Just like last year, I'm expecting the Year End Chart to come some time in the next week (maybe tomorrow?) and I'll pop that in last year's thread when duty calls.

 

01 01 09 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

02 02 14 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

03 03 12 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

04 09 22 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

05 04 03 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

06 05 15 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

07 07 10 07 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

08 10 08 03 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd

09 16 34 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

10 06 10 04 SEXUAL Neiked

11 11 06 11 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

12 12 08 12 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

13 13 13 13 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

14 08 08 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

15 14 11 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

16 15 28 02 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey

17 17 11 04 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix

18 22 07 18 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

19 18 19 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

20 21 20 02 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott

21 24 21 02 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber

22 23 11 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

23 60 26 03 LAST CHRISTMAS Wham

24 20 03 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

25 25 10 25 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

26 35 19 13 MERCY Shawn Mendes

27 28 23 05 STARVING Hailee Steinfeld

28 30 23 01 COLD WATER Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

29 32 11 19 ON YOUR SIDE The Veronicas

30 26 17 02 THE GREATEST Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar

31 29 20 03 SIDE TO SIDE Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj

32 19 11 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

33 27 10 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

34 31 07 30 AFTER THE AFTERPARTY Charli XCX Feat. Lil Yachty

35 47 05 35 PLAY THAT SONG Train

36 50 28 03 HEATHENS Twenty One Pilots

37 33 13 08 ALL WE KNOW The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan

38 40 25 02 PAPERCUTS Illy Feat. Vera Blue

39 44 12 26 JUJU ON THAT BEAT (TZ ANTHEM) Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall

40 36 07 36 COCOON Milky Chance

41 43 39 01 ONE DANCE Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla

42 41 09 38 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

43 57 05 43 CHAMELEON Pnau

44 38 09 33 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Feat. Raye

45 49 50 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

46 54 44 03 DON'T LET ME DOWN The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya

47 45 07 45 ON HOLD The xx

48 34 05 34 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

49 75 47 01 7 YEARS Lukas Graham

50 RE 25 01 FAITH George Michael

 

52 (98) Sage The Gemini - Now And Later

64 (RE) George Michael - Careless Whisper

65 (70) Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

73 (91) Pon Cho Feat. Paige IV - Frozen

75 (RE) George Michael - Freedom! '90

88 (RE) Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

92 (RE) P!nk - Just Like Fire

93 (RE) George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

97 (RE) Charlie Puth - One Call Away

99 (RE) Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

100 (RE) twenty one pilots - Ride

 

01 02 54 01 CHRISTMAS Michael Buble

02 01 07 01 FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS John Farnham & Olivia Newton John

03 04 58 01 25 Adele

04 03 04 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

05 05 34 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

06 06 06 06 TROLLS Soundtrack

07 07 06 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

08 08 11 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

09 09 06 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

10 13 21 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

11 RE 20 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

12 10 10 02 NOBODY BUT ME Michael Buble

13 16 05 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

14 RE 76 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

15 11 56 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

16 15 12 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

17 12 10 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

18 18 158 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

19 19 06 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

20 17 39 02 MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah Carey

21 42 03 21 SING Soundtrack

22 14 16 03 MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

23 31 29 01 SKIN Flume

24 23 08 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins

25 RE 02 25 MOANA Soundtrack

26 22 10 16 A PENTATONIX CHRISTMAS Pentatonix

27 65 203 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

28 29 267 01 21 Adele

29 49 347 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

30 20 10 02 YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen

31 28 08 01 THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE Bon Jovi

32 27 24 27 4 CD CATALOGUE SET Coldplay

33 24 08 04 THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW Robbie Williams

34 47 14 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

35 60 64 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

36 21 23 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

37 43 227 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

38 41 10 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

39 26 03 12 ISAIAH Isaiah

40 40 48 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

41 25 29 04 THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM Human Nature

42 34 03 06 4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY J. Cole

43 51 07 01 TWO DEGREES Illy

44 55 59 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

45 74 35 01 VIEWS Drake

46 37 04 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

47 70 35 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

48 45 04 39 VESSEL / BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

49 48 09 08 BACK FROM THE EDGE James Arthur

50 53 68 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

 

 

If you're reading this, welcome to another year, or at least another week for now of my nonsense. This week's chart looks at the aftermath of Christmas week which is of course the highest sales week of the year, though perhaps thanks to streaming, one where the top of the charts was much more stable than regular. In the past we've seen songs ascend to #1 ("Trumpets") or be blocked from #1 ("Scream & Shout") thanks to this lucrative market, this year it's just more of the same. Clean Bandit notch up their 5th week at #1, which is just how much time "Rather Be" spent at #2 as it were. I have little doubt that "Rockabye" has more weeks left in it though (or just one if Ed Sheeran has a massive hit on the way). And so this makes for the unfortunate story for "Starboy" which clocks in its 11th week at #2, which is an outright record for a song that hasn't reached the top. Taylor Swift's #1 hit "Love Story" also spent the same amount of time at #2. Bruno may finally unseat "Starboy" next week thanks to consistently strong sales. Christmas festivities choose to taunt me by sending "Closer" back into the top 5, and "Can't Stop The Feeling!" back into the top 10, even though the latter is barely top 40 on streaming. It also means The Weeknd has more misfortune as "I Feel It Coming" continues to be stuck at #11, though it looks a good chance to climb next week. Australian electro duo Pnau score their first top 50 hit in 9 years with "Chameleon", UK readers might be familiar with their previous top 50 hit "Baby" which was the skeleton of Faul & Wad Ad's hit "Changes". But of course the big news of the week was the passing of George Michael, who naturally has had huge success in Australia with half a dozen #1 hits to his name. 3 of those re-enter the charts this week with "Faith" being the highest. "Last Christmas" also finds its way back into the top 50 for the first time this century. In fact the cut off and increased streaming prevalence has done Christmas music wonders, at least in the form of "All I Want For Christmas Is You", which while not getting as high as last year, charts for 4 whole weeks in the top 50 for the first time since its initial release.

