What is interesting in singles charts now is that a lot of the singles in the Top 50 has been certified something (very impressive as the sales/streams ratios are higher than UK, Italy, France and NZ). I don't think ARIA will raise their singles threshold like NZ did for now, but it might be possible within the next year.

Edited August 7, 20168 yr by buzz_person

It's interesting because it's a matter of whether the problem is that there are too many certifications on the chart or too many outright. Because if you look back at the chart 3 years ago, there are slightly less certified singles in the top 50, but that's back when you had the #1 single selling 35,000-45,000 a week. Obviously the current effect is due to streaming keeping out non-hits from the top 50. If anything I hope they consider lowering the requirement for albums, because platinum is barely within reach in this climate.

15/08/2016

 

Singles

 

01 02 02 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 01 03 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

03 NE 01 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

04 03 05 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

05 19 08 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

06 04 10 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

07 11 04 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

08 07 09 Anne-Marie - Alarm

09 05 19 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

10 06 15 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

11 08 14 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

12 09 14 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

13 16 12 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

14 13 13 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

15 10 09 Usher - Crash

16 15 04 Katy Perry - Rise

17 53 04 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

18 23 10 MØ - Final Song

19 17 24 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

20 20 16 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

21 12 14 Ariana Grande - Into You

22 27 05 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

23 18 09 The Veronicas - In My Blood

24 21 14 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

25 22 10 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

26 14 11 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

27 25 19 Desiigner - Panda

28 31 24 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

29 37 16 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

30 28 32 Sia - Cheap Thrills

31 29 14 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

32 24 05 DJ Mustard Feat. Nicki Minaj & Jeremih - Don't Hurt Me

33 36 25 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

34 35 20 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

35 32 11 Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)

36 45 12 Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness

37 33 18 Little Mix - Hair

38 39 30 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

39 72 03 Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini

40 38 17 P!nk - Just Like Fire

41 34 04 Snakehips Feat. Zayn - Cruel

42 30 07 Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell

43 26 02 Kenny Chesney Feat. P!nk - Setting The World On Fire

44 40 04 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Xperience - Brad Pitt's Cousin

45 44 15 Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam - Sex

46 42 24 Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

47 43 16 Topic Feat. Nico Santos - Home

48 41 17 Galantis - No Money

49 46 27 Hilltop Hoods Feat. Montaigne, Tom Thum - 1955

50 48 16 Rihanna - Needed Me

 

52 (NE) Tove Lo - Cool Girl

58 (NE) Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

64 (NE) Panic! At The Disco - Bohemian Rhapsody

66 (NE) DNCE - Toothbrush

69 (NE) Kehlani - Gangsta

74 (NE) Ta-ku & Wafia - Love Somebody

83 (RE) Grace Feat. G-Eazy - You Don't Own Me

86 (NE) Banks - Gemini Feed

90 (NE) Sticky Fingers - Our Town

93 (RE) Eminem - Without Me

100 (NE) Mark E. Bassy - Groovy People EP

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

02 NE 01 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

03 01 03 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

04 NE 01 Montaigne - Glorious Heights

05 03 38 Adele - 25

06 11 24 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made

07 NE 01 Skillet - Unleashed

08 10 14 Keith Urban - Ripcord

09 NE 01 Elvis Presley - Way Down In The Jungle Room

10 NE 01 DJ Snake - Encore

11 08 06 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

12 09 16 Beyoncé - Lemonade

13 NE 01 Dustin Tebbutt - First Light

14 07 05 The Avalanches - Wildflower

15 15 15 Drake - Views

16 13 08 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

17 12 11 Flume - Skin

18 27 33 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood

19 16 13 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

20 22 44 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

21 14 06 Blink-182 - California

22 20 09 Play School - 50 Best Songs

23 02 02 Gang Of Youths - Let Me Be Clear

24 05 02 Alfie Arcuri - Zenith

25 24 48 Disturbed - Immortalized

26 25 11 The Wiggles - The Best Of

27 NE 01 Play School - Famous Friends (Celebrating 50 Years)

28 17 235 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

29 33 25 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

30 NE 01 Storm The Sky - Sin Will Find You

31 28 36 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

32 32 14 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

33 21 04 Peter Garrett - A Version Of Now

34 RE 92 Eminem - The Eminem Show

35 37 10 Jimmy Barnes - Soul Searchin'

36 NE 01 Jack Carty - Home State

37 31 199 Queen - Greatest Hits

38 NE 01 Dinosaur Jr. - Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not

39 23 94 Taylor Swift - 1989

40 30 37 Little Mix - Get Weird

41 NE 01 Alan Jackson - Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story

42 29 06 Hillsong United - Of Dirt And Grace - Live From The Land

43 93 29 Selena Gomez - Revival

44 41 112 Ed Sheeran - x

45 NE 01 Alex Lloyd - Acoustica

46 64 49 Halsey - Badlands

47 39 83 Meghan Trainor - Title

48 RE 65 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

49 42 12 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

50 RE 64 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist

 

There was a bit of a battle this week. "Cold Water" was #1 on streaming but only #3 digitally. Meanwhile DJ Snake's new entry was #1 on sales but only #4 on streaming. Despite being respectable combined positions, it wasn't enough this week and instead it was The Chainsmokers who were #2 digital and #2 streaming that take it, much to my chagrin. Also just like with the start of "Cold Water"'s reign, "Closer" now comes packed with an iTunes discount and front page promotion, as if they weren't sure it would be #1 this week, so it will almost certainly be #1 next week. Elsewhere, twenty one pilots & Jonas Blue get their 2nd top 10 hits this week, with the former being one of many big movers from the Suicide Squad soundtrack. Also of note there is the mega-collab "Sucker For Pain", which interestingly enough gives Lil Wayne his first ever top 20 hit as a lead artist, or as much of a lead artist you can be on a song like this. Similar dividends for "Purple Lamborghini" which gives Rick Ross his first top 50 entry. We at last lose "7 Years" from the top 50, which I suspect is still the highest selling song of the year, though "One Dance" is gradually catching up.

