 10 45 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
06 05 05 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
07 NE 01 07 50 YEARS - DON'T STOP Fleetwood Mac
08 NE 01 08 I,I Bon Iver
09 11 62 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
10 25 13 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
11 12 128 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
12 15 88 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
13 NE 01 13 STORY'S START OR END Safia
14 NE 01 14 WILD SEEDS Seeker Lover Keeper
15 22 43 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
16 17 68 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
17 16 19 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
18 18 16 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
19 20 21 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
20 19 27 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
21 13 03 03 THE SEARCH NF
22 41 25 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
23 23 74 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 NE 01 24 ! Trippie Redd
25 NE 01 25 SOUL SEARCHING Bazzi
26 NE 01 26 CORO DRIVE Route 33
27 33 13 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
28 24 07 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
29 28 48 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
30 40 351 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
31 26 59 01 SCORPION Drake
32 29 64 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
33 06 80 06 AENIMA Tool
34 30 08 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
35 32 90 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
36 34 09 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
37 NE 01 37 PALM BEACH Soundtrack
38 08 28 01 LATERALUS Tool
39 59 231 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
40 39 118 05 STONEY Post Malone
41 38 269 01 X Ed Sheeran
42 03 02 03 ALIEN Northlane
43 09 30 01 10,000 DAYS Tool
44 27 06 18 HALF MILE HARVEST The Teskey Brothers
45 42 50 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
46 44 364 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
47 47 186 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
48 45 74 02 ? XXXTentacion
49 48 12 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
50 07 02 07 CARE PACKAGE Drake


Tones And I scores a 3rd week at #1. Her streams are so far ahead of the competition that she'd easily be #1 with 0 sales. In fact, a couple days ago, she was #1 on Australian Spotify with 92% as many streams as the UK's #1 that day, despite Australia's population being under 40% of the UK's. Given the largely frozen state of the top 10, it's fair to say that whatever song goes to #1 next probably hasn't shown itself. Billie Eilish's "bad guy" has spent the first 20 weeks of its chart run in the top 10, joining the leagues of "Roar", "Shake It Off", "I Gotta Feeling", "Closer", "Shape Of You", "Flaunt It" (by TV Rock) and "Breathe" (by The Prodigy). Ed Sheeran's 24 weeks is the record to chase. The major news this week is that a lightbulb turned on at ARIA because Lil Tecca is actually on the chart with "Ransom". I'm a little skeptical of him only being #15 but it's too tough to judge if it's inaccurate just yet. With the Juice WRLD remix combined on Spotify he'd be #3 there so I would think he should go top 10 next week. Otherwise Katy Perry has the highest proper debut this week with "Small Talk", which looks hard pressed to match the top 10 performance of "Never Really Over", as it's severely lacking in robust sales or streams, even going top 25 looks to be an uneasy task. Tool also score the first top 100 entry of their career with "Fear Inoculum". This might be the longest song to ever appear on the ARIA Chart, as the longest I can think of are Underworld's "Born Slippy .NUXX", Oasis's "All Around The World" and RÜFÜS DU SOL's "Innerbloom" which all clock around 9.5 minutes. David Bowie's near 10 minute "Blackstar" sadly peaked at #101.

There's a new #1 album this week! Slipknot score their 3rd consecutive #1 album with "We Are Not Your Kind", which easily trumps the competition with such a sales lead that it's still #1 on iTunes right now. Proving their debut to not be a fluke, The Teskey Brothers only drop 1 spot and are only narrowly behind Ed Sheeran on pure sales as well. Fleetwood Mac are currently touring the country and even though they've already got two Greatest Hits albums constantly jumping around the chart (reminder that "The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac" is the longest charting album of all time with 508 weeks) they've now got another one at #7. ARIA accidentally tweeted it out a day before the chart was supposed to go live but Bon Iver's 4th album enters at #8. This is a bit of a decline as their last two albums peaked at #2, which is interesting because some odd playlist help means that "Hey, Ma" is one of their best performing singles to date. But there can never be just one indie darling falling short of previous peaks. SAFIA's 2nd album debuts at #13 following the #2 debut of their first album in 2016, and Seeker Lover Keeper, the local supergroup of Sarah Blasko, Holly Throsby & Sally Seltmann debut at #14 with their second album together. Their first album was way back in 2011 and peaked at #3. There's a big boost for "A Star Is Born" & "Bohemian Rhapsody" this week, as both films have been added to Foxtel streaming, or at least they're showing a lot of ads for it. Next week I assume Ed Sheeran will be back at #1 but hey, maybe Slipknot can hold on. Alternatively King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard or Killswitch Engage could make a challenge.

Posted by: Joey Orfino 22nd August 2019, 08:15 AM

Glad that an australian artist is finally #1 on iTunes, Spotify, Aria Singles Charts etc. That doesn't happen very often ever since the streaming era took over.

+ 3 australian artists in the top 10 iTunes!

Posted by: Dircadirca 28th August 2019, 09:04 AM

26/08/2019

Singles

01 01 14 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 09 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 03 22 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
04 04 08 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 05 21 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
06 08 10 06 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
07 06 07 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
08 15 02 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
09 12 09 09 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
10 09 16 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
11 07 03 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
12 10 23 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
13 13 05 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
14 11 15 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
15 NE 01 15 LOVER Taylor Swift
16 17 09 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
17 14 11 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
18 16 12 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
19 19 03 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
20 18 22 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
21 22 05 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
22 NE 01 22 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
23 20 07 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
24 26 10 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
25 21 13 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
26 24 44 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
27 28 17 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
28 23 10 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
29 25 09 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
30 32 13 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
31 27 08 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
32 30 46 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
33 29 12 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
34 31 16 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
35 36 08 33 THEN WHAT Illy
36 34 06 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
37 37 04 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
38 35 09 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
39 39 05 38 TIME NF
40 38 14 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
41 52 04 41 RIGHT BACK Khalid
42 42 58 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 41 03 41 I.F.L.Y. Bazzi
44 40 25 01 SUCKER Jonas Brothers
45 33 02 33 SMALL TALK Katy Perry
46 45 34 03 3 NIGHTS Dominic Fike
47 NE 01 47 MOTIVATION Normani
48 47 28 04 TALK Khalid
49 50 13 13 THE LONDON Young Thug Feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott
50 46 16 35 PAINKILLER Ruel

57 (NE) Jonas Brothers - Only Human
87 (NE) Chillinit - Freedom
93 (94) Lizzo - Good As Hell
95 (RE) James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go

Albums

01 02 06 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
02 NE 01 02 INFEST THE RATS' NEST King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
03 01 02 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
04 NE 01 04 ATONEMENT Killswitch Engage
05 04 21 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
06 05 46 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
07 03 03 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
08 09 63 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
09 06 06 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
10 11 129 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
11 10 14 01 LIFE Conrad Sewell
12 12 89 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
13 15 44 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
14 NE 01 14 QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Soundtrack
15 16 69 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 17 20 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
17 19 22 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
18 23 75 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
19 18 17 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
20 20 28 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
21 22 26 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
22 21 04 03 THE SEARCH NF
23 29 49 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
24 31 60 01 SCORPION Drake
25 28 08 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
26 30 352 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
27 27 14 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
28 32 65 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
29 35 91 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
30 36 10 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
31 39 232 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
32 34 09 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
33 37 02 33 PALM BEACH Soundtrack
34 NE 01 34 THE CENTER WON'T HOLD Sleater-Kinney
35 40 119 05 STONEY Post Malone
36 25 02 25 SOUL SEARCHING Bazzi
37 69 03 36 DESCENDANTS 3 Soundtrack
38 45 51 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
39 RE 06 18 WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE Tom Walker
40 41 270 01 X Ed Sheeran
41 57 93 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
42 47 187 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
43 51 120 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
44 33 81 06 AENIMA Tool
45 66 06 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum
46 48 75 02 ? XXXTentacion
47 46 365 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
48 53 70 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
49 62 252 01 1989 Taylor Swift
50 52 55 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott


Weekly update to say Tones And I has been #1 for 4 weeks now and there is no competition in sight. Miley Cyrus has taken the top spot on iTunes but I'm not sure if that will last or if it really matters until her streaming picks up too. Lil Nas X's longevity means that "Old Town Road" is the only song to ever spend 20 weeks in the top 3, nothing else comes even close to that. I'm still not sure if Lil Tecca's streaming is being accurately recorded but it doesn't really matter as he's now in the top 10. So is Marshmello with his 6th top 10 hit, and Kane Brown's 1st, which puts him in very rare company as a country singer with a top 10 hit. Taylor Swift debuts at #15 with "Lover", but unlike all her other singles so far this year, won't peak on debut, as it looks set to zoom into the top 3 next week. For that matter, Taylor Swift will probably have at least a dozen songs in the top 50 next week, which might be enough to oust "Eastside" which was very unlucky to drop to #51 on Spotify, 1 spot higher and it would probably be very safe. Khalid gets yet another top 50 hit with "Right Back", thanks to the A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie remix, which I especially want to note because the song is at #41, the very same peak A Boogie has scored with "Look Back At It" and "Swervin'": everything he's gotten onto the chart to date has peaked at #41. Normani manages a top 50 debut for "Motivation" and certainly looks to climb. Of particular oddness, ARIA have finally decided to let "Only Human" onto the chart 10 weeks late, meaning it probably won't ever make the top 50. Local rapper Chillinit makes his first ever singles chart entry after his album has spent pretty much the whole year lingering just outside of the top 50 through impressive streaming figures. This is interesting to me because I cannot think of any Australian rappers who have made their debut to the chart in years, not including feature spots, the latest I can think of are Thundamentals in 2014 and Tkay Maidza in 2013. Oh and James Arthur is back for no tangible reason so I'm choosing to blame cursed Spotify algorithms as it's been slowly creeping back up for months now.

Ed Sheeran is back at #1 for a 5th week with a not spectacular amount. Two thirds of his sales are now coming from streams so on pure sales he was easily beaten by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. This is King Gizz's 2nd #2 album to date, also getting there with "Flying Microtonal Banana" in early 2017, early enough that they weren't also blocked by Ed Sheeran back then. They make for a fairly loud top 4 this week, which also houses last week's #1 debut for Slipknot, and a #4 debut for Killswitch Engage's 8th album, which is their 3rd top 10 album to date and highest ever charter. Sleater-Kinney also score their first ever top 50 entry. In classic ARIA fashion we have another blunder, as Young Thug is nowhere to be seen anywhere on the chart, despite reaching #3 in New Zealand. Midweek data suggests that he will instead debut next week. Next week is also Taylor Swift's for the taking, but also we could see BROCKHAMPTON hit a new career high in the top 5 with their latest album. They're looking to also score their first ever singles chart entry with "NO HALO", and possibly "BOY BYE".

Posted by: Dircadirca 4th September 2019, 05:57 AM

02/09/2019

Singles

01 01 15 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 10 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 15 02 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 03 23 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
05 04 09 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
06 06 11 06 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
07 09 10 07 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
08 05 22 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
09 07 08 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
10 08 03 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
11 10 17 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
12 12 24 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
13 13 06 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
14 24 11 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
15 11 04 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
16 14 16 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
17 NE 01 17 THE MAN Taylor Swift
18 22 02 18 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
19 16 10 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
20 18 13 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
21 17 12 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
22 NE 01 22 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
23 19 04 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
24 NE 01 24 I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED Taylor Swift
25 21 06 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
26 20 23 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
27 23 08 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
28 27 18 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
29 NE 01 29 PAPER RINGS Taylor Swift
30 NE 01 30 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
31 26 45 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
32 NE 01 32 MISS AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE Taylor Swift
33 29 10 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
34 NE 01 34 I THINK HE KNOWS Taylor Swift
35 47 02 35 MOTIVATION Normani
36 88 06 19 THE ARCHER Taylor Swift
37 31 09 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
38 25 14 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
39 28 11 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
40 NE 01 40 CORNELIA STREET Taylor Swift
41 70 18 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco
42 NE 01 42 LONDON BOY Taylor Swift
43 32 47 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
44 35 09 33 THEN WHAT Illy
45 33 13 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
46 30 14 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
47 34 17 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
48 NE 01 48 DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS Taylor Swift
49 39 06 38 TIME NF
50 36 07 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

54 (NE) Taylor Swift Feat. Dixie Chicks - Soon You'll Get Better
57 (NE) Taylor Swift - Afterglow
59 (NE) Taylor Swift - False God
65 (NE) BROCKHAMPTON - NO HALO
70 (NE) Taylor Swift - Daylight
72 (NE) Taylor Swift - It's Nice To Have A Friend
77 (NE) Jorja Smith Feat. Burna Boy - Be Honest
86 (93) Lizzo - Good As Hell
98 (NE) BROCKHAMPTON - SUGAR

Albums

01 NE 01 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
02 01 07 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
03 NE 01 03 GINGER Brockhampton
04 05 22 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
05 03 03 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
06 06 47 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
07 07 04 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
08 08 64 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
09 10 130 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
10 NE 01 10 BRAINDROPS Tropical F**k Storm
11 NE 01 11 BIG GRIEF Waax
12 12 90 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
13 13 45 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
14 15 70 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 18 76 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
16 16 21 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
17 09 07 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
18 19 18 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
19 20 29 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
20 17 23 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
21 14 02 14 QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Soundtrack
22 26 353 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
23 21 27 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
24 NE 01 24 ECHO OF YOUTH Winterbourne
25 2 02 02 INFEST THE RATS' NEST King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
26 24 61 01 SCORPION Drake
27 23 50 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
28 22 05 03 THE SEARCH NF
29 04 02 04 ATONEMENT Killswitch Engage
30 41 94 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
31 27 15 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
32 29 92 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 25 09 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
34 28 66 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 NE 01 35 DUENDE Dan Mullins
36 NE 01 36 SO MUCH FUN Young Thug
37 30 11 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
38 31 233 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
39 32 10 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
40 45 07 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum
41 47 366 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
42 49 253 01 1989 Taylor Swift
43 35 120 05 STONEY Post Malone
44 50 56 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
45 40 271 01 X Ed Sheeran
46 39 07 18 WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE Tom Walker
47 33 03 33 PALM BEACH Soundtrack
48 38 52 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
49 NE 01 49 A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE Knocked Loose
50 42 188 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

Tones And I is #1 for a 5th consecutive week. For solo Australian female artists, this matches Gabriella Cilmi's 5 week run at the top with "Sweet About Me", and so is the longest since Merril Bainbridge's 6 week #1 run with "Mouth" back in 1995. That 6th week looks incredibly likely as yet again nothing looks within reach, and Spotify's international push means that she's getting her biggest streaming figures yet. The main tale of this week is Taylor Swift's new album. Latest single "Lover" climbs to #3 which is her 3rd top 3 hit this year, and also the entire album debuts in the top 100. This is a first for her as her streaming unavailability in the past has meant her last 2 albums have only had about half a dozen entries. A few tracks are able to buck the downward trend on this chart, and Miley Cyrus scores a top 20 hit with "Slide Away" (after "Mother's Daughter" peaked at #21), and Normani climbs into the top 40. Because of the Spotify top 50 effect basically, Benny Blanco's "Eastside" drops out of the top 50 after a 58 week run, all the way down to #58, but he'll probably be back next week like nothing ever happened. For the small handful of non-Taylor Swift debuts, 5 Seconds Of Summer score a 3rd top 50 entry in 2019 with "Teeth" which looks to keep climbing. Jorja Smith also gets her first ever chart entry with "Be Honest", and BROCKHAMPTON do the same with "NO HALO" & "SUGAR" ("BOY BYE" very narrowly missing out too). None of this is enough to oust "Shape Of You" which with 17 debuts above it, only drops 13 places to #94 in its 138th week on the chart.

Taylor Swift scores her 5th #1 album with the biggest sales figures of the year so far. BROCKHAMPTON also score a new career high, following "iridescence"'s top 10 debut late last year, they're now at #3 with "Ginger". Also releasing a new album in two consecutive years is Tropical F**k Storm, whose 2nd album gives them their first top 10 at #10. I'm also highly fond of Brisbane band WAAX who've been building steam for a good 4 years now, just now putting out their debut album which debuts at #11. Another in the small list of artists I've seen live is Winterbourne who debut at #24, and I also have to remark on the belated debut of Young Thug's "So Much Fun". Given that a similar first week mistake happened to Migos' "Culture II", and only 3 songs were let on the chart on week 1 for "ASTROWORLD", every artist on "Pick Up The Phone" has now had a dumb first week error with their albums. Next week we'll see if Taylor Swift can hold on against the 13 year return of Tool, but there's also Lana Del Rey who has got to #1 with every studio album so far but might have trouble this time. There are also new releases for Tones And I, G Flip & Montaigne.