 

On the album charts, after almost avoiding it for a second year in a row, we have succumbed to the inevitable Buble, who has now reached #1 on 5 separate stints with his "Christmas" album. This is the latest chart date that it's been at #1 since its first release year, so we could be looking at a record breaking descent next week as the next chart will cover Dec 30th to Jan 5th, a time in which I'm sure lots of people buy Christmas music. In a kobbar-esque fashion, it's unfortunate for George Michael's passing to happen on this week, as he narrowly misses the top 10 with his "Twenty Five" compilation, surely due to the high sales threshold, and perhaps could have contended for #1 on other weeks. Following in the footsteps of Frozen a few years back, the soundtrack to Moana reaches the top 50 in the first chart of the year, and perhaps we'll see it impacting the singles chart soon too. For the first 2 weeks of 2014, the only debuts on the singles chart were from the Frozen soundtrack, maybe we'll get that again?

Edited January 4, 20187 yr by Dircadirca

09/01/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 10 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

02 02 15 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

03 05 04 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

04 03 13 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

05 07 11 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

06 04 23 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

07 11 07 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

08 12 09 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

09 13 14 09 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

10 06 16 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

11 09 35 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

12 10 11 04 SEXUAL Neiked

13 14 09 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

14 15 12 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

15 08 09 03 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd

16 18 08 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

17 19 20 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

18 25 11 18 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

19 17 12 04 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix

20 21 22 02 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber

21 20 21 02 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott

22 43 06 22 CHAMELEON Pnau

23 35 06 23 PLAY THAT SONG Train

24 24 04 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

25 32 12 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

26 22 12 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

27 28 24 01 COLD WATER Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

28 27 24 05 STARVING Hailee Steinfeld

29 40 08 29 COCOON Milky Chance

30 29 12 19 ON YOUR SIDE The Veronicas

31 48 06 31 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

32 30 18 02 THE GREATEST Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar

33 33 11 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

34 42 10 34 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

35 41 40 01 ONE DANCE Drake Feat. Wizkid & Kyla

36 31 21 03 SIDE TO SIDE Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj

37 37 14 08 ALL WE KNOW The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan

38 26 20 13 MERCY Shawn Mendes

39 34 08 30 AFTER THE AFTERPARTY Charli XCX Feat. Lil Yachty

40 52 05 40 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

41 44 10 33 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Feat. Raye

42 45 51 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

43 38 26 02 PAPERCUTS Illy Feat. Vera Blue

44 46 45 03 DON'T LET ME DOWN The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya

45 47 08 45 ON HOLD The xx

46 51 16 09 MY WAY Calvin Harris

47 36 29 03 HEATHENS Twenty One Pilots

48 55 37 05 SAY IT Flume Feat. Tove Lo

49 57 36 01 THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna

50 53 09 23 SETTING FIRES The Chainsmokers Feat. Xylo

 

51 (67) Sofi Tukker - Drinkee

54 (68) Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello - Bad Things

56 (69) Amy Shark - Adore

60 (65) Bruno Mars - Versace On The Floor

66 (73) Pon Cho Feat. Paige IV - Frozen

67 (NE) Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go

76 (RE) Galantis & Hook N Sling - Love On Me

88 (RE) Noah Cyrus Feat. Labrinth - Make Me (Cry)

89 (RE) MO - Final Song

93 (RE) Bliss N Eso Feat. Lee Fields - Friend Like You

95 (RE) Charlie Puth Feat. Selena Gomez - We Don't Talk Anymore

96 (RE) Desiigner - Panda

98 (RE) Ariana Grande - Into You

99 (RE) D.R.A.M. Feat. Lil Yachty - Broccoli

 

Albums

 

01 06 07 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

02 03 59 01 25 Adele

03 21 04 03 SING Soundtrack

04 25 03 04 MOANA Soundtrack

05 04 05 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

06 05 35 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

07 07 07 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

08 14 77 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

09 10 22 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

10 13 06 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

11 09 07 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

12 08 12 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

13 11 21 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

14 19 07 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

15 16 13 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

16 18 159 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

17 15 57 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

18 29 348 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

19 37 228 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

20 12 11 02 NOBODY BUT ME Michael Buble

21 23 30 01 SKIN Flume

22 17 11 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

23 27 204 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

24 34 15 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

25 47 36 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

26 35 65 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

27 24 09 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins

28 28 268 01 21 Adele

29 30 11 02 YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen

30 56 43 02 THE VERY BEST OF Prince

31 NE 01 31 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

32 45 36 01 VIEWS Drake

33 31 09 01 THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE Bon Jovi

34 46 05 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

35 22 17 03 MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

36 53 54 03 FAITH George Michael

37 40 49 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

38 38 11 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

39 63 254 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers

40 49 10 08 BACK FROM THE EDGE James Arthur

41 36 24 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

42 50 69 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

43 44 60 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

44 51 06 16 GUNSLINGER Garth Brooks

45 59 133 01 X Ed Sheeran

46 42 04 06 4 YOUR EYEZ ONLY J. Cole

47 43 08 01 TWO DEGREES Illy

48 32 25 27 4 CD CATALOGUE SET Coldplay

49 33 09 04 THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW Robbie Williams

50 91 45 01 BLOOM Rüfüs

 

Unsurprisingly that makes 6 weeks at #1 for Clean Bandit, and perhaps their last as Ed Sheeran seems to have the top 2 locked down for next week. It also means this will probably be "Starboy"'s 12th and last week at #2, which makes it the song with the outright record for most weeks spent at #2. At least The Weeknd has some good news in the form of "I Feel It Coming" reaching the top 10 this week, which is his 4th song to do so, and his album is back in the top 10 as well. It's also the first time in the top 10 for Spotify shills turned radio hits from Andy Grammer and Starley, while Peking Duk score a 2nd top 5 hit to date with "Stranger".

 

The album chart returns to normal business with Christmas stuff out of the way, which means that having spawned the ultimate troll song of 2016 is not enough and now the "TROLLS" soundtrack has occupied the top spot. As we also have the soundtracks for "Moana" and "Sing" jumping into the top 10 alongside "Suicide Squad" remaining there, we have a new record with 4 soundtrack albums in the top 10 at once. It is also worth mentioning that last week's #1 "Christmas" got there only narrowly on the back of a few days of Christmas hype, but now with this tracking chart starting at December 30th, it now drops to #85 and earns the dubious honour of the biggest #1 drop on either ARIA Chart ever.

