I must admit I'm feeling very cynical about Iggy's resurgence - her home country ignores three singles and only jumps on board once the US does? I really hate Australia sometimes.

 

I think it's understandable. She's made her name from going to the US as a teenager and imitating channeling everything about Southern US rap to the extent where there's nothing about her performance persona that would make it easy for people to believe she is actually Australian until she speaks (except a few specific lyrics here and there). I could see why that wouldn't exactly foster much homeland support from the off (no disrespect to her by the way). More importantly though, it's probably down to awareness - I'm not sure but I don't think she did much promotion in Australia for the other singles? Anyway, now she's blown up so much globally that the Aussies don't have much choice but to jump on the Iggy train.

I think it's understandable. She's made her name from going to the US as a teenager and imitating channeling everything about Southern US rap to the extent where there's nothing about her performance persona that would make it easy for people to believe she is actually Australian until she speaks (except a few specific lyrics here and there). I could see why that wouldn't exactly foster much homeland support from the off (no disrespect to her by the way). More importantly though, it's probably down to awareness - I'm not sure but I don't think she did much promotion in Australia for the other singles? Anyway, now she's blown up so much globally that the Aussies don't have much choice but to jump on the Iggy train.

I guess it just annoys me that Australia finally produce a global star and they had to be told by the rest of the world to care about her :drama: You just don't get that sort of thing anywhere else, I'm sure even Lorde was successful in New Zealand before anywhere else.

 

That said I do agree she's not exactly a very "Australian" star but still, it's not as if people like Jessie J were ever definitively British.

My point wasn't that she may be offputting for not being definitively Australian, it was that her success has come from her immersing herself in the Southern US rap world and adopting the associated accent and performance style, which could understandably be seen as contrived IMO. Lorde, Jessie J and others generally appear more neutral (geographically) and anyway, their success is much more homegrown which would lend itself to home support and people feeling some form of ownership over them. Iggy also didn't focus on the Australian market with promotion which wouldn't have helped when there may have already been a perception of her being somewhat false.

Absolutely love that Que Sera song, just thought I'd say. Such a joyous, singalong anthem even if it is a bit cheesy.

 

Top Singles - 09/06/2014

TW (LW) WC ARTIST - TITLE

 

01 (01) 05 Justice Crew - Que sera

02 (05) 04 Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong

03 (02) 06 Milky Chance - Stolen Dance

04 (03) 05 Mr Probz - Waves

05 (06) 13 Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX - Fancy

06 (04) 12 Sia - Chandelier

07 (08) 06 Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem

08 (09) 06 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

09 (07) 07 ZHU - Faded

10 (10) 11 Sheppard - Geronimo

 

11 (16) 03 Dami Im - Super Love

12 (11) 06 Ed Sheeran - Sing

13 (21) 02 Sigma - Nobody To Love

14 (12) 07 David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy - Bad

15 (13) 06 DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down For What

16 (14) 07 Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg - Wiggle

17 (22) 03 Tove Lo feat. Hippie Sabotage - Stay High

18 (15) 14 Coldplay - Magic

19 (27) 08 Illy feat. Scarlett Stevens - Tightrope

20 (17) 09 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

 

21 (24) 22 Idina Menzel - Let It Go

22 (37) 02 Nicki Minaj - Pills N Potions

23 (19) 26 Pharrell Williams - Happy

24 (20) 16 Peking Duk - High

25 (26) 12 Calvin Harris - Summer

26 (18) 05 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars

27 (25) 10 Justin Timberlake - Not A Bad Thing

28 (31) 03 Kiesza - Hideaway

29 (28) 08 Katy Perry - Birthday

30 (30) 15 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

 

31 (29) 12 Route 94 feat. Jess Glynne - My Love

32 (32) 08 Samantha Jade - Up!

33 (39) 04 5 Seconds Of Summer - Don't Stop

34 (NE) 01 The Collective [AU] - Burn The Bright Lights

35 (RE) 02 Keith Urban - Shame

36 (38) 17 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

37 (NE) 01 Angus & Julia Stone - Heart Beats Slow

38 (40) 30 John Legend - All Of Me

39 (33) 07 OneRepublic - Love Runs Out

40 (42) 09 360 feat. Pez - Live It Up

 

41 (44) 18 Sara Bareilles - Brave

42 (36) 12 Zendaya - Replay

43 (NE) 01 will.i.am & Cody Wise - It's My Birthday

44 (34) 02 Emeli Sandé - Clown

45 (46) 05 Michael Jackson - Love Never Felt So Good

46 (43) 06 Pharrell Williams - Marilyn Monroe

47 (NE) 01 Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts

48 (50) 08 Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez - Do You Want To Build A Snowman?