Posted by: Dircadirca 11th September 2019, 11:35 AM

09/09/2019

Singles

01 01 16 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 11 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
03 04 24 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
04 05 10 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 NEW 01 05 CIRCLES Post Malone
06 06 12 06 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
07 07 11 07 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
08 03 03 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
09 10 04 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
10 08 23 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
11 09 09 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
12 11 18 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
13 12 25 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
14 13 07 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
15 18 03 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
16 16 17 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
17 30 02 17 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
18 19 11 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
19 14 12 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
20 15 05 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
21 23 05 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
22 25 07 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
23 28 19 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
24 20 14 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
25 21 13 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
26 26 24 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
27 27 09 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
28 35 03 28 MOTIVATION Normani
29 31 46 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
30 17 02 17 THE MAN Taylor Swift
31 37 10 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
32 86 05 32 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
33 39 12 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
34 43 48 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
35 22 02 22 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift
36 44 10 33 THEN WHAT Illy
37 33 11 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
38 38 15 05 CROSS ME Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock
39 50 08 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
40 47 18 04 IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU Shawn Mendes
41 58 60 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
42 51 06 41 RIGHT BACK Khalid
43 45 14 07 NEVER REALLY OVER Katy Perry
44 46 15 12 EASIER 5 Seconds Of Summer
45 55 05 41 I.F.L.Y. Bazzi
46 56 16 26 RESCUE ME OneRepublic
47 49 07 38 TIME NF
48 52 06 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
49 63 03 49 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
50 41 19 02 ME! Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco

60 (NE) A$AP Rocky - Babushka Boi
64 (87) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
65 (NE) Tones and I - The Kids Are Coming
78 (NE) Tool - Pneuma
79 (NE) Tones and I - Jimmy
89 (NE) Tool - Invincible
98 (RE) Post Malone - Better Now
100 (RE) Tool - Fear Inoculum

Albums

01 NE 01 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
02 01 02 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
03 NE 01 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
04 NE 01 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
05 02 08 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
06 NE 01 06 ABOUT US G Flip
07 04 23 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
08 08 65 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
09 05 04 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
10 06 48 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
11 07 05 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
12 44 57 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
13 NE 01 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
14 RE 03 08 I,I Bon Iver
15 09 131 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
16 14 71 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
17 13 46 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
18 12 91 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
19 NE 01 19 COMPLEX Montaigne
20 03 02 03 GINGER Brockhampton
21 NE 01 21 POSITIVE RISING: PART 1 DZ Deathrays
22 23 28 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
23 15 77 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
24 20 24 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
25 16 22 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
26 19 30 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
27 18 19 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
28 22 354 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
29 26 62 01 SCORPION Drake
30 33 10 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
31 38 234 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
32 31 16 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
33 32 93 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
34 34 67 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 17 08 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
36 27 51 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
37 53 15 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
38 28 06 03 THE SEARCH NF
39 43 121 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 NE 01 40 MOJO Ash Grunwald
41 21 03 14 QUENTIN TARANTINO'S ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD Soundtrack
42 37 12 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
43 NE 01 43 THIRTEEN WAYS TO LOOK AT BIRDS Paul Kelly, James Ledger
44 41 367 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
45 39 11 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
46 30 95 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
47 58 14 01 MY CRIMINAL RECORD Jimmy Barnes
48 65 07 38 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
49 42 254 01 1989 Taylor Swift
50 40 08 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum


Tones And I has been #1 for 6 weeks now. This puts her on the verge of a new record as she's just one week away from Kylie Minogue's 7 week run with "Locomotion" and thus tying as the longest running #1 of all time by a solo female Australian artist. Is anyone gonna stop her? Not this week. Post Malone looks to make a big jump with "Circles" but probably just to #2, and he'll need to fight off downward 2nd week album release momentum if he wants to take the top spot. For now it matches the #5 peak of "Goodbyes" however. 5 Seconds Of Summer score their 3rd top 20 hit of 2019 with "Teeth" climbing to #17, and miraculously, strong digital sales allow the Jonas Brothers to belatedly reach the top 50 with "Only Human" even though this should have happened months ago. Lizzo already had the oldest song in the top 50 with "Truth Hurts" and now she compliments it with the even older "Good As Hell" whose post-VMAs boost was delayed due to Taylor Swift's new album, but now sees it comfortably in the top 50. Tones And I's new EP brings with it 2 of the 3 new tracks into the chart, the title track having one of the weirdest sample sources I've ever heard, coming from Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series of all things. Tool also up their game to now boast 3 top 100 chart entries. This is quite peculiar for the charts because the two new tracks, "Pneuma" and "Invincible" are both over 10 minutes long, and unlike "Fear Inoculum", were not released as singles. This makes them the first songs to ever make the singles chart while being unable to ever have been purchased as singles. This perhaps could have happened in 2016 with Kanye West's track "Famous" but that wasn't let onto the chart until it made it to iTunes.

Historically, Australia loves Tool. It comes out in full force as their 5th studio album becomes their 3rd consecutive #1. While still selling well, this 'badly timed' sequence means that "Lover" only retained the top spot for its first week, whereas "Red", "1989" & "reputation" all spent multiple weeks at the top before being bumped off ("Speak Now" also spent just 1). Despite the streaming rules being disadvantageous to EPs, especially those with just the very minimum track requirement of 6, Tones And I manages a #3 debut in this busy week. As previously mentioned, bad luck befalls Lana Del Rey as despite taking the top spot in the UK, her 5th album becomes her first to miss the top spot, only reaching #4. The original Tones And I in terms of getting hyped up on her DIY heavy debut single and thus hitting tall poppy syndrome in record time from people who can only fellate themselves to Gang Of Youths, Tame Impala and wishing radio presenters would kill themselves, drummer G Flip releases her debut album and reaches the #6 position. Travis Scott's new documentary sees a big climb for "ASTROWORLD" (while "SICKO MODE" nearly re-entered the top 50), and behind him is a surprisingly high debut for Lil Tecca mainly because I'm surprised his streams were counted properly. Bon Iver's physical release brings them back to the top 20. The always delightful Montaigne reached #4 with her debut album and her second album enters at #19, while DZ Deathrays seem to be doing a Foals move and releasing their next album in two parts, only a year after their previous album entered at #4. Next week is Post Malone's for the taking, followed by Melanie Martinez & Mallrat trying to break the top 10.

Posted by: Bjork 11th September 2019, 02:42 PM

poor lana

Posted by: Dircadirca 18th September 2019, 11:04 AM

16/09/2019

Singles

01 01 17 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 05 02 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 02 12 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
04 04 11 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
05 11 10 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
06 03 25 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
07 07 12 07 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
08 06 13 06 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
09 09 05 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
10 12 19 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
11 10 24 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
12 14 08 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
13 13 26 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
14 29 47 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
15 08 04 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
16 15 04 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
17 NE 01 17 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
18 16 18 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
19 NE 01 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
20 17 03 17 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
21 23 20 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
22 18 12 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
23 NE 01 23 DIE FOR ME Post Malone, Future, Halsey
24 21 06 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
25 22 08 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
26 20 06 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
27 25 14 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
28 NE 01 28 ENEMIES Post Malone
29 24 15 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
30 NE 01 30 TAKE WHAT YOU WANT Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott
31 19 13 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
32 27 10 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
33 28 04 28 MOTIVATION Normani
34 55 37 02 WOW. Post Malone
35 NE 01 35 ON THE ROAD Post Malone, Meek Mill, Lil Baby
36 32 06 32 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
37 26 25 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
38 31 11 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
39 NE 01 39 A THOUSAND BAD TIMES Post Malone
40 37 12 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
41 53 12 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
42 NE 01 42 LIAR Camila Cabello
43 33 13 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
44 34 49 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
45 NE 01 45 ALLERGIC Post Malone
46 41 61 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
47 36 11 33 THEN WHAT Illy
48 NE 01 48 STARING AT THE SUN Post Malone, SZA
49 42 07 41 RIGHT BACK Khalid
50 39 09 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

54 (NE) Post Malone - Im Gonna Be
62 (NE) Camila Cabello - Shameless
71 (NE) Post Malone - Myself
76 (NE) Post Malone - I Know
77 (NE) Post Malone - Internet
96 (NE) blackbear - hot girl bummer

Albums

01 NE 01 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 02 03 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
03 05 09 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 01 02 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
05 03 02 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 NE 01 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
07 04 02 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
08 07 24 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 08 66 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
10 NE 01 10 DRIVING MUSIC Mallrat
11 10 49 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
12 16 72 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
13 06 02 06 ABOUT US G Flip
14 15 132 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
15 13 02 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
16 12 58 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
17 18 92 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
18 17 47 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
19 24 25 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
20 23 78 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 09 05 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
22 25 23 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
23 69 05 07 50 YEARS - DON'T STOP Fleetwood Mac
24 26 31 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
25 11 06 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
26 27 20 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
27 29 63 01 SCORPION Drake
28 22 29 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
29 20 03 03 GINGER Brockhampton
30 36 52 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
31 30 11 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
32 33 94 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 35 09 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
34 34 68 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 32 17 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
36 39 122 05 STONEY Post Malone
37 31 235 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
38 38 07 03 THE SEARCH NF
39 37 16 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
40 28 355 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
41 56 78 02 ? XXXTentacion
42 45 12 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
43 55 118 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
44 42 13 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
45 61 190 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
46 54 54 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
47 46 96 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift
48 52 273 01 X Ed Sheeran
49 49 255 01 1989 Taylor Swift
50 57 141 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods


Going to try and keep this quick because it's already late by my standards. As noted last week, Tones And I has managed 7 weeks at #1 making "Dance Monkey" the equal longest running #1 hit for an Australian solo female artist. Her next major target is Justice Crew's 9 week run for the longest running Australian #1 hit on the ARIA Chart, and then 1 more week will match Daddy Cool's 10 week run for "Eagle Rock" for the longest of all time. Quite a milestone which is not impossible at this rate as nothing looks like a challenge still. Post Malone expectedly climbs to #2 with "Circles" but is slipping back on streams & sales so he can't pose a threat in the near future. "Goodbyes" also returns to its old peak of #5, but sadly "Sunflower" only climbs back to #14 and can't extend its top 10 weeks record. Post Malone's entire album debuts, which is technically his first time doing so as I believe "Jonestown (Interlude)" was excluded last time (though the similarly not very song-y song "Internet" is allowed in this time). The most interesting thing for me is that "Circles" is the only song in the top 100 to hit a new peak this week, which is a rare event. Recent collaborators DaBaby & Lil Baby both score their first top 50 hit this week except the former is not credited for some reason. The only non Post Malone debuts come from Camila Cabello, where it seems like "Liar" will be getting the push while "Shameless" is forced aside. Almost nothing of note is kicked out of the chart though "Shape Of You" does hit a new low of #95 in its 140th week on the chart. Ed Sheeran actually now has the 3 longest charting songs of all time with that, "Thinking Out Loud" & "Perfect", with "Shape Of You" still over 20 weeks away from taking the top spot from the former.

Post Malone scores his 2nd #1 album naturally. "beerbongs & bentleys" has only dropped as low as #22 in its whole run and that was during the robust pure sales of Christmas, so otherwise it's never left the top 20, so this is to be expected. Melanie Martinez reached #27 with "Cry Baby" in 2015 but tended to bounce back into chart on occasion to show longevity and thus priming her for a higher peak later. I mean I can't think of any reason why her star would have faded in the interim. Nonetheless she now has a top 10 album for the first time. Mallrat on the other hand has never charted an album before, and only does so this time because the 82 second "Intro" to her new EP makes it 6 tracks long and thus eligible for the album chart, despite overall only being only slightly longer than all of Tool's 'singles' from last week. She makes the top 10 while closely missing the top 100 this week with her terrific recent single "Charlie" from it. Last week Ed Sheeran's 1st & 2nd albums left the top 100 and top 50 respectively for the first time since "Shape Of You" dropped, if you're having withdrawals, fret not because they're back. I also notice that there are 25 #1 peaking albums in the top 50 right now which I'm not sure is a record but nonetheless is startlingly high.

Posted by: Dircadirca 25th September 2019, 09:21 AM

23/09/2019

Singles

01 01 18 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 03 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 03 13 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
04 NE 01 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
05 04 12 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
06 07 13 06 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
07 08 14 06 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
08 06 26 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
09 13 27 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 10 20 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
11 05 11 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
12 12 09 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
13 09 06 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
14 11 25 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
15 16 05 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
16 18 19 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
17 14 48 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
18 20 04 17 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
19 15 05 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
20 21 21 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
21 22 13 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
22 19 02 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
23 24 07 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
24 25 09 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
25 29 16 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
26 41 13 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
27 32 11 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
28 26 07 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
29 27 15 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
30 33 05 28 MOTIVATION Normani
31 36 07 31 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
32 17 02 17 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
33 42 02 33 LIAR Camila Cabello
34 NE 01 34 GRAVEYARD Halsey
35 31 14 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
36 38 12 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
37 37 26 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
38 28 02 28 ENEMIES Post Malone
39 30 02 30 TAKE WHAT YOU WANT Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott
40 34 38 02 WOW. Post Malone
41 46 62 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
42 43 14 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
43 35 02 35 ON THE ROAD Post Malone, Meek Mill, Lil Baby
44 40 13 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
45 23 02 23 DIE FOR ME Post Malone, Future, Halsey
46 44 50 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
47 96 02 47 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
48 50 10 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
49 51 05 49 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
50 58 08 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella

73 (NE) Ruel - Real Thing
80 (NE) Regard - Ride It
91 (NE) Freya Ridings - Castles
94 (NE) Drax Project Feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings
97 (NE) OneRepublic - Wanted
100 (RE) Ocean Alley - Confidence

Albums

01 01 02 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 02 04 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
03 NE 01 03 FREE TIME Ruel
04 03 10 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
05 NE 01 05 THE NOTHING Korn
06 05 03 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
07 NE 01 07 CHARLI Charli XCX
08 08 25 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 04 03 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
10 07 03 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
11 NE 01 11 THE GEREG The Hu
12 NE 01 12 THE RETURN Sampa The Great
13 09 67 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
14 06 02 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
15 22 24 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
16 12 73 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
17 14 133 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
18 13 03 06 ABOUT US G Flip
19 11 50 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
20 20 79 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 18 48 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
22 15 03 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
23 NE 01 23 III The Lumineers
24 19 26 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
25 17 93 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
26 16 59 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
27 24 32 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
28 21 06 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
29 26 21 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
30 27 64 01 SCORPION Drake
31 31 12 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
32 32 95 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 30 53 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
34 34 69 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 35 18 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
36 NE 01 36 BENEATH THE EYRIE Pixies
37 36 123 05 STONEY Post Malone
38 39 17 06 ROCKETMAN (MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE) Cast of Rocketman
39 28 30 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
40 29 04 03 GINGER Brockhampton
41 40 356 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
42 38 08 03 THE SEARCH NF
43 25 07 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
44 41 79 02 ? XXXTentacion
45 45 191 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
46 48 274 01 X Ed Sheeran
47 42 13 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
48 33 10 03 THE LION KING Soundtrack
49 44 14 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
50 37 236 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac


Last week it was a tie, now "Dance Monkey" has deposed Kylie Minogue's "Locomotion" as the longest running #1 single by an Australian female artist of all time, as Tones And I logs an 8th consecutive week at the top. We may be able to trim these qualifiers more soon, as she looks to seek further records, looking very safe for a 9th week and still nothing looking like posing a threat in the near future either. Mainly because our highest new entry this week comes in typically frontloaded fashion for Ariana Grande. "Don't Call Me Angel" enters at #4 which is her 4th top 10 hit this year, also matching the debut and peak for "Boyfriend" not long ago. Miley Cyrus was of course in the top 10 not long ago with "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart", but Lana Del Rey hasn't been seen in these parts of the singles charts since 2013, when "Young And Beautiful" reached #8 and "Summertime Sadness" reached #3. There are very few big movers on the chart, though Lizzo's "Good As Hell" takes a step up and is ready to charge into the top 20 possibly next week. Halsey enters quite a bit lower than her last two singles with "Graveyard" though it may climb from here. Because not only placement but also position on Hot Hits Australia is distressingly important, blackbear scores his first top 50 single with his misogyny leapfrogging Megan Thee Stallion's similarly titled song which hasn't had the luxury of being track 4 on said playlist (instead it's right near the bottom). Regard & Freya Ridings also score their first ever chart entries with their recent UK chart hits which both look to possibly crack the top 50 next week. Because of aforementioned Spotify playlist's adoration of Drax Project's cheesy singles, fellow NZ stalwarts Six60 score their first ever singles chart entry this week.