Can't Stop The Feeling still as high as #11?!? :drama: Glad I no longer live in Australia, couldn't deal with that :lol:

 

At least Clean Bandit are slaying.

16/01/2017

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 01 11 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

04 03 05 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

05 09 15 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

06 02 16 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

07 07 08 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

08 23 07 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

09 05 12 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

10 04 14 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

11 10 17 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

12 08 10 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

13 06 24 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

14 12 12 04 SEXUAL Neiked

15 22 07 15 CHAMELEON Pnau

16 13 10 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

17 16 09 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

18 17 21 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

19 18 12 18 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

20 14 13 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

21 34 11 21 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

22 15 10 03 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd

23 11 36 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

24 40 06 24 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

25 29 09 25 COCOON Milky Chance

26 31 07 26 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

27 24 05 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

28 25 13 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

29 20 23 02 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber

30 19 13 04 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix

31 54 09 31 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

32 26 13 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

33 21 22 02 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott

34 28 25 05 STARVING Hailee Steinfeld

35 27 25 01 COLD WATER Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

36 37 15 08 ALL WE KNOW The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan

37 32 19 02 THE GREATEST Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar

38 36 22 03 SIDE TO SIDE Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj

39 33 12 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

40 56 10 40 ADORE Amy Shark

41 NE 01 41 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia

42 51 07 42 DRINKEE Sofi Tukker

43 41 11 33 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Feat. Raye

44 58 14 25 LOVE ME NOW John Legend

45 NE 01 45 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

46 68 09 46 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

47 39 09 30 AFTER THE AFTERPARTY Charli XCX Feat. Lil Yachty

48 46 17 09 MY WAY Calvin Harris

49 NE 01 49 HOW FAR I’LL GO Auli'i Cravalho

50 38 21 13 MERCY Shawn Mendes

 

51 (NE) Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert - Bad and Boujee

52 (67) Alessia Cara - How Far I'll Go

62 (69) The Vamps - All Night

76 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

77 (NE) Dwayne Johnson - You're Welcome

78 (88) Noah Cyrus Feat. Labrinth - Make Me (Cry)

80 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Photograph

84 (93) Bliss N Eso Feat. Lee Fields - Friend Like You

94 (NE) Little Mix - Touch

100 (NE) Jax Jones Feat. RAYE - You Don't Know Me

 

Albums

 

01 01 08 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

02 03 05 02 SING Soundtrack

03 04 04 03 MOANA Soundtrack

04 02 60 01 25 Adele

05 05 06 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

06 06 36 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

07 10 07 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

08 07 08 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

09 45 134 01 X Ed Sheeran

10 09 23 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

11 08 78 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

12 12 13 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

13 31 02 13 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

14 11 08 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

15 NE 01 15 11 SHORT STORIES OF PAIN & GLORY Dropkick Murphys

16 14 08 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

17 15 14 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

18 16 160 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

19 22 12 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

20 NE 01 20 NIGHT PEOPLE You Me At Six

21 18 349 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

22 19 229 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

23 28 269 01 21 Adele

24 21 31 01 SKIN Flume

25 23 205 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

26 17 58 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

27 25 37 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

28 34 06 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

29 20 12 02 NOBODY BUT ME Michael Buble

30 NE 01 30 REANIMATE 3.0: THE COVERS EP Halestorm

31 35 18 03 MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

32 RE 241 01 + Ed Sheeran

33 37 50 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

34 39 255 02 GREATEST HITS Red Hot Chili Peppers

35 27 10 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins

36 24 16 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

37 61 09 37 LEGACY David Bowie

38 40 11 08 BACK FROM THE EDGE James Arthur

39 29 12 02 YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen

40 38 12 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

41 13 22 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

42 55 33 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

43 26 66 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

44 32 37 01 VIEWS Drake

45 33 10 01 THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE Bon Jovi

46 44 07 16 GUNSLINGER Garth Brooks

47 41 25 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

48 83 30 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

49 49 10 04 THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW Robbie Williams

50 58 12 02 LET THERE BE LIGHT Hillsong Worship

 

You want more chart records? You got it. As you probably could have expected, Ed Sheeran debuts not just at #1 but at #2 with pretty much no competition. This is the first time an artist has ever debuted at #1 and #2 on the singles chart. This means that not only is Clean Bandit's #1 run over, but The Weeknd's #2 run is over. Somehow, Andy Grammer scores a top 5 hit and Train score a top 10 hit this week. Thanks to a big decline of digital sales, "Closer" is out of the top 10 for the first time ever, ending its top 10 run at 23 weeks, which is one less than The Prodigy's ARIA Chart record of 24 weeks with "Breathe". Also this is a particularly busy week with 9 songs entering the top 50 for the first time. I will highlight Amy Shark's "Adore", which is primed for a very strong finish in triple j's Hottest 100 countdown a week and a half from now and may be top 10 bound, and it's also worth noting that Auli'i Cravalho's version of "How Far I'll Go" slightly edges Alessia Cara's inferior version despite Spotify's best efforts.

 

We now have an all soundtrack top 3 which is a chart first, and a big return to the top 10 for Ed Sheeran off the back of his new music. We're slowly getting back into the swing of things for new entries, Dropkick Murphys getting the highest one at #15. Things will likely step up next week as The xx challenge for #1 with their 3rd album. They came close to #1 in 2012 but were blocked by The Amity Affliction.

Does anyone know where you can find exactly how many sales the Australian top 40 have each week?