49 (NE) 01 The Vamps - Somebody To You

50 (NE) 01 Lana Del Rey - Shades Of Cool

 

 

Top Singles - 16/06/2014

TW (LW) WC ARTIST - TITLE

 

01 (01) 06 Justice Crew - Que Sera

02 (02) 06 Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong?

03 (04) 07 Mr. Probz - Waves

04 (03) 08 Milky Chance - Stolen Dance

05 (08) 07 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

06 (10) 12 Sheppard - Geronimo

07 (05) 14 Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX - Fancy

08 (06) 13 Sia - Chandelier

09 (07) 07 Ariana Grande Feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem

10 (09) 08 ZHU - Faded

 

11 (13) 03 Sigma - Nobody To Love

12 (17) 06 Tove Lo - Stay High (Habits Remix)

13 (15) 16 DJ Snake Feat. Lil Jon - Turn Down For What

14 (11) 04 Dami Im - Super Love

15 (12) 07 Ed Sheeran - Sing

16 (14) 08 David Guetta & Showtek Feat. Vassy - Bad

17 (16) 08 Jason Derülo Feat. Snoop Dogg - Wiggle

18 (19) 12 Illy Feat. Scarlett Stevens - Tightrope

19 (NE) 01 360 Feat. Gossling - Price Of Fame

20 (22) 03 Nicki Minaj - Pills N Potions

 

21 (21) 24 Idina Menzel - Let It Go

22 (23) 27 Pharrell Williams - Happy

23 (49) 02 The Vamps - Somebody To You

24 (18) 15 Coldplay - Magic

25 (28) 06 Kiesza - Hideaway

26 (24) 17 Peking Duk Feat. Nicole Millar - High

27 (20) 10 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

28 (65) 02 The Madden Brothers - We Are Done

29 (27) 12 Justin Timberlake - Not A Bad Thing

30 (25) 13 Calvin Harris - Summer

 

31 (29) 09 Katy Perry - Birthday

32 (33) 05 5 Seconds Of Summer - Don't Stop

33 (26) 06 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars

34 (30) 16 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

35 (NE) 01 Lana Del Rey - Brooklyn Baby

36 (57) 02 Sia - Eye Of The Needle

37 (40) 10 360 Feat. Pez - Live It Up

38 (38) 31 John Legend - All Of Me

39 (51) 04 Austin Mahone Feat. Pitbull - Mmm Yeah

40 (36) 19 Clean Bandit Feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

 

Top Albums

TW (LW) WC ARTIST - TITLE

 

01 (NE) 01 The Amity Affliction - Let The Ocean Take Me

02 (NE) 01 Passenger - Whispers

03 (NE) 01 Jack White - Lazaretto

04 (01) 04 Coldplay - Ghost Stories

05 (02) 24 Soundtrack - Frozen

06 (32) 37 Lorde - Pure Heroine

07 (14) 40 Arctic Monkeys - AM

08 (NE) 01 Miranda Lambert - Platinum

09 (NE) 01 First Aid Kit - Stay Gold

10 (03) 03 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

 

11 (33) 03 Soundtrack - The Fault In Our Stars: Music From The Motion Picture

12 (NE) 01 Glass Animals - Zaba

13 (09) 94 INXS - The Very Best

14 (05) 05 Michael Jackson - Xscape

15 (08) 33 James Blunt - Moon Landing

16 (RE) 05 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

17 (37) 38 Jason Derülo - Tattoos

18 (07) 07 Iggy Azalea - The New Classic

19 (97) 18 The John Butler Trio - Flesh & Blood

20 (13) 33 Katy Perry - Prism

 

21 (20) 06 The Angels - 40 Years Of Rock - Vol. 1: 40 Greatest Studio Hits

22 (06) 39 Keith Urban - Fuse

23 (RE) 29 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

24 (RE) 40 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

25 (10) 05 The Black Keys - Turn Blue

26 (04) 44 Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Days

27 (12) 09 Chet Faker - Built On Glass

28 (47) 07 The Vamps - Meet The Vamps

29 (NE) 01 Remi - Raw x Infinity

30 (RE) 48 The Eagles - The Complete Greatest Hits

 

31 (19) 15 Pharrell Williams - G I R L

32 (15) 08 ZHU - The Nightday EP

33 (26) 04 The Angels - Greatest Hits

34 (18) 44 Rüfüs - Atlas

35 (35) 174 The Eagles - The Very Best Of The Eagles

36 (66) 32 Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2

37 (65) 26 One Direction - Midnight Memories

38 (30) 43 Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream

39 (25) 06 Lily Allen - Sheezus

40 (28) 66 Imagine Dragons - Night Visions

Anyone know why Ellie was as high as #4 in the albums last week? I assume random promo etc, but nice for her to get some sales (and a new peak).