After 4 consecutive #1 albums that lasted just a week, Post Malone has bucked the trend with a second week at the top, largely because of lack of competition. Australia's contribution to 21st century artists making me feel old is Ruel, whose latest EP enters at #3. He wasn't even born when Korn scored their two #1 albums in the late '90s. They're back with their 9th top 10 album now at #5. Breaking new ground for herself is Charli XCX who surprisingly has never had a top 50 peaking album before now, and amends that in style with "Charli" debuting at #7. I was not aware they were making similar buzz here as they were in the UK, but Mongolian throat singing extraordinaires The Hu enter at #11, just ahead of one of my favourite local MCs Sampa The Great who gets her first chart entry at #12. Next week we will see if the current contenders can hold up, with the biggest threat probably coming from blink-182.

Posted by: danG 28th September 2019, 03:27 PM

how long before Tones and I has the longest ever number one then? is that possivle?

Posted by: Dircadirca 28th September 2019, 05:13 PM

Quite a task for her as "Shape Of You" managed 15 weeks at the top. She looks pretty likely to get the longest running by an Australian artist, the record is 10 weeks for that.

Posted by: Dircadirca 2nd October 2019, 01:15 PM

Singles

01 01 19 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 04 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 03 14 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
04 06 14 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
05 07 15 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
06 05 13 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
07 08 27 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
08 10 21 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
09 09 28 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 04 02 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
11 12 10 11 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
12 11 12 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
13 14 26 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
14 13 07 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
15 18 05 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
16 16 20 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
17 15 06 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
18 20 22 18 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
19 21 14 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
20 17 49 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
21 25 17 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
22 19 06 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
23 31 08 23 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
24 26 14 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
25 24 10 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
26 23 08 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
27 27 12 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
28 22 03 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
29 30 06 28 MOTIVATION Normani
30 29 16 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
31 34 02 31 GRAVEYARD Halsey
32 NE 01 32 MEMORIES Maroon 5
33 33 03 33 LIAR Camila Cabello
34 36 13 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
35 28 08 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
36 48 11 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
37 37 27 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
38 47 03 38 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
39 35 15 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
40 49 06 40 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
41 41 63 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
42 80 02 42 RIDE IT Regard
43 39 03 30 TAKE WHAT YOU WANT Post Malone, Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott
44 50 09 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
45 32 03 17 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
46 42 15 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
47 38 03 28 ENEMIES Post Malone
48 46 51 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
49 44 14 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
50 40 39 02 WOW. Post Malone

56 (91) Freya Ridings - Castles
64 (76) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
78 (97) OneRepublic - Wanted
85 (94) Drax Project Feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings
87 (NE) Lauv - Feelings
92 (RE) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
96 (RE) Ariana Grande - 7 rings
97 (RE) Billie Eilish & Khalid - lovely
99 (NE) Diplo Feat. Morgan Wallen - Heartless
100 (RE) Billie Eilish - when the party's over

Albums

01 01 03 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 02 05 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
03 04 11 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 NE 01 04 NINE Blink-182
05 06 04 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 08 26 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
07 NE 01 07 WHY ME? WHY NOT. Liam Gallagher
08 03 02 03 FREE TIME Ruel
09 13 68 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
10 15 25 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
11 10 04 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
12 17 134 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 05 02 05 THE NOTHING Korn
14 16 74 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
15 09 04 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
16 19 51 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
17 24 27 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
18 14 03 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
19 21 49 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
20 20 80 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
21 25 94 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
22 22 04 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
23 29 22 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
24 18 04 06 ABOUT US G Flip
25 NE 01 25 BECAUSE WE CAN Jetty Road
26 26 60 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
27 NE 01 27 SHAPED BY FIRE As I Lay Dying
28 27 33 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
29 NE 01 29 THE OWL Zac Brown Band
30 30 65 01 SCORPION Drake
31 28 07 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
32 32 96 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 33 54 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
34 34 70 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
35 31 13 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
36 41 357 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
37 35 19 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
38 42 09 03 THE SEARCH NF
39 37 124 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 39 31 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
41 52 120 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
42 45 192 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
43 53 18 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
44 43 08 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
45 56 56 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem
46 44 80 02 ? XXXTentacion
47 NE 01 47 WELCOME TO MY HEART Angus Gill
48 46 275 01 X Ed Sheeran
49 55 370 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
50 47 14 05 7 EP Lil Nas X


I'm late so I'll be quick which is fortunate because there's not much to note this week. Tones And I has been #1 for 9 consecutive weeks, which matches the absurd reign of Justice Crew's "Que Sera" from 2014 (for UK readers: imagine it's a JLS song or something), which is the longest reign for an Australian artist in the ARIA era. She'll almost certainly make a 10th week next week and match the all time record. Also a surprise is that Marshmello's "One Thing Right" continues to climb to #4, only 1 place behind his highest peaker "Happier". With an average WI of 15.7, it's a remarkably ancient top 10 which might be helping it. The highest debut of the week comes from Maroon 5 which zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Posted by: danG 2nd October 2019, 02:43 PM

how odd that One Thing Right is a big smash there when it barely impacted the UK and didn’t do too well in the US either.

and yes Maroon 5 can snooze right off. thank god it’s not going near the UK top 40.

Posted by: Dircadirca 2nd October 2019, 05:28 PM

Yeah it's like this weird anomaly, where it's steadily dropping off on Spotify all around the world...except in Australia. My only guess is that Australia is just a bit more receptive to country singers than everywhere else but the US, but in the US, Marshmello isn't anywhere near a consistent top 10 hitmaker like he is in the UK/AU, so Australia is like a perfect Venn diagram for it

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th October 2019, 05:48 AM

07/10/2019

Singles

01 01 20 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 05 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 03 15 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
04 04 15 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
05 05 16 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
06 06 14 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
07 07 28 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
08 08 22 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
09 09 29 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 11 11 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
11 13 27 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
12 32 02 12 MEMORIES Maroon 5
13 16 21 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
14 12 13 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
15 18 23 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
16 23 09 16 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
17 21 18 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
18 14 08 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
19 15 06 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
20 NE 01 20 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
21 10 03 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
22 19 15 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
23 25 11 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
24 36 12 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
25 17 07 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
26 20 50 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
27 24 15 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
28 42 03 28 RIDE IT Regard
29 27 13 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
30 22 07 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
31 26 09 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
32 29 07 28 MOTIVATION Normani
33 38 04 33 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
34 30 17 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
35 34 14 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
36 37 28 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
37 31 03 31 GRAVEYARD Halsey
38 40 07 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
39 35 09 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
40 33 04 33 LIAR Camila Cabello
41 28 04 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
42 41 64 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 39 16 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
44 44 10 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
45 48 52 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
46 46 16 07 MONEY IN THE GRAVE Drake Feat. Rick Ross
47 49 15 25 LITTLE THINGS Jessica Mauboy
48 56 03 48 CASTLES Freya Ridings
49 55 77 01 YOUNGBLOOD 5 Seconds Of Summer
50 50 40 02 WOW. Post Malone

54 (64) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
58 (NE) French Montana Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & RVSSIAN - Writing On The Wall
75 (NE) Diplo & Jonas Brothers - Lonely
78 (87) Lauv - Feelings
79 (85) Drax Project Feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings
99 (RE) Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

Albums

01 01 04 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 RE 67 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
03 03 12 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 02 06 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 NE 01 05 THE GREAT DIVIDE Busby Marou
06 05 05 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
07 NE 01 07 SUCK ON LIGHT Boy & Bear
08 06 27 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 17 28 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
10 04 02 04 NINE Blink-182
11 NE 01 11 KIRK DaBaby
12 NE 01 12 DEATH RATTLE Complete
13 NE 01 13 HEAVY METAL RULES Steel Panther
14 20 81 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
15 09 69 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
16 12 135 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
17 10 26 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
18 NE 01 18 POLLYANARCHY Hermitude
19 16 52 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
20 NE 01 20 IN CAUDA VENENUM Opeth
21 14 75 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
22 19 50 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
23 23 23 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
24 08 03 03 FREE TIME Ruel
25 NE 01 25 WELCOME HOME Hellyeah
26 21 95 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
27 11 05 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
28 22 05 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
29 18 04 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
30 24 05 06 ABOUT US G Flip
31 28 34 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
32 30 66 01 SCORPION Drake
33 15 05 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
34 36 358 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
35 26 61 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
36 32 97 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
37 37 20 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
38 33 55 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
39 34 71 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
40 38 10 03 THE SEARCH NF
41 35 14 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
42 13 03 05 THE NOTHING Korn
43 42 193 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
44 39 125 05 STONEY Post Malone
45 31 08 01 WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND Slipknot
46 41 121 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
47 43 19 04 ALADDIN Soundtrack
48 49 371 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
49 50 15 05 7 EP Lil Nas X
50 48 276 01 X Ed Sheeran


A warning for any cars or men holding a fish on Facebook, "Dance Monkey" is now the longest running #1 single by an Australian artist of all time. It logs a 10th week and is set for a safe 11th next week, thus Australian music is destroyed forever as the record is no longer being held by that song that makes drunken adults drop their pants and make their children uncomfortable. Post Malone continues to be quite proficient at holding down the #2 position, 4 weeks running now, closing in on the 6 week feat for "Better Now" last year. If not for "Circles", then "Senorita" would have logged 13 weeks at #2 now. This is largely because the charts have been monumentally stuck to the point that the top 9 is unchanged this week, and the only change in the top 10 is Sam Smith finally getting there with "How Do You Sleep?" after 10 weeks between #11 & #14. Things look to finally get shaken up next week with new singles from Travis Scott & Dan + Shay bidding for the top 10, and probably Maroon 5 too for some reason. Lizzo scores a 2nd top 20 hit with "Good As Hell", and just ahead of it "Truth Hurts" scores a new peak after 5 months on the chart, partly because radio are finally actually playing it. Flume also scores his first top 20 hit since "Say It" in 2016 with "Rushing Back", which is also another contribution to the sad fact that so many popular Australian female artists can only crack the top 50 when guesting on male rapper or producer tracks (well Vera Blue did make the top 50 several times as a Voice contestant but who's counting that). Nonetheless Vera Blue has now sat on both sides of this as her only other top 50 hit was a guest spot on Illy's "Papercuts". This issue does not apply to British singers though and Freya Ridings scores her first top 50 single with "Castles".

Post Malone maintains the #1 album just barely this week. The Beatles' 50th anniversary of "Abbey Road" takes the former #1 album back to #2. Much of the rest of this week's entries are cause for existentialism for fans of early 2010s artists. Busby Marou's last album entered at #1 in 2017, this week they debut at #5. It's something of a surprise to see that they're now able to net bigger opening sales than Boy & Bear who were always much more popular in a similar field, if not for Adele's "21" they would have had 3 #1 albums. Alas they have been out of the limelight for several years as their lead singer has been dealing with chronic illness, and their return sees a #7 debut. But there are more former #1 Australian artists because Hermitude's follow up to their #1 album from 2015 lands at #18. Dean Lewis returns to the top 50 off the back of a performance at the AFL Grand Final, keeping DaBaby from scoring a top 10 debut. Since he's not credited on "Enemies" for no reason, this is his first appearance in the Australian top 50. Next week we'll see what Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and City and Colour can do (there are too many 'and's to make that sentence legible) with their latest albums.

Posted by: Bjork 9th October 2019, 09:00 AM

haha just curious but what song makes drunken adults drop their pants??

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th October 2019, 09:03 AM

Daddy Cool's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQfAZVsz6KM which was #1 for 10 weeks in 1971, because Australians are weird (in terms of the tradition, the song itself isn't weird).

Posted by: Dexton 9th October 2019, 01:58 PM

Dance Monkey is a better song anyway tbh, and no one can deny how huge it’s gotten now. I can’t turn on the radio without hearing it.

Do you know if Triple J have been playing any Tones and I? It’ll be interesting to see how well she does in the Hottest 100 next year between JRA/DM/NSTR/any future single. It’s undoubtably the biggest song of the year but whether or not it’s the most popular idk

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th October 2019, 04:52 PM

Yeah they've pretty much been playing her since the day JRA was released, all 3 of the singles and now they're spinning the title track to her EP. I'm fairly sure she's the first triple j Unearthed artist to hit #1 in the UK. She's definitely a big Hottest 100 contender but I'm not sure she can contend for #1 just because she's way too polarizing for their audience from what I've seen which can only get you so far. Could be like Dean Lewis coming 6th last year, and though his hit wasn't quite as big, he didn't have the vote splitting that Tones is gonna get. I think "bad guy" might just pip "Dance Monkey" for #1 chances even though Billie has the same vote splitting potential. Incidentally I feel it may be close between these two songs for #3 on the ARIA End Of Year list (behind "Old Town Road" & "Sunflower").

(I also think it's better than "Eagle Rock" )

Posted by: Dircadirca 16th October 2019, 06:14 AM

14/10/2019

Singles

01 01 21 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 06 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 NE 01 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
04 NE 01 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
05 04 16 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
06 03 16 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
07 12 03 07 MEMORIES Maroon 5
08 05 17 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
09 06 15 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
10 07 29 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
11 28 04 11 RIDE IT Regard
12 08 23 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
13 09 30 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
14 16 10 14 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
15 10 12 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
16 11 28 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
17 33 05 17 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
18 24 13 14 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
19 13 22 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
20 15 24 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
21 20 02 20 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
22 19 07 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
23 23 12 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
24 22 16 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
25 26 51 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
26 27 16 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
27 17 19 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
28 14 14 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
29 25 08 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
30 21 04 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
31 37 04 31 GRAVEYARD Halsey
32 32 08 28 MOTIVATION Normani
33 29 14 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
34 18 09 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
35 31 10 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
36 40 05 33 LIAR Camila Cabello
37 35 15 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
38 34 18 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
39 30 08 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
40 36 29 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I
41 38 08 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
42 39 10 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
43 58 02 43 WRITING ON THE WALL French Montana Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & RVSSIAN
44 41 05 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
45 48 04 45 CASTLES Freya Ridings
46 44 11 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
47 42 65 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
48 75 02 48 LONELY Diplo & Jonas Brothers
49 43 17 03 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Taylor Swift
50 45 53 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

53 (78) Lauv - Feelings
71 (NE) Juice WRLD & YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Bandit
83 (NE) Summer Walker - Playing Games
85 (RE) OneRepublic - Wanted
90 (NE) Illy Feat. Robinson - Lean On Me
93 (NE) Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya
95 (RE) Toto - Africa
98 (NE) Zedd & Kehlani - Good Thing

Albums

01 01 05 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 03 13 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
03 04 07 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
04 02 64 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
05 06 06 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 08 28 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
07 NE 01 07 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
08 NE 01 08 A PILL FOR LONELINESS City and Colour
09 15 70 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
10 16 136 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
11 14 82 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
12 17 27 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
13 22 51 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
14 09 29 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
15 RE 13 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
16 19 53 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
17 NE 01 17 OVER IT Summer Walker
18 21 76 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
19 23 24 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
20 24 04 03 FREE TIME Ruel
21 26 96 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
22 NE 01 22 EASTER IS CANCELLED The Darkness
23 NE 01 23 ODE TO JOY Wilco
24 11 02 11 KIRK DaBaby
25 35 62 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
26 41 15 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
27 NE 01 27 ALL MIRRORS Angel Olsen
28 31 35 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
29 32 67 01 SCORPION Drake
30 70 12 30 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
31 37 21 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
32 28 06 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
33 07 02 07 SUCK ON LIGHT Boy & Bear
34 36 98 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
35 30 06 06 ABOUT US G Flip
36 27 06 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
37 NE 01 37 WITHOUT FEAR Dermot Kennedy
38 38 56 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
39 39 72 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
40 29 05 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
41 NE 01 41 TRIUMPH & DISASTER We Lost the Sea
42 NE 01 42 TRUE NORTH Maundz
43 34 359 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
44 33 06 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
45 44 126 05 STONEY Post Malone
46 46 122 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
47 40 11 03 THE SEARCH NF
48 48 372 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
49 60 239 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
50 10 03 04 NINE Blink-182


11 weeks at #1 for "Dance Monkey" means that all Australian targets have been beaten and we have to look global for future landmarks. It's now the equal 10th longest reigning song of all time, and equal 5th longest reigning for this decade. It's anyone's guess how long she can keep it up, but I do think a 12th week is pretty safe. There is actually some fresh music in the chart this week too, with two top 10 debuts. Travis Scott scores his highest ever charting single with "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM", his 3rd top 10 hit following "SICKO MODE" & "STARGAZING". Dan + Shay's chart improvement is significantly better with "10,000 Hours", as they only previously made the chart earlier this year with #69 peaking "Tequila". Maroon 5 maroon 5 songs to move up to #7. Lil Nas X just holds on in the top 10 with "Old Town Road" which with 27 weeks in the top 10, is the 2nd longest top 10 runner, just behind "Sunflower" of course. "Good As Hell" overtakes "Truth Hurts" to become Lizzo's highest ever charter at #14. Roughly 4 songs are missing from the top 100 this week which allows Zedd to erroneously debut though he'd likely do so properly next week. This list of songs includes SHAED's "Trampoline", but midweek data suggests it will chart next week so ZAYN will debut alongside Harry instead of Niall.

Post Malone holds the #1 spot for a 5th week, which is the longest consecutive run for an album at #1 in 2019. In terms of total weeks, it ties Ed Sheeran, but is still 2 weeks behind Billie Eilish's 7 weeks at #1 for the longest reign of the year. Post Malone likely is only at #1 due to the lack of physical release for the new Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album. Their last 2 albums have reached the #1 spot and it wasn't a tough challenge this week under normal circumstances, but they have to settle for #7. City and Colour scores his 4th consecutive top 10 album this week. Unlike The Bad Seeds, he's never had a #1 album, and instead has unluckily been #2 once on his own, and also #2 with his collaborative You+Me project with P!nk. Tyler, The Creator tops the Vinyl chart and returns at #15 with the excellent "IGOR", while Summer Walker translates strong streaming presence to a top 20 debut as well. Lizzo has a mighty jump to a new peak which makes me suspect that her streaming wasn't being counted correctly until now. A slow week means that a new Hillsong Worship album could challenge for the #1 spot, but don't forget to stream BABYMETAL's new album ~

Posted by: Bjork 16th October 2019, 08:29 AM

maybe if Adele releases a single, she can stop T&I, but now sure how big Adele is in AU

Posted by: Dircadirca 16th October 2019, 09:16 AM

"Hello" debuted at #1 and stayed there for 6 straight weeks (and "25" & "21" are both currently in the top 100 albums), so the potential is definitely there. The only concern would be that hype post "25" is not going to match hype post "21", and of course streaming is much more important than it was 4 years ago and that proved Adele not unstoppable back then, as Justin Bieber's "Sorry" actually outstreamed "Hello" when they both debuted.

Posted by: Dircadirca 23rd October 2019, 02:35 PM

21/10/2018

Singles

01 01 22 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 07 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 07 04 03 MEMORIES Maroon 5
04 04 02 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
05 03 02 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
06 11 05 06 RIDE IT Regard
07 NE 01 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
08 05 17 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
09 06 17 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
10 17 06 10 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
11 13 31 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
12 09 16 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
13 18 14 13 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
14 14 11 14 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
15 08 18 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
16 12 24 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
17 15 13 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
18 10 30 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
19 21 03 19 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
20 16 29 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
21 23 13 21 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
22 20 25 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
23 19 23 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
24 24 17 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
25 22 08 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
26 31 05 26 GRAVEYARD Halsey
27 34 10 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
28 25 52 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
29 32 09 28 MOTIVATION Normani
30 28 15 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
31 36 06 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
32 26 17 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
33 29 09 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
34 27 20 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
35 35 11 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
36 45 05 36 CASTLES Freya Ridings
37 37 16 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
38 33 15 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
39 30 05 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
40 38 19 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
41 46 12 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
42 41 09 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
43 50 54 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
44 48 03 44 LONELY Diplo & Jonas Brothers
45 39 09 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
46 47 66 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
47 43 03 43 WRITING ON THE WALL French Montana Feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & RVSSIAN
48 42 11 04 BOYFRIEND Ariana Grande & Social House
49 44 06 19 SAINT-TROPEZ Post Malone
50 40 30 12 JOHNNY RUN AWAY Tones and I

51 (54) Sam Feldt Feat. RANI - Post Malone
52 (53) Lauv - Feelings
53 (56) Drax Project Feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings
55 (71) Juice WRLD & YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Bandit
60 (93) Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya
62 (NE) SHAED & ZAYN - Trampoline
63 (98) Zedd & Kehlani - Good Thing
80 (83) Summer Walker - Playing Games
85 (NE) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises
98 (RE) Billie Eilish - when the party's over
99 (RE) James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
100 (RE) Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid - lovely

Albums

01 01 06 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
02 02 14 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
03 NE 01 03 AWAKE Hillsong Worship
04 03 08 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 05 07 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 06 29 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
07 04 65 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
08 10 137 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
09 NE 01 09 CHEMICAL HEART (BEST OF) Grinspoon
10 09 71 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
11 12 28 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
12 14 30 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
13 16 54 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
14 11 83 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
15 18 77 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
16 13 52 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
17 19 25 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
18 NE 01 18 METAL GALAXY Babymetal
19 17 02 17 OVER IT Summer Walker
20 21 97 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
21 26 16 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
22 31 22 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
23 20 05 03 FREE TIME Ruel
24 25 63 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
25 32 07 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
26 30 13 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
27 29 68 01 SCORPION Drake
28 28 36 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
29 39 73 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
30 NE 01 30 HEAD IN THE CLOUDS II 88rising
31 34 99 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
32 38 57 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
33 36 07 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
34 24 03 11 KIRK DaBaby
35 35 07 06 ABOUT US G Flip
36 55 195 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
37 51 329 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
38 46 123 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
39 45 127 05 STONEY Post Malone
40 54 18 09 BETWEEN US Hayden James
41 47 12 03 THE SEARCH NF
42 44 07 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
43 40 06 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez
44 86 06 05 SALT Angie McMahon
45 15 14 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
46 63 78 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
47 NE 01 47 BLACK ANIMA Lacuna Coil
48 53 278 01 X Ed Sheeran
49 48 373 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
50 57 83 02 ? XXXTentacion


Tones and I has now been #1 for 12 consecutive weeks, which makes "Dance Monkey" one of the top 10 longest reigns at #1 ever. It's the 4th longest reigning #1 of the 2010s, behind just 'Shape Of You", "Old Town Road" & "Despacito", though it will likely tie the latter two next week. In a world where "Memories" is climbing fast, this is a favourable outcome. 10 years following Jay Sean's #1 residence on the Hot 100, Regard's remake of "Ride It" makes the top 10 and looks to keep climbing from #5. Harry Styles scores his 2nd top 10 hit with "Lights Up", which is actually doing far better on streaming than sales now, but doesn't look likely to hold in the top 10, to make room for new rising hits like "Someone You Loved". blackbear's misogynistic nonsense is also in the top 10. Proving that sometimes post-album pushes can work, "South Of The Border" surpasses its original #14 peak from when it debuted. In a similar sense, it seems that Tones and I has had the "Thinking Out Loud" treatment (in terms of the UK Chart), as "Never Seen The Rain" been charting endlessly with limited airplay and playlist treatment. Now with both of these, it looks to finally crack the top 20, and maybe come close to the top 10. Waiting even longer is Sam Feldt who looks likely to score his 2nd ever top 50 hit as this week he climbs to #51 in his 15th week, I don't even know why. Yet again there are probably 3 songs missing from the top 100 due to ARIA silliness, and conveniently, there are 3 waste of space re-entries at the bottom (I like Billie but the point still stands x).

Post Malone has now been #1 for 6 weeks running. This is one of the lowest activity weeks I think I've ever seen in terms of pure sales because most of the stream heavy albums are sliding up. Egregiously, Jason Derulo's 2016 compilation "Platinum Hits", one of the few compilations not hit by recent rule changes has hit a new peak of #75 this week. The highest new entry comes from Hillsong who seem to have missed a really easy opportunity for a #1 on a slow week. Speaking of missing #1, Grinspoon have made a career out of being exceptionally bad at hitting the #1 spot due to bad timing. They've also never had a top 10 single, possibly because their "Pushing Buttons" EP was put on the album chart for its first week and ARIA never retroactively fixed it, despite moving it straight to the singles chart forever after then. Anyway, it's roughly their 25th anniversary, and they have a 2nd Best Of. Their first from 2005 peaked at #12, now this new one is at #9. BABYMETAL's 3rd album enters at #18, having previously made the top 10 with their 2nd album in 2016. This is still fairing far better than Lukas Graham who debuted ahead of them at #1 that week, but then their next album missed the top 100. For UK pundits, the current #1 over there from Elbow debuts at #60 here. Next week we should likely see a new #1 from Jessica Mauboy.

Posted by: pippa 23rd October 2019, 08:00 PM

Higher Love Kygo & Whitney Houston has a low Australian peak.

Posted by: Dexton 24th October 2019, 01:46 AM

I actually played Say You Won’t Let Go for the first time in years the other day oops

Posted by: Rob 24th October 2019, 10:36 AM

Is Samantha Jade really doing nothing? Sad times.

Posted by: Dircadirca 24th October 2019, 03:19 PM

She's doing okay on radio & iTunes and that's about it, however she was also just added to Hot Hits Australia which could push her somewhat close to the top 100 maybe.

Posted by: Dircadirca 30th October 2019, 05:28 AM

28/10/2019

Singles

01 01 23 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 08 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 03 05 03 MEMORIES Maroon 5
04 06 06 04 RIDE IT Regard
05 04 03 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
06 05 03 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
07 08 18 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
08 10 07 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
09 11 32 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
10 21 14 10 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
11 12 17 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
12 13 15 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
13 14 12 13 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
14 09 18 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
15 07 02 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
16 19 04 16 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
17 16 25 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
18 17 14 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
19 15 19 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
20 20 30 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
21 18 31 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
22 23 24 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
23 22 26 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
24 26 06 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
25 24 18 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
26 25 09 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
27 28 53 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
28 29 10 28 MOTIVATION Normani
29 36 06 29 CASTLES Freya Ridings
30 27 11 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
31 30 16 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
32 31 07 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
33 32 18 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
34 37 17 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston
35 33 10 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
36 NE 01 36 HARLEYS IN HAWAII Katy Perry
37 34 21 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
38 38 16 16 LALALA Y2K & bbno$
39 40 20 07 NO GUIDANCE Chris Brown Feat. Drake
40 44 04 40 LONELY Diplo & Jonas Brothers
41 41 13 32 TAKEAWAY The Chainsmokers & Illenium Feat. Lennon Stella
42 42 10 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
43 46 67 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
44 35 12 19 F**K, I'M LONELY Lauv Feat. Anne-Marie
45 51 16 45 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
46 43 55 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
47 62 02 47 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
48 55 03 48 BANDIT Juice WRLD, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
49 39 06 04 DON'T CALL ME ANGEL (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey
50 45 10 03 LOVER Taylor Swift

53 (RE) BTS Feat. Lauv - Make It Right
56 (NE) YNW Melly - 223's
60 (NE) MEDUZA - Lose Control
76 (NE) Camila Cabello - Easy
83 (NE) BENEE - Find An Island
98 (NE) Flight Facilities Feat. Aloe Blacc - Better Than Ever
99 (NE) Noah Cyrus - July

Albums

01 NE 01 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
02 01 07 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
03 02 15 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 04 09 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 05 08 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 NE 01 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
07 NE 01 07 WALK THE SKY Alter Bridge
08 06 30 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 NE 01 09 NEW NORMAL Horrorshow
10 NE 01 10 EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST PART 2 Foals
11 03 02 03 AWAKE Hillsong Worship
12 08 138 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 11 29 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
14 10 72 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
15 NE 01 15 BROKEN LINES Christie Lamb
16 07 66 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
17 14 84 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 15 78 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
19 12 31 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
20 16 53 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
21 13 55 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
22 17 26 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
23 NE 01 23 YOU James Arthur
24 29 74 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
25 20 98 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
26 24 64 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
27 22 23 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
28 21 17 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
29 25 08 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
30 27 69 01 SCORPION Drake
31 19 03 17 OVER IT Summer Walker
32 28 37 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
33 31 100 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
34 37 330 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
35 32 58 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
36 23 06 03 FREE TIME Ruel
37 26 14 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
38 NE 01 38 DOOMSDAY BALLET Bad//Dreems
39 35 08 06 ABOUT US G Flip
40 39 128 05 STONEY Post Malone
41 38 124 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
42 41 13 03 THE SEARCH NF
43 36 196 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
44 33 08 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey
45 46 79 05 INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B
46 50 84 02 ? XXXTentacion
47 34 04 11 KIRK DaBaby
48 42 08 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
49 48 279 01 X Ed Sheeran
50 43 07 06 K-12 Melanie Martinez


It would be a reasonable assumption 3 months ago that "Old Town Road" would be the longest running #1 hit of the year, but it's taken 1 shy of the minimum requirement to be matched, as "Dance Monkey" is now #1 for a 13th week, making it one of 5 songs in history to last this long, with only "Fernando" & "Shape Of You" having spent longer. Tones' lead continues to hold on all platforms so you can probably lock in week 14 as well. 7 of these 13 weeks have been spent with "Circles" at #2, but it may be its last as Selena Gomez looks to make a big splash next week (she was not let on the chart this week and may have cracked the top 50, leading to one of the biggest top 50 jumps of all time, shame). Aside from the nonsense chart run I refuse to dignify, there's a new arrival in the top 10 (and top 20) also from Tones and I, with "Never Seen The Rain"'s belated push sending it right to #10, outpeaking her first single which leaves the top 50 this week. Katy Perry continues to narrowly graze the top 40 as "Harleys In Hawaii" becomes her 3rd song to peak between #31 & #40 this year. Sam Feldt scores his 2nd top 50 hit with his song that debuted on the same week as "Goodbyes" because I don't know why, but it might have been his last chance as some Spotify playlists have decided that maybe 4 months of pushing it is enough. SHAED have their first top 50 hit and Juice WRLD has his 3rd. Contrary to Selena this week, it's been a remarkable week in terms of ARIA getting their shit together because 4 weeks late, YNW Melly scores his 2nd top 100 hit with "223's", which outpeaks "Murder On My Mind" only because it was let on the chart sooner. It's possible both songs should be top 50 hits. In splendid news for me, they've also extended this olive branch to BENEE who finally makes the top 100 for the first time after previous singles "Soaked" & "Glitter" were both denied the privilege (only "Evil Spider" was actually let on the chart the week it was released and that was nowhere near the top 100). My avatar-sakes Flight Facilities are also back and in a curious turn of events, after their last chart entry was entirely helped by Spotify playlists, their new single is getting the Marian Hill/SHAED treatment and is being shunned possibly because it's in ads promoting Apple products. So in terms of position it's their biggest digital hit ever, though "Clair de lune"'s ~4000 sales peak probably would disagree.

In an interesting turn of events, Jessica Mauboy now has a #1 album that's not tied to a soundtrack. Previously she had sort-of #1 albums by way of The Secret Daughter & The Sapphires, but now she's done it on her own with "Hilda". The top 10 is a 50:50 split of stalwarts & debuts, the next highest being the latest triple j Like A Version compilation, which I imagine wouldn't have made the top 10 if not for Denzel Curry's inclusion. At #6 it's a far cry from the #1 peaks the series used to boast, but I suppose that's to be expected when it's never been properly available to stream. Alter Bridge score a 2nd consecutive top 10 album, just 1 place lower than before. The 5th album from local hip-hop collective Horrorshow gives them a 3rd top 10, having previously made #2 with their 3rd. Foals manage a top 10 peak this time around after their first portion this year landed at #11. They scored their first UK #1 this week but over here only 2013's "Holy Fire" got there, which I remain convinced is because they discounted it on release and made people like me end up buying it. Next week makes for an interesting prospect of how James Blunt selling really well but not streaming, and Rex Orange County streaming really well but not selling will duel, but likely both will end up way behind Kanye West.

Posted by: Riser 30th October 2019, 06:18 AM

Apparently it's the first time in 15 years that the singles and album chart both had a female Australian artist at #1. Looks like the two artists involved were Missy Higgins and Paulini?

Posted by: Dircadirca 30th October 2019, 07:30 AM

Yep you're right, I heard about it earlier in the week but forgot by the time I went to put this down. I was also just noticing after that Jessica Mauboy has charted a new top 50 hit every year since 2008, I suspect she has the longest streak going now that Rihanna didn't have one last year (only because Lemon debuted at #48 in 2017, but it re-entered at #44 in 2018 )

Posted by: Bjork 30th October 2019, 09:53 AM

does Selena have a chance to dethrone T&I?

Posted by: Dircadirca 30th October 2019, 10:41 AM

Possibly in the future but not this week, Tones is still leading on every platform.

Posted by: Rob 1st November 2019, 11:15 AM

Very impressed with Jessica Mauboy, had no idea she was still so popular.