01 01 02 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 02 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 03 12 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

04 04 06 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

05 05 16 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

06 NE 01 06 PARIS The Chainsmokers

07 07 09 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

08 06 17 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

09 12 11 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

10 15 08 10 CHAMELEON Pnau

11 09 13 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

12 11 18 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

13 13 25 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

14 08 08 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

15 10 15 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

16 14 13 04 SEXUAL Neiked

17 21 12 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

18 19 13 18 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

19 18 22 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

20 16 11 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

21 17 10 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

22 20 14 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

23 26 08 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

24 24 07 24 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

25 22 11 03 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd

26 25 10 25 COCOON Milky Chance

27 52 03 27 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

28 31 10 28 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

29 23 37 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

30 27 06 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

31 32 14 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

32 29 24 02 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber

33 28 14 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

34 51 02 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

35 36 16 08 ALL WE KNOW The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan

36 39 13 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

37 34 26 05 STARVING Hailee Steinfeld

38 35 26 01 COLD WATER Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

39 38 23 03 SIDE TO SIDE Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj

40 47 10 30 AFTER THE AFTERPARTY Charli XCX Feat. Lil Yachty

41 37 20 02 THE GREATEST Sia Feat. Kendrick Lamar

42 40 11 40 ADORE Amy Shark

43 33 23 02 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott

44 44 15 25 LOVE ME NOW John Legend

45 46 10 45 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

46 30 14 04 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix

47 43 12 33 BY YOUR SIDE Jonas Blue Feat. Raye

48 48 18 09 MY WAY Calvin Harris

49 63 10 45 ON HOLD The xx

50 53 09 42 REDBONE Childish Gambino

 

51 (62) The Vamps - All Night

55 (NE) Halsey - Not Afraid Anymore

71 (73) Galantis & Hook N Sling - Love On Me

76 (100) Jax Jones Feat. RAYE - You Don't Know Me

89 (NE) Slumberjack Feat. Vera Blue - Fracture

95 (RE) The Weeknd - Party Monster

96 (RE) Big Sean - Bounce Back

97 (RE) Bebe Rexha - I Got You

 

01 NE 01 01 I SEE YOU The XX

02 01 09 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

03 NE 01 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

04 02 06 02 SING Soundtrack

05 03 05 03 MOANA Soundtrack

06 04 61 01 25 Adele

07 13 03 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

08 05 07 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

09 06 37 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

10 07 08 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

11 08 09 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

12 NE 01 12 MIGRATION Bonobo

13 10 24 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

14 09 135 01 X Ed Sheeran

15 12 14 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

16 14 09 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

17 11 79 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

18 19 13 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

19 18 161 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

20 16 09 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

21 17 15 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

22 55 19 01 SKELETON TREE Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

23 41 23 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

24 23 270 01 21 Adele

25 33 51 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

26 21 350 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

27 24 32 01 SKIN Flume

28 49 11 04 THE HEAVY ENTERTAINMENT SHOW Robbie Williams

29 42 34 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

30 40 13 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

31 37 10 31 LEGACY David Bowie

32 29 13 02 NOBODY BUT ME Michael Buble

33 32 242 01 + Ed Sheeran

34 27 38 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

35 48 31 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

36 NE 01 36 RUN THE JEWELS 3 Run The Jewels

37 47 26 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

38 RE 02 21 THIS TIME TOMORROW Mirusia

39 51 71 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

40 86 17 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

41 31 19 03 MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

42 22 230 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

43 36 17 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

44 28 07 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

45 35 11 06 THE SINGLES Phil Collins

46 38 12 08 BACK FROM THE EDGE James Arthur

47 26 59 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

48 39 13 02 YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen

49 64 217 02 GREATEST HITS Queen

50 45 11 01 THIS HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE Bon Jovi

 

Though not *quite* to the extent of the UK, Australia also finds itself in the situation of Ed Sheeran easily holding the top two spots on the chart this week, once again doing so on sales & streaming with no available competition. In fact the top 5 is completely unchanged this week with the action a little lower down. The Chainsmokers debut at #6 with "Paris" which just so happens to be their 6th top 10 hit. The real surprise story comes from Pnau whose single "Chameleon" has now cracked the top 10, the first for them in their nearly 2 decade career. Interestingly enough, this means that it matches the peak of "Walking On A Dream" by Empire of the Sun, which is of course a side project of Pnau's Nick Littlemore. There's a good chance they'll get even higher though with strong sales and streaming, and of course, on Thursday radio station triple j will be counting down the Hottest 100 which is prone to big chart boosts, and Pnau will likely feature strongly there. The main ones to watch though are Amy Shark and Childish Gambino, both lingering in the 40s currently but primed for big movement. Also in the top 50 this week, Alessia Cara's version of "How Far I'll Go" essentially replaces Auli'i's, and Migos's current US #1 single "Bad and Boujee" becomes the first top 50 for them and Lil Uzi Vert. It is also very noteworthy to say that "Uptown Funk" has dropped out of the top 100 this week, ending its 113 week run that started on the very week that streaming was introduced to the chart.

 

We have our first #1 debut of the year on the album chart, with The xx's 3rd album "I See You" becoming their first #1, after "Coexist" peaked at #2. The top 10 continues to be littered with soundtracks and now "La La Land" joins that fold. Also debuting highly this week is the Australian country pop group The McClymonts, who score their 4th top 10 album, having gotten as high as #2 back in 2010. Lower down the chart we have the first chart impact for two international acts, with UK producer Bonobo's 6th album riding high at #12, and despite giving it away for free (just like their last 2), US duo Run The Jewels debut in the top 40 with their excellent new album. Australian country continues to be in favour as Kasey Chambers will be vying as next week's highest debut.

YES GO PNAU

 

Where did "Changes" peak?

^it never charted in Australia at all! The song it's based on, "Baby" reached #34 back in 2008 though.

^it never charted in Australia at all! The song it's based on, "Baby" reached #34 back in 2008 though.

That's pretty weird, it was big in so many places

Omg at Train going top 10 (a week ago) *.*

 

Great to see 'Cocoon' finally taking off somewhere too!

Great to see Pnau doing so well! It's up to #7 in the latest chart. Also The Chainsmokers up to #4 :D

 

I see Ed Sheeran has similar dominance in Australia as in the UK, with him still doing the 1-2.