 

On the album chart, we have the Suicide Squad soundtrack at #1, which is perhaps fitting considering about half of the tracklisting is on the singles chart this week. It's the first film soundtrack to go to #1 since "Fifty Shades Of Grey" early last year. In doing so, it keeps Bernard Fanning to a peak of #2, which is the first time he's missed the #1 spot in quite a long time. Anyone in Australia would recognise him as the lead singer of Powderfinger, a band who despite being virtually unknown elsewhere in the world, were absolutely massive during the '90s & '00s here. To put that into perspective, in the last 25 years, I believe only P!nk & Celine Dion have sold more albums than them, and they also lay claim to 5 #1 albums, while Bernard himself also hit #1 with his first two solo albums. Also debuting in the top 10 this week we have local singer Montaigne with her debut album, we have relative veterans Skillet who are only just hitting the top 50 for the first time, we have Elvis Presley who is hitting the top 10 for the 22nd time, and DJ Snake just sneaking in with his first album. Next week will very likely see metalcore stalwarts The Amity Affliction picking up their 3rd #1 album.

22/08/2016

 

Singles

 

01 01 03 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 03 02 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

03 02 04 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

04 05 09 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

05 04 06 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

06 07 05 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

07 06 11 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

08 08 10 Anne-Marie - Alarm

09 58 02 Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

10 10 16 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

11 09 20 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

12 17 05 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

13 11 15 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

14 22 06 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

15 13 13 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

16 12 15 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

17 18 11 MØ - Final Song

18 14 14 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

19 19 25 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

20 15 10 Usher - Crash

21 21 15 Ariana Grande - Into You

22 23 10 The Veronicas - In My Blood

23 20 17 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

24 16 05 Katy Perry - Rise

25 29 17 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

26 26 12 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

27 28 25 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

28 24 15 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

29 25 11 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

30 30 33 Sia - Cheap Thrills

31 27 20 Desiigner - Panda

32 52 02 Tove Lo - Cool Girl

33 56 03 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

34 34 21 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

35 31 15 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

36 33 26 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

37 37 19 Little Mix - Hair

38 41 05 Snakehips Feat. Zayn - Cruel

39 38 31 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

40 40 18 P!nk - Just Like Fire

41 66 02 DNCE - Toothbrush

42 35 12 Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)

43 39 04 Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini

44 32 06 DJ Mustard Feat. Nicki Minaj & Jeremih - Don't Hurt Me

45 36 13 Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness

46 46 25 Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

47 47 17 Topic Feat. Nico Santos - Home

48 42 08 Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell

49 48 18 Galantis - No Money

50 45 16 Cheat Codes Feat. Kris Kross Amsterdam - Sex

 

57 (NE) Florence + The Machine - Songs From Final Fantasy XV EP

61 (69) Kehlani - Gangsta

63 (71) Hailee Steinfeld - Starving

70 (NE) Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

72 (NE) OneRepublic - Kids

73 (93) Eminem - Without Me

81 (NE) Bon Jovi - This House Is Not For Sale

83 (NE) Green Day - Bang Bang

87 (RE) Eminem - Lose Yourself

97 (RE) Lukas Graham - Mama Said

98 (100) Mark E. Bassy - Groovy People EP

99 (NE) Galantis And East & Young - Make Me Feel

100 (NE) Big Scary - The Opposite Of Us

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak

02 01 02 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

03 03 04 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

04 02 02 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

05 05 39 Adele - 25

06 08 15 Keith Urban - Ripcord

07 20 45 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

08 11 07 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

09 12 17 Beyoncé - Lemonade

10 06 25 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made

11 29 26 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

12 25 49 Disturbed - Immortalized

13 NE 01 PartyNextDoor - PartyNextDoor 3 (P3)

14 17 12 Flume - Skin

15 19 14 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

16 16 09 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

17 04 02 Montaigne - Glorious Heights

18 22 10 Play School - 50 Best Songs

19 15 16 Drake - Views

20 21 07 Blink-182 - California

21 14 06 The Avalanches - Wildflower

22 26 12 The Wiggles - The Best Of

23 27 02 Play School - Famous Friends (Celebrating 50 Years)

24 18 34 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood

25 33 05 Peter Garrett - A Version Of Now

26 09 02 Elvis Presley - Way Down In The Jungle Room

27 31 37 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

28 34 93 Eminem - The Eminem Show

29 35 11 Jimmy Barnes - Soul Searchin'