Posted by: Dircadirca 6th November 2019, 02:37 AM

04/11/2019

Singles

01 01 24 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 NE 01 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
03 02 09 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
04 04 07 04 RIDE IT Regard
05 03 06 03 MEMORIES Maroon 5
06 13 13 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
07 NE 01 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
08 05 04 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
09 06 04 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
10 08 08 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
11 07 19 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
12 10 15 10 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
13 09 33 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
14 12 16 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
15 16 05 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
16 11 18 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
17 14 19 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
18 NE 01 18 SELAH Kanye West
19 NE 01 19 CLOSED ON SUNDAY Kanye West
20 19 20 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
21 NE 01 21 ON GOD Kanye West
22 15 03 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
23 17 26 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
24 20 31 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
25 21 32 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
26 NE 01 26 EVERYTHING WE NEED Kanye West
27 18 15 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
28 22 25 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
29 NE 01 29 LOOK AT HER NOW Selena Gomez
30 24 07 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
31 23 27 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
32 26 10 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
33 NE 01 33 EVERY HOUR Kanye West
34 29 07 29 CASTLES Freya Ridings
35 25 19 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
36 NE 01 36 USE THIS GOSPEL Kanye West
37 NE 01 37 WATER Kanye West
38 27 54 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
39 NE 01 39 GOD IS Kanye West
40 32 08 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
41 28 11 28 MOTIVATION Normani
42 60 02 42 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
43 47 03 43 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
44 37 22 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
45 30 12 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
46 NE 01 46 HANDS ON Kanye West
47 31 17 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
48 33 19 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
49 35 11 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
50 34 18 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston

55 (NE) Kanye West - Jesus Is Lord
71 (NE) Coldplay - Orphans
78 (RE) Ellie Goulding with Juice WRLD - Hate Me
87 (NE) Major Lazer & Khalid - Trigger
97 (99) Noah Cyrus - July

Albums

01 NE 01 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West
02 02 08 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
03 03 16 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 NE 01 04 PONY Rex Orange County
05 NE 01 05 ONCE UPON A MIND James Blunt
06 04 10 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
07 01 02 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
08 05 09 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
09 08 31 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
10 06 02 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
11 NE 01 11 THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH Van Morrison
12 12 139 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
13 24 75 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
14 NE 01 14 BONESHAKER Airbourne
15 14 73 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
16 13 30 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
17 17 85 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 59 47 18 WOMEN WEED & WORDPLAY Chillinit
19 11 03 03 AWAKE Hillsong Worship
20 NE 01 20 THE DARK POOL Thornhill
21 19 32 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
22 18 79 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
23 21 56 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
24 16 67 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
25 20 54 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
26 25 99 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
27 NE 01 27 VOLS. 11 & 12 Desert Sessions
28 27 24 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
29 22 27 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
30 30 70 01 SCORPION Drake
31 37 15 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
32 32 38 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
33 29 09 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
34 26 65 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
35 28 18 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
36 33 101 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
37 35 59 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
38 36 07 03 FREE TIME Ruel
39 31 04 17 OVER IT Summer Walker
40 57 16 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
41 NE 01 41 CHEAP QUEEN King Princess
42 41 125 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
43 60 242 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
44 34 331 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
45 NE 01 45 WESTERN STARS - SONGS FROM THE FILM Bruce Springsteen
46 NE 01 46 N.A.T.I.O.N Bad Wolves
47 42 14 03 THE SEARCH NF
48 40 129 05 STONEY Post Malone
49 46 85 02 ? XXXTentacion
50 51 375 01 THE VERY BEST INXS


Because it's the one thing worth keeping track of, Tones And I has now been #1 for 14 consecutive weeks. This is actually an all-time record tied with "Fernando" because the only song that has spent longer at #1, "Shape Of You" did so non-consecutively as Harry Styles debuted at #1 in the middle of its reign. Note that I'm not about to pretend that Tones actually has the #1 record because unlike the UK, I use common sense, but that doesn't matter because Tones will almost certainly have that record anyway, still #1 on iTunes, Spotify & Apple. This is largely because nobody is rising to the challenge. Her closest competitor this week is Selena Gomez who artificially debuts at #2 which is her highest chart position ever in Australia, but she looks to decline after this week. A similar thing can be said for our other top 10 arrivals. The latest proponent of a cynical remix for sake of chart position is Lizzo's "Good As Hell", which in kind, becomes her first top 10 hit. Meanwhile Kanye West released a new album and since ARIA seem to have accurately counted its streams, it arrives with a top 10 debut in "Follow God". Aside from bringing back Clipse & Kenny G to the top 50 for the first time in 17 & 26 years respectively, Kanye West notably debuts his entire album in the top 100, which after "ye" & "KIDS SEE GHOSTS" makes him the first artist to do this 3 times. He just narrowly misses out on getting the entire album in the top 50, a feat which has only been pulled off I think 3 times, by Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande & Kanye himself. It would have also possibly made "Jesus Is Lord" probably the shortest song to ever make the top 50. The first time that Taylor Swift & Kanye West can be connected, their respective album releases are the only times that "Eastside" has been pushed out of the top 50. A longer album would have also made a significant impact by potentially pushing out "Shape Of You" from the top 100 for the first time ever. Instead it lands at #98 this week and probably won't leave until the chart becomes Christmas inundated.

Speaking of Kanye, he's #1 on the album chart. He scores his 3rd #1 album following "Yeezus" & "ye", in-between which "The Life Of Pablo" never charted because ARIA took too long to include streaming in the album chart. This is relatively noteworthy because he's only the 2nd solo rapper to have this many, after Eminem. In terms of hip-hop as a whole, only Eminem & Hilltop Hoods have more than him, and only Bliss N Eso match him. Rex Orange County makes his first chart appearance ever all the way up at #4. He once remarked that Australia was the first country to ever give him a gold single (with "Loving Is Easy"). James Blunt scores his 7th top 10 album which bucks the usual trends and actually charts higher than his last, which was his only album to miss the top 5. With a lack of major new entries, it's possible that Kanye West could retain the #1 spot for the first time ever next week, but I think it's more likely that Post Malone returns to the top.

Posted by: Dircadirca 13th November 2019, 06:42 AM

11/11/2019

Singles

01 01 25 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 03 10 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
03 04 08 03 RIDE IT Regard
04 05 07 03 MEMORIES Maroon 5
05 02 02 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
06 06 14 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
07 08 05 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
08 NE 01 08 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
09 10 09 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
10 12 16 10 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
11 09 05 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
12 11 20 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
13 14 17 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
14 07 02 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
15 13 34 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
16 15 06 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
17 17 20 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
18 16 19 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
19 24 32 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
20 23 27 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
21 25 33 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
22 20 21 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
23 27 16 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
24 28 26 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
25 34 08 25 CASTLES Freya Ridings
26 30 08 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
27 22 04 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
28 42 03 28 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
29 32 11 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
30 43 04 30 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
31 35 20 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
32 31 28 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
33 38 55 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
34 48 20 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
35 40 09 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
36 41 12 28 MOTIVATION Normani
37 29 02 29 LOOK AT HER NOW Selena Gomez
38 45 13 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
39 49 12 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
40 47 18 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
41 51 06 40 LONELY Diplo & Jonas Brothers
42 59 18 42 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
43 44 23 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
44 57 12 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
45 56 69 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
46 87 02 46 TRIGGER Major Lazer & Khalid
47 54 05 47 BANDIT Juice WRLD, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
48 65 08 48 CATCHING FEELINGS Drax Project Feat. Six60
49 NE 01 49 HOT Young Thug Feat. Gunna
50 50 19 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston

58 (73) Zedd & Kehlani - Good Thing
63 (NE) Ariana Grande, Normani, Nicki Minaj - Bad To You
68 (71) Coldplay - Orphans
76 (97) Noah Cyrus - July
79 (86) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises
83 (NE) Martin Garrix & Dean Lewis - Used To Love
95 (RE) Illy - Then What
98 (RE) Halsey - Without Me
100 (RE) Katy Perry - Never Really Over

Albums

01 01 02 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West
02 02 09 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
03 03 17 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
04 06 11 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
05 08 10 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 09 32 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
07 NE 01 07 TELL ME WHY Archie Roach
08 13 76 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
09 07 03 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
10 04 02 04 PONY Rex Orange County
11 12 140 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
12 NE 01 12 FROM OUT OF NOWHERE Jeff Lynne's ELO
13 10 03 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
14 21 33 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
15 15 74 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
16 17 86 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
17 16 31 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
18 22 80 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
19 NE 01 19 WILDCARD Miranda Lambert
20 25 55 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
21 NE 01 21 TRAVELIN' THRU, 1967-1969: THE BOOTLEG SERIES, VOL. 15 Bob Dylan
22 24 68 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
23 23 57 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
24 36 102 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
25 26 100 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
26 30 71 01 SCORPION Drake
27 32 39 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
28 29 28 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
29 28 25 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
30 11 02 11 THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH Van Morrison
31 05 02 05 ONCE UPON A MIND James Blunt
32 34 66 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
33 33 10 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
34 19 04 03 AWAKE Hillsong Worship
35 37 60 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
36 RE 51 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
37 35 19 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
38 42 126 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
39 NE 01 39 KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka
40 44 332 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
41 69 10 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
42 93 14 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
43 48 130 05 STONEY Post Malone
44 38 08 03 FREE TIME Ruel
45 31 16 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
46 49 86 02 ? XXXTentacion
47 39 05 17 OVER IT Summer Walker
48 50 376 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
49 54 198 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem
50 NE 01 50 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS The Seekers


Tones And I has now been #1 for 15 consecutive weeks. I've never seen anybody do the thing she did before because it's an all-time first. It also ties "Dance Monkey" with "Shape Of You" for overall most weeks, and I can pretty much already report that she's got the record locked up next week. #2 may be a case for competition instead as it's a little less clear. I purposely waited until today to type this up because I was hoping to get some mid-week data but it seems ARIA isn't divulging it much anymore, so I have no idea about the status of Arizona Zervas's "ROXANNE". It should have been around the top 20 this week but it's completely missing, so I can only hope that it'll take a high chart position (see "Jocelyn Flores", "Ransom") to make the penny drop, as it's approaching the #1 spot on Spotify. Otherwise Maroon 5 are #1 on iTunes and could take the #2 slot as well. Dua Lipa scores the first top 10 debut of her career with "Don't Start Now", which is also her 4th top 10 hit. It may make a challenge for a higher peak later in the month as she'll be in the country to perform at the ARIA Awards. Otherwise most of the action on the chart this week is stuff rushing back up to replace all the Kanye tracks from last week. Near the bottom are some curiosities. Major Lazer & Khalid's track from Death Stranding makes for a rare case of a song from a video game soundtrack in the top 50, the only other I can think of is Eminem's "Survival". Drax Project give New Zealand mega-stars Six60 their first ever top 50 hit, and the recent remix with Travis Scott sends Young Thug's "Hot" from just outside of the top 100 to becoming Thugga's 2nd lead artist top 50 hit this year.

Kanye West holds the #1 spot on the album chart for the first time in his career ("Yeezus" could have done the same if not bumped off by a new entry in week 2) though I suspect some of the lowest sales at the top spot ever. That'll change next week as I suspect Luke Combs has the #1 spot wrapped up with his new album. The highest new entry this week comes from legendary indigenous singer/songwriter Archie Roach who has actually never made the top 10 before and does so with his 9th studio album. Though not career highs, Jeff Lynne's ELO & Miranda Lambert improve on the peaks on their previous albums and land in the top 20.

Posted by: dandy* 13th November 2019, 06:49 PM

Amazing run for Tones & I, it's rare that a song this successful is one that I actually really like!

Posted by: Dircadirca 19th November 2019, 01:51 PM

18/11/2019

Singles

01 01 26 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 04 08 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
03 03 09 03 RIDE IT Regard
04 02 11 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
05 NE 01 05 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
06 08 02 06 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
07 06 15 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
08 05 03 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
09 07 06 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
10 10 17 10 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
11 09 10 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
12 13 18 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
13 12 21 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
14 11 06 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
15 15 35 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
16 16 07 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
17 17 21 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
18 18 20 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
19 14 03 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
20 28 04 20 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
21 25 09 21 CASTLES Freya Ridings
22 19 33 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
23 20 28 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
24 24 27 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
25 21 34 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
26 22 22 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
27 30 05 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
28 26 09 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
29 29 12 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
30 31 21 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
31 27 05 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
32 23 17 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
33 33 56 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
34 32 29 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
35 36 13 28 MOTIVATION Normani
36 35 10 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
37 42 19 37 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
38 39 13 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
39 34 21 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
40 38 14 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
41 37 03 29 LOOK AT HER NOW Selena Gomez
42 44 13 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
43 59 13 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
44 48 09 44 CATCHING FEELINGS Drax Project Feat. Six60
45 45 70 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
46 40 19 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
47 41 07 40 LONELY Diplo & Jonas Brothers
48 46 03 46 TRIGGER Major Lazer & Khalid
49 43 24 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
50 50 20 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston

56 (58) Zedd & Kehlani - Good Thing
57 (83) Martin Garrix Feat. Dean Lewis - Used To Love
58 (76) Noah Cyrus - July
59 (62) Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya
68 (NE) Doja Cat - Juicy
76 (79) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises
92 (NE) Lil Mosey Feat. Gunna - Stuck In A Dream
93 (RE) Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
94 (RE) James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go
96 (RE) OneRepublic - Rescue Me
98 (RE) Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign
99 (RE) Luke Combs - Beer Never Broke My Heart
100 (RE) Sam Smith - Dancing With A Stranger

Albums

01 NE 01 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
02 RE 03 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
03 02 10 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
04 03 18 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
05 04 12 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
06 01 03 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West
07 NE 01 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
08 NE 01 08 SIX60 (3) Six60
09 06 33 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
10 05 11 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
11 NE 01 11 SUNSETS & FULL MOONS The Script
12 09 04 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
13 11 141 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 15 75 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
15 22 69 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
16 14 34 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
17 16 87 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 17 32 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
19 08 77 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
20 18 81 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
21 20 56 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
22 NE 01 22 MAGDALENE FKA Twigs
23 28 29 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
24 13 04 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
25 10 03 04 PONY Rex Orange County
26 24 103 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
27 25 101 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
28 RE 122 03 THE JOSHUA TREE U2
29 23 58 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
30 NE 01 30 HOT PINK Doja Cat
31 RE 14 07 SI FOREVER (THE DIAMOND EDITION) Andrea Bocelli
32 26 72 01 SCORPION Drake
33 27 40 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
34 12 02 12 FROM OUT OF NOWHERE Jeff Lynne's ELO
35 29 26 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
36 32 67 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
37 41 11 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
38 35 61 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
39 45 17 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
40 42 15 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
41 38 127 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
42 33 11 13 WE LOVE YOU TECCA Lil Tecca
43 44 09 03 FREE TIME Ruel
44 55 11 06 ABOUT US G Flip
45 37 20 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
46 57 18 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator
47 48 377 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
48 36 52 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
49 51 132 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
50 43 131 05 STONEY Post Malone


It is a terrible week for boomers across the country as they've had to face the fact that the all-time ARIA record which has stood for about 2.5 years has been broken. Tones and I has been #1 for an outright record 16 weeks in a row. If you are interested in the ridiculous targets she can still reach, The Beatles were #1 for 24 consecutive weeks across 5 different singles in 1963/1964. At the very least I think she can get 17 weeks as there's no consistent competition across all platforms. Billie Eilish may peg for a #2 debut however. Really the most baffling thing of the week is that "Memories" has gotten to #2. Maroon 5 have now had 5 #2 singles following their only #1 hit "She Will Be Loved", which serves as a great reminder that "Moves Like Jagger" probably only missed out on #1 because Take40's website leaked the video for "Somebody That I Used To Know" a week before the song was planned to be released, giving it just enough time to scale to the top of the charts and leapfrog Maroon 5 the week that "Someone Like You" finally ran out of steam. In good chart accuracy news, Arizona Zervas has been let on the chart with "Roxanne" making an instant appearance at #5. It will likely climb but really needs sales to pick up. "Lose Control" overtakes "Piece Of Your Heart" to give MEDUZA a 2nd top 20 hit, bafflingly "Piece Of Your Heart" is still on Hot Hits Australia after all this time. "Post Malone" has also now overtaken the Post Malone song it debuted alongside. Possibly for the 2nd week in a row, Kygo gets to hang on in the top 50 because of a chart omission, this time being Ant Saunder's "Yellow Heart" which might possibly have cracked the top 50 this week. It's not the only omission however, because if the chart were counted accurately, Billie Eilish's new song probably should have charted, and also Doja Cat who scored her first ever entry this week, should have also had "Candy" debuting. With a new ONEFOUR single doing quite well so far, it's likely to say this will only get worse.