30/01/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 03 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 03 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 03 13 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

04 06 02 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

05 04 07 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

06 05 17 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

07 10 09 07 CHAMELEON Pnau

08 07 10 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

09 08 18 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

10 09 12 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

11 14 09 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

12 11 14 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

13 42 12 13 ADORE Amy Shark

14 12 19 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

15 27 04 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

16 13 26 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

17 20 12 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

18 18 14 18 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

19 16 14 04 SEXUAL Neiked

20 21 11 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

21 19 23 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

22 17 13 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

23 24 08 23 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

24 15 16 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

25 26 11 25 COCOON Milky Chance

26 28 11 26 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

27 22 15 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

28 23 09 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

29 56 03 29 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

30 29 38 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

31 NE 01 31 ISSUES Julia Michaels

32 86 03 32 TOUCH Little Mix

33 30 07 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

34 60 03 34 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia

35 25 12 03 BLACK BEATLES Rae Sremmurd

36 34 03 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

37 50 10 37 REDBONE Childish Gambino

38 37 27 05 STARVING Hailee Steinfeld

39 32 25 02 LET ME LOVE YOU DJ Snake Feat. Justin Bieber

40 31 15 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

41 33 15 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

42 36 14 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

43 45 11 43 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

44 76 03 44 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. RAYE

45 35 17 08 ALL WE KNOW The Chainsmokers Feat. Phoebe Ryan

46 46 15 04 SHOUT OUT TO MY EX Little Mix

47 43 24 02 DANCING ON MY OWN Calum Scott

48 39 24 03 SIDE TO SIDE Ariana Grande Feat. Nicki Minaj

49 38 27 01 COLD WATER Major Lazer Feat. Justin Bieber & MØ

50 53 09 42 DRINKEE Sofi Tukker

 

51 (51) The Vamps - All Night

67 (79) Noah Cyrus Feat. Labrinth - Make Me (Cry)

69 (71) Galantis & Hook N Sling - Love On Me

76 (RE) Isaiah - It's Gotta Be You

80 (RE) John Mayer - Love On The Weekend

83 (NE) Tash Sultana - Jungle

97 (RE) Fifth Harmony Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home

99 (NE) JP Cooper - September Song

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

02 02 10 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

03 04 07 02 SING Soundtrack

04 05 06 03 MOANA Soundtrack

05 06 62 01 25 Adele

06 03 02 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

07 01 02 01 I SEE YOU The XX

08 07 04 07 LA LA LAND (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) Soundtrack

09 08 08 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

10 09 38 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

11 10 09 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

12 NE 01 12 AFI (THE BLOOD ALBUM) AFI

13 11 10 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

14 14 136 01 X Ed Sheeran

15 17 80 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

16 22 20 01 SKELETON TREE Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

17 21 16 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

18 13 25 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

19 20 10 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

20 40 18 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

21 15 15 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

22 16 10 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

23 18 14 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

24 19 162 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

25 27 33 01 SKIN Flume

26 25 52 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

27 23 24 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

28 26 351 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

29 24 271 01 21 Adele

30 61 207 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

31 29 35 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

32 42 231 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

33 34 39 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

34 44 08 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

35 35 32 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

36 33 243 01 + Ed Sheeran

37 41 20 03 MY DEAR COMPANION: SELECTIONS FROM THE TRIO COLLECTION Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris

38 NE 01 38 XENOCIDE Aversions Crown

39 36 02 36 RUN THE JEWELS 3 Run The Jewels

40 NE 01 40 LOVELIGHT The Lachy Doley Group

41 46 13 08 BACK FROM THE EDGE James Arthur

42 37 27 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

43 81 12 01 YOUNG AS THE MORNING OLD AS THE SEA Passenger

44 12 02 12 MIGRATION Bonobo

45 39 72 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

46 56 14 02 LET THERE BE LIGHT Hillsong Worship

47 48 14 02 YOU WANT IT DARKER Leonard Cohen

48 32 14 02 NOBODY BUT ME Michael Buble

49 NE 01 49 THE LAST TEXT EP Jacob Sartorius

50 54 118 01 1989 Taylor Swift

 

The top of the chart stays pretty steady this week, Ed Sheeran has the top two held down for a 3rd week, and Clean Bandit aren't budging either, meaning they'd have a 9 week #1 if not for Ed. The Chainsmokers get their 5th top 5 hit with "Paris" up to #4, and Pnau continue to climb with "Chameleon", now #7 and higher than their half-counterpart Empire Of The Sun ever got. The big relevant music event of the week was triple j's Hottest 100, but that was on Thursday, with Flume being crowned #1 mere hours before the chart cut off, so "Never Be Like You" has a relatively minor jump this week below the top 50, expect him to bolt back up next week. The runner up Amy Shark however already had a boost on the way, so "Adore" has a big climb up to #13, and is challenging for possibly even a #3 position on the chart next week. With a #5 finish, Childish Gambino gets his first ever top 40 single with "Redbone". Meanwhile, news came today that X Factor Australia has been cancelled, but thanks to the magic of Spotify forced playlist BS, last year's winner Isaiah is back in the top 100 with his single that is probably selling 100 copies a week at this stage.

 

On the album chart we have another new #1, and it's an Australian one. Country singer Kasey Chambers picks up her 5th #1, and first since 2008 with her latest album "Dragonfly". If you want to call Keith Urban's new album 'country music', then there are 3 Australian country music albums in the top 10 currently, coinciding with the Tamworth Country Music Festival. AFI's new self-titled album can't quite hit the top 10 like its predecessor which reached #10 in late 2013. They reached their highest position with "decemberunderground" hitting #3 in 2006. Next week perhaps look out for Trolls returning to #1 with a lack of new competition.

