ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 21st August 2006

 

1 (New) SexyBack – Justin Timberlake

2 (3) Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado

3 (1) Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira ft Wyclef Jean

4 (2) Unfaithful - Rihanna

5 (4) Buttons – Pussycat Dolls

6 (5) Mistake – Stephanie McIntosh

7 (6) Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguilera

8 (10) I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker – Sandi Thom

9 (9) Who Knew - Pink

10 (7) What’s Left Of Me – Nick Lachey

11 (8) This Time I Know It’s For Real – Young Divas

12 (13) Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

13 (12) Déjà vu - Beyonce

14 (16) Miss Murder - AFI

15 (11) Temperature – Sean Paul

16 (14) Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Eskimo Joe

17 (15) Stars Are Blind – Paris Hilton

18 (24) Revolution – The Veronicas

19 (18) Sexy Love – Ne-Yo

20 (17) A Public Affair – Jessica Simpson

21 (23) I Write Sins, Not Tragedies – Panic! At The Disco

22 (New) Smile – Lily Allen

23 (20) Nothing At All – Kasey Chambers

24 (19) For You I Will (Confidence) – Teddy Geiger

25 (25) Running - Evermore

26 (21) Breaking Free – Troy & Gabriella

27 (New) Tell Me Baby – Red Hot Chili Peppers

28 (22) I Love My Chick – Busta Rhymes

29 (30) Over My Head (Cable Car) – The Fray

30 (New) Be Without You – Mary J Blige

31 (26) I’m Not Missing You – Stacie Orrico

32 (27) You Raise Me Up - Westlife

33 (29) We’re Coming Home – Rogue Traders

34 (28) So Under Pressure – Dannii Minogue

35 (31) We Are The Champions (Ding A Dang Dong) – Crazy Frog

36 (33) Flaunt It – TV Rock

37 (36) Ridin’ - Chamillionaire

38 (32) Not Ready To Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

39 (34) When It All Falls Apart – The Veronicas

40 (New) So What – Field Mob ft Ciara

41 (New) Underneath The Radar - Danielle

42 (New) High – James Blunt

43 (39) I’m N Luv (Wit A Stripper) – T-Pain

44 (47) Woman - Wolfmother

45 (35) Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers

46 (43) Say Somethin’ – Mariah Carey

47 (50) World, Hold On – Bob Sinclar

48 (Re) Sin Sin Sin – Robbie Williams

49 (New) Why You Wanna – T.I.

50 (37) Amazing – Westlife

 

 

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 21st August 2006

 

1 (New) Back To Basics – Christina Aguilera

2 (5) I’m Not Dead - Pink

3 (1) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

4 (3) Here Come The Drums – Rogue Traders

5 (2) The Best Of – Chris Isaak

6 (4) Black Fingernails, Red Wine – Eskimo Joe

7 (8) Loose – Nelly Furtado

8 (7) The Secret Life Of… - The Veronicas

9 (6) Taking The Long Way – Dixie Chicks

10 (11) PCD – Pussycat Dolls

11 (10) Alright, Still – Lily Allen

12 (12) Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers

13 (14) Back To Bedlam – James Blunt

14 (40) Boy From Oz – Hugh Jackman

15 (17) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

16 (19) St. Elsewhere – Gnarls Barkley

17 (16) A Girl Like Me - Rihanna

18 (20) A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out – Panic! At The Disco

19 (15) Oral Fixation Vol.2 - Shakira

20 (22) Real Life - Evermore

21 (13) What’s Left Of Me – Nick Lachey

22 (23) Wolfmother - Wolfmother

23 (24) Piano Man: The Very Best Of – Billy Joel

24 (21) Black Holes and Revelations - Muse

25 (9) Christ Illusion - Slayer

26 (18) Sunrise: Concert Series – Various Artists

27 (30) The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder – Fatboy Slim

28 (27) Reach Out: The Motown Record – Human Nature

29 (Re) Wasted Sleepless Nights – The Angels

30 (New) Presenting David Hobson – David Hobson

31 (25) Bring You Home – Ronan Keating

32 (29) Whatever People Say I Am – Arctic Monkeys

33 (26) In My Mind - Pharrell

34 (44) Lift – Shannon Noll

35 (36) Switch - INXS

36 (35) X and Y - Coldplay

37 (34) See The Sun – Pete Murray

38 (Re) Wish Upon A Star – Hi-5

39 (Re) Decemberunderground - AFI

40 (38) What A Life – Adam Brand

41 (43) Tea and Sympathy – Bernard Fanning

42 (49) Imago – The Butterfly Effect

43 (31) She Will Have Her Way: The Songs Of – Tim & Neil Finn

44 (46) Smile It Confuses People – Sandi Thom

45 (28) 12 Gardens Live – Billy Joel

46 (39) The New Bush – Lee Kernaghan

47 (32) Come (What)Ever May – Stone Sour

48 (48) Intensive Care – Robbie Williams

49 (42) Be Here – Keith Urban

50 (Re) Eyes Open – Snow Patrol

 

 

Chart Commentary

from Gavin Ryan

 

Two brand new No.1's on both the singles and albums charts this week, so firstly the singles.