30 39 95 Taylor Swift - 1989

31 28 236 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

32 13 02 Dustin Tebbutt - First Light

33 10 02 DJ Snake - Encore

34 42 07 Hillsong United - Of Dirt And Grace - Live From The Land

35 56 03 DJ Khaled - Major Key

36 46 50 Halsey - Badlands

37 24 03 Alfie Arcuri - Zenith

38 NE 01 Thy Art Is Murder, The Acacia Strain, Fit For An Autopsy - The Depression Sessions

39 32 15 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

40 NE 01 Michael Stein & Kyle Dixon - Stranger Things, Vol. 1

41 37 200 Queen - Greatest Hits

42 47 84 Meghan Trainor - Title

43 49 13 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

44 44 113 Ed Sheeran - x

45 52 17 Dami Im - Classic Carpenters

46 23 03 Gang Of Youths - Let Me Be Clear

47 55 249 Adele - 21

48 61 40 Justin Bieber - Purpose

49 40 38 Little Mix - Get Weird

50 87 19 Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby

 

I am doing this slightly earlier than usual because I've more free time right now. For a 2nd week we see "Closer" at #1. It's now #1 on sales and streaming, the former being bolstered by a $1.19 discount and top promotion on the front page, so it's likely the biggest sales week we've had in months. That will also continue next week as both those boosters remain in place so far anyway. DJ Snake is way behind but gets to #2; after "Where Are U Now" became Justin Bieber's equal highest charter a year ago, it's now no longer in his top 5. Being on an ad does very handy things for Betty Who as she enters the top 50 and top 10 for the first time ever, with her cover of "I Love You Always Forever". The original peaked at #2, being blocked by all-conquering "Macarena" and "Wannabe". It's enough to push "One Dance" out of the top 10 after 17 weeks in the top 10, which is the most this year, though it does pick up quadruple platinum status, indicating that it is perhaps only about 30K behind "7 Years", and may reach quintuple platinum first. After constant feature relegation, Tove Lo finally gets her 2nd lead artist top 50 entry this week, as does Martin Garrix, who hasn't been in the top 50 since "Animals". Similar case for DNCE who are possibly helped by a recent tour so it remains to be seen if "Toothbrush" can stick around. The real drought recovery this week though is Green Day, who missed the singles chart with all 3 of their 2012 albums, so this week are charting for the first time since "21 Guns" back in 2009.

 

Though described as obscure in Suedehead's UK Chart commentary this week, in their own country, The Amity Affliction are anything but. Their pairing of clean & unclean vocals has proven quite popular over the last decade here, so much so that they've also never changed the formula. After a slight surprise in blocking The xx from #1 in 2012, the top spot has been a given for them ever since, so "This Could Be Heartbreak" gives them a 3rd consecutive #1 album. The list of artists with 3 #1 albums this decade is an eclectic bunch that also includes P!nk, Justin Bieber, Michael Buble, Taylor Swift, One Direction, Hilltop Hoods, Keith Urban and Bring Me The Horizon. A relatively quiet week has the only other notably high debut from Drake co-signee PARTYNEXTDOOR at #13. I also want to note that children's TV program Play School has two albums climbing, as do The Wiggles. Assuming Frank Ocean doesn't release a proper album, next week may be a bit quiet so Suicide Squad could return to #1, unless it's stopped by new albums from local rapper Drapht, or country legend Dolly Parton.

Man, the original I Love You Always Forever got blocked by Macarena in the US as well!!! Crazy that it's been 20 years since the debut of Wannabe. I heard the Betty Who's version and I'm not a fan. Glad to see Cool Girl entering the Top 50. The newly released video this week should help the song climb higher, mainly by the audio streaming boost. Plus, it's continuously doing well on Spotify.

Edited August 21, 20168 yr by buzz_person

Yeah I'm not into the cover either. Her voice feels far too processed and takes away a lot of the charm in the song. Best I can say is at least it isn't tropical house.

29/08/2016

 

Singles

 

01 01 04 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 02 03 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

03 03 05 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

04 04 10 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

05 05 07 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

06 09 03 Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

07 06 06 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

08 12 06 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

09 08 11 Anne-Marie - Alarm

10 07 12 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

11 14 07 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

12 10 17 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

13 11 21 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

14 13 16 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

15 17 12 MØ - Final Song

16 15 14 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

17 18 15 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

18 16 16 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

19 19 26 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

20 20 11 Usher - Crash

21 21 16 Ariana Grande - Into You

22 22 11 The Veronicas - In My Blood

23 33 04 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

24 27 26 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

25 26 13 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

26 23 18 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

27 29 12 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

28 NE 01 Shawn Mendes - Mercy

29 25 18 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

30 28 16 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

31 30 34 Sia - Cheap Thrills

32 24 06 Katy Perry - Rise

33 63 05 Hailee Steinfeld - Starving

34 34 22 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

35 35 16 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

36 NE 01 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

37 32 03 Tove Lo - Cool Girl

38 36 27 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

39 37 20 Little Mix - Hair

40 31 21 Desiigner - Panda

41 38 06 Snakehips Feat. Zayn - Cruel

42 41 03 DNCE - Toothbrush

43 39 32 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

44 46 26 Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

45 70 02 Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

46 44 07 DJ Mustard Feat. Nicki Minaj & Jeremih - Don't Hurt Me

47 40 19 P!nk - Just Like Fire

48 42 13 Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)

49 43 05 Skrillex & Rick Ross - Purple Lamborghini

50 45 14 Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness

 

54 (NE) Cheat Codes, Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)

63 (72) OneRepublic - Kids

70 (NE) Metallica - Hardwired

71 (NE) Passenger - Anywhere

76 (NE) Frenship Feat. Emily Warren - Capsize

77 (NE) Kygo Feat. Julia Michaels - Carry Me

87 (RE) Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love

92 (98) Marc E. Bassy - Groovy People EP

98 (NE) Sofi Tukker - Drinkee

99 (NE) Mac Miller Feat. Anderson .Paak - Dang!

100 (RE) DJ Snake Feat. Bipolar Sunshine - Middle

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 Frank Ocean - Blonde

02 02 03 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

03 NE 01 Ball Park Music - Every Night The Same Dream

04 NE 01 Drapht - Seven Mirrors

05 01 02 The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak

06 NE 01 Roy & HG - This Sporting Life

07 03 05 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

08 05 40 Adele - 25

09 NE 01 Dolly Parton - Pure & Simple

10 04 03 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

11 07 46 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

12 12 50 Disturbed - Immortalized

13 06 16 Keith Urban - Ripcord

14 NE 01 John Williamson - His Favourite Collection

15 09 18 Beyoncé - Lemonade

16 08 08 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

17 52 329 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits

18 16 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

19 81 67 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

20 18 11 Play School - 50 Best Songs

21 22 13 The Wiggles - The Best Of

22 68 209 INXS - The Very Best

23 15 15 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

24 19 17 Drake - Views

25 27 38 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

26 21 07 The Avalanches - Wildflower

27 20 08 Blink-182 - California

28 14 13 Flume - Skin

29 NE 01 Sabaton - The Last Stand

30 RE 194 Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

31 NE 01 David Brent - Life On The Road

32 10 26 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - This Unruly Mess I've Made

33 23 03 Play School - Famous Friends (Celebrating 50 Years)

34 11 27 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

35 RE 55 David Bowie - Best Of Bowie

36 31 237 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

37 NE 01 Tory Lanez - I Told You

38 26 03 Elvis Presley - Way Down In The Jungle Room

39 NE 01 Lindsey Stirling - Brave Enough

40 36 51 Halsey - Badlands

41 82 11 The Temper Trap - Thick As Thieves

42 30 96 Taylor Swift - 1989

43 34 08 Hillsong United - Of Dirt And Grace - Live From The Land

44 NE 01 EDEN - i think you think too much of me

45 29 12 Jimmy Barnes - Soul Searchin'

46 17 03 Montaigne - Glorious Heights

47 47 250 Adele - 21

48 39 16 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

49 44 114 Ed Sheeran - x

50 41 201 Queen - Greatest Hits

 

Top 5 singles this week is a stalemate. "Closer" is #1 by a mile, last week I believe it recorded the biggest weekly total of the year so far, and I expect something similar for this chart. Things will dial back next week as it's full price on iTunes and not quite as visible on Top Tracks, but it's also recording record breaking streams so again, easy #1. "Sucker For Pain" hits the top 10 which is Lil Wayne's first time as lead artist, Imagine Dragons' 3rd time and Wiz Khalifa's 4th. All 4 of Wiz Khalifa's are from movie soundtracks as it turns out. Calum Scott's wave of terror hits Australia with rapid impact as he's currently #8 combined on iTunes, and still on the way up, this week he just sneaks into the top 50, something Robyn sadly hasn't done this century.

 

As it turned out, Frank Ocean did release a proper album last week, so unsurprisingly he debuts at #1. His previous album "Channel ORANGE" was a consistent seller since release, but only snuck into the top 10 at #9 for one week when iTunes had it as their album of the week. He's followed by some local debuts, firstly Ball Park Music with their 4th album in at #3. Their previous album peaked at #2 missing the top spot by about 50 copies. Right behind them is local rapper Drapht whose previous album peaked at #1, making him the first and still only (presumably until Illy's comes out) Australian solo rapper to have a #1 album. He hasn't had as much of a hit this time around and comes in at #4. Roy & HG's long running radio program "This Sporting Life" had a highlights package album out this week potentially for Father's Day around the corner so it may have some longevity, but for now is #6. Dolly Parton also returns to the top 10 2 years after "Blue Smoke" saw her at #7, this time slightly lower at #9. Next week there's a plethora of diverse debuts but I'm not sure who has #1 in their sights. Frank Ocean is still #1 on iTunes but with no physical it could go elsewhere. Potentially we'll see Britney Spears, Florida Georgia Line, Barbra Streisand, Glass Animals, Troy Cassar-Daley & Twelve Foot Ninja in the top 10.

05/09/2016

 

Singles

 

01 01 05 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 02 04 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

03 04 11 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

04 03 06 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

05 05 08 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

06 06 04 Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

07 08 07 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

08 23 05 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

09 07 07 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

10 45 03 Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

11 09 12 Anne-Marie - Alarm

12 15 13 MØ - Final Song

13 10 13 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

14 11 08 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

15 17 16 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

16 12 18 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

17 13 22 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

18 14 17 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

19 16 15 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

20 18 17 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

21 19 27 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

22 21 17 Ariana Grande - Into You

23 20 12 Usher - Crash

24 33 06 Hailee Steinfeld - Starving

25 22 12 The Veronicas - In My Blood

26 28 02 Shawn Mendes - Mercy

27 24 27 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

28 36 02 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

29 26 19 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

30 31 35 Sia - Cheap Thrills

31 27 13 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

32 37 04 Tove Lo - Cool Girl

33 25 14 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

34 30 17 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

35 29 19 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

36 RE 03 Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

37 34 23 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

38 35 17 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

39 32 07 Katy Perry - Rise

40 41 07 Snakehips Feat. Zayn - Cruel

41 38 28 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

42 40 22 Desiigner - Panda

43 RE 05 Britney Spears Feat. G-Eazy - Make Me...

44 39 21 Little Mix - Hair

45 42 04 DNCE - Toothbrush

46 51 19 Rihanna - Needed Me

47 43 33 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

48 47 20 P!nk - Just Like Fire

49 44 27 Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

50 48 14 Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)

 

51 (71) Passenger - Anywhere

53 (54) Cheat Codes & Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)

68 (76) Frenship Feat. Emily Warren - Capsize

70 (92) Marc E Bassy - Groovy People EP

83 (NE) Tory Lanez - Luv

86 (NE) Stan Walker - You Never Know

92 (RE) Beyonce - Hold Up

99 (NE) Kasey Chambers - Ain't No Little Girl EP

100 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (99 WI)

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

02 02 04 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

03 01 02 Frank Ocean - Blonde

04 NE 01 Britney Spears - Glory

05 NE 01 Troy Cassar-Daley - Things I Carry Around

06 NE 01 Twelve Foot Ninja - Outlier

07 NE 01 Florida Georgia Line - Dig Your Roots

08 06 02 Roy & HG - This Sporting Life

09 07 06 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

10 08 41 Adele - 25

11 NE 01 Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being

12 15 19 Beyoncé - Lemonade

13 14 02 John Williamson - His Favourite Collection

14 05 03 The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak

15 09 02 Dolly Parton - Pure & Simple

16 13 17 Keith Urban - Ripcord

17 10 04 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

18 11 47 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

19 12 51 Disturbed - Immortalized

20 17 330 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits

21 NE 01 Ol' 55 - Time To Rock'N'Roll: The Anthology

22 NE 01 The Delta Riggs - Active Galactic

23 18 11 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

24 04 02 Drapht - Seven Mirrors

25 NE 01 De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody

26 16 09 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

27 25 39 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

28 21 14 The Wiggles - The Best Of

29 23 16 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

30 20 12 Play School - 50 Best Songs

31 26 08 The Avalanches - Wildflower

32 24 18 Drake - Views

33 28 14 Flume - Skin

34 03 02 Ball Park Music - Every Night The Same Dream

35 NE 01 Vince Staples - Prima Donna

36 27 09 Blink-182 - California

37 33 04 Play School - Famous Friends (Celebrating 50 Years)

38 36 238 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

39 34 28 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

40 19 68 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

41 49 115 Ed Sheeran - x

42 45 13 Jimmy Barnes - Soul Searchin'

43 40 52 Halsey - Badlands

44 42 97 Taylor Swift - 1989

45 57 155 Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction

46 43 09 Hillsong United - Of Dirt And Grace - Live From The Land

47 48 17 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

48 50 202 Queen - Greatest Hits

49 47 251 Adele - 21

50 NE 01 The Viper Creek Band - Just Press Play

 

"Closer" is easily #1 yet again, with the VMAs providing an additional boost to keep its very high sales afloat. Hard to see this changing next week as it refuses to budge and is still climbing on streaming. To note, Martin Garrix gets his first ever top 10 with "In The Name Of Love", which was helped by being top of iTunes Top Tracks last week so this may be its peak. Calum Scott also reaches the top 10 which is something Robyn sadly has never done. Passenger feels the crunch of streaming as "Anywhere"'s #23 digital placing is not enough to crack the top 50. Meanwhile Rihanna's "Needed Me" has been in the top 60 for many months despite never getting that high digitally. It's at a new peak of #46 thanks to the VMAs too.

 

Barbra Streisand's "Encore" is her 3rd #1 album ever, and second this decade after 2014's "Partners". That album blocked alt-J from #1 but this one has done no such thing as this week's #2 has already hit #1. There are 4 other top 10 debuts back to back after this. Firstly Britney Spears' return to the top 10 after the underperformance of "Britney Jean". Unlike in the UK, Britney has had a #1 album before just once with "Femme Fetale" in 2011, incidentally blocking Radiohead who assume the role here of having so many #2 albums. Local country artist Troy Cassar-Daley lands at #5 to give him his 4th top 10 album, all of which have been this decade despite the fact that he has been charting since the '90s. Local metal band Twelve Foot Ninja have their first ever top 50 album this week, all the way up at #6 even. Lastly there's US country duo Florida Georgia Line who reach a new chart height of #7 after their previous best of #20 with their last album. Also to note is Glass Animals who are unlucky to be caught out in a competitive week. Despite being from the UK, they are arguably more popular in Australia, where their first album peaked at #12, and now their new album goes just slightly better with a #11 debut. Next week we will see if A Day To Remember can grab their first ever #1 as they lead on iTunes currently.

I often feel like Robyn was really robbed of a hit with Dancing on My Own. I really loved her Body Talk era and was such a shame that it was overlooked commercially in Australia. Do It Again (with Royksopp) is another example of this. I don't even like the Calum Scott version to begin with. VMA really did help Chainsmokers here and I agree that it will stay there a bit longer. They are at the top convincingly with both sales and streams. Nice to see Britney charting high with her album. She wasn't even that close to beating Barbra in sales though.