06/02/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 04 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 04 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 13 13 03 ADORE Amy Shark

04 07 10 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

05 05 08 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

06 04 03 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

07 03 14 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

08 06 18 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

09 08 11 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

10 25 12 10 COCOON Milky Chance

11 09 19 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

12 12 15 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

13 10 13 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

14 31 02 14 ISSUES Julia Michaels

15 18 15 15 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

16 11 10 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

17 14 20 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

18 54 55 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

19 23 09 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

20 17 13 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

21 32 04 21 TOUCH Little Mix

22 26 12 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

23 16 27 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

24 15 05 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

25 21 24 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

26 19 15 04 SEXUAL Neiked

27 NE 01 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj

28 29 04 28 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

29 24 17 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

30 37 11 30 REDBONE Childish Gambino

31 27 16 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

32 22 14 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

33 28 10 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

34 20 12 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

35 NE 01 35 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

36 33 08 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

37 36 04 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

38 30 39 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

39 83 02 39 JUNGLE Tash Sultana

40 40 16 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

41 43 12 41 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

42 50 10 42 DRINKEE Sofi Tukker

43 62 41 05 SAY IT Flume Feat. Tove Lo

44 34 04 34 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia

45 NE 01 45 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

46 64 30 02 PAPERCUTS Illy Feat. Vera Blue

47 41 16 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

48 51 09 48 ALL NIGHT The Vamps

49 42 15 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

50 74 52 02 1955 Hilltop Hoods Feat. Montaigne & Tom Thum

 

59 (NE) Zara Larsson Feat. Ty Dolla $ign - So Good

77 (NE) Sia - Never Give Up

85 (NE) Marian Hill - Down

87 (NE) Rag'n'Bone Man - Skin

91 (RE) Miike Snow - Genghis Khan

97 (RE) Drake Feat. Rihanna - Too Good

98 (NE) Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

100 (RE) Desiigner - Panda

 

Albums

 

01 02 11 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

02 01 02 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

03 04 07 03 MOANA Soundtrack

04 03 08 02 SING Soundtrack

05 NE 01 05 A GIRL, A BOTTLE, A BOAT Train

06 05 63 01 25 Adele

07 NE 01 07 AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Brian & Jenn Johnson

08 74 11 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

09 08 05 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

10 10 39 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

11 11 10 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

12 25 34 01 SKIN Flume

13 09 09 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

14 06 03 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

15 RE 68 15 SINCE I LEFT YOU The Avalanches

16 13 11 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

17 42 28 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

18 14 137 01 X Ed Sheeran

19 17 17 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

20 24 163 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

21 20 19 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

22 21 16 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

23 07 03 01 I SEE YOU The XX

24 28 352 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

25 NE 01 25 MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Aleyce Simmonds

26 NE 01 26 CULTURE Migos

27 18 26 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

28 23 15 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

29 15 81 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

30 NE 01 30 GODS OF VIOLENCE Kreator

31 58 69 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

32 NE 01 32 SWEETSEXYSAVAGE Kehlani

33 19 11 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

34 NE 01 34 THE DEVIL DON'T SLEEP Brantley Gilbert

35 22 11 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

36 54 34 01 WACO Violent Soho

37 16 21 01 SKELETON TREE Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

38 33 40 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

39 27 25 09 TWENTY FIVE George Michael

40 31 36 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

41 34 09 09 AWAKEN, MY LOVE! Childish Gambino

42 26 53 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

43 29 272 01 21 Adele

44 30 208 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

45 45 73 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

46 35 33 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

47 36 244 01 + Ed Sheeran

48 68 17 03 DEATH OF A BACHELOR Panic! At The Disco

49 94 66 01 CURRENTS Tame Impala

50 RE 05 11 HOW TO BE A HUMAN BEING Glass Animals

 

 

Still not a whole lot happening at the top of the chart. Ed Sheeran was briefly challenged on the iTunes front, but as I speak he's got the top 2 locked down on sales and streaming currently so expect more of the same next week. Otherwise this week, the triple j Hottest 100 is in full effect, with plenty of high placing songs benefitting strongly on this week's chart. Runner up "Adore" has bolted to #3 as the biggest beneficiary, partly because the actual winner has been inescapable for a full year already, so Flume *only* re-enters the top 20. Milky Chance finished at #12 in the Hottest 100 but are able to nab their second top 10 hit with "Cocoon" at #10, solidifying Australia as perhaps their biggest market. #11 finishers Pnau also move up to #4 with "Chameleon". There's also a new top 50 entry for Tash Sultana who finished at #3 with "Jungle". Outside of that, Major Lazer pick up a new top 30 hit with "Run Up", which is the first time PARTYNEXTDOOR has made the Australian singles chart. "Scared To Be Lonely" is the 3rd top 50 hit for both Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa, and "All Time Low" is Jon Bellion's first top 50 hit.

 

There's not much happening in terms of new albums, so Trolls returns to #1 without impressive sales. Train can take advantage of the situation to get their highest charting album since "Drops Of Jupiter" climbed to #3, with "a girl a bottle a boat", which is their highest ever debut at #5. Not to be confused with Brian Johnson of AC/DC fame, Brian & Jenn Johnson have their first chart impact with a top 10 debut. Thanks again to the Hottest 100, Tash Sultana's EP soars up the charts to a new peak of #8. Speaking of new peaks, The Avalanches' classic debut album "Since I Left You" had a vinyl release last week and now reaches a new chart peak of #15, over 16 years after its release. Big debuts for next week will be from Pete Tong, Big Sean & Dune Rats.

What's even more interesting is that three of this week's Top 5 albums are soundtracks from animation films!!! Looking at the sales numbers though, the entire Top 11 looks pretty abysmal. #10 is 1010 sales and #11 managed 920 sales! How many did #40 sell that week? :o :o #7 and #8 only had 2 sales difference!!!

Edited February 6, 20178 yr by buzz_person

Amazing how much of an effect the Triple J countdown has on the chart :o

 

If only Flume could have some UK success, 'Never Be Like You' was such a missed opportunity :(

 

Great to see Pnau and Milky Chance top 10 too, would love those two to cross over but I doubt it.

Amazing how much of an effect the Triple J countdown has on the chart :o

And this is somewhat minor compared to the past, check out the effect of 2011's countdown:

 

2 (15) The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (#2)

3 (8) Matt Corby - Into The Flame EP (#3)

4 (19) 360 feat. Gossling - Boys Like You (#8)

6 (11) Hilltop Hoods feat. Sia - I Love It (#10)

13 (21) Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (#1)

23 (55) Lana Del Rey - Video Games (#6)

30 (33) Calvin Harris - Feel So Close (#11)

32 (71) San Cisco - Awkward (#7)

33 (51) Grouplove - Tongue Tied

36 (67) Nero - Promises (#19)

37 (78) M83 - Midnight City (#5)

39 (58) Foster The People - Call It What You Want (#14)

46 (73) Boy & Bear - Feeding Line (#4)

49 (88) The Jezabels - Endless Summer (#9)

58 (NE) Drapht - Sing It (The Life Of Riley) (#29)

60 (69) Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go - Cinema (+ Skrillex Remix) (#39)

66 (90) Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out (#13)

68 (NE) Bluejuice - Act Yr Age (#20)

71 (NE) Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (#98)

72 (93) Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (#21)

80 (91) Calvin Harris feat. Kelis - Bounce (#30)

83 (RE) Skrillex - More Monsters and Sprites EP (#73)

84 (RE) Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I'm A Woman (#17)

88 (RE) Architecture In Helsinki - Contact High (#12)

90 (RE) Emma Louise - Full Hearts and Empty Rooms EP (#23)

91 (RE) 360 - Killer (#37)

92 (RE) Foster The People - Helena Beat (#15)

96 (RE) Example - Changed The Way You Kiss Me (#27)

97 (RE) The Wombats - Jump Into The Fog (#18)

 

Just casually the entire top 20 was charting :o Foster The People nabbed the #1 album that week too.

45 NE 01 45 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

 

"All Time Low" is Jon Bellion's first top 50 hit.

 

Looks as if this will be Top 30, if not Top 20, this week by the looks of the sales charts :D Can't wait for it to pick up even more!

 

13/02/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 05 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 05 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 03 14 03 ADORE Amy Shark

04 05 09 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

05 06 04 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

06 04 11 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

07 14 03 07 ISSUES Julia Michaels

08 07 15 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

09 08 19 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

10 09 12 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

11 13 14 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

12 28 05 12 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

13 21 05 13 TOUCH Little Mix

14 15 16 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

15 35 02 15 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

16 11 20 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

17 24 06 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

18 16 11 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

19 19 10 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

20 10 13 10 COCOON Milky Chance

21 12 16 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

22 17 21 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

23 25 25 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

24 20 14 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

25 22 13 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

26 26 16 04 SEXUAL Neiked

27 23 28 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

28 45 02 28 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

29 27 02 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

30 29 18 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

31 33 11 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

32 31 17 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

33 NE 01 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

34 37 05 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

35 77 02 35 NEVER GIVE UP Sia

36 36 09 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

37 30 12 30 REDBONE Childish Gambino

38 41 13 38 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

39 18 56 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

40 38 40 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

41 32 15 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

42 34 13 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

43 48 10 43 ALL NIGHT The Vamps

44 55 05 44 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

45 44 05 34 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia

46 RE 15 34 MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga

47 40 17 11 CATCH 22 Illy Feat. Anne-Marie

48 47 17 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

49 49 16 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

50 39 03 39 JUNGLE Tash Sultana

 

58 (83) Big Sean - Bounce Back

60 (98) Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

73 (NE) Alex Da Kid Feat. X Ambassadors, Elle King & Wiz Khalifa - Not Easy

76 (85) Marian Hill - Down

77 (NE) Big Sean - No Favors

95 (RE) Slumberjack Feat. Vera Blue - Fracture

99 (NE) John Legend & Ariana Grande - Beauty And The Beast

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT Dune Rats

02 01 12 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

03 03 8 03 MOANA Soundtrack

04 17 29 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

05 NE 01 05 THE RHAPSODY TAPES Ocean Grove

06 18 138 01 X Ed Sheeran

07 06 64 01 25 Adele

08 04 09 02 SING Soundtrack

09 02 03 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

10 24 353 06 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

11 08 12 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

12 16 12 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

13 09 06 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

14 NE 01 14 I DECIDED. Big Sean

15 10 40 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

16 NE 01 16 LITTLE FICTIONS Elbow

17 47 245 01 + Ed Sheeran

18 21 20 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

19 11 11 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

20 NE 01 20 CLASSIC HOUSE Pete Tong, The Heritage Orchestra, Jules Buckley

21 13 10 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

22 14 04 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

23 RE 151 01 GREATEST HITS Bruce Springsteen

24 22 17 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

25 70 16 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

26 27 27 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

27 05 02 05 A GIRL, A BOTTLE, A BOAT Train

28 NE 01 28 PROCESS Sampha

29 28 16 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

30 19 18 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

31 23 04 01 I SEE YOU The XX

32 58 03 32 QSP QSP

33 31 70 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

34 NE 01 34 DEAR EVAN HANSEN Original Broadway Cast

35 12 35 01 SKIN Flume

36 33 12 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

37 35 12 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

38 43 273 01 21 Adele

39 29 82 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

40 RE 158 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

41 20 164 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

42 38 41 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

43 45 74 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

44 44 209 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

45 50 06 11 HOW TO BE A HUMAN BEING Glass Animals

46 46 34 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

47 49 67 01 CURRENTS Tame Impala

48 53 11 08 LIFELINES I Prevail

49 42 54 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

50 RE 53 02 JUKEBOX Human Nature

 

You wanted another Ed Sheeran top two? You got it. 5 weeks running now, and it's looking like a 6th is in order, though ZAYN is starting to make a challenge to the #2 slot. Having co-written top 10 hits in the past for Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and err Nico & Vinz, Julia Michaels has a top 10 of her own this week with "Issues" up to #7. This week also has Imagine Dragons returning to the top 50, charting "Believer" slightly higher than anything from their 2nd album did. Sia continues to flood the top 50 with random singles as "Never Give Up" climbs in this week, and if that's not enough, we'll next week be getting "Helium" from the 50 Shades soundtrack, as well as Katy Perry's new song she co-wrote. I'm still waiting on Spotify to update to get a better picture, but "Chained To The Rhythm" looks to debut at #4 next week.