Luke Combs naturally gets his first ever #1, which is the logical progression when his last album is still in the top 20. Perhaps Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds should have done the physical release for "Ghosteen" a week earlier as that may have been a freebie, but thus they've broken their streak of #1 albums recently. We've got more soundtrack spam at #7, but also curiously, a first ever time entry for Six60 all the way up at #8. The Script's latest album becomes their first to miss the top 10, a decline perhaps to be expected since they haven't had a single chart here since I believe their 2014 album. FKA twigs reaches new heights having made #30 with "LP1" and this time #22, U2 re-enter as they are currently touring the country. Of random note below the top 50 at #65, The Chainsmokers' incremential album is now long enough at 6 tracks to appear on the album chart. I'm actually surprised ARIA got this right.

Posted by: Rob 20th November 2019, 10:39 AM

Did Vanessa Amorosi's album chart at all? Ouch.

Posted by: Dircadirca 20th November 2019, 11:00 AM

#84

Posted by: Dircadirca 27th November 2019, 04:09 AM

25/11/2019

Singles

01 01 27 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 NE 01 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
03 05 02 03 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
04 02 09 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
05 03 10 03 RIDE IT Regard
06 04 12 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
07 07 16 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
08 06 03 06 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
09 08 04 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
10 10 18 10 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
11 09 07 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
12 11 11 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
13 43 14 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
14 12 19 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
15 15 36 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
16 13 22 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
17 14 07 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
18 16 08 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
19 20 05 19 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
20 21 10 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
21 22 34 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
22 17 22 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
23 18 21 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
24 23 29 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
25 24 28 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
26 25 35 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
27 31 06 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
28 28 10 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
29 26 23 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
30 27 06 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
31 19 04 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
32 29 13 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
33 33 57 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
34 37 20 34 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
35 30 22 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
36 32 18 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
37 34 30 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
38 NE 01 38 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
39 NE 01 39 IN THE BEGINNING Onefour
40 38 14 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
41 35 14 28 MOTIVATION Normani
42 NE 01 42 MEAN IT Lauv Feat. LANY
43 42 14 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
44 44 10 44 CATCHING FEELINGS Drax Project Feat. Six60
45 45 71 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
46 57 03 46 USED TO LOVE Martin Garrix Feat. Dean Lewis
47 36 11 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
48 39 22 15 PANINI Lil Nas X
49 46 20 05 GOODBYES Post Malone Feat. Young Thug
50 50 21 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston

51 (NE) Khalid - Up All Night
55 (58) Noah Cyrus - July
73 (NE) Tyga - Ayy Macarena
92 (RE) Billie Eilish - when the party's over
94 (RE) Billie Eilish & Khalid - lovely
95 (NE) Tory Lanez Feat. T-Pain - Jerry Sprunger
100 (NE) The Black Eyed Peas - J Balvin - RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)

Albums

01 NE 01 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
02 NE 01 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
03 01 02 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
04 03 11 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
05 05 13 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
06 04 19 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
07 NE 01 07 OCEAN Lady Antebellum
08 09 34 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 10 12 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
10 07 02 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
11 06 04 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West
12 02 04 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13 13 142 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
14 14 76 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
15 18 33 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
16 23 30 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
17 17 88 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
18 NE 01 18 CHIXTAPE 5 Tory Lanez
19 37 12 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
20 16 35 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
21 20 82 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
22 12 05 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
23 28 123 03 THE JOSHUA TREE U2
24 NE 01 24 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
25 19 78 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
26 21 57 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
27 26 104 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
28 38 62 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
29 15 70 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
30 29 59 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
31 27 102 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
32 47 378 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
33 32 73 01 SCORPION Drake
34 35 27 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
35 33 41 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
36 39 18 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo
37 36 68 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott
38 NE 01 38 APPLE CRUMBLE Winston Surfshirt
39 24 05 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
40 53 25 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John
41 44 12 06 ABOUT US G Flip
42 55 44 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
43 61 39 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
44 08 02 08 SIX60 (3) Six60
45 48 53 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
46 45 21 03 INDIGO Chris Brown
47 25 04 04 PONY Rex Orange County
48 50 132 05 STONEY Post Malone
49 41 128 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5
50 49 133 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid


Wild times continue. Tones and I has now been #1 for 17 weeks running, so even if "Shape Of You" had not had its reign interrupted by Harry Styles & DJ Khaled, she'd still have the longest running #1. To make matters even more outlandish, I don't see a reason for her to be knocked off this week either. Arizona Zervas is taking a decent lead on Spotify, but struggles to crack the top 30 on iTunes, while "Dance Monkey" resides at #1 there. I'm also writing this post a few hours before this year's ARIA Awards start, where not only is Tones and I nominated for half a dozen awards, but she's also performing, alongside Guy Sebastian, Hilltop Hoods, Teskey Brothers, Thelma Plum, Human Nature, and most importantly Dua Lipa, Halsey & Khalid because we love Australian music. Billie Eilish scores her 2nd highest charter ever with "everything i wanted" entering at #2 though sadly not looking like holding on strong from here. After 13 weeks at #1, "Dance Monkey" had only blocked 1 song from the top spot, now it's blocked 4. More not-at-all-cynical remixes shoots "Lover" back into the top 20 for another brief moment, and Freya Ridings sneaks into the top 20 with "Castles", begging the question of whether it might actually be becoming a bigger hit in Australia than the UK. In 2017 Harry Styles followed up his #1 hit with a #39 follow up, he's got that #39 again with "Watermelon Sugar" although this time it looks to at least climb next week. The most exciting news of the week is that is that Sydney drill collective and enemy of the police ONEFOUR have finally been allowed on the chart, after their previous 4 singles have been left off ARIA's tracking list. To my knowledge the only other drill song to make the ARIA Charts has been..."Man's Not Hot", but also it's been a really long time since a new Australian hip-hop artist has cracked the top 50. Depending on how you rule it, the last was either Jeswon & Tuka from Thundamentals (via a charity single), Hermitude in 2013 (whose two big hits are 1. instrumental & 2. fronted by an NZ rapper), and if you don't count that, then it's Illy in 2012. Notably Tkay Maidza peaked at #51 in 2014 but basically half a generation of vibrant, exciting times in local hip hop has been overlooked by mass consumption. LANY already have a gold single here with "ILYSB" but now they chart for the first time ever alongside Lauv. It's also vitally important to note that "Eastside" has hit the landmark 69th week in the top 50, and on the topic of comebacks lower down. T-Pain has not been seen on the charts since his surprisingly huge single "Turn All The Lights Out" in 2012, and The Black Eyed Peas haven't had a proper new single on the chart (so excluding "#WHERESTHELOVE") since "Don't Stop The Party" in 2011, which was their first single post-"Where Is The Love" to miss the top 10. As one final note, Kygo & Whitney Houston have been #50 4 weeks in a row now. Several of those weeks should be invalid because of songs missing, notably recently Ant Saunders' "Yellow Hearts", although that looks to be entering the chart properly next week.

Paul Kelly has made slightly noteworthy history this week. Bizarrely he'd never had a #1 album until 2017, and he followed it up a year later with another #1. His previous "Songs From The South" compilation was a huge seller in 1997 and a staple in Australian homes, now with another 2 decades to draw from, he gets a compilation to #1, making him the first Australian artist to ever score a #1 album in 3 successive years. Speaking of 1997, Celine Dion returns with a new album at #2. This is her highest chart position since 2002, when she scored her 5th and so far final #1 album. Surprisingly consistent is Lady Antebellum, who've now charted 6 top 10 albums, all between #4 & #8. The soundtrack to "Frozen" was the 3rd highest seller of 2014, and is still in the top 100 this week, but it did have a modest top 30 debut, as does the sequel's soundtrack. I believe the film releases tomorrow so we shall see how it goes replicating it. Next week looks to be all about Coldplay, but perhaps Robbie Williams or Rod Stewart can pose some sort of challenge.

Posted by: Dircadirca 4th December 2019, 06:21 AM

02/12/2019

Singles

01 01 28 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 03 03 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
03 05 11 03 RIDE IT Regard
04 04 10 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
05 06 13 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
06 02 02 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
07 08 04 06 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
08 07 17 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
09 10 19 09 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
10 09 05 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
11 11 08 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
12 12 12 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
13 14 20 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
14 15 37 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
15 19 06 15 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
16 13 15 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
17 16 23 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
18 18 09 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
19 17 08 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
20 38 02 20 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
21 21 35 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
22 20 11 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
23 22 23 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
24 NE 01 24 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi
25 23 22 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
26 25 29 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
27 24 30 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
28 26 36 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
29 29 24 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
30 34 21 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
31 28 11 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
32 30 07 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
33 27 07 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
34 32 14 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
35 51 02 35 UP ALL NIGHT Khalid
36 33 58 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
37 NE 01 37 YELLOW HEARTS Ant Saunders
38 36 19 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
39 37 31 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
40 31 05 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
41 35 23 15 IT'S YOU Ali Gatie
42 45 72 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
43 44 11 43 CATCHING FEELINGS Drax Project Feat. Six60
44 42 02 42 MEAN IT Lauv Feat. LANY
45 54 26 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
46 43 15 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
47 46 04 46 USED TO LOVE Martin Garrix Feat. Dean Lewis
48 47 12 31 LIAR Camila Cabello
49 40 15 15 SLIDE AWAY Miley Cyrus
50 50 22 20 HIGHER LOVE Kygo & Whitney Houston

55 (NE) Stormzy Feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy - Own It
62 (78) Tyga - Ayy Macarena
68 (RE) Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
70 (NE) Riton & Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula - Turn Me On
92 (NE) Doja Cat - Candy
99 (NE) PARTYNEXTDOOR Feat. Drake - Loyal
100 (NE) Sofi Tukker - Purple Hat

Albums

01 NE 01 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay
02 NE 01 02 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams
03 NE 01 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
04 01 02 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
05 04 12 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
06 06 20 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
07 03 03 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
08 09 13 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
09 05 14 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
10 NE 01 10 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature
11 NE 01 11 THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen
12 08 35 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
13 02 02 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
14 54 17 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
15 10 03 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
16 NE 01 16 9 Jason Aldean
17 15 34 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
18 14 77 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
19 59 77 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
20 13 143 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
21 20 36 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
22 17 89 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
23 32 379 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
24 24 02 24 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
25 RE 06 01 STEP BACK IN TIME: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Kylie Minogue
26 21 83 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
27 11 05 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West
28 34 28 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
29 NE 01 29 HAPPY DAYS Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra
30 22 06 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
31 12 05 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
32 27 105 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
33 NE 01 33 HYPERSPACE Beck
34 16 31 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
35 42 45 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
36 45 54 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
37 23 124 03 THE JOSHUA TREE U2
38 26 58 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
39 07 02 07 OCEAN Lady Antebellum
40 28 63 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
41 25 79 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
42 31 103 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
43 30 60 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
44 NE 01 44 BING AT CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
45 35 42 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
46 19 13 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
47 51 335 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
48 33 74 01 SCORPION Drake
49 50 134 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
50 43 40 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods


Earlier this year the US Hot 100 #1 record was beaten thusly by 3 weeks. As of this week, the same has happened in Australia as Tones and I notches up an 18th week at #1. It's pretty fair to say that a 19th week is essentially confirmed too. The closest competition is Arizona Zervas who has been trading the top spot with Tones on Spotify but still struggles to gain any notable pure sales. This week sees the effect of the 2019 ARIA Awards, except that since they were on Wednesday night and I'm not sure Spotify data was properly handled anyway, you can barely see it and it'll be more apparent next week maybe. But also maybe not because the Christmas avalanche looks to be coming next week. After a month's hiatus, ARIA brought back their Pulse Chart which suggests Michael Buble's tracks which have been excluded from the chart for the past 7 years will be let back in the chart, much higher than ever before. As for this week, Harry Styles scores his 3rd top 20 hit with an 18 place jump to #20. Lewis Capaldi already has a 2nd platinum hit with "Bruises", but now he actually has a 2nd top 50 hit with "Before You Go". In the space of 30 months, Khalid now has 23 top 50 hits with latest "Up All Night". There's also a belated entry for "Yellow Hearts" whose exclusion last week allowed Kygo to net an improper 4th consecutive week at #50. This week it's 5th consecutive and it's still improper because Trevor Daniel's fast rising hit "Falling" is completely absent. Despite getting pretty good sales over the years, Riton never charted with any of his Kah-Lo collaborations and now does for the first time alongside Oliver Heldens, who I don't think has charted since "Gecko (Overdrive)". "Turn Me On" in fact has been selling well for weeks and is a top 10 fixture on the Shazam charts, but just now got the Spotify playlist bump. Doja Cat has a belated 2nd entry for "Candy" which has been missing for a couple weeks, and because of additional missing songs, we get 2 more improper debuts. Sofi Tukker had a top 50 hit with "Drinkee" about 3 years ago and now score their 2nd ever chart entry at the very bottom of the chart, which would imply that all the people are dancing on them, but Australia is in the upside down part of the globe so maybe it works.

Coldplay score their 6th #1 album. "Parachutes"'s slow burning success only saw it climb to #2, while their last album was released in an ill-advised time where Adele was steamrolling everything, so "Ghost Stories" was their last #1 album here. Prior to this album, "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" was the only Coldplay album without a top 20 hit (and aside from "A Head Full Of Dreams", the rest had top 10 hits on them), so far the biggest hit on this album however is "Orphans" with just a #68 peak. They hold off fellow Britons with Robbie Williams having been unable to score a #1 album since 2009 but has since made the top 4 five times in a row, and Rod Stewart whose last #1 album was in 1991 but this is his equal 2nd highest chart position since then at #3. A great opportunity to be cynical about ARIA's Hall Of Fame is how increasingly apparent it is that it's become a platform to plug a new release, which might explain why the extremely inactive, but holders of more ARIA Awards than any other artist Silverchair, are yet to be inducted, but instead this year we had vocal group Human Nature inducted, whose discography at this point is mostly covers. They scored their first top 50 hit in 1996 and their last in 2004, and their latest album boasts "30 Years Of Hits" as it enters at #10, just ahead of Leonard Cohen's posthumous release. Multiple ARIA Award winners The Teskey Brothers take a big jump this week, even ahead of actual Album Of The Year winner Dean Lewis. Next week, with Frozen actually in theatres, it's set to make a big jump, maybe to #1? Fork if I know.

Posted by: Cody Snomberry 4th December 2019, 06:47 AM

Surprised “Candy” is the Doja Cat single au choix for Australia, will “Juicy” be impacting soon as well?

Posted by: Dircadirca 4th December 2019, 07:13 AM

Already has! It debuted in the top 70 2 weeks ago and is slipping down now.

Posted by: dandy* 4th December 2019, 01:36 PM

I hope Tones manages 20 weeks now she's so close!