 

I also heard that Take 40 had their last ever show this week, after 32 years on air. Truly an end of an era. Although I have to admit, I only listened to it a few times.

Edited September 4, 20168 yr by buzz_person

I can't say I'm sad to hear that Take 40 is ending though, it's literally the Australian equivalent of the Vodaphone Big Top 40 or the American Ryan Secrest Top 40, i.e. a fake chart.

I can't say I'm sad to hear that Take 40 is ending though, it's literally the Australian equivalent of the Vodaphone Big Top 40 or the American Ryan Secrest Top 40, i.e. a fake chart.

 

I think that's Fresh 40 on the rival network, Nova. Take 40 is like the Radio 1 Chart Show. American Top 40 is a horrible chart show though.

oh right, it's been so long since I was in Australia last I just forgot Take 40 wasn't a made up chart.

Take40 used to be a combination of sales + radio airplay but I think around the early 2010s they swapped over to broadcasting the ARIA Chart, and often it's the first place you can find out what's going on in the chart. Have to admit that despite the meaningless of the chart (which I even was aware of at the time), I really enjoyed listening to it around 2008. Found it really tough to listen to now since they make a shambles of the lower half with random unmentioned skips and of course since it's on commercial radio it's loaded with ads that go on forever. Makes Radio 1's chart show even now look brilliant by comparison :lol:

Take40 used to be a combination of sales + radio airplay but I think around the early 2010s they swapped over to broadcasting the ARIA Chart, and often it's the first place you can find out what's going on in the chart. Have to admit that despite the meaningless of the chart (which I even was aware of at the time), I really enjoyed listening to it around 2008. Found it really tough to listen to now since they make a shambles of the lower half with random unmentioned skips and of course since it's on commercial radio it's loaded with ads that go on forever. Makes Radio 1's chart show even now look brilliant by comparison :lol:

 

Yes. I tried giving Take 40 a listen last year and I was really confused with which chart position and song they were playing. Not to mention, the tracks they skip over were remixed as well. They play one song after another (in shambles), rarely mentioning the chart rank. At least with Radio 1 Chart Show, they make it clear where the songs are ranked in the lower half, even if it's played for 5-10 seconds.

Edited September 4, 20168 yr by buzz_person

12/09/2016

 

Singles

 

01 01 06 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 02 05 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

03 10 04 Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

04 03 12 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

05 04 07 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

06 05 09 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

07 36 04 Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

08 07 08 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

09 24 07 Hailee Steinfeld - Starving

10 08 06 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

11 06 05 Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

12 09 08 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

13 11 13 Anne-Marie - Alarm

14 12 14 MØ - Final Song

15 NE 01 The Black Eyed Peas Feat. The World - #Whereisthelove

16 13 14 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

17 14 09 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

18 15 17 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

19 16 19 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

20 17 23 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

21 18 18 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

22 19 16 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

23 20 18 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

24 21 28 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

25 NE 01 Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

26 22 18 Ariana Grande - Into You

27 23 13 Usher - Crash

28 28 03 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

29 25 13 The Veronicas - In My Blood

30 32 05 Tove Lo - Cool Girl

31 27 28 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

32 NE 01 Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

33 29 20 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

34 30 36 Sia - Cheap Thrills

35 26 03 Shawn Mendes - Mercy

36 35 20 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

37 45 05 DNCE - Toothbrush

38 31 14 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

39 38 18 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

40 34 18 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

41 33 15 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

42 37 24 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

43 51 03 Passenger - Anywhere

44 47 34 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

45 40 08 Snakehips Feat. Zayn - Cruel

46 42 23 Desiigner - Panda

47 41 29 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

48 46 20 Rihanna - Needed Me

49 50 15 Fifth Harmony Feat. Fetty Wap - All In My Head (Flex)

50 53 03 Cheat Codes & Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)

 

57 (68) Frenship Feat. Emily Warren - Capsize

64 (70) Marc E Bassy - Groovy People EP

67 (RE) The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love

89 (NE) Tkay Maidza feat. Killer Mike - Carry On

91 (NE) Empire of the Sun - High and Low

95 (NE) Rudimental feat. J. Angel - Healing

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations

02 01 02 Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

03 02 05 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

04 10 42 Adele - 25

05 NE 01 Big Scary - Animal

06 08 03 Roy & HG - This Sporting Life

07 09 07 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

08 03 03 Frank Ocean - Blonde

09 13 03 John Williamson - His Favourite Collection

10 NE 01 Travis Scott - Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight

11 12 20 Beyoncé - Lemonade

12 05 02 Troy Cassar-Daley - Things I Carry Around

13 16 18 Keith Urban - Ripcord

14 17 05 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

15 18 48 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

16 19 52 Disturbed - Immortalized

17 14 04 The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak

18 15 03 Dolly Parton - Pure & Simple

19 23 12 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

20 07 02 Florida Georgia Line - Dig Your Roots

21 04 02 Britney Spears - Glory

22 27 40 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

23 11 02 Glass Animals - How To Be A Human Being

24 26 10 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

25 32 19 Drake - Views

26 24 03 Drapht - Seven Mirrors

27 20 331 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits

28 NE 01 James Vincent McMorrow - We Move

29 NE 01 Angel Olsen - My Woman

30 30 13 Play School - 50 Best Songs

31 31 09 The Avalanches - Wildflower

32 29 17 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

33 28 15 The Wiggles - The Best Of

34 21 02 Ol' 55 - Time To Rock'N'Roll: The Anthology

35 NE 01 Jamie T - Trick

36 44 98 Taylor Swift - 1989

37 48 203 Queen - Greatest Hits

38 54 16 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

39 33 15 Flume - Skin

40 49 252 Adele - 21

41 42 14 Jimmy Barnes - Soul Searchin'

42 39 29 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

43 36 10 Blink-182 - California

44 38 239 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

45 56 32 Sia - This Is Acting

46 41 116 Ed Sheeran - x

47 47 18 Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool

48 53 43 Justin Bieber - Purpose

49 NE 01 Felix Riebl - Paper Doors

50 43 53 Halsey - Badlands

 

There's no stopping "Closer" at this point. Still dominating iTunes and Spotify, and not even Lady Gaga or Sia were able to dethrone it even briefly. Speaking of Sia, she is able to debut at #25 off the back of mostly just sales. Next week "The Greatest" is a good chance of entering the top 10. Entering the top 10 this week is Ariana Grande & Hailee Steinfeld. For the latter this is a first, for the former, it's her 5th, and highest charter since "Bang Bang" 2 years ago. The Black Eyed Peas' new version of "Where Is The Love" enters at #15, an interesting thing to note is that from 2003 to 2011, The Black Eyed Peas had what I believe is a record breaking 15 consecutive top 10 singles, before coming to an end with "Don't Stop The Party" peaking at #16. The original version also makes a re-entry. Zara Larsson & Passenger both get their 4th top 50 hits this week, while Cheat Codes get their 2nd. Cheat Codes would probably have entered previously, but for some reason the Hot Hits Australia playlist on Spotify still hasn't swapped "Sex" out for it, which is keeping the wrong Cheat Codes song in the top 50 on Spotify. Also for those whom it may concern, Lady Gaga will perhaps have a top 20 debut next week with "Perfect Illusion", but I can't see it going top 10 at this rate.

 

New #1 album this week comes from US rockers A Day To Remember. It's a big increase in fortunes for them as they previously have only gotten as high as #13. Father's Day lingers on slightly further on this week's chart so expect a big re-shuffle next week. The next highest debut comes from local indie band Big Scary whose 3rd album gets them their first top 10 peaker, after their first two albums peaked in the 30s. Travis Scott also reaches the top 10 for the first time about a year after debuting at #30 with "Rodeo". Next week we could see a battle for the top between two very different local artists, electronic trio SAFIA with their debut album, and veterans Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with their 16th album.

19/09/2016

 

Singles

 

01 01 07 The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey - Closer

02 25 02 Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar - The Greatest

03 03 05 Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

04 04 13 Twenty One Pilots - Heathens

05 07 05 Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side

06 02 06 DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber - Let Me Love You

07 05 08 Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ - Cold Water

08 06 10 Illy Feat. Vera Blue - Papercuts

09 08 09 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Ty Dolla $ign, Logic - Sucker For Pain

10 09 08 Hailee Steinfeld - Starving

11 12 09 Jonas Blue Feat. JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers

12 11 06 Betty Who - I Love You Always Forever

13 10 07 Martin Garrix & Bebe Rexha - In The Name Of Love

14 NE 01 Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion

15 13 14 Anne-Marie - Alarm

16 17 10 Mike Perry Feat. Shy Martin - The Ocean

17 16 15 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

18 14 15 MØ - Final Song

19 19 20 Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

20 21 19 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!

21 20 24 Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

22 18 18 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

23 22 17 Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

24 32 02 Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault

25 15 02 The Black Eyed Peas Feat. The World - #Whereisthelove

26 24 29 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

27 23 19 Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

28 27 14 Usher - Crash

29 28 04 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling For You

30 26 19 Ariana Grande - Into You

31 30 06 Tove Lo - Cool Girl

32 29 14 The Veronicas - In My Blood

33 33 21 Flume Feat. Tove Lo - Say It

34 37 06 DNCE - Toothbrush

35 35 04 Shawn Mendes - Mercy

36 34 37 Sia - Cheap Thrills

37 31 29 DNCE - Cake By The Ocean

38 36 21 Kungs (Vs Cookin On 3 Burners) - This Girl

39 39 19 Twenty One Pilots - Ride

40 42 25 Gnash Feat. Olivia O'Brien - I Hate U, I Love U

41 41 16 Imany - Don't Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)

42 38 15 Kent Jones - Don't Mind

43 44 35 Flume Feat. Kai - Never Be Like You

44 48 21 Rihanna - Needed Me

45 47 30 Mike Posner - I Took A Pill In Ibiza

46 40 19 Meghan Trainor - Me Too

47 46 24 Desiigner - Panda

48 52 09 Katy Perry - Rise

49 55 23 Little Mix - Hair

50 43 04 Passenger - Anywhere

 

59 (NE) Guy Sebastian - Candle

60 (66) Marc E Bassy - Groovy People EP

62 (NE) Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

66 (91) Empire Of The Sun - High and Low

81 (NE) Kings Of Leon - Waste A Moment

90 (NE) OneRepublic - Future Looks Good

97 (NE) Ty Dolla $ign Feat. Joe Moses - Wavy

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

02 NE 01 SAFIA - Internal

03 NE 01 Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - My Dear Companion: Selections From The Trio Collection

04 03 06 Soundtrack - Suicide Squad: The Album

05 NE 01 Jason Aldean - They Don't Know

06 02 03 Barbra Streisand - Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway

07 NE 01 Bastille - Wild World

08 RE 11 The Beatles - Live At The Hollywood Bowl

09 04 43 Adele - 25

10 NE 01 Devin Townsend Project - Transcendence

11 12 03 Troy Cassar-Daley - Things I Carry Around

12 01 02 A Day To Remember - Bad Vibrations

13 NE 01 Jack White - Jack White Acoustic Recordings 1998-2016

14 07 08 Human Nature - Gimme Some Lovin': Jukebox Vol. II

15 13 19 Keith Urban - Ripcord

16 NE 01 Wilco - Schmilco

17 11 21 Beyoncé - Lemonade

18 15 49 Twenty One Pilots - Blurryface

19 NE 01 What So Not - Divide & Conquer

20 NE 01 Grouplove - Big Mess

21 08 04 Frank Ocean - Blonde

22 NE 01 All Time Low - Straight To DVD II: Past, Present, And Future Hearts

23 16 53 Disturbed - Immortalized

24 09 04 John Williamson - His Favourite Collection

25 18 04 Dolly Parton - Pure & Simple

26 17 05 The Amity Affliction - This Could Be Heartbreak

27 NE 01 Of Mice & Men - Cold World

28 30 14 Play School - 50 Best Songs

29 20 03 Florida Georgia Line - Dig Your Roots

30 05 02 Big Scary - Animal

31 06 04 Roy & HG - This Sporting Life

32 14 06 Bernard Fanning - Civil Dusk

33 19 13 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway

34 25 20 Drake - Views

35 22 41 Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams

36 36 99 Taylor Swift - 1989

37 10 02 Travis Scott - Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight

38 NE 01 Northeast Party House - Dare

39 33 16 The Wiggles - The Best Of

40 37 204 Queen - Greatest Hits

41 38 17 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman

42 27 332 Guns N' Roses - Greatest Hits

43 24 11 Delta Goodrem - Wings Of The Wild

44 32 18 Meghan Trainor - Thank You

45 42 30 Hilltop Hoods - Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung

46 45 33 Sia - This Is Acting

47 50 54 Halsey - Badlands

48 NE 01 The Hard Aches - I Freak Out

49 46 117 Ed Sheeran - x

50 21 03 Britney Spears - Glory

 

"Closer" powers on. It's taking sizeable declines on Spotify but seems locked in place on iTunes and thus isn't going anywhere. Sia moves up to #2 with "The Greatest" which thus ties "Chandelier" as her highest lead artist peak, only behind the bafflingly long running #1 "Wild Ones" back in 2012. Otherwise it's a generally slow week with only Lady Gaga debuting in the top 50. She has not reached the top 10 since "The Edge Of Glory" back in 2011, which is partly because "Applause" was released midweek and could only peak at #11 (for 2 weeks). "Perfect Illusion" in a way matches that as it does reach #11 on digital sales, but streaming holds it back a little. I'm not sure we can expect much more next week either. There's Calvin Harris who is off to a slower start than in the US/UK, but should debut around #20 perhaps, and maybe twenty one pilots can sneak in with their MCR cover.

 

There's much more to see on the album chart which is loaded with debuts. Taking out prime position is Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds with likely the saddest #1 of the year that isn't "Blackstar". Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have regularly charted in the top 10 for the past 2 decades, only reaching the top spot for the first time with their previous album in 2013, so it's their second time at #1 now. Also by reaching #1, it makes 2016 the year with the most Australian #1 albums ever I believe. And they didn't even need to release an album to do that because another local artist in SAFIA have got the runner up slot, this time with their debut album which comes after about 3 years of singles dripfeeded out (though the first 2 years of those did not appear on the album). We have Dolly Parton & company at #3 just a few weeks after she was in the top 10 last month. US country artist Jason Aldean lands in the top 5 which is his highest position to date, and I believe the same can be said of Bastille's #7 debut but the site I use to check this is currently down. At #8 we have a re-entry for a very old Beatles live album, and lastly the top 10 is also graced for the first time by the Devin Townsend Project. Next week's release schedule is so dry that I don't know what to expect at #1, Usher? Anthony Callea? Suicide Squad? Suppose we'll find out next week.

GaGa fared better in Australia than I thought. A #14 entry is good but I think it will drop. Just by a few places maybe. It's a much better placing than NZ, where it debuted at #31. Glad to see Sia reach #2 and Side to Side is performing above what I expected internationally. I see Ellie dropped one place, despite Bridget Jones' Baby having an advanced screening last week. It will definitely improve next week though, with the film being released nationally. Zara is skyrocketing both in Australia and NZ, which is great to see. Good retention for Anne-Marie as well. Not surprised really as V Hits still plays her video quite a lot. I wish Cool Girl placed higher.

Edited September 18, 20168 yr by buzz_person

GaGa fared better in Australia than I thought. A #14 entry is good but I think it will drop. Just by a few places maybe.

At the moment she's probably looking at dropping to around #38 :( But if I recall correctly, the video is out this week which could stabilise it.

I would've expected Gaga to do better in Australia than the UK, especially as she became famous there before anywhere else. :o

I would've expected Gaga to do better in Australia than the UK, especially as she became famous there before anywhere else. :o

I'm actually not surprised, because her Artpop singles did quite poorly in Australia (Applause peaked at #11, Do What U Want #21) so they seem a little more "over" her compared to other countries.