 

Really surprised Passenger missed #1, though it may be because I used to think he was Australian :kink:

Anyone know why Ellie was as high as #4 in the albums last week? I assume random promo etc, but nice for her to get some sales (and a new peak).

 

Seems she's been touring there over the last few weeks and did some TV promo.

^ Ellie also had the iTunes album of the week, and sales are really low at the moment, so easy for her to get right amongst it. Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, Jason Derulo & John Butler Trio also had a similar discount promotion on iTunes on the weekend to explain this week's chart.

 

Best thing about this week's chart is that Illy's biggest hits now have peaks of #18, #38, #48 & #58. Need a new #1 single soooo badly though :manson:

Top Singles - 23/06/2014

TW (LW) WC ARTIST - TITLE

 

01 (01) 07 Justice Crew - Que Sera

02 (02) 07 Nico & Vinz - Am I Wrong?

03 (32) 06 5 Seconds Of Summer - Don't Stop

04 (03) 08 Mr. Probz - Waves

05 (12) 07 Tove Lo - Stay High (Habits Remix)

06 (04) 09 Milky Chance - Stolen Dance

07 (06) 13 Sheppard - Geronimo

08 (05) 08 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

09 (07) 15 Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX - Fancy

10 (08) 14 Sia - Chandelier

 

11 (10) 09 ZHU - Faded

12 (09) 08 Ariana Grande Feat. Iggy Azalea - Problem

13 (11) 04 Sigma - Nobody To Love

14 (20) 04 Nicki Minaj - Pills N Potions

15 (23) 03 The Vamps - Somebody To You

16 (28) 03 The Madden Brothers - We Are Done

17 (14) 05 Dami Im - Super Love

18 (15) 08 Ed Sheeran - Sing

19 (13) 17 DJ Snake Feat. Lil Jon - Turn Down For What

20 (18) 13 Illy Feat. Scarlett Stevens - Tightrope

 

21 (16) 09 David Guetta & Showtek Feat. Vassy - Bad

22 (19) 02 360 Feat. Gossling - Price Of Fame

23 (17) 09 Jason Derülo Feat. Snoop Dogg - Wiggle

24 (33) 07 Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars

25 (25) 07 Kiesza - Hideaway

26 (21) 25 Idina Menzel - Let It Go

27 (NE) 01 Bonnie Anderson - Blackout

28 (22) 28 Pharrell Williams - Happy

29 (26) 18 Peking Duk Feat. Nicole Millar - High

30 (24) 16 Coldplay - Magic

 

31 (38) 32 John Legend - All Of Me

32 (39) 05 Austin Mahone Feat. Pitbull - Mmm Yeah

33 (29) 13 Justin Timberlake - Not A Bad Thing

34 (27) 11 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

35 (31) 10 Katy Perry - Birthday

36 (30) 14 Calvin Harris - Summer

37 (34) 17 5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect

38 (37) 11 360 Feat. Pez - Live It Up

39 (42) 09 OneRepublic - Love Runs Out

40 (62) 30 A Great Big World Feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something

 

Top Albums

TW (LW) WC ARTIST - TITLE

 

01 (NE) 01 Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence

02 (NE) 01 360 - Utopia

03 (NE) 01 Linkin Park - The Hunting Party

04 (04) 05 Coldplay - Ghost Stories

05 (03) 02 Jack White - Lazaretto

06 (05) 25 Soundtrack - Frozen

07 (01) 02 The Amity Affliction - Let The Ocean Take Me

08 (20) 34 Katy Perry - Prism

09 (02) 02 Passenger - Whispers

10 (22) 40 Keith Urban - Fuse

 

11 (NE) 01 Kasabian - 48:13

12 (NE) 01 deadmau5 - While (1<2)

13 (10) 04 Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

14 (11) 04 Soundtrack - The Fault In Our Stars: Music From The Motion Picture

15 (09) 02 First Aid Kit - Stay Gold

16 (13) 95 INXS - The Very Best

17 (34) 45 Rüfüs - Atlas

18 (NE) 01 Tiësto - A Town Called Paradise

19 (18) 08 Iggy Azalea - The New Classic

20 (27) 10 Chet Faker - Built On Glass

 