Posted by: Dircandydircane 11th December 2019, 07:20 AM

09/12/2019

Singles

01 01 29 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 04 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
03 07 05 03 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
04 05 14 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
05 04 11 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
06 03 12 03 RIDE IT Regard
07 06 03 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
08 09 20 08 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
09 08 18 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
10 NE 01 10 HEARTLESS The Weeknd
11 10 06 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
12 11 09 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
13 15 07 13 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
14 12 13 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
15 13 21 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
16 NE 01 16 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
17 14 38 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
18 18 10 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
19 17 24 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
20 68 39 01 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
21 19 09 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
22 21 36 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
23 16 16 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
24 24 02 24 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi
25 23 24 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
26 22 12 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
27 25 23 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
28 20 03 20 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
29 28 37 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
30 31 12 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
31 30 22 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
32 26 30 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
33 27 31 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
34 32 08 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
35 29 25 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
36 36 59 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
37 35 03 35 UP ALL NIGHT Khalid
38 RE 34 03 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham
39 34 15 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer
40 37 02 37 YELLOW HEARTS Ant Saunders
41 33 08 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
42 RE 03 42 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
43 45 27 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
44 38 20 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
45 42 73 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
46 39 32 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
47 43 12 43 CATCHING FEELINGS Drax Project Feat. Six60
48 46 16 38 ONLY HUMAN Jonas Brothers
49 40 06 07 FOLLOW GOD Kanye West
50 47 05 46 USED TO LOVE Martin Garrix Feat. Dean Lewis

65 (70) Riton & Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula - Turn Me On
82 (99) PARTYNEXTDOOR Feat. Drake - Loyal
87 (NE) Joel Corry - Sorry
94 (NE) Don Toliver - No Idea
97 (NE) Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas
100 (NE) DaBaby - Bop

Albums

01 02 02 01 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams
02 24 03 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
03 10 02 03 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature
04 04 03 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
05 08 14 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
06 19 78 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
07 06 21 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
08 01 02 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay
09 03 02 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10 05 13 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
11 09 15 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
12 12 36 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
13 07 04 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
14 18 78 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
15 14 18 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
16 11 02 11 THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen
17 15 04 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
18 13 03 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
19 36 55 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
20 35 46 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
21 17 35 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
22 20 144 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
23 21 37 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
24 53 72 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
25 29 02 25 HAPPY DAYS Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra
26 30 07 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
27 52 27 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John
28 22 90 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
29 23 380 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
30 38 59 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
31 34 32 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
32 26 84 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
33 51 04 33 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS The Seekers
34 32 106 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa
35 31 06 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
36 28 29 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
37 50 41 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
38 43 61 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
39 57 10 18 HALF MILE HARVEST The Teskey Brothers
40 40 64 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
41 47 336 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
42 44 02 42 BING AT CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
43 74 247 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
44 49 135 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid
45 NE 01 45 THE LATER YEARS 1987-2019 Pink Floyd
46 42 104 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
47 NE 01 47 A LOVE LETTER TO YOU 4 Trippie Redd
48 NE 01 48 MY CRIMINAL RECORD / MODUS OPERANDI Jimmy Barnes
49 41 80 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes
50 27 6 01 JESUS IS KING Kanye West


Yep that's 19 weeks at #1 for "Dance Monkey". Yep, it'll be there next week to land an even 20. As I write this, she remains at #1 on iTunes & Apple, while being dethroned yesterday posthumously by Juice WRLD on Spotify. The split week means he may not quite hit a new peak this week with "Lucid Dreams", but could do so with "Robbery" or "Bandit", his only other top 50 peakers. I am wondering if vertical videos are now counting to the chart because Dua Lipa takes a big jump to #3 that I can't really account for, but it's hard to tell at the moment. The only particularly new songs this week are both from The Weeknd, with "Heartless" sneaking into the top 10 and "Blinding Lights" not far behind at #16. After being excluded from every year of the streaming era, Michael Buble belatedly scores a new top 50 hit with "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas", which really should have been a top 10 hit by now. It's constant pot luck with Christmas entries though, notably I can see Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" missing from the chart, even though it was there last year. On the topic of missing songs, "Falling" continues to be pointlessly omitted, and if this week's midweek's are to be trusted, BENEE seems to be getting robbed of a top 50 hit for a 2nd time, as "Glitter" is showing big streaming strength but is nowhere to be seen. I hate the charts.

Following suit with the UK Charts, Robbie Williams climbs to #1 to claim his first #1 album in 10 years, fending off big climbers from Frozen 2 & Human Nature. The heightened pure sales of December charts makes for an interesting dynamic, where Ed Sheeran's "÷" is out of the top 20 for the first time ever, and "x" is out of the top 70 for the first time ever.

Posted by: dancember 11th December 2019, 08:58 AM

Dance Monkey still at #1 *.* Really hope she continues to hold Roxanne off anyway.

Posted by: Dircandydircane 18th December 2019, 05:33 AM

16/12/2019

Singles

01 01 30 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 03 06 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
03 02 05 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
04 05 12 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
05 04 15 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
06 06 13 03 RIDE IT Regard
07 08 21 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
08 09 19 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
09 07 04 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
10 17 39 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
11 20 40 01 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
12 22 37 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
13 16 02 13 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
14 NE 01 14 ADORE YOU Harry Styles
15 13 08 13 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
16 RE 47 08 LUCID DREAMS Juice WRLD
17 25 25 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
18 29 38 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
19 14 14 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
20 12 10 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
21 36 60 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
22 15 22 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
23 19 25 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
24 10 02 10 HEARTLESS The Weeknd
25 11 07 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
26 24 03 24 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi
27 32 31 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
28 27 24 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
29 18 11 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
30 38 35 03 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham
31 33 32 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
32 28 04 20 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
33 21 10 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
34 45 74 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
35 26 13 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
36 31 23 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
37 30 13 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
38 42 04 38 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
39 23 17 03 LOVER Taylor Swift
40 46 33 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
41 35 26 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
42 58 18 08 RANSOM Lil Tecca
43 57 62 01 SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
44 34 09 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
45 93 10 45 BANDIT Juice WRLD, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
46 44 21 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith
47 80 50 02 WOW. Post Malone
48 43 28 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
49 RE 12 41 ROBBERY Juice WRLD
50 37 04 35 UP ALL NIGHT Khalid

60 (RE) Ariana Grande - 7 rings
68 (RE) Ellie Goulding with Juice WRLD - Hate Me
77 (NE) Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby - My Oh My
78 (94) Don Toliver - No Idea
81 (RE) Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me
83 (87) Joel Corry - Sorry
86 (RE) Ocean Alley - Confidence
89 (RE) Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas?
92 (RE) Ariana Grande - thank u, next
94 (RE) Sam Smith & Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
95 (RE) Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
96 (NE) Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm
97 (NE) Juice WRLD - Legends
98 (NE) Juice WRLD - All Girls Are The Same

Albums

01 NE 01 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel
02 01 03 01 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams
03 06 79 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
04 02 04 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
05 04 04 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
06 NE 01 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello
07 03 03 03 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature
08 12 37 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
09 05 15 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
10 07 22 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
11 10 14 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
12 09 03 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
13 NE 01 13 KYLIE - GOLDEN - LIVE IN CONCERT Kylie Minogue
14 11 16 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
15 14 79 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
16 13 05 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
17 08 03 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay
18 16 03 11 THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen
19 19 56 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
20 20 47 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
21 33 05 21 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS The Seekers
22 17 05 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
23 27 28 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John
24 18 04 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
25 25 03 25 HAPPY DAYS Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra
26 22 145 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
27 15 19 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
28 21 36 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
29 RE 03 29 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers
30 42 03 30 BING AT CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
31 30 60 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
32 26 08 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
33 28 91 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
34 23 38 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
35 24 73 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
36 41 337 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
37 32 85 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
38 RE 06 27 THE 30 BIGGEST HITS XXX Roxette
39 RE 14 39 GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE Juice WRLD
40 36 30 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
41 RE 48 01 STATE OF THE ART Hilltop Hoods
42 35 07 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
43 29 381 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
44 52 44 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande
45 37 42 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
46 RE 21 08 DEATH RACE FOR LOVE Juice WRLD
47 38 62 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
48 40 65 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
49 46 105 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack
50 NE 01 50 LP1 Liam Payne


Not shackled by the tedium of airplay as a chart component, Tones and I does what Lil Nas X couldn't do in the US and lasts for 20 weeks at the top. She looks pretty safe for a 21st week and thus it's a very strong possibility that a song that hit #1 at the start of August will be dethroned by "All I Want For Christmas Is You", though I don't know how anyone instinctively turns to Christmas music like that when so much of the country is literally on fire. After 13 weeks at #1, "Dance Monkey" had blocked a total of 1 song from becoming a #1 hit. 7 weeks later, it's now blocked 6 songs, as Dua Lipa climbs to #2. Still not addressing the sludge but there's a lot of end of year playlist rebounds this week, to the disadvantage of anything that's been in the chart for less than 5 months. Harry Styles has also now managed 3 top 20 hits on his new album out last week, compared to just 1 he scored from his first. The big news of the week is Juice WRLD's passing, and he has a 1:1 return of all his past top 50 hits, with "Bandit" scoring a new peak. I am always a bit skeptical of ARIA's data regarding mid-week streaming boosts, as all of his entries feel like they should be at least several pegs higher. If true, "Robbery" is caught in the middle of two opposing errors, where maybe it should be higher, but also if not, then it shouldn't be in the top 50 at all because of the Trevor Daniel & BENEE elephants that are not in the room. I at least have confirmation that Trevor Daniel will chart next week but I'm more than slightly peeved about the other situation. "All Girls Are The Same" joins the increasing canon of songs that were platinum certified before even entering the chart, and this is my yearly reminder that ARIA have galaxy brained themselves into combining all Band Aid streams and sales into Band Aid 30, though I'm actually not sure the original version on its own would have cracked the top 100 this week so there is that. Because of its streams being split up into multiple versions that don't turn up individually high on year end list round ups, "Perfect" falls to an all new low of #90, only a few places ahead of "Shape Of You". Depending on how many Christmas songs are let on the chart, they might finally drop out soon.

Australian pub rock icons Cold Chisel score their first #1 album in 17 years, having scored their first #1 38 years ago, can I get a 'yeaaaaah baby'. This is the band's 5th #1 album overall, which combined with all of Jimmy Barnes' solo #1's makes for a staggering amount, this is also the first time in about 35 years that both have scored a #1 album in the same year. Surprising to me is that Camila Cabello scores a 2nd top 10 album despite releasing on an inauspicious week for chart positions, and despite the album's only major hit not even being her song (in fact "Liar" tanked on the chart this week because more people listen to it on playlists than on the album apparently). On the topic of streaming, the week's most streamed album, 'Hollywood's Bleeding" is not in the top 10 this week, as increased pure sales are causing a temporary exodus of stream-reliant albums. After dropping out of the top 70 for the first time last week, "x" is out of the top 80 for the first time this week. The Chainsmokers having a full album out means that they can now crack the top 30, though their most streamed song on Spotify last week was "Closer". Something I observed last year was that Juice WRLD's album was not having its streaming data processed properly, so it only now cracks the top 40 for the first time now, putting it above the oof-worthy debut of Liam Payne's album, whose reinterpretation of FKA twigs' first album charts considerably lower than the original. Maybe stream equivalent album sales will save it in January. It's not all bad news for ex-Directioners though, as it looks like Harry Styles is en route to scoring a 2nd #1 album next week. Stormzy will probably have to settle for top 20.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 18th December 2019, 11:29 PM

20 weeks for DM is mental like. She will likely replace herself at no1 soon but Mariah must be certain like in the uk for next week.

Posted by: Dircandydircane 25th December 2019, 07:03 AM

23/12/2019

Singles

01 01 31 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
02 02 07 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
03 03 06 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
04 04 13 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
05 05 16 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
06 06 14 03 RIDE IT Regard
07 14 02 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles
08 07 22 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
09 13 03 09 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
10 11 41 01 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
11 08 20 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
12 32 05 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
13 09 05 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
14 NE 01 14 FALLING Trevor Daniel
15 15 09 13 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
16 10 40 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
17 26 04 17 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi
18 12 38 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
19 20 11 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
20 22 23 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
21 17 26 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
22 16 48 08 LUCID DREAMS Juice WRLD
23 30 36 03 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham
24 19 15 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
25 25 08 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
26 23 26 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
27 18 39 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
28 29 12 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
29 21 61 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
30 24 03 10 HEARTLESS The Weeknd
31 28 25 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
32 38 05 32 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
33 27 32 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
34 52 10 07 LIGHTS UP Harry Styles
35 NE 01 35 FALLING Harry Styles
36 77 02 36 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby
37 35 14 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
38 33 11 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott
39 31 33 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys
40 62 04 40 OWN IT Stormzy Feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy
41 36 24 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI
42 37 14 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey
43 34 75 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid
44 44 10 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn
45 41 27 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown
46 NE 01 46 GOLDEN Harry Styles
47 40 34 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo
48 48 29 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian
49 45 11 45 BANDIT Juice WRLD, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
50 39 18 03 LOVER Taylor Swift

52 (NE) Harry Styles - Cherry
54 (78) Don Toliver - No Idea
62 (NE) Lil Uzi Vert - Futsal Shuffle 2020
63 (85) Riton & Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula - TurN me On
67 (83) Joel Corry - Sorry
79 (NE) Harry Styles - To Be So Lonely
70 (NE) Harry Styles -She
73 (NE) Harry Styles - Sunflower, Vol. 6
80 (RE) Michael Buble - Holly Jolly Christmas
82 (RE) John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
84 (NE) The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark - The Reaper
91 (NE) Andy Williams - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
95 (NE) Harry Styles - Fine Line
96 (RE) Justin Bieber - Mistletoe
97 (RE) Stormzy - Vossi Bop
100 (NE) LadBaby - I Love Sausage Rolls

Albums

01 NE 01 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles
02 02 04 01 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams
03 03 80 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
04 01 02 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel
05 04 05 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
06 05 05 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
07 12 04 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART: ROD STEWART (WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
08 07 04 03 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature
09 10 23 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
10 09 16 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
11 NE 01 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy
12 08 38 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
13 14 17 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
14 16 06 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
15 11 15 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
16 19 57 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
17 15 80 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
18 17 04 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay
19 20 48 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
20 06 02 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello
21 22 06 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
22 32 09 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
23 23 29 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John
24 89 16 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
25 18 04 11 THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen
26 27 20 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
27 21 06 21 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS The Seekers
28 36 338 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
29 NE 01 29 A VERY FURNACE CHRISTMAS Furnace and the Fundamentals
30 26 146 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
31 24 05 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
32 42 08 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
33 25 04 25 HAPPY DAYS Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra
34 31 61 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
35 33 92 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
36 35 74 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
37 40 31 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
38 53 03 38 THE BEST OF PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS Pentatonix
39 30 04 30 BING AT CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
40 34 39 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
41 37 86 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
42 43 382 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
43 54 34 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
44 56 09 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
45 47 63 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
46 28 37 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid
47 29 04 29 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers
48 62 369 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
49 52 249 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
50 45 43 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods


That makes 21 weeks at #1 for Tones and I. For once I can't say she's probably #1 next week because the default sanctioned Mariah Carey #1 must return, look forward to being bored by its dominance in the year immediately after it hits #1 in your respective country as it has nothing left to gain. Harry Styles has a big week, including "Adore You" matching the #7 peak of "Lights Up", and all but 2 tracks on his album charting (by comparison, only 3 songs from his first album charted). Trevor Daniel is finally let on the chart, BENEE still isn't which is the only reason why LadBaby is able to sneak onto the chart erroneously. Speaking of errors, Andy Williams debuts on the chart only because he wasn't allowed to last year. Next week, The Pogues, among others, will also make their very belated debut.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 25th December 2019, 11:34 PM

Still DM lol, it's unbeatable. Xmas songs not doing as well here.

Posted by: coi 26th December 2019, 12:19 AM

A 21 week run at number one, crazy!

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 26th December 2019, 01:14 AM

I take it this is the longest runner in Australian chart history?

Posted by: Dircandydircane 26th December 2019, 04:34 AM

I can't speak for everyone but I feel like most Christmas music isn't fit for Australia when we're recording record high temperatures, Sydney is unsafe to breathe in & half the country is literally on fire with our PM leaving us to melt. It's not fun to hear US pop stars tell us about the snow and such We'll still get a monstrous boost this week though.

And yeah, Tones easily has the longest running #1 since the old record was "Shape Of You" with 15 weeks. The only exception worth noting is that our really old '40s/'50s charts were back-compiled with monthly data and there are some songs that were #1 for 5 months, but if you were to convert our current charts to the same methodology, Tones is indisputably #1 for August, September, October, November, and though it's not finished, December as well, so she has a 5 month #1 as well.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 26th December 2019, 10:26 AM

Was there no long runners before the streaming era!?

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 26th December 2019, 10:27 AM

I always thought it'd be weird to live in the Southern Hemisphere at Xmas as it's basically a European/American holiday so based on winter cultures (with a bit of Jesus added for good taste)!

Posted by: Dircandydircane 26th December 2019, 12:28 PM

Fernando by ABBA lasted 14 weeks, and if you stick with just the ARIA era, Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise had 13 weeks.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 26th December 2019, 09:17 PM

Class, Gansta'sParadise

Posted by: Dextmas Lights 28th December 2019, 02:25 PM

Fairytale of New York a new entry this week

Posted by: Dircadirca 28th December 2019, 08:00 PM

And naturally, only erroneously in the top 50 because ARIA literally hates Bing Crosby & Chris Rea and it's a conspiracy to keep their highly streamed titles out of the chart. Mariah is lucky she only has the ire of one chart company.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 28th December 2019, 08:22 PM

So The Pogues are the Mariah of the ARIA charts?

Posted by: Dircadirca 29th December 2019, 06:37 AM

I feel you mean the opposite? I was just pointing out that since they're #49 and there are probably at least 2 songs excluded from the chart, they're erroneously debuting the top 50 (although they should have debuted in the top 100 last year so there is creedence to that). If anything that title should go to BENEE who for the 2nd year in a row, has a respectably sized top 40 hit in every sense of it except that ARIA isn't counting it because brain worms. The only singles of hers that have been let on the chart thus far are a #80ish hit and a #250ish hit.

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 29th December 2019, 12:47 PM

Oh I see!

Posted by: Dircadirca 1st January 2020, 10:49 AM

30/12/2019

Singles

01 10 42 01 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
02 01 32 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I
03 23 37 03 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham
04 32 06 04 IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
05 02 08 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa
06 03 07 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas
07 04 14 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5
08 05 17 02 CIRCLES Post Malone
09 06 15 03 RIDE IT Regard
10 08 23 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I
11 59 13 03 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid 30
12 09 04 09 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd
13 82 12 13 HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) John Lennon
14 07 03 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles
15 11 21 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo
16 91 02 16 IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR Andy Williams
17 57 08 17 SANTA TELL ME Ariana Grande
18 13 06 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish
19 80 03 19 HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
20 14 02 14 FALLING Trevor Daniel
21 NE 01 21 LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! Frank Sinatra
22 15 10 13 LOSE CONTROL Meduza
23 18 39 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish
24 NE 01 24 JINGLE BELLS Michael Buble Feat. The Puppini Sisters
25 12 06 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles
26 26 27 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown
27 27 40 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X
28 16 41 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi
29 NE 01 29 SLEIGH RIDE The Ronettes
30 20 24 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B
31 96 15 20 MISTLETOE Justin Bieber
32 19 12 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
33 21 27 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
34 17 05 17 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi
35 RE 03 35 ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE Brenda Lee
36 NE 01 36 JINGLE BELL ROCK Daryl Hall & John Oates
37 28 13 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue
38 36 03 36 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby
39 24 16 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear
40 25 09 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez
41 RE 03 41 JINGLE BELL ROCK Bobby Helms
42 29 62 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee
43 RE 02 30 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN The Jackson 5
44 37 15 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings
45 RE 03 37 HOW TO MAKE GRAVY Paul Kelly
46 RE 02 44 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS Elton John
47 31 26 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid
48 NE 01 48 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Michael Buble
49 NE 01 49 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues
50 NE 01 50 WHITE CHRISTMAS Michael Buble Feat. Shania Twain

52 (NE) Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone
53 (NE) Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas
54 (NE) Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree
55 (RE) Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me
56 (NE) Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
58 (RE) Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas
62 (RE) Tony Bennett - Winter Wonderland
67 (RE) Sam Smith - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
68 (NE) Destiny's Child - 8 Days Of Christmas
76 (NE) Michael Buble - All I Want For Christmas Is You
78 (NE) Michael Buble - I'll Be Home For Christmas
80 (NE) Michael Buble - Cold December Night
81 (RE) Michael Buble - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
82 (RE) Eagles - Please Come Home For Christmas
85 (RE) Ella Fitzgerald - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
87 (NE) Michael Buble - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
96 (NE) Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
97 (NE) Michael Buble - Santa Baby
98 (RE) Sofi Tukker - Purple Hat
99 (NE) Meghan Trainor - I'll Be Home

Albums

01 03 81 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble
02 01 02 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles
03 02 05 01 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams
04 12 39 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish
05 04 03 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel
06 06 06 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly
07 05 06 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack
08 16 58 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey
09 10 17 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I
10 09 24 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran
11 07 05 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART: ROD STEWART (WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
12 17 81 03 DIAMONDS Elton John
13 13 18 01 LOVER Taylor Swift
14 08 05 03 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature
15 14 07 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs
16 18 05 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay
17 26 21 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers
18 15 16 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone
19 19 49 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature
20 22 10 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy
21 28 339 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel
22 21 07 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!
23 23 30 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton-John
24 36 75 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles
25 38 04 25 THE BEST OF PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS Pentatonix
26 34 62 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen
27 30 147 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran
28 11 02 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy
29 20 03 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello
30 45 64 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
31 39 05 30 BING AT CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby
32 NE 01 32 CATS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack
33 32 09 02 GHOSTEEN Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
34 48 370 02 GREATEST HITS Queen
35 43 35 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk
36 42 383 01 THE VERY BEST INXS
37 35 93 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs
38 44 10 06 TRIPLE J LIKE A VERSION 15 Various
39 31 06 02 COURAGE Celine Dion
40 33 05 25 HAPPY DAYS Andre Rieu & The Johann Strauss Orchestra
41 52 67 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish
42 40 40 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis
43 37 32 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi
44 50 44 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods
45 24 17 01 FEAR INOCULUM Tool
46 49 250 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac
47 41 87 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone
48 61 13 18 HALF MILE HARVEST The Teskey Brothers
49 25 05 11 THANKS FOR THE DANCE Leonard Cohen
50 51 107 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack


It's the Christmas week. Tones And I isn't #1 but we don't have a new #1 because Mariah was #1 last year as well. This pushes "All I Want For Christmas Is You" ahead of "Fantasy" as her 2nd longest running #1 outright behind "We Belong Together". She will probably drop out of the top 100 again, and will not have quite an easy ride to #1 in 2020 with Christmas Eve & Christmas Day falling on different chart weeks. Wham! reached #3 on release and I suspect came close to a new peak but lost out on sales ("Dance Monkey" has been the #1 digital seller for 22 non-consecutive weeks now). As expected a month ago, Michael Buble scores his highest ever charting single with "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" reaching #4. He previously had a #9 hit in 2009 with "Haven't Met You Yet". Because of this perfect storm of tracking week, there are new peaks across the board, but also a lot of debuts. The vast majority of these debuts are just songs that weren't let on the chart last year, though I suspect a handful of them are genuine. By the way there are still songs missing this year but far less. Most notable include "White Christmas" and "Driving Home For Christmas". That's not where the mistakes end though, because Brenda Lee is split between two versions on Spotify, something I'm competent enough to realise but our official charts are not. I don't know if she should be in the ARIA top 10, but she should be top 10 streams so her official position is well off. The only entry this week that doesn't relate to Christmas is a re-entry and new peak for Sofi Tukker which is driven largely by a Hot Hits Australia playlisting, given the missing songs, they've been charting for 2 weeks so far but technically shouldn't have done so yet. They'll rise a lot next week. Something I forgot to mention last week is that for the first time ever, "Shape Of You" and "Perfect" have both left the top 100. Further noteworthy dropouts this week include "Wow.", "Be Alright", "Happier", "3 Nights", "Body", "SICKO MODE" & "Better". This means that the only songs to last the entire year on the chart are "Youngblood", "Eastside", "Sunflower", "Shotgun" and "Shallow".

We were spared for the last 2 years but inevitably the power of streaming and lack of competition means that "Christmas" perfunctorily returns for a 15 week at #1. Otherwise I don't have much to note about this week, but I'm excited to type '(RE)' about 40 times next week.

Also, this is the last chart of the year! As is the usual, I will post the End Of Year charts in this thread as soon as they become available (it's usually about a week into the new year). Otherwise, I'll see you in a new thread for a new year. I can't believe I've been doing this for 5 years now.

Posted by: Bjork 1st January 2020, 12:28 PM

boo at Mariah stopping DM's run

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 1st January 2020, 01:07 PM

Wonder what for examples Mariahs chart run will be like this December then with Xmas eve and day split up something like

79-12-6-4-8-out

Posted by: Dircadirca 9th January 2020, 08:19 PM

We have End Of Year charts!

Singles

1. Lil Nas X - Old Town Road
2. Tones and I - Dance Monkey
3. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
4. Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower
5. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
6. Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care
7. Post Malone - Wow.
8. Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - Señorita
9. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
10. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings
11. Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
12. Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid - Eastside
13. Jonas Brothers - Sucker
14. Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid - Beautiful People
15. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho
16. MeduZa Feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart
17. Khalid - Talk
18. Halsey - Without Me
19. Sam Smith & Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
20. Post Malone - Circles
21. Marshmello & Bastille - Happier
22. George Ezra - Shotgun
23. Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown - One Thing Right
24. Blanco Brown - The Git Up
25. Travis Scott & Drake - Sicko Mode
26. Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend
27. Dean Lewis - Be Alright
28. Khalid - Better
29. Billie Eilish - when the party's over
30. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood
31. Lizzo - Truth Hurts
32. Tones and I - Johnny Run Away
33. Loud Luxury - Body
34. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
35. Post Malone Feat. Young Thug - Goodbyes
36. Guy Sebastian - Choir
37. Shawn Mendes - If I Can't Have You
38. Kian - Waiting
39. Tones and I - Never Seen the Rain
40. Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Woke Up Late
41. Mark Ronson Feat. Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
42. Lauv & Troye Sivan - i'm so tired...
43. Hilltop Hoods - Leave Me Lonely
44. Ariana Grande - break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored
45. Dean Lewis - 7 Minutes
46. Marshmello Feat. Chvrches - Here With Me
47. Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid - Lovely
48. Lizzo - Good As Hell
49. Regard - Ride It
50. Mabel - Don't Call Me Up
51. Maroon 5 - Memories
52. Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep?
53. Chris Brown Feat. Drake - No Guidance
54. Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B - South Of The Border
55. Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance the Rapper & PnB Rock - Cross Me
56. Ali Gatie - It's You
57. Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign
58. Ed Sheeran - Perfect
59. Avicii Feat. Aloe Blacc - SOS
60. Post Malone - Better Now
61. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down
62. P!nk - Walk Me Home
63. J. Cole - Middle Child
64. Ocean Alley - Confidence
65. The Chainsmokers Feat. 5 Seconds of Summer - Who Do You Love
66. Imagine Dragons - Bad Liar
67. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
68. Taylor Swift Feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco - Me!
69. Meek Mill Feat. Drake - Going Bad
70. Khalid - Saturday Nights
71. Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
72. Drake Feat. Rick Ross - Money In The Grave
73. Maroon 5 Feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You
74. Birds Of Tokyo - Good Lord
75. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
76. Calvin Harris & Rag'N'Bone Man - Giant
77. Lil Nas X - Panini
78. Katy Perry - Never Really Over
79. Billie Eilish - wish you were gay
80. Post Malone Feat. 21 Savage - Rockstar
81. Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
82. Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love
83. Post Malone - I Fall Apart
84. Lukas Graham - Love Someone
85. Lil Tecca - Ransom
86. Y2K & bbno$ - Lalala
87. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises
88. Ellie Goulding, Diplo & Swae Lee - Close To Me
89. 5 Seconds Of Summer - Easier
90. Taylor Swift - Lover
91. Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
92. blackbear - Hot Girl Bummer
93. Anne-Marie - 2002
94. Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber - 10,000 Hours
95. Ava Max - So Am I
96. Rita Ora - Let You Love Me
97. OneRepublic - Rescue Me
98. Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way
99. Dynoro - In My Mind
100. Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - 1999

Albums

1. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
2. Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project
3. P!nk - Hurts 2B Human
4. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
5. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)
6. Taylor Swift - Lover
7. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
8. Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
9. Queen - Greatest Hits
10. Soundtrack - The Greatest Showman
11. Ed Sheeran - ÷
12. Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys
13. Hilltop Hoods - The Great Expanse
14. Elton John - Diamonds
15. Khalid - Free Spirit
16. Dean Lewis - A Place We Knew
17. Billie Eilish - Dont Smile At Me
18. Queen - The Platinum Collection
19. Luke Combs - This One's For You
20. Drake - Scorpion
21. Tones and I - The Kids Are Coming - EP
22. Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa
23. Eminem - Kamikaze
24. Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
25. Post Malone - Stoney
26. Travis Scott - Astroworld
27. Taylor Swift - Reputation
28. INXS - The Very Best
29. XXXTentacion - ?
30. Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes
31. Amy Shark - Love Monster
32. BTS - Map Of The Soul: PERSONA
33. Ed Sheeran - x
34. Khalid - American Teen
35. Tool - Fear Inoculum
36. Jimmy Barnes - My Criminal Record
37. Cold Chisel - The Best Of Cold Chisel: All For You
38. Cardi B - Invasion Of Privacy
39. Maroon 5 - Singles Collection
40. The Beatles - Abbey Road
41. Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
42. Harry Styles - Fine Line
43. Ariana Grande - Sweetener
44. George Ezra - Staying At Tamara's
45. Robbie Williams - The Christmas Present
46. Taylor Swift - 1989
47. Ziggy Alberts - Laps Around The Sun
48. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
49. Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind
50. The Teskey Brothers - Run Home Slow
51. Adele - 25
52. The Seekers - Farewell
53. Conrad Sewell - Life
54. Soundtrack - The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
55. Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung
56. Soundtrack - Guardians Of The Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
57. Paul Kelly - Songs From The South: Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits 1985-2019
58. Chillinit - Women Weed & Wordplay
59. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
60. Imagine Dragons - Origins
61. Tyler, The Creator - Igor
62. Luke Combs - What You See Is What You Get
63. The Wiggles - The Best Of
64. Soundtrack - Moana
65. Michael Buble - Christmas
66. Cast of Rocketman - Rocketman (Music From The Motion Picture)
67. Soundtrack - Aladdin
68. Rufus Du Sol - Solace
69. Chris Brown - Indigo
70. Rita Ora - Phoenix
71. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
72. Imagine Dragons - Evolve
73. Juice WRLD - Death Race For Love
74. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits
75. Bring Me The Horizon - Amo
76. Green Day - Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band
77. Ed Sheeran - +
78. Ocean Alley - Chiaroscuro
79. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie - Hoodie SZN
80. Sticky Fingers - Caress Your Soul
81. Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
82. Vance Joy - Nation of Two
83. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
84. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Collection
85. The Killers - Direct Hits
86. Lee Kernaghan - Backroad Nation
87. Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac
88. Jonas Blue - Blue
89. Kanye West - Jesus Is King
90. Adele - 21
91. Kendrick Lamar - Damn.
92. Soundtrack - Frozen: The Songs
93. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
94. Morgan Evans - Things That We Drink To
95. Soundtrack - The Lion King
96. Jason Derulo - Platinum Hits
97. Cold Chisel - Blood Moon
98. P!nk - Greatest Hits...So Far!!!
99. Lil Nas X - 7 EP
100. Soundtrack - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse


To preface this, what you need to know about ARIA is that they go straight from their published data. I am unsure if they count anything below the top 500 (which is how much of a chart they make in-house, though not publishing it), but the main thing I'm saying is that if for instance, a song was missing streams, or just missing from the chart all together, they will not be retroactively fixed in the end of year charts. I am fairly certain "Location" and "XO TOUR Llif3" missed the 2017 list because of this. This doesn't make a huge impact on the Singles list, except that "Ransom" is a little lower than it should be, and Tyga's "Taste" should probably be on the list. Where it does matter is on the album chart, because the album chart have become such a mess, with thanks in no small part to ARIA changing rules about split streams across multiple albums in the middle of the year, which is made arbitrary with Greatest Hits sets, as some still are allowed all the streams, and some aren't. Or this is the best way to rationalise that Maroon 5's quickly cobbled together Singles Collection is so high on the list, Queen probably would have 3 albums in the top 10 if the rule wasn't changed. ARIA also only at the start of 2019 started correctly attributing Dua Lipa's streams (or perhaps just adding in all the collaborations from the deluxe album), which has been allowing her to coast in the top 40 all year round just on streams, and actually rank twice as high this year as she was last year, despite being largely inactive on the charts otherwise until recently. In 2016, "Uptown Funk" became the first song to appear in 3 different End Of Year lists. This year there are (I think) 5 more additions to that canon with "Shape Of You", "Perfect", "rockstar", "I Fall Apart" and "Bohemian Rhapsody", the latter being the first time in the 21st century I think that a decades old song has appeared in its original form. Despite Tones And I's record breaking run at #1, "Old Town Road" had such an unassailable lead that she was never in contention to take the top spot. I actually think that she could have debuted at #1 the week the song was released, and stayed there for 8 whole months, and it would be a pretty close battle. I am a little surprised that "bad guy" managed to overtaken "Sunflower" though, given that the latter is presently the longest running top 10 single ever and nearly still would be even if you only counted its 2019 chart run. On the other hand, its fellow undying 2018 brethren "Eastside" spent 22 weeks in the top 10 in 2018, and just 4 in 2019, but landed only 2 places lower than it did last year, a clear sign of how the streaming market is emphasizing chart run descents more and more. Despite getting to #1 for the first time in years, Michael Buble's "Christmas" is at by far its lowest ever End Of Year position at #65, possibly meaning that streaming is helping thick out the lower end of the list with bigger numbers (though the top end has probably never been weaker). The last thing I want to note is that Billie Eilish scores the #1 End Of Year Album with her debut album, something that had not happened at all this decade until now, but in the 2000s, happened several times with Susan Boyle, James Blunt, Jet and Delta Goodrem.

ALSO ARIA just casually dropped their End Of Decade charts as well, which I will gladly post in their own thread except that it's 4 in the morning and I need more time to mull over my thoughts on that one. If I'm not too busy, I'll do it first thing in the morning.