 

Justin Timberlake knocks Shakira off the top after nine weeks, with his first single off his forthcoming album, "Futuresex/Lovesounds" (out Sept 9th), "Sexyback". It also debuts at No.1 on the downloads chart this week.

This is JT's second solo No.1 single, his first also a No.1 debut, "Rock Your Body" back in May 2003. But it's also his fifth appearance at the top of the charts. Along with his two solo singles, there's "Bye Bye Bye" as a part of N*Sync in March 2000, then as guest vocalist with The Black Eyed Peas on "Where is the Love" (Sept 2003) and on Snoop Doggs "Signs" (May 2005).

Justin is the first male since Chris Brown in January 2006 to debut at No.1, and the first solo male singer at the top of the charts since Bob Sinclar's "Love Generation" in the last two weeks of February.

It's also been awhile between sex at the top of the charts. The last "Sex" titled song to be at the top was way back in late January 1992, when Salt-N-Pepa's "Let's Talk About Sex" was No.1 for three weeks, and it takes the "sex" tally up to four No.1's, with Rod Stewart's "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" (Jan 1979) and "I'm Too Sexy" (Nov 1991) by Right Said Fred being the other two songs.

Also, to get technical, the last "back" song was only last year, when Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" was No.1 for a week in the last week of May.

 

The next highest new entry at No.22, is from a former UK No.1 single (July 2006), Lily Allen's "Smile". The album "Alright, Still" has been on the album charts for the past three weeks, reaching No.7. And like Sandi Thom she also got her break in the UK by performing over the internet to break into the mainstream. Her father is British comedian Keith Allen, who has also hit the UK charts.

 

The second single from the No.1 album "Stadium Arcadium" for the Red Hot Chili Peppers debuts this week at No.27. "Tell Me Baby" is the groups 23rd Top 100 single, and follows on the from the recent No.8 single "Dani California".

 

At No.30 is "Be Without You", the 10th Top 100 single for Mary J. Blige. This is the second single off her "The Breakthrough" album, and the first to reach the Top 50. There has also been the recent radio hit "One" on which she duets with U2, but that hasn't been released as a single in Australia. Mary's biggest single was the Top 10 hit from September 2001, "Family Affair", and this new single was a former No.5 US Pop Chart single, and a No.1 on their Dance and on the R&B Charts.

 

Coming in at No.40 is the first Australian chart single for Field Mob. "So What" is a former No.10 single in the US, and the duo from the deep south of the US, Albany, Georgia (birthplace of Ray Charles), have gotten Ciara onboard as the guest vocalist on this track. The duo is made up of Boondox Blax and Kalage (pronounced Kal-arge).

 

Debuting at No.52 last week, but this week moving up to No.41 (so new to the Top 50) is former Big Brother contestant Danielle with her debut single "Underneath the Radar". It's a cover of the Underworld track from 1988 which originally reached No.9 nationally.

Right behind Danielle at No.42 is the first and fourth single for James Blunt, "High". It was originally the first single released from his No.1 album "Back to Bedlam", but only made the Top 100, and now thanks to the album being a lot higher profile, Warner have re-released the track and this time it makes the Top 50.

 

Well I mentioned above that we have both new No.1 albums this week, and the new No.1 album this week is the third album from Christina Aguilera, "Back to Basics". Her debut self-titled album (2000) reached the Top 20, her second album "Stripped" reached the Top 10 (late 2002), and now she does better than before by debuting at the top of the charts with Gold status in it's first week.

It's the first time since November 2005 that a solo female artists has been at the top of the albums chart, that's when Madonna's "Confessions on a Dance Floor" was at No.1 for a single week. Since then no other females have been at the top of the album charts, with Something for Kate having a female member in their band being the closest. Also this year we've had another "Back to..." album at No.1, that being James Blunt's "Back to Bedlam".

With 6 of the Top 10 albums belonging to female this week, here are some other female stats that Christina has eclipsed. She is the 187th American Performed Album to hit No.1 on the albums chart, the 106th American Artist to top the charts, the 65th Female to the No.1 spot, and the 24th American Female to be at No.1. It's also our 528th No.1 album in Australia.

Behind Christina at No.2 is Pink's "I'm Not Dead" album, which this week hit's it's highest peak.

 

 

Here is a list of the No.1 songs this week on the Australian charts for the past 66 years...

 

2006 - Sexyback - Justin Timberlake (1st week)

2005 - Ghetto Gospel - 2Pac feat Elton John (1 week only)

2004 - When the War is Over - Cosima (2nd of 2 weeks)

2003 - Where is the Love - Black Eyed Peas feat Justin Timberlake (1st of 4 weeks)

2002 - Complicated - Avril Lavigne (1st of 6 weeks)

2001 - Hanging By a Moment - Lifehouse (3rd of 5 weeks)

2000 - I'm Outta Love - Anastacia (5th of 5 weeks)

1999 - Last Kiss - Pearl Jam (5th of 7 weeks)

1998 - Iris - Goo Goo Dolls (4th of 5 weeks)

1997 - I'll Be Missing You - Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat 112 (4th of 5 weeks)

1996 - Because You Loved Me / The Power of the Dream - Celine Dion (2nd of 3 weeks) 10 YEARS AGO

1995 - Insensitive - Jann Arden (1 week only)

1994 - I Swear - All-4-One (2nd of 5 weeks)

1993 - Can't Help Falling in Love - UB40 (7th of 7 weeks)

1992 - Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life) - Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman (2nd of 6 weeks)

1991 - (Everything I Do) I Do it for You - Bryan Adams (4th of 11 weeks)

1990 - U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer (5th of 5 weeks)

1989 - If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red (1st of 3 weeks)

1988 - Perfect - Fairground Attraction (1st of 4 weeks)

1987 - Locomotion - Kylie Minogue (3rd of 7 weeks)

1986 - Papa Don't Preach - Madonna (3rd of 6 weeks) 20 YEARS AGO

1985 - We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome) - Tina Turner (1st of 3 weeks)

1984 - When Doves Cry - Prince (1 week only)

1983 - Flashdance...What a Feeling (6th of 7 weeks) Return to the Top

1982 - Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant (2nd of 2 weeks)

1981 - Dev-O Live (EP) - Devo (2nd of 2 weeks)

1980 - Moscow - Genghis Khan (1st of 6 weeks)

1979 - Some Girls - Racey (4th of 4 weeks)

1978 - You're the One That I Want - Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta (3rd of 9 weeks) Return to the Top

1977 - I Go To Rio - Peter Allen (3rd of 5 weeks)

1976 - S-S-S-Single Bed - Fox (3rd of 3 weeks) 30 YEARS AGO

1975 - Fox on the Run - The Sweet (3rd of 6 weeks)

1974 - Evie - Stevie Wright (2nd of 6 weeks)

1973 - Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy (2nd of 5 weeks)

1972 - Puppy Love - Donny Osmond (5th of 6 weeks)

1971 - Eagle Rock / Bom Bom - Daddy Cool (9th of 10 weeks)

1970 - Up Around the Bend / Run Through the Jungle - Creedence Clearwater Revival (6th of 6 weeks)

1969 - In the Ghetto - Elvis Presley (3rd of 4 weeks)

1968 - The Orange and the Green / (The Puppet Song) Whiskey on a Sunday - The Irish Rovers (3rd of 3 weeks)

1967 - All You Need is Love / Baby, You're a Rich Man - The Beatles (4th of 5 weeks)

1966 - Easyfever (EP) - The Easybeat (1st of 2 weeks) 40 YEARS AGO

1965 - Help! / I'm Down - The Beatles (2nd of 8 weeks)

1964 - A Hard Days Night / Things We Said Today - The Beatles (5th of 6 weeks)

1963 - 55 Days at Peking - Rob E.G. (2nd of 4 weeks)

1962 - Roses are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton (2nd of 4 weeks)

1961 - I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door - Eddie Hodges (3rd of 7 weeks)

1960 - Clap Your Hands - The Beau-Marks (1st of 4 weeks)

1959 - The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton (4th of 6 weeks)

1958 - Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley (4th of 5 weeks)

1957 - A White Sports Coat (and a Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins (2nd of 4 weeks)

1956 - Moonglow and Love Theme (from Picnic) - Morris Stoloff (1 week only) 50 YEARS AGO

1955 - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets (1st of 6 weeks)

1954 - The Happy Wanderer - Frank Weir / The Obenkirchen Children's Choir (4th of 8 weeks)

1953 - Song from Moulin Rouge (Where is Your Heart) - Percy Faith (1st of 6 weeks)

1952 - Ay-Round the Corner - The Weavers / Les Welch (1st of 4 weeks)

1951 - My Heart Cries for You - Guy Mitchell (3rd of 4 weeks)

1950 - My Foolish Heart - Gordon Jenkins / Joe Loss (2nd of 4 weeks)

1949 - Far Away Places - Bing Crosby (1st of 5 weeks)

1948 - Near You - Andrews Sisters (4th of 4 Months)

1947 - They Say Wonderful Things - Bing Crosby / Perry Como (2nd of 2 Months)

1946 - On the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe - Bing Crosby / Judy Garland (1st of 2 Months) 60 YEARS AGO

1945 - I'll Be Seeing You - Bing Crosby (1 Month only)

1944 - Happy in Love - Dinah Shore / Glenn Miller (1 Month only)

1943 - White Christmas - Bing Crosby (3rd of 5 Months)

1942 - (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn (2nd of 3 Months)

1941 - A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square - Vera Lynn (4th of 4 Months)

1940 - Till the Lights of London Shine Again - Joe Loss (1st of 3 Months)

 

Thanks to Gavin Ryan

 

 

Pleasing to see The Veronicas leap into the top 20, I hope they can get higher!