 

The album chart continues to bring in new #1s, this week it's a bit of an oddity as local stoners band Dune Rats take the top spot with their 2nd album. Their debut album narrowly missed the top 20 back in 2014, but this new one comes off the back of big triple j Hottest 100 hits "Bullshit" and "Scott Green", and takes advantage of a slow week to get the top spot. The only other debut in the top 10 comes from another local band, though on the heavier spectrum with Ocean Grove's debut album at #5. Big Sean's newest album is also his highest charting to date, halving the #28 peak of "Dark Sky Paradise". Last year's 50 Shades soundtrack spent a while at #1, so you can bet the new one will make a strong challenge for #1 next week, maybe Rag'n'Bone Man will also get in the top 10.

20/02/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 06 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 06 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 04 10 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

04 NE 01 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

05 05 05 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

06 06 12 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

07 07 04 07 ISSUES Julia Michaels

08 03 15 03 ADORE Amy Shark

09 08 16 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

10 09 20 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

11 10 13 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

12 12 06 12 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

13 11 15 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

14 15 03 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

15 13 06 13 TOUCH Little Mix

16 28 03 16 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

17 14 17 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

18 17 07 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

19 19 11 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

20 16 21 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

21 18 12 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

22 24 15 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

23 23 26 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

24 25 14 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

25 20 14 10 COCOON Milky Chance

26 22 22 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

27 21 17 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

28 29 03 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

29 26 17 04 SEXUAL Neiked

30 35 03 30 NEVER GIVE UP Sia

31 27 29 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

32 30 19 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

33 31 12 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

34 41 16 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

35 38 14 35 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

36 39 57 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

37 32 18 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

38 44 06 38 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

39 34 06 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

40 42 14 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

41 43 11 41 ALL NIGHT The Vamps

42 36 10 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

43 33 02 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

44 37 13 30 REDBONE Childish Gambino

45 50 04 39 JUNGLE Tash Sultana

46 40 41 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

47 46 16 34 MILLION REASONS Lady Gaga

48 49 17 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

49 45 06 34 MOVE YOUR BODY Sia

50 48 18 09 THE MACK Nevada Feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap

 

51 (60) Bruno Mars - That's What I Like

52 (58) Big Sean - Bounce Back

56 (76) Marian Hill - Down

85 (NE) Sigrid - Don't Kill My Vibe

89 (RE) Adele - Hello

93 (NE) Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

94 (RE) Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

96 (RE) Halsey - Not Afraid Anymore

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

02 NE 01 02 EVERYONE WE KNOW Thundamentals

03 NE 01 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

04 07 65 01 25 Adele

05 10 354 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

06 02 13 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

07 NE 01 07 GET ON YOUR FEET Adam Brand

08 04 30 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

09 03 09 03 MOANA Soundtrack

10 06 139 01 X Ed Sheeran

11 11 13 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

12 42 42 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

13 12 13 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

14 09 04 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

15 08 10 02 SING Soundtrack

16 15 41 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

17 01 02 01 THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT Dune Rats

18 13 07 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

19 40 159 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

20 NE 01 20 BELMONT STREET Jess & Matt

21 18 21 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

22 NE 01 22 FINAL NOTICE Jay UF

23 17 246 01 + Ed Sheeran

24 19 12 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

25 26 28 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

26 21 11 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

27 24 18 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

28 38 274 01 21 Adele

29 35 36 01 SKIN Flume

30 37 13 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

31 30 19 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

32 22 05 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

33 63 111 01 USE YOUR ILLUSION II Guns N' Roses

34 29 17 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

35 59 107 02 USE YOUR ILLUSION I Guns N' Roses

36 25 17 02 JOANNE Lady Gaga

37 36 13 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

38 23 152 01 GREATEST HITS Bruce Springsteen

39 31 05 01 I SEE YOU The XX

40 39 83 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

41 27 03 05 A GIRL, A BOTTLE, A BOAT Train

42 49 55 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

43 41 165 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

44 43 75 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

45 RE 47 02 THE VERY BEST OF Prince

46 44 210 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

47 32 04 32 QSP QSP

48 51 38 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

49 46 35 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

50 77 119 03 19 Adele

 

 

There's not much happening this week so there's not much to say. Ed Sheeran narrowly holds off ZAYN to keep the top two held down for a 6th straight week. With "I Don't Want To Live Forever" slowing down this week it might no longer be able to threaten him, so his biggest competition will come from himself. His latest track "How Do You Feel (Paean)" quickly got to #1 on iTunes (currently #2) but its streaming is really holding it back, so it might debut at #3 keeping "Castle On The Hill" at #2. That's if it charts mind you, because this week we've got a lot of missing stuff on the chart for whatever reason. The big thing to notice is the lack of stuff from the new 50 Shades soundtrack, 2 tracks of which reached the digital tracks chart but are conspicuously missing from the chart. Pretty much the only news of note this week is Katy Perry's new single which debuts at #4 as I predicted. This continues to make Australia that weird place that for some reason had "Rise" debut at #1. It's not doing too badly for next week though it'll need a boost somewhere to reverse its fortunes as it looks to drop back a few spots.

 

Album chart naturally has the new 50 Shades soundtrack debuting at #1, the previous one was sitting comfortably at #1 about 2 years ago. It prevents Aussie hip hop group Thundamentals from scoring their first #1, though they make their closest attempt yet with their new album in at #2. Both stand ahead of the record breaking UK #1 from Ragin' Binman, whose "Human" hasn't quite caught on here in the same way. Australian country veteran Adam Brand has had some solid top 10 success this decade, though lately dipping slightly lower each time. He continues the slight descent as his latest album debuts at #7, with his best peak to date being #4. The Grammys are also in effect here, with Adele & Beyonce getting the most noticeable rebounds. Next week looks to be light on big debuts, so expect no change at the top.

It's pretty crazy that The Chainsmoker Closer was now certified 9 times platinum, (not to mention Uptown Funk was certified 13 times platinum so far) and thus I think the ARIA current certification threshold for singles (Gold - 35K, Platinum - 70K) was way too low for now especially with streaming market still growing up exponentially and streaming play was counted on singles accreditation.

 

Do y'all have idea on how the suitable certification threshold for singles should be? Mine would be something like 70K-75K for Gold, and 140-150K for Platinum certification.