21 (14) 06 Michael Jackson - Xscape

22 (07) 41 Arctic Monkeys - AM

23 (25) 06 The Black Keys - Turn Blue

24 (32) 09 ZHU - The Nightday EP

25 (06) 38 Lorde - Pure Heroine

26 (56) 56 Bastille - Bad Blood

27 (31) 16 Pharrell Williams - G I R L

28 (47) 40 Avicii - True

29 (40) 67 Imagine Dragons - Night Visions

30 (15) 34 James Blunt - Moon Landing

 

31 (12) 02 Glass Animals - Zaba

32 (21) 07 The Angels - 40 Years Of Rock - Vol. 1: 40 Greatest Studio Hits

33 (71) 116 Queen - Greatest Hits

34 (39) 07 Lily Allen - Sheezus

35 (35) 175 The Eagles - The Very Best Of The Eagles

36 (45) 41 London Grammar - If You Wait

37 (38) 44 Boy & Bear - Harlequin Dream

38 (16) 06 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

39 (63) 142 Ed Sheeran - +

40 (44) 10 Russell Morris - Van Diemen's Land

Notably, Don't Stop was #28 on the digital tracks chart; the multi versions/EP/physicals made a difference of 25 places!

It's funny to see 'Que Sera' end up being such a long-running hit. The song and group are so far entirely localised but given Australia's history as a worldwide hit predictor, I wonder if there are international possibilities for this song.

Given how it's gone here, they'll need A LOT of ads licenced & promo spots :P

 

It's good to see Jack White & First Aid Kit have respectable 2nd week drops, considering they've gotten ridiculous lately.

Given how it's gone here, they'll need A LOT of ads licenced & promo spots :P

Do they intend to release an album any time soon? They haven't had one since 2011, so they are reminding me of The Wanted with their current strategy (I mean even 'Boom Boom' has no album?) :lol: It is at least nice to see Australians controlling the top, but from what I've heard their music is rather awful :P

Amazing for Nicki Minaj at #14! This could be a sleeper hit for her worldwide, it's starting to creep up in many countries now.

Amazing for Nicki Minaj at #14! This could be a sleeper hit for her worldwide, it's starting to creep up in many countries now.

That's what I hope, but I don't think there's any salvaging it in the UK or US :(

That's what I hope, but I don't think there's any salvaging it in the UK or US :(

 

It jumped up to #24 this week on Billboard (new peak), and it's radio airplay is increasing slowly but surely. I don't think it will climb back up in the UK though, but it might hang around the lower end of the chart for a while.

 

Hopefully in Australia it might go top 10! It's already her fourth highest peaker in AUS (after Starships at #2, Super Bass at #6 and Pound The Alarm at #10). I'm holding out hope that it beats PTA, but I can't see it going higher than around #7-8.

I think she will need to do some promo tbh. Why hasn't she done any performances? Nobody seems to want to promote their music anymore, but Nicki really needs to.

Do they intend to release an album any time soon? They haven't had one since 2011, so they are reminding me of The Wanted with their current strategy (I mean even 'Boom Boom' has no album?) :lol: It is at least nice to see Australians controlling the top, but from what I've heard their music is rather awful :P

 

The ONLY song I like from Justice Crew is Everybody. All their other songs are bloody awful, especially that f***ing Best Night and Que Sera. Que Sera is easily one of the worst songs I've heard not only this year but in the last five years. The fact that that song is number 1 for a while really puzzles me.

 

Then again, Australia also has Ricki-Lee and she makes such generic, terrible songs. Raining Diamonds was alright though and Come and Get In Trouble With Me was okay until she acted really extra and desperate in the music video.

Edited June 22, 201411 yr by buzz_person

Do they intend to release an album any time soon? They haven't had one since 2011, so they are reminding me of The Wanted with their current strategy (I mean even 'Boom Boom' has no album?) :lol: It is at least nice to see Australians controlling the top, but from what I've heard their music is rather awful :P

I think Sony are just notoriously dodgy with how they promote their artists; they seem incredibly reluctant to put out albums if there's even the slightest chance it might bomb, so I think Guy Sebastian & Jess Mauboy are the only ones who can get away with actually putting one out. They're especially bad with X Factor contestants, after 5 seasons, only 1 winner has put out a non-covers album. Last year's runner up has one out next month, but no news on the winner!

 

That said, I can see Justice Crew finally putting out an album, but only under the grounds that their next single is a big hit, and it's in time for X Factor plugging. So much wasted promo so far but I could see them charting really high with how sales are :puke2: