Honestly I think it's fine as is. I've never wanted to encourage raising the accreditation levels because all that does is gives us less information. For what it's worth though, I think The Chainsmokers' songs are somewhat overaccreditated. Don't Let Me Down was the first single to go 5xPlatinum in 2016 despite One Dance outselling it week by week, and it later went 6xPlatinum while Drake only just got there this week.

Edited February 25, 20178 yr by Dircadirca

27/02/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 07 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (PAEAN) Ed Sheeran

03 02 07 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

04 03 11 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

05 07 05 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

06 04 02 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

07 05 06 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

08 06 13 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

09 NE 01 09 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

10 08 16 03 ADORE Amy Shark

11 12 07 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

12 16 04 12 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

13 10 21 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

14 09 17 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

15 11 14 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

16 13 16 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

17 15 07 13 TOUCH Little Mix

18 14 04 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

19 18 08 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

20 17 18 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

21 20 22 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

22 19 12 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

23 23 27 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

24 24 15 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

25 27 18 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

26 21 13 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

27 22 16 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

28 26 23 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

29 30 04 29 NEVER GIVE UP Sia

30 38 07 30 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

31 25 15 10 COCOON Milky Chance

32 NE 01 32 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

33 NE 01 33 HEAVY Linkin Park & Kiiara

34 29 18 04 SEXUAL Neiked

35 28 04 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

36 31 30 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

37 35 15 35 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

38 34 17 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

39 33 13 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

40 32 20 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

41 NE 01 41 LOVE Lana Del Rey

42 39 07 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

43 37 19 06 DON'T WANNA KNOW Maroon 5 Feat. Kendrick Lamar

44 36 58 01 NEVER BE LIKE YOU Flume Feat. Kai

45 42 11 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

46 41 12 41 ALL NIGHT The Vamps

47 51 04 47 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

48 46 42 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

49 40 15 16 I WOULD LIKE Zara Larsson

50 43 03 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

 

52 (52) Big Sean - Bounce Back

55 (56) Marian Hill - Down

67 (NE) Flume - Skin Companion EP II

68 (72) Galantis & Hook N Sling - Love On Me

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

84 (NE) Vera Blue - Private

93 (NE) DJ Khaled Feat. Beyonce & JAY Z - Shining

99 (NE) Maty Noyes - London

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 POSTCARDS FROM THE SHELL HOUSE Busby Marou

02 01 02 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

03 NE 01 03 PRISONER Ryan Adams

04 04 66 01 25 Adele

05 06 14 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

06 10 140 01 X Ed Sheeran

07 03 02 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

08 05 355 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

09 09 10 03 MOANA Soundtrack

10 13 14 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

11 15 11 02 SING Soundtrack

12 11 14 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

13 16 42 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

14 12 43 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

15 NE 01 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

16 23 247 01 + Ed Sheeran

17 28 275 01 21 Adele

18 14 05 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

19 18 08 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

20 19 160 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

21 02 02 02 EVERYONE WE KNOW Thundamentals

22 08 31 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

23 24 13 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

24 25 29 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

25 17 03 01 THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT Dune Rats

26 NE 01 26 MIDDLE KIDS EP Middle Kids

27 29 37 01 SKIN Flume

28 26 12 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

29 21 22 02 CHAPTER AND VERSE Bruce Springsteen

30 27 19 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

31 RE 12 07 ESSENTIAL OILS Midnight Oil

32 30 14 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

33 07 02 07 GET ON YOUR FEET Adam Brand

34 40 84 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

35 46 211 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

36 34 18 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

37 43 166 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

38 37 14 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

39 32 06 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

40 31 20 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

41 33 112 01 USE YOUR ILLUSION II Guns N' Roses

42 NE 01 42 FUTURE Future

43 NE 01 43 ALL AUSTRALIAN GIRL Tania Kernaghan

44 44 76 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

45 50 120 03 19 Adele

46 39 06 01 I SEE YOU The XX

47 48 39 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

48 42 56 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

49 49 36 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

50 35 108 02 USE YOUR ILLUSION I Guns N' Roses

 

Ed Sheeran's quinella is interrupted by Ed Sheeran so now he has full control over the top 3 thanks to the newly released "How Would You Feel (Paean)". Curiously, the track is severely struggling on Spotify (where it fell out of the top 50) but going strong on iTunes so it's anyone's guess how well it maintains from here. In any case, Sheeran's total domination at the top will be put to an end next week as The Chainsmokers' new track will likely debut at #2 next week. Also in the top 10 this week is a big debut for Kygo & Selena Gomez, which by debuting at #10, instantly becomes both artists' highest charting single to date. Both previously reached #10 separately back in 2015 with "Firestone" and "Good For You" respectively. Also debuting in the top 50 next to each other this week is a pair of 2000s '''rock''' bands. Maroon 5's "Cold" seems to be floundering somewhat so it might not get much higher, but it is instantly Future's highest charting track having only previously slipped into the top 50 with "Jumpman". He could quickly add to this tally next week thanks to his Rihanna collaboration. Linkin Park on the other hand have their highest charting track for this decade with their dire new track. Lastly, Lana Del Rey returns to the top 50 with "Love" after previous lead single "High By The Beach" narrowly missed out, so perhaps a 4th #1 album isn't out of the question.

 

Of the album chart, we have a new #1 yet again, and it's an Australian band that few people outside of Australia have heard of, yet again. In fact I'm not even sure how Busby Marou nurture their popularity anymore. They had a respectable hit on triple j back in 2011 with "Biding My Time" but I couldn't name a single song they've released since then except for their song which is currently being used on a TV promo. Nonetheless, they score a #1 debut. The only other major debut of the week comes from Ryan Adams who has been riding higher and higher on the charts in recent years. He now scores his highest ever debut with "Prisoner" at #3. Next week is also pretty light on big releases. Likely the top debut will come from Western Australian band The Waifs, who perhaps will battle with Adele for the #1 spot as she rides current touring hype. There are also potential top 10 debuts for King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Stormzy & Horrorshow.

05/03/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 08 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

03 03 08 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

04 09 02 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

05 04 12 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

06 05 06 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

07 06 03 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

08 07 07 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

09 12 05 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

10 08 14 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

11 02 02 02 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (PAEAN) Ed Sheeran

12 NE 01 12 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

13 11 08 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

14 17 08 13 TOUCH Little Mix

15 10 17 03 ADORE Amy Shark

16 NE 01 16 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

17 18 05 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

18 14 18 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

19 13 22 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

20 16 17 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

21 15 15 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

22 19 09 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

23 30 08 23 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

24 20 19 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

25 23 28 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

26 22 13 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

27 32 02 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

28 21 23 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

29 24 16 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

30 37 16 30 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

31 25 19 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

32 36 31 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

33 35 05 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

34 26 14 08 PLAY THAT SONG Train

35 28 24 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

36 31 16 10 COCOON Milky Chance

37 34 19 04 SEXUAL Neiked

38 27 17 08 SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL Alessia Cara

39 NE 01 39 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

40 47 05 40 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

41 39 14 23 SHED A LIGHT Robin Schulz & David Guetta Feat. Cheat Codes

42 38 18 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

43 33 02 33 HEAVY Linkin Park & Kiiara

44 48 43 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

45 50 04 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

46 46 13 41 ALL NIGHT The Vamps

47 40 21 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

48 45 12 20 JUST HOLD ON Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson

49 41 02 41 LOVE Lana Del Rey

50 42 08 34 BAD AND BOUJEE Migos Feat. Lil Uzi Vert

 

52 (52) Big Sean - Bounce Back

55 (NE) Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

80 (RE) Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars

85 (NE) John Mayer - Still Feel Like Your Man

95 (RE) Adele - Someone Like You

96 (NE) Ariana Grande Feat. Future - Everyday

100 (RE) Dwayne Johnson - You're Welcome

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

02 NE 01 02 FLYING MICROTONAL BANANA King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

03 04 67 01 25 Adele

04 NE 01 04 BARDO STATE Horrorshow

05 05 15 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

06 06 141 01 X Ed Sheeran

07 NE 01 07 PAINT Holy Holy

08 02 03 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

09 09 11 03 MOANA Soundtrack

10 17 276 01 21 Adele

11 NE 01 11 GANG SIGNS & PRAYER Stormzy

12 07 03 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

13 08 356 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

14 01 02 01 POSTCARDS FROM THE SHELL HOUSE Busby Marou

15 19 09 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

16 10 15 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

17 16 248 01 + Ed Sheeran

18 11 12 02 SING Soundtrack

19 03 02 03 PRISONER Ryan Adams

20 45 121 03 19 Adele

21 13 43 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

22 NE 01 22 LOADED Christie Lamb

23 57 06 23 QSP Quatro Scott & Powell

24 24 30 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

25 12 15 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

26 NE 01 26 THE BREAKER Little Big Town

27 15 02 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

28 18 06 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

29 23 14 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

30 14 44 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

31 28 13 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

32 38 15 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

33 31 13 07 ESSENTIAL OILS Midnight Oil

34 66 02 34 T2 TRAINSPOTTING Soundtrack

35 25 04 01 THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT Dune Rats

36 RE 08 16 KNOW-IT-ALL Alessia Cara

37 NE 01 37 YOUTH REVIVAL ACOUSTIC Hillsong Young & Free

38 40 21 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

39 47 40 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

40 20 161 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

41 32 15 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

42 30 20 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

43 37 167 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

44 27 38 01 SKIN Flume

45 34 85 02 LADIES & GENTLEMEN... THE BEST OF... George Michael

46 22 32 01 GIMME SOME LOVIN': JUKEBOX VOL. II Human Nature

47 35 212 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

48 39 07 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

49 49 37 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

50 36 19 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

 

 

Now 8 weeks on the trot for "Shape Of You" and it's going nowhere. Ed does finally have competition that isn't from himself however, as there is a new debut in at #2 for The Chainsmokers and Coldplay. This makes it Coldplay's highest ever charting single, tied with "Viva la vida" and "A Sky Full Of Stars", and it's also The Chainsmokers' 7th top 10 hit but outright second highest. Following last week's strong debut, Kygo & Selena Gomez are now seeing the top 5 for the first time ever with "It Ain't Me", while Jon Bellion has some luck on his side as he is higher on the overall chart than either of the component charts, reaching the top 10 this week. Calvin Harris has the next highest debut of the week, with "Slide" also narrowly debuting higher than previous single "My Way" did. It's also a new height on the singles chart for Frank Ocean & Migos, who have both only charted once on their own prior. The big debuts don't stop there with Zedd coming through at #16 with "Stay", which looks set to be his first ever lead artist top 10, after "Clarity" and "Stay The Night" peaked at #13 & #11 respectively. It's also a bumper week for Future, who after last week charting only for the 2nd time in the top 50, is quickly back in with his Rihanna collaboration, and if that's not enough, "Everyday" with Ariana Grande also debuts lower down. But of course the only story that really matters down there is the resurgence of Bag Raiders' "Shooting Stars". Originally a hit in 2009 that finished in the top 20 of triple j's Hottest 100 that year, the song wouldn't reach the top 50 until 4 years later when someone danced to it on Australia's Got Talent (I think) giving a huge digital boost, truly Australia's own Mint Royale. But nonetheless, thanks to the power of glorious memes, it's back yet again. Also I must serve a reminder that I really have no idea if Ed Sheeran's tracks will be included in next week's charts. His Spotify dominance isn't quite on the level of the UK (the lowest track on the album is #32 on Spotify today), but I would expect maybe 9 or 10 top 50 debuts and the rest in the bottom half.

 

I can say with some level of confidence that his new album will be debuting at #1 on the album chart next week though. For this week however, things are more humble as we see Western Australia's own The Waifs pick up their first ever #1 album with their 8th release. They're a band whose popularity I would say hit its peak in 2002, and I've honestly not heard anything from them in nearly a decade, but such are the album charts of the present to favour the older market. This also shows in the fact that the band pipped to the post are much more modern. They're also one of the most prolific bands in the world nowadays. For the uninformed, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are a psych rock band formed in 2010. They released their debut album in 2012 and all up they have released 9 albums now. Last year's "Nonagon Infinity" was a big success for them and their first top 50 peaking album, now their latest album has soared them up to #2 in the standings. Oh and they're supposedly releasing 3 more albums later this year. Next up on the debuts list are Australian hip-hop veterans Horrorshow, who are stepping down a little here at #4, given their previous album debuted at #2. We continue the Australian debuts here as at #7 we've got Holy Holy with their second album. Meanwhile Adele's touring here is doing wonders as "21" re-enters the top 10 and "19" re-enters the top 20. The UK's #1 album from Stormzy debuts at an unlucky #11 but at the very least, he just outsold Rod'N'Bait Man so there's that.

I'm fairly certain "Divide" would be straight away certified at least 2 times Platinum on chart debut week. If not, it will be happen on next few week chart.

I'm fairly certain "Divide" would be straight away certified at least 2 times Platinum on chart debut week. If not, it will be happen on next few week chart.

You called it! :D Double platinum straight away. Every track in the top 40 also.

12/03/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 09 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 03 09 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 02 02 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

04 NE 01 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

05 NE 01 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

06 NE 01 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

07 04 03 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

08 06 07 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

09 16 02 09 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

10 NE 01 10 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

11 05 13 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

12 07 04 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

13 11 03 02 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (PAEAN) Ed Sheeran

14 40 06 14 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

15 08 08 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

16 NE 01 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

17 09 06 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

18 12 02 12 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

19 NE 01 19 SUPERMARKET FLOWERS Ed Sheeran

20 NE 01 20 NEW MAN Ed Sheeran

21 13 09 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

22 10 15 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

23 23 09 23 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

24 NE 01 24 WHAT DO I KNOW? Ed Sheeran

25 17 06 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

26 15 18 03 ADORE Amy Shark

27 14 09 13 TOUCH Little Mix

28 18 19 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

29 22 10 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

30 30 17 30 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

31 NE 01 31 ERASER Ed Sheeran

32 NE 01 32 HEARTS DON'T BREAK AROUND HERE Ed Sheeran

33 20 18 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

34 19 23 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

35 21 16 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

36 NE 01 36 BARCELONA Ed Sheeran

37 NE 01 37 NANCY MULLIGAN Ed Sheeran

38 NE 01 38 SAVE MYSELF Ed Sheeran

39 NE 01 39 BIBIA BE YE YE Ed Sheeran

40 24 20 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

41 25 29 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

42 27 03 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

43 28 24 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

44 26 14 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

45 33 06 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

46 29 17 22 BAD THINGS Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello

47 32 32 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

48 35 25 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

49 39 02 39 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

50 31 20 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

 

87 (NE) Post Malone Feat. Quavo - Congratulations

90 (RE) Adele - Rolling In The Deep

92 (RE) Adele - When We Were Young

98 (RE) Justin Bieber - Love Yourself

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 03 68 01 25 Adele

03 06 142 01 X Ed Sheeran

04 17 249 01 + Ed Sheeran

05 10 277 01 21 Adele

06 05 16 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

07 01 02 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

08 NE 01 08 WHEN WE FALL All Our Exes Live in Texas

09 09 12 03 MOANA Soundtrack

10 NE 01 10 AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN Kingswood

11 08 04 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

12 20 122 03 19 Adele

13 12 04 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

14 16 16 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

15 21 44 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

16 NE 01 16 EVERYTHING IS FORGOTTEN Methyl Ethel

17 13 357 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

18 55 69 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

19 15 10 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

20 18 13 02 SING Soundtrack

21 02 02 02 FLYING MICROTONAL BANANA King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

22 28 07 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

23 25 16 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

24 11 02 11 GANG SIGNS & PRAYER Stormzy

25 29 15 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

26 NE 01 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

27 14 03 01 POSTCARDS FROM THE SHELL HOUSE Busby Marou

28 24 31 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

29 32 16 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

30 31 14 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

31 27 03 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

32 30 45 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

33 42 21 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

34 47 213 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

35 04 02 04 BARDO STATE Horrorshow

36 43 168 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

37 41 16 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

38 39 41 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

39 23 07 23 QSP Quatro Scott & Powell

40 19 03 03 PRISONER Ryan Adams

41 NE 01 41 HERE I AM SEND ME (LIVE) Darlene Zschech

42 67 06 05 A GIRL, A BOTTLE, A BOAT Train

43 07 02 07 PAINT Holy Holy

44 50 20 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

45 52 78 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

46 38 22 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

47 49 38 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

48 35 05 01 THE KIDS WILL KNOW IT'S BULLSHIT Dune Rats

49 48 08 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

50 54 58 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

 

If the notion of Ed not having the top two last week was troubling, then rest assured we're back to that this week, possibly thanks to his new album released. This makes 9 weeks at #1 for "Shape Of You", and unlike in the UK where "Galway Girl" is making a threat, "Shape Of You" looks unchallenged in the near future. That new Sheeran album takes over pretty much everything on this chart with 13 debuts all in the top 40. "Dive" is the highest of the lot because it was promoted here on the iTunes frontpage. There are only two more debuts in the rest of the top 100, the highest of which coming from Lorde who scores her 2nd top 10 hit with "Green Light", perhaps consolidating Australia as her strongest market outside of New Zealand. To note on Ed's achievements this week though, he's got the most simultaneous entries ever in the top 10, top 20 and top 50, though not top 100 as Michael Jackson had many more in the weeks following his passing. Elsewhere this week, Zedd indeed scores his first ever lead artist top 10 with "Stay", and Bruno Mars disingenuously bullets hugely with "That's What I Like", because its streams weren't being counted until now for no reason.

 

Ed Sheeran also gets his 3rd #1 album, and 2nd #1 album debut, unsurprisingly decimating the competition and selling just shy of 100,000 copies. For comparison, no other album this year had even debuted on 10,000 sales. The top 5 also features his other two albums, alongside Adele's most recent two, as she has been touring in Australia. Less noticeable here is Justin Bieber's rebound as he has just started his Australian tour and may climb further next week. To show that there is still some semblance of national pride here, the other top 10 debuts this week are from Australian artists, All Our Exes Live In Texas and Kingswood. There's not much in the way of big new releases this week so don't expect much change at the top of the album chart.

Edited March 13, 20178 yr by Dircadirca

19/03/2017

 

01 01 10 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 10 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

03 03 03 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

04 04 02 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

05 07 04 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

06 09 03 06 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

07 10 02 07 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

08 14 07 08 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

09 08 08 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

10 17 07 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

11 05 02 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

12 06 02 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

13 12 05 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

14 18 03 12 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

15 23 10 15 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

16 11 14 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

17 15 09 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

18 25 07 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

19 NE 01 19 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia

20 21 10 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

21 19 02 19 SUPERMARKET FLOWERS Ed Sheeran

22 22 16 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

23 30 18 23 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

24 16 02 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

25 27 10 13 TOUCH Little Mix

26 35 17 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

27 26 19 03 ADORE Amy Shark

28 33 19 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

29 13 04 02 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (PAEAN) Ed Sheeran

30 29 11 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

31 28 20 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

32 20 02 20 NEW MAN Ed Sheeran

33 24 02 24 WHAT DO I KNOW? Ed Sheeran

34 42 04 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

35 34 24 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

36 41 30 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

37 40 21 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

38 37 02 37 NANCY MULLIGAN Ed Sheeran

39 43 25 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

40 45 07 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

41 36 02 36 BARCELONA Ed Sheeran

42 NE 01 42 LIABILITY Lorde

43 NE 01 43 KEEP ME CRAZY Sheppard

44 32 02 32 HEARTS DON'T BREAK AROUND HERE Ed Sheeran

45 44 15 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

46 50 21 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

47 51 18 10 COCOON Milky Chance

48 31 02 31 ERASER Ed Sheeran

49 47 33 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

50 65 66 01 HELLO Adele

 

52 (NE) Martin Jensen - Solo Dance

58 (NE) Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne - No Frauds

72 (NE) Future - Mask Off

87 (87) Post Malone - Congratulations

93 (RE) Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?

97 (NE) Astrid S - Breathe

 

01 01 02 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 02 69 01 25 Adele

03 03 143 01 X Ed Sheeran

04 05 278 01 21 Adele

05 06 17 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

06 NE 01 06 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

07 07 03 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

08 04 250 01 + Ed Sheeran

09 12 123 03 19 Adele

10 18 70 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

11 09 13 03 MOANA Soundtrack

12 13 05 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

13 14 17 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

14 23 17 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

15 11 05 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

16 NE 01 16 HEARTWORMS The Shins

17 15 45 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

18 17 358 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

19 NE 01 19 SEMPER FEMINA Laura Marling

20 20 14 02 SING Soundtrack

21 10 02 10 AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN Kingswood

22 59 163 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

23 25 16 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

24 19 11 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

25 33 22 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (THE SECRET EDITION) (SONGS FROM THE ORIGNAL 7 SERIES) Jessica Mauboy

26 66 67 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

27 26 02 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

28 28 32 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

29 34 214 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

30 29 17 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

31 RE 112 01 BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen

32 31 04 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

33 30 15 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

34 32 46 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

35 36 169 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

36 08 02 08 WHEN WE FALL All Our Exes Live in Texas

37 22 08 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

38 37 17 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

39 21 03 02 FLYING MICROTONAL BANANA King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

40 38 42 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

41 27 04 01 POSTCARDS FROM THE SHELL HOUSE Busby Marou

42 56 125 01 1989 Taylor Swift

43 50 59 01 THIS IS ACTING Sia

44 NE 01 44 FIERCE MERCY Colin Hay

45 45 79 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

46 47 39 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

47 44 21 03 THE WONDER OF YOU Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

48 RE 163 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

49 16 02 16 EVERYTHING IS FORGOTTEN Methyl Ethel

50 46 23 01 TRIPLE J'S LIKE A VERSION 12 Various

 

 

Thrilling news, for the 10th week in a row, it's the Sheeran show. "Shape Of You"'s 10 weeks at #1 makes it among the longest running #1s of all time and as you might figure from "Castle On The Hill" remaining at #2, there's little in the way of competition still. The Chainsmokers are getting close on iTunes but making next to no progress on Spotify. Unlike in the UK, iTunes users haven't quite cottoned onto "Galway Girl" which is #28 on digital tracks but shoots up to #7 on the chart thanks to huge streams. Meanwhile Bruno Mars scores his 9th top 10 hit with "That's What I Like", and Jon Bellion returns so it doesn't seem like he was just lucky to get there before the Sheeran take over. Australia lives up to expectations with buying anything that has P!nk's name on it in excess, with Stargate scoring their first credited chart entry in "Waterfall", which is quite the opposite to "Galway Girl" as it's #5 digital but shoved down by lack of streams. Not much to note otherwise. Next week you can look out for Drake though I only expect "Passionfruit" to crack the top 40.

27/03/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 11 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 03 04 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

03 02 11 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

04 06 04 04 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

05 05 05 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

06 08 08 06 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

07 04 03 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

08 07 03 07 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

09 09 09 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

10 10 08 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

11 14 04 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

12 15 11 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

13 13 06 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

14 18 08 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

15 17 10 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

16 NE 01 16 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

17 16 15 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

18 20 11 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

19 12 03 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

20 11 03 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

21 22 17 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

22 26 18 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

23 23 19 23 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

24 25 11 13 TOUCH Little Mix

25 27 20 03 ADORE Amy Shark

26 19 02 19 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia

27 28 20 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

28 30 12 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

29 34 05 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

30 24 03 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

31 31 21 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

32 21 03 19 SUPERMARKET FLOWERS Ed Sheeran

33 51 27 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

34 35 25 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

35 29 05 02 HOW WOULD YOU FEEL (PAEAN) Ed Sheeran

36 32 03 20 NEW MAN Ed Sheeran

37 36 31 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

38 43 02 38 KEEP ME CRAZY Sheppard

39 33 03 24 WHAT DO I KNOW? Ed Sheeran

40 37 22 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

41 39 26 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

42 NE 01 42 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

43 40 08 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

44 47 19 10 COCOON Milky Chance

45 52 02 45 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

46 49 34 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

47 56 46 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

48 45 16 19 NOW AND LATER Sage The Gemini

49 46 22 05 STRANGER Peking Duk Feat. Elliphant

50 60 07 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

 

55 (72) Future - Mask Off

59 (NE) Amy Shark - Weekends

61 (NE) KYLE - iSpy

87 (NE) Machine Gun Kelly Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - At My Best

97 (NE) Nikki Webster Feat. Sam Mac - Strawberry Kisses 2017

 

Albums

 

01 01 03 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 MORE LIFE Drake

03 02 70 01 25 Adele

04 05 18 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

05 03 144 01 X Ed Sheeran

06 04 279 01 21 Adele

07 NE 01 07 SO GOOD Zara Larsson

08 NE 01 08 BLOSSOM Milky Chance

09 06 02 06 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

10 08 251 01 + Ed Sheeran

11 07 04 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

12 11 14 03 MOANA Soundtrack

13 09 124 03 19 Adele

14 NE 01 14 SPIRIT Depeche Mode

15 73 22 02 LET THERE BE LIGHT Hillsong Worship

16 12 06 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

17 13 18 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

18 10 71 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

19 17 46 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

20 20 15 02 SING Soundtrack

21 NE 01 21 HOT THOUGHTS Spoon

22 15 06 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

23 23 17 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

24 14 18 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

25 18 359 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

26 32 05 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

27 27 03 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

28 25 23 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) (THE SECRET EDITION) Jessica Mauboy

29 NE 01 29 VERA LYNN 100 Vera Lynn

30 29 215 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

31 42 126 01 1989 Taylor Swift

32 NE 01 32 LIVE NORTH AMERICA 2016 Gary Clark Jr.

33 NE 01 33 THERE IS A CLOUD Elevation Worship

34 40 43 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

35 NE 01 35 SCORE 2Cellos

36 35 170 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

37 21 03 10 AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN Kingswood

38 38 18 01 HARDWIRED...TO SELF-DESTRUCT Metallica

39 28 33 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

40 24 12 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

41 30 18 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

42 34 47 01 LEMONADE Beyonce

43 RE 03 37 YOUTH REVIVAL ACOUSTIC Hillsong Young & Free

44 22 164 07 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses

45 33 16 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

46 26 68 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

47 RE 03 15 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY Client Liaison

48 NE 01 48 CHUCK BERRY: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION Chuck Berry

49 45 80 01 IMMORTALIZED Disturbed

50 46 40 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

 

Thrilling news, the Sheeran show never ends. "Shape Of You"'s 11 weeks at #1 makes it the second longest runner of the decade behind Pharrell's "Happy". As it stands, there's still no competition to stop it really, still leading on sales and streaming by decent amounts. The Chainsmokers aren't out of contention just yet but they might need a big album week release boost to do so as they're still way behind. Luck is on my side as we go down to 10 Sheeran tracks in the top 50, with two of the more questionable entries, "Nancy Mulligan" and "Barcelona" at #51 & #52. Drake's "More Life" nets a top 20 debut for "Passionfruit" and nothing else, because with the arbitrary state of things in the chart, nothing else was allowed in the chart. Nothing probably would have cracked the top 50, but "Free Smoke", "Portland", "Get It Together", "Blem" and probably some others should be in the top 100. Clean Bandit also debut in the top 50 with "Symphony", which is their first top 50 single that doesn't start with R and end with E, though it maintains their run of 8 letter singles. Expect big moves from the track in the coming weeks.

 

Sheeran remains at #1 with little competition on the album chart as well, selling about as much as #2 & #3 combined. Drake gets another #2 album with "More Life", having only hit #1 with "Views" last year. Zara Larsson debuts in the top 10 with her debut album, while Milky Chance reach #8 with their 2nd album, the same peak as their "Sadnecessary" album managed in 2014. Likely there'll be no change on the top next week, but look out for potential strong debuts from Lee Kernaghan, James Blunt & Northlane.

Clean Bandit also debut in the top 50 with "Symphony", which is their first top 50 single that doesn't start with R and end with E, though it maintains their run of 8 letter singles. Expect big moves from the track in the coming weeks.

I didn't realize this was a thing! :lol: Too bad 'Come Over' and 'Stronger' didn't chart, although that would've ended the R/E thing much earlier.

 

Very pleased to see a top 10 debut for Milky Chance! Maybe they can keep getting supported here and be the next Good Charlotte or something. :P

 

Very pleased to see a top 10 debut for Milky Chance! Maybe they can keep getting supported here and be the next Good Charlotte or something. :P

Now I'm just imagining the Milky Chance guy as a judge on The Voice or something :lol: It does seem like they've really struck a chord with triple j listeners to the point that Australia is like their biggest market now.

03/04/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 12 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 02 05 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

03 04 05 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

04 16 02 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

05 06 09 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

06 03 12 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

07 07 04 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

08 05 06 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

09 08 04 07 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

10 09 10 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

11 11 05 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

12 12 12 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

13 10 09 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

14 14 09 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

15 13 07 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

16 15 11 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

17 18 12 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

18 42 02 18 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

19 17 16 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

20 19 04 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

21 NE 01 21 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

22 22 19 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

23 27 21 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

24 21 18 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

25 20 04 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

26 24 12 13 TOUCH Little Mix

27 25 21 03 ADORE Amy Shark

28 29 06 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

29 NE 01 29 LIGHT MY BODY UP David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne

30 28 13 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

31 26 03 19 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia

32 55 03 32 MASK OFF Future

33 30 04 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

34 23 20 23 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

35 NE 01 35 THE HEART PART 4 Kendrick Lamar

36 31 22 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

37 38 03 37 KEEP ME CRAZY Sheppard

38 34 26 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

39 37 32 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

40 41 27 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

41 40 23 14 LOVE$ICK Mura Masa Feat. A$ap Rocky

42 50 08 33 BELIEVER Imagine Dragons

43 32 04 19 SUPERMARKET FLOWERS Ed Sheeran

44 43 09 27 RUN UP Major Lazer Feat. PartyNextDoor & Nicki Minaj

45 33 28 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

46 45 03 45 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

47 83 23 16 FAKE LOVE Drake

48 46 35 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

49 47 47 03 CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! Justin Timberlake

50 36 04 20 NEW MAN Ed Sheeran

 

52 (62) Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - Swalla

60 (61) KYLE - iSpy

61 (NE) Chris Brown - Privacy

63 (NE) Iggy Azalea - Mo Bounce

64 (RE) Ariana Grande & John Legend - Beauty and the Beast

73 (87) Machine Gun Kelly Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - At My Best

100 (NE) G-Eazy Feat. Kehlani - Good Life

 

Albums

 

01 01 04 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

03 NE 01 03 MESMER Northlane

04 09 03 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

05 03 71 01 25 Adele

06 04 19 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

07 NE 01 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

08 12 15 03 MOANA Soundtrack

09 02 02 02 MORE LIFE Drake

10 NE 01 10 LOWER THE BAR Steel Panther

11 05 145 01 X Ed Sheeran

12 20 16 02 SING Soundtrack

13 10 252 01 + Ed Sheeran

14 06 280 01 21 Adele

15 NE 01 15 MADE OF BREATH ONLY sleepmakeswaves

16 11 05 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

17 NE 01 17 A SUITABLE GIRL Ali Barter

18 16 07 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

19 17 19 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

20 13 125 03 19 Adele

21 RE 13 16 THE ESSENTIAL Dixie Chicks

22 19 47 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

23 69 77 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

24 NE 01 24 TREMAINE THE ALBUM Trey Songz

25 23 18 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

26 26 06 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

27 08 02 08 BLOSSOM Milky Chance

28 NE 01 28 WONDERLAND Take That

29 RE 04 29 WILD ONES Kip Moore

30 27 04 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

31 34 44 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

32 25 360 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

33 NE 01 33 UNHOLY RUSH Mindsnare

34 30 216 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL - ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

35 NE 01 35 THE CLASSIC ALBUMS COLLECTION Dixie Chicks

36 24 19 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

37 41 19 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

38 07 02 07 SO GOOD Zara Larsson

39 37 04 10 AFTER HOURS, CLOSE TO DAWN Kingswood

40 28 24 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) (THE SECRET EDITION) Jessica Mauboy

41 22 07 01 FIFTY SHADES DARKER Soundtrack

42 50 41 17 50 BEST SONGS Play School

43 52 240 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

44 45 17 01 BLUE & LONESOME The Rolling Stones

45 36 171 05 THE VERY VERY BEST OF CROWDED HOUSE Crowded House

46 18 72 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

47 39 34 01 SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

48 14 02 14 SPIRIT Depeche Mode

49 96 11 03 ENDLESS The McClymonts

50 40 13 07 LA LA LAND Soundtrack

 

For the 12th week in a row, it's Ed Sheeran at #1zzzzzzzz. "Shape Of You" continues to be mostly uncontested, though radio have just recently picked up "Galway Girl" which is now selling strongly and likely to land in the top 3 next week. It's in a similar situation to Drake's "Passionfruit" for new tracks being strongly benefitted by streaming. "Passionfruit" climbs to #4 despite never cracking the iTunes top 10. Lower down we have ZAYN performing slightly better than he did in the UK with his latest single debuting at #21. David Guetta & Kendrick Lamar ride strong digital sales for their latest top 40 debuts though both look to rapidly vanish. In the case of Kendrick, he has backup in the form of "HUMBLE." which is looking set for a top 10 debut next week. Future also continues his recent hit streak with "Mask Off" becoming his first solo top 50 entry. "Selfish" could potentially return to the top 50 thanks to strong Spotify promotion. "Fake Love" also re-enters the top 50 this week thanks to its streams being properly counted this week.

 

The album chart continues to be Sheerantown without competition. The deadwood is slipping off though with his previous albums leaving the top 10 this week. It's a good week for Australian artists too in the debuts, with the #2 slot going to local country artist Lee Kernaghan with a mixture of old & new material. It's his 2nd highest charting album behind only his "Spirit Of The Anzacs" album which spent a month at #1 in 2015. Next up at #3 is metalcore band Northlane with a slight direction change on new album "Mesmer". It's their 3rd consecutive top 3 album, with their previous album "Node" having reached #1 in 2015. Australia has always been one of James Blunt's best markets, where he often has benefitted from X Factor promotion to score hit singles. This time around he has nothing of the sort, but still manages a top 10 debut at #7, with his previous studio albums all landing in the top 5. Also debuting in the top 10 is Steel Panther, whose last album came hilariously close to hitting #1 in 2014, this time around they can only manage #10. Next week's potential top 10 debuts come from Jamiroquai & Mastodon, but overall it looks to be a slow week.

10/04/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 13 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 09 05 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

03 02 06 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

04 03 06 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

05 04 03 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

06 NE 01 06 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

07 05 10 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

08 07 05 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

09 08 07 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

10 06 13 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

11 10 11 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

12 12 13 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

13 11 06 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

14 18 03 14 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

15 13 10 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

16 14 10 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

17 15 08 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

18 17 13 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

19 16 12 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

20 21 02 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

21 26 13 13 TOUCH Little Mix

22 32 04 22 MASK OFF Future

23 30 14 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

24 NE 01 24 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

25 23 22 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

26 22 20 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

27 24 19 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

28 20 05 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

29 19 17 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

30 27 22 03 ADORE Amy Shark

31 28 07 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

32 36 23 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

33 25 05 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

34 52 06 34 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

35 33 05 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

36 NE 01 36 THE ONE The Chainsmokers

37 34 21 23 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

38 67 23 17 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

39 39 33 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

40 31 04 19 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia

41 NE 01 41 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

42 40 28 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

43 57 06 39 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

44 38 27 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

45 45 29 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

46 46 04 45 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

47 48 36 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

48 37 04 37 KEEP ME CRAZY Sheppard

49 NE 01 49 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato

50 RE 03 50 WAVES Dean Lewis

 

59 (60) KYLE - iSpy

70 (NE) Kaleo - Way Down We Go

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

99 (RE) Dwayne Johnson - You're Welcome

100 (RE) The Chainsmokers feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down

 

Albums

 

01 01 05 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 08 16 02 MOANA Soundtrack

03 NE 01 03 EMPEROR OF SAND Mastodon

04 05 72 01 25 Adele

05 04 04 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

06 12 17 02 SING Soundtrack

07 NE 01 07 AUTOMATON Jamiroquai

08 06 20 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

09 11 146 01 X Ed Sheeran

10 02 02 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

11 18 08 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

12 NE 01 12 BLOODLUST Body Count

13 13 253 01 + Ed Sheeran

14 07 02 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

15 RE 04 15 DETOUR Cyndi Lauper

16 NE 01 16 STARLIGHT Jon Stevens

17 09 03 02 MORE LIFE Drake

18 14 281 01 21 Adele

19 NE 01 19 ALRIGHT ALREADY Polish Club

20 NE 01 20 SILVER EYE Goldfrapp

21 3 02 03 MESMER Northlane

22 22 48 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

23 NE 01 23 BIG LITTLE LIES (MUSIC FROM THE HBO LIMITED SERIES) Soundtrack

24 19 20 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

25 16 06 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

26 23 78 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

27 74 420 11 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac

28 52 23 12 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Roy Orbison

29 43 241 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

30 10 02 10 LOWER THE BAR Steel Panther

31 21 14 16 THE ESSENTIAL Dixie Chicks

32 RE 08 23 THE ESSENTIAL VAN MORRISON Van Morrison

33 40 25 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) (THE SECRET EDITION) Jessica Mauboy

34 NE 01 34 OCH AYE THE G'NU Jimmy Barnes & The Wiggles

35 31 45 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

36 NE 01 36 TRIPLICATE Bob Dylan

37 82 55 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods

38 NE 01 38 ONE VOICE Aled Jones, Dame Joan Sutherland

39 37 20 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

40 70 128 01 1989 Taylor Swift

41 20 126 03 19 Adele

42 86 109 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

43 75 04 43 A / B Kaleo

44 46 73 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

45 26 07 15 THE WIGGLES NURSERY RHYMES The Wiggles

46 36 20 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

47 32 361 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

48 30 05 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

49 25 19 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

50 77 43 01 SKIN Flume

 

 

Hot exciting action going on at the top of the...nah it's just Ed Sheeran again. "Shape Of You" racks up its 13th consecutive week at the top, which makes it the equal longest running #1 on the ARIA Charts, tied with Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". Chart pundits will note that prior to the ARIA era, ABBA logged 15 weeks at #1 with "Fernando". However, while the battle for the top spot in the UK is a close one, over here, Harry Styles started with a huge 8:1 lead on iTunes, effectively guaranteeing him next week's #1. In the meantime, Ed Sheeran takes over the #2 slot with "Galway Girl", which becomes the 3rd song of his to be blocked by "Shape Of You". It's also a big week for new entries in the top 50, the biggest of which belongs to Kendrick Lamar, who gets his first ever solo top 10 hit following his collaborations with Taylor Swift, Sia & Maroon 5. His previous solo peak was #32 for "King Kunta". Next up is yet another new single for Calvin Harris, which is importantly the first ever top 50 single for Young Thug. Local hip hop group Bliss N Eso pick up their 9th top 50 hit with "Moments", giving them only one less than kingpins Hilltop Hoods.

 

No change on the album chart of course. The closest competitor to Sheeran is the Moana soundtrack, assumably due to a DVD release. Sludge metal favourites Mastodon picked up their first top 10 with their previous album in 2014 reaching #10, now they step it up a notch with their latest album debuting at #3. Also joining them is Jamiroquai who score their highest charting album in over a decade. Next week we find out how many people have been pining for that Chainsmokers album. It won't be #1, and will battle The Smith Street Band and Tina Arena for top debut.

17/04/2017

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles

02 01 14 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

03 03 07 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

04 02 06 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

05 04 07 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

06 08 06 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

07 06 02 06 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

08 07 11 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

09 14 04 09 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

10 09 08 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

11 05 04 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

12 10 14 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

13 13 07 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

14 11 12 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

15 12 14 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

16 15 11 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

17 16 11 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

18 19 13 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

19 18 14 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

20 22 05 20 MASK OFF Future

21 NE 01 21 NOW OR NEVER Halsey

22 17 09 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

23 24 02 23 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

24 21 14 13 TOUCH Little Mix

25 50 04 25 WAVES Dean Lewis

26 25 23 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

27 23 15 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

28 20 03 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

29 34 07 29 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

30 27 20 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

31 26 21 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

32 30 23 03 ADORE Amy Shark

33 29 18 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

34 32 24 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

35 28 06 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

36 31 08 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

37 43 07 37 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

38 39 34 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

39 37 22 23 WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE Adele

40 46 05 40 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

41 47 37 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

42 59 04 42 ISPY Kyle

43 36 02 36 THE ONE The Chainsmokers

44 35 06 16 HAPPIER Ed Sheeran

45 41 02 41 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

46 42 29 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

47 48 05 37 KEEP ME CRAZY Sheppard

48 45 30 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

49 33 06 05 DIVE Ed Sheeran

50 40 05 19 WATERFALL Stargate Feat. P!nk & Sia

 

58 (70) Kaleo - Way Down We Go

61 (NE) Beyonce - Die With You

75 (83) Post Malone - Congratulations

81 (NE) Beatz - Ain't Your Girl

91 (NE) Stanaj - The Preview EP

97 (NE) Joey Bada$$ Feat. ScHoolboy Q - ROCKABYE BABY

100 (RE) Ariana Grande Feat. Future - Everyday

 

Albums

 

01 01 06 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 TINA ARENA (GREATEST HITS & INTERPRETATIONS) Tina Arena

03 NE 01 03 MORE SCARED OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME The Smith Street Band

04 NE 01 04 MEMORIES...DO NOT OPEN The Chainsmokers

05 04 73 01 25 Adele

06 02 17 02 MOANA Soundtrack

07 05 5 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

08 08 21 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

09 09 147 01 X Ed Sheeran

10 NE 01 10 PTX, VOL. 4 Pentatonix

11 06 18 02 SING Soundtrack

12 13 254 01 + Ed Sheeran

13 10 03 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

14 NE 01 14 PURE COMEDY Father John Misty

15 NE 01 15 STARLIGHT (LIVE) Bethel Music

16 NE 01 16 COMING HOME Falling In Reverse

17 11 09 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

18 14 03 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

19 NE 01 19 ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ Joey Bada$$

20 NE 01 20 INFINITE Deep Purple

21 18 282 01 21 Adele

22 24 21 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

23 22 49 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

24 03 02 03 EMPEROR OF SAND Mastodon

25 NE 01 25 SHADOWS Rachael Leahcar

26 29 242 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

27 40 129 01 1989 Taylor Swift

28 16 02 16 STARLIGHT Jon Stevens

29 48 06 26 REMEMBRANCE Various

30 27 421 11 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac

31 28 24 12 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Roy Orbison

32 17 04 02 MORE LIFE Drake

33 12 02 12 BLOODLUST Body Count

34 NE 01 34 WISH YOU WERE HERE The Ten Tenors

35 42 110 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

36 26 79 07 BLURRYFACE Twenty One Pilots

37 44 74 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

38 23 02 23 BIG LITTLE LIES Soundtrack

39 37 56 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods

40 39 21 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

41 38 02 38 ONE VOICE Aled Jones

42 07 02 07 AUTOMATON Jamiroquai

43 25 07 01 IRONBARK The Waifs

44 32 09 23 THE ESSENTIAL VAN MORRISON Van Morrison

45 33 26 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) (THE SECRET EDITION) Jessica Mauboy

46 NE 01 46 BINGE & PURGATORY Deez Nuts

47 35 46 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

48 69 181 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars

49 43 05 43 A / B Kaleo

50 96 22 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

 

2017's villain has been vanquished and we finally have a new #1 courtesy of Harry Styles. "Sign Of The Times" opened with huge sales and has no problem taking the top spot despite not yet being able to reach the top 10 on Spotify. Amusingly this also means that the Australian and UK #1 singles continue to be identical, as they have been since around the start of December. There's a good chance that won't be the case next week, it would seem that it's a battle between "Shape Of You" and "Galway Girl", the former still excelling on streams, the latter leading on sales. However "Shape Of You" has just yesterday been ousted from the #1 spot on Spotify by Kendrick Lamar, who could potentially see those high streams through to a #3 finish next week. Elsewhere, Clean Bandit score their 3rd top 10 hit with "Symphony", which is also Zara Larsson's 3rd top 10 hit. Future scores a top 20 hit with "Mask Off" despite still not having cracked the top 40 digital tracks chart. Halsey continues to be boring but scores her first lead artist top 50 single, having come ever so close with her 50 Shades track earlier this year.

 

The album chart doesn't have the same relief as Divide is now #1 for a 6th week. A few challengers this week though I imagine none were particularly close. Coming in at #2 this week is a new compilation release for Tina Arena, followed by the ever increasingly popular Smith Street Band who score their first top 10 album with "More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me". It proves to be a fun thing to note that they've never cracked the singles chart before, but here they are outselling the debut album from The Chainsmokers which comes in at #4. Pentatonix also score their 2nd top 10 album while Father John Misty sees new heights with latest album "Pure Comedy". Next week will see the first genuine challenge to Sheeran's top spot as Kendrick Lamar looks to have huge digital sales for new album "DAMN.". Perennial high-charter John Mayer also looks set to land in the top 5.

Fantastic for Harry! :D

24/04/2017

 

Singles

 

01 02 15 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 07 03 02 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

03 04 07 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

04 03 08 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

05 01 02 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles

06 09 05 06 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

07 05 08 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

08 08 12 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

09 06 07 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

10 10 09 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

11 11 05 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

12 12 15 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

13 14 13 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

14 13 08 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

15 15 15 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

16 NE 01 16 DNA. Kendrick Lamar

17 NE 01 17 THE CURE Lady Gaga

18 16 12 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

19 17 12 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

20 NE 01 20 LOYALTY. Kendrick Lamar Feat. Rihanna

21 25 05 21 WAVES Dean Lewis

22 18 14 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

23 21 02 21 NOW OR NEVER Halsey

24 20 06 20 MASK OFF Future

25 29 08 25 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

26 19 15 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

27 23 03 23 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

28 24 15 13 TOUCH Little Mix

29 NE 01 29 LOVE. Kendrick Lamar

30 26 24 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

31 RE 02 31 GOOD LIFE G-Eazy & Kehlani

32 28 04 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

33 22 10 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

34 32 24 03 ADORE Amy Shark

35 27 16 15 HOW FAR I'LL GO Alessia Cara

36 42 05 36 ISPY Kyle

37 30 21 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

38 33 19 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

39 36 09 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

40 31 22 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

41 34 25 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

42 35 07 6 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

43 45 03 41 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

44 37 08 37 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

45 40 06 40 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

46 38 35 17 CAPSIZE Frenship Feat. Emily Warren

47 48 31 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

48 41 38 01 CLOSER The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey

49 46 30 02 STARBOY The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

50 57 03 49 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato

 

53 (58) Kaleo - Way Down We Go

65 (75) Post Malone - Congratulations

86 (NE) Lord Huron - The Night We Met

93 (NE) Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee - Despacito

96 (NE) DNCE Feat. Nicki Minaj - Kissing Strangers

 

Albums

 

01 01 07 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

03 NE 01 03 A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA Mark Vincent

04 02 02 02 TINA ARENA (GREATEST HITS / INTERPRETATIONS) Tina Arena

05 NE 01 05 THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING John Mayer

06 05 74 01 25 Adele

07 08 22 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

08 04 02 04 MEMORIES...DO NOT OPEN The Chainsmokers

09 09 148 01 X Ed Sheeran

10 06 18 02 MOANA Soundtrack

11 07 06 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

12 12 255 01 + Ed Sheeran

13 NE 01 13 THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

14 11 19 02 SING Soundtrack

15 17 10 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

16 27 130 01 1989 Taylor Swift

17 03 02 03 MORE SCARED OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME The Smith Street Band

18 13 04 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

19 NE 01 19 ONE GOOD SHIRT HAD US ALL FLY Spit Syndicate

20 29 07 20 REMEMBRANCE Various

21 22 22 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

22 23 50 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

23 21 283 01 21 Adele

24 37 75 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

25 35 111 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

26 26 243 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

27 30 422 11 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac

28 18 04 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

29 54 86 01 UNORTHODOX JUKEBOX Bruno Mars

30 71 66 01 TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY Kendrick Lamar

31 31 25 12 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Roy Orbison

32 48 182 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars

33 24 03 03 EMPEROR OF SAND Mastodon

34 34 02 34 WISH YOU WERE HERE The Ten Tenors

35 44 10 23 THE ESSENTIAL VAN MORRISON Van Morrison

36 10 02 10 PTX, VOL. 4 Pentatonix

37 40 22 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

38 47 47 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

39 59 363 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

40 32 05 02 MORE LIFE Drake

41 39 57 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods

42 14 02 14 PURE COMEDY Father John Misty

43 38 03 23 BIG LITTLE LIES Soundtrack

44 49 06 43 A / B Kaleo

45 45 27 01 THE SECRET DAUGHTER (SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES) (THE SECRET EDITION) Jessica Mauboy

46 51 45 01 SKIN Flume

47 94 13 01 DRAGONFLY Kasey Chambers

48 53 21 43 THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Bruce Springsteen

49 RE 02 49 FREEDOM HIGHWAY Rhiannon Giddens

50 RE 06 02 CLEOPATRA The Lumineers

 

 

Because we can't have nice things, "Shape Of You" returns to #1 for a 14th non-consecutive week. This means that it's the longest running #1 single for the ARIA period which goes back to the mid-80s. There's one more hurdle and that's ABBA's 15 week running #1 "Fernando", and it's not out of the realm of possibility. Incidentally, Ed's toughest competition will come from himself as "Galway Girl" has re-asserted itself at the top of the iTunes chart, though its streaming lags behind a bit. Otherwise, it was also a big week for Kendrick Lamar with the release of "DAMN." last week. Huge streaming figures propel "HUMBLE." to #2, equalling the peak of "The Greatest" and only behind "Bad Blood" which reached #1, but it's by far his highest lead artist peak. Funnily enough, his next highest lead artist peaks are debuting this week, notably "DNA." and "LOYALTY." both in the top 20. There's also "LOVE." but that's all that made the ARIA Chart. My suspicion is that ARIA only included the songs that reached the top 100 in digital sales, because if you included all of the streaming data correctly, I believe the entire album should have charted. Lady Gaga's new single "The Cure" was oddly doing better in Australia than it was in the UK/US on iTunes, taking the biggest lead here. It ended up just 4th on digital sales, but it took until the end of the week to crack the top 50 on Spotify so it has to settle for a #17 debut. With sales still strong, it looks to rise next week. Some old songs are of interest below the top 50. Lord Huron debut their 2 year old song "The Night We Met" thanks to strong digital sales and decent streams from its inclusions in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. Also Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" remains in the chart for the 124th week (though it would have dropped out if Kendrick's songs were rightly included) thus overtaking "Riptide" as the longest charting song ever. Also thanks to the Justin Bieber remix, Luis Fonsi's huge smash "Despacito" finally debuts here, being the first latin hit to chart here in ages, the only one I can think of from this decade is "Bailando" though that needed an English version to do so.

 

2 years ago, Kendrick Lamar scored a #1 debut with "To Pimp A Butterfly", being the first ever digital only album (at the time) to do so. He can't repeat the feat with "DAMN." due to the overwhelming power of whitebread music. Speaking of which, right behind at #3 is a debut from Australia's Got Talent alumni Mark Vincent. Mark Vincent is super unlucky because his debut album missed out on holding the #1 spot because of Michael Jackson's passing in 2009. He's since gone on to release a new album nearly every single year since, and this new one is the 5th to crack the top 10. Also debuting in the top 5 is John Mayer, which is a bit of a slump for him as his last two albums peaked at #1. It's his 6th to reach the top 5 though. Next week looks to be slow for new releases, perhaps Allday or Brad Paisley could reach the top 10?

01/05/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 16 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

02 03 08 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

03 02 04 02 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

04 06 06 04 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

05 04 09 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

06 05 03 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles

07 07 09 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

08 NE 01 08 THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK Shawn Mendes

09 09 08 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

10 17 02 10 THE CURE Lady Gaga

11 10 10 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

12 08 13 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

13 11 06 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

14 13 14 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

15 12 16 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

16 14 09 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

17 21 06 17 WAVES Dean Lewis

18 15 16 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

19 16 02 16 DNA. Kendrick Lamar

20 18 13 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

21 19 13 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

22 24 07 20 MASK OFF Future

23 31 03 23 GOOD LIFE G-Eazy & Kehlani

24 23 03 21 NOW OR NEVER Halsey

25 25 09 25 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

26 93 02 26 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi Feat. Daddy Yankee

27 34 25 03 ADORE Amy Shark

28 20 02 20 LOYALTY. Kendrick Lamar Feat. Rihanna

29 22 15 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

30 26 16 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

31 27 04 23 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

32 28 16 13 TOUCH Little Mix

33 30 25 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

34 32 05 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

35 36 06 35 ISPY Kyle

36 29 02 29 LOVE. Kendrick Lamar

37 43 04 37 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

38 33 11 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

39 60 30 05 FRESH EYES Andy Grammer

40 53 04 40 WAY DOWN WE GO Kaleo

41 50 04 41 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato

42 37 22 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

43 45 07 40 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

44 NE 01 44 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Rey Feat. The Weeknd

45 38 20 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

46 44 09 37 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

47 47 32 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

48 40 23 07 I FEEL IT COMING The Weeknd Feat. Daft Punk

49 39 10 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

50 42 08 06 PERFECT Ed Sheeran

 

53 (74) Amy Shark - Weekends

59 (NE) Tash Sultana - Murder To The Mind

61 (NE) Paramore - Hard Times

62 (65) Post Malone Feat. Quavo - Congratulations

64 (NE) Charlie Puth - Attention

67 (NE) James Blunt - Don't Give Me Those Eyes

73 (NE) MØ - Nights With You

78 (86) Lord Huron - The Night We Met

99 (RE) Tash Sultana - Jungle

 

Albums

 

01 01 08 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 NE 01 02 NIGHT THINKER EP Amy Shark

03 NE 01 03 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 2 Soundtrack

04 03 02 03 A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA Mark Vincent

05 02 02 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

06 NE 01 06 SPEEDING Allday

07 04 03 02 TINA ARENA (GREATEST HITS / INTERPRETATIONS) Tina Arena

08 06 75 01 25 Adele

09 28 05 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

10 09 149 01 X Ed Sheeran

11 07 23 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

12 10 19 02 MOANA Soundtrack

13 53 23 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

14 20 08 14 REMEMBRANCE Various

15 25 112 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

16 11 07 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

17 12 256 01 + Ed Sheeran

18 14 20 02 SING Soundtrack

19 08 03 04 MEMORIES...DO NOT OPEN The Chainsmokers

20 NE 01 20 8 Incubus

21 15 11 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

22 NE 01 22 LOVE AND WAR Brad Paisley

23 NE 01 23 GUTFUL Bad//Dreems

24 NE 01 24 LIVE IN THE NETHERLANDS Xavier Rudd

25 17 03 03 MORE SCARED OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME The Smith Street Band

26 NE 01 26 YOU ARE WE While She Sleeps

27 22 51 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

28 18 05 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

29 05 02 05 THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING John Mayer

30 13 02 13 THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

31 21 23 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

32 23 284 01 21 Adele

33 26 244 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

34 27 423 11 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac

35 66 168 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

36 31 26 12 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Roy Orbison

37 39 364 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

38 RE 03 38 ONE VOICE Aled Jones

39 41 58 01 DRINKING FROM THE SUN, WALKING UNDER STARS RESTRUNG Hilltop Hoods

40 44 07 40 A / B Kaleo

41 48 22 41 THE ESSENTIAL BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Bruce Springsteen

42 38 48 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

43 35 11 23 THE ESSENTIAL VAN MORRISON Van Morrison

44 37 23 02 GLORY DAYS Little Mix

45 30 67 01 TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY Kendrick Lamar

46 NE 01 46 TEARS ON THE DANCEFLOOR Steps

47 52 24 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

48 16 131 01 1989 Taylor Swift

49 34 03 34 WISH YOU WERE HERE The Ten Tenors

50 33 04 03 EMPEROR OF SAND Mastodon

 

Writing about Ed Sheeran is boring so let's not do that. Fortunately it looks like there'll finally be a reprieve next week. DJ Khaled's new track has shot to #1 on iTunes with a handy lead, while making good progress on Spotify (I expect it to move up to #2 either tomorrow or the day after), so it looks a good bet for #1. Also worth noting amongst this is Clean Bandit who continue to make progress with "Symphony" and should pass some of the declining competition. The biggest new release of the week came from Shawn Mendes who gets his highest ever debut at #8, with "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" becoming his 3rd top 10 hit. With strong sales it should shoot into the top 5 but its streaming currently lags it behind so it can't challenge for the top spot. Notable news also this week is that Lady Gaga has scored herself a top 10 hit with "The Cure". This is single chart heights she has not seen in a last time, as her last top 10 hit in Australia was actually "The Edge Of Glory" in 2011! Justin Bieber's version helps push "Despacito" into the top 30 and it should continue to climb from here thanks to very strong streams. In the world of not very strong streams, we get current insight into the dipping sales of this climate as James Blunt debuts at #20 on digital tracks but only manages #67, but hey, now he has a charting single from his latest album so there's that.

 

Over on the album chart we have another new #2 album as the #2 artist in the 2015 Hottest 100 poll makes way for the #2 artist in the 2016 Hottest 100 poll. Local artist Amy Shark's debut EP is just long enough at 6 tracks to be counted to the albums chart. Following her we have the new Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack at #3. The first one debuted at #7 but went on to peak at #2, so time will tell how this one will compare. The last debut in the top 10 comes from local rapper Allday who scores his 2nd top 10 with his 3rd album. He doesn't quite match the #3 peak of his previous album from 2014. Next week we could actually see a new #1 thanks to slipping sales of the current one. The new #1 could come from local rap group Bliss N Eso who are no strangers to the top spot as their last two albums have done so. Gorillaz should also appear somewhere in the top 5.

http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2017/aud...-aria-albums-ch

 

Audio streams will incorporate to the album chart starting next week, using the similar compilation model from UK and NZ album chart. This article also mention the current streaming conversion ratio for singles was 1:175.

^ haha, beat me to mentioning it. I'm quite curious to see how it'll shake things up next week, though I suspect the main beneficiary will be #1 regardless...

 

08/05/2017

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 I'M THE ONE DJ Khaled Feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne

02 01 17 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

03 03 05 02 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

04 02 09 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

05 04 07 04 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

06 08 02 06 THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK Shawn Mendes

07 05 10 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

08 07 10 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

09 06 04 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles

10 26 03 10 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Feat. Justin Bieber

11 12 14 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

12 11 11 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

13 09 09 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

14 17 07 14 WAVES Dean Lewis

15 10 03 10 THE CURE Lady Gaga

16 13 07 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

17 16 10 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

18 14 15 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

19 15 17 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

20 18 17 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

21 21 14 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

22 22 08 20 MASK OFF Future

23 23 04 23 GOOD LIFE G-Eazy & Kehlani

24 20 14 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

25 37 05 25 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

26 25 10 25 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

27 19 03 16 DNA. Kendrick Lamar

28 24 04 21 NOW OR NEVER Halsey

29 NE 01 29 FIRST TIME Kygo & Ellie Goulding

30 40 05 30 WAY DOWN WE GO Kaleo

31 31 05 23 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

32 34 06 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

33 35 07 33 ISPY Kyle

34 30 17 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

35 NE 01 35 BON APPÉTIT Katy Perry Feat. Migos

36 41 05 36 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato

37 27 26 03 ADORE Amy Shark

38 33 26 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

39 32 17 13 TOUCH Little Mix

40 29 16 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

41 64 02 41 ATTENTION Charlie Puth

42 43 08 40 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

43 42 23 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

44 28 03 20 LOYALTY. Kendrick Lamar Feat. Rihanna

45 47 33 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

46 38 12 04 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry Feat. Skip Marley

47 45 21 03 I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER Zayn & Taylor Swift

48 46 10 37 SELFISH Future Feat. Rihanna

49 36 03 29 LOVE. Kendrick Lamar

50 49 11 27 COLD Maroon 5 Feat. Future

 

56 (NE) Cashmere Cat Feat. Ariana Grande - Quit

60 (62) Post Malone Feat. Quavo - Congratulations

61 (NE) Imagine Dragons - Thunder

70 (NE) Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey

78 (NE) Harry Styles - Sweet Creature

91 (NE) Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

97 (NE) Fall Out Boy - Young And Menace

100 (RE) JP Cooper - September Song

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 OFF THE GRID Bliss N Eso

02 01 09 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

03 03 02 03 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: AWESOME MIX VOL. 2 Soundtrack

04 NE 01 04 HUMANZ Gorillaz

05 05 03 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

06 NE 01 06 THE GREAT COUNTRY SONGBOOK VOL. II Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole

07 04 03 03 A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA Mark Vincent

08 15 113 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

09 08 76 01 25 Adele

10 31 24 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

11 07 04 02 TINA ARENA (GREATEST HITS / INTERPRETATIONS) Tina Arena

12 10 150 01 X Ed Sheeran

13 38 04 13 ONE VOICE Aled Jones

14 02 02 02 NIGHT THINKER EP Amy Shark

15 11 24 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

16 12 20 02 MOANA Soundtrack

17 09 06 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

18 17 257 01 + Ed Sheeran

19 21 12 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

20 27 52 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

21 18 21 02 SING Soundtrack

22 19 04 04 MEMORIES...DO NOT OPEN The Chainsmokers

23 14 09 14 REMEMBRANCE Various

24 16 08 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

25 NE 01 25 PLACES Lea Michele

26 28 06 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

27 13 24 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

28 NE 01 28 TAILORED FOR NOW - ELEVEN R&B SUPER JAMS CDB

29 49 04 29 WISH YOU WERE HERE The Ten Tenors

30 NE 01 30 AN ACTOR REPAIRS Tim Rogers

31 NE 01 31 TIMELESS: THE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS Bee Gees

32 32 285 01 21 Adele

33 25 04 03 MORE SCARED OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME The Smith Street Band

34 33 245 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

35 40 08 35 A / B Kaleo

36 NE 01 36 MAKES ME SICK New Found Glory

37 NE 01 37 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2017 KYIV Various Artists

38 NE 01 38 GOD'S PROBLEM CHILD Willie Nelson

39 37 365 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

40 34 424 11 THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Fleetwood Mac

41 30 03 13 THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

42 35 169 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

43 29 03 05 THE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING John Mayer

44 42 49 16 THE BEST OF The Wiggles

45 NE 01 45 HARD TO SLEEP, EASY TO DREAM Airling

46 36 27 12 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Roy Orbison

47 RE 20 02 REVOLUTION RADIO Green Day

48 RE 05 08 BLOSSOM Milky Chance

49 47 25 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

50 68 04 15 STARLIGHT (LIVE) Bethel Music

 

 

We've got a bit of an interesting occurence on the singles chart this week. DJ Khaled takes it out with a #1 debut, despite having never charted in the top 50 before at all! In fact he'd only previously charted a few times last year with the tracks "For Free", "Holy Key" & "Do You Mind" all in the bottom 50. Of course you could easily chalk up some of the success to the guest list, all of which have been appearing in the top 50 at some point in time, most notably Justin Bieber who notches up his 4th #1 hit after "What Do You Mean?", "Love Yourself" and "Cold Water". For everyone else, it's their first time at the top, even Lil Wayne who with a decade of hits under his belt, only got as high as #2 guesting on Jay Sean's "Down". Otherwise, it's a bit of a close battle going on in the top 10 which results in not much shifting. One notable exception is the other entry into the top 10, Luis Fonsi's "Despacito", which now has Justin Bieber credited on it, giving him two new top 10 hits in one week. It also now outpeaks Daddy Yankee's only other top 50 entry, 2006's #12 hit "Gasolina". Also debuting this week is Kygo & Katy Perry, the former off to a bit of a slow start compared to "It Ain't Me" so it's not yet clear if it can make the top 10, the latter a bit unfortunate for an artist that typically debuts in the top 10 with pre-album release singles. Both of Katy's singles might be just clinging onto the top 50 next week at this rate. Also, The Voice seems to still have a tremendous effect on digital sales here but it's a bit muted on the chart. Chris Stapleton's cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" got all the way up to #2 on iTunes this week but only enters at #70.

 

With the last ever week of the album chart being determined purely by sales, we have a new #1 this week. It would seem the artist with the power to stop Sheeran turned out to be local hip hop trio Bliss N Eso. They're stalwarts for the genre at this point, now on their 6th album, and the 3rd consecutive one to debut at #1. It comes in a troubling year for the group, as back in January during the filming of one of their music videos, an actor was fatally wounded in a manner not unlike that of Brandon Lee, after which their album release was delayed, which has proven oddly fortuitous as they likely would not have gotten the #1 going against 2nd week Sheeran. In addition to the album success, their current single "Moments" climbs up to #25, which oddly enough is their first time in the top 25 after 9 top 50 entries. Also debuting this week is Gorillaz with their 4th proper album "Humanz" at #4. The virtual band have had just one album hit the top spot, 2010's "Plastic Beach", while "Demon Days" was relegated to #2 behind System of a Down. The last top 10 debut of the week comes from Adam Harvey with the sequel to his most successful album "The Great Country Songbook", an album that stirred a bit of chart controversy in 2013 as sales were incorrectly counted leading it to initially appear to debut at #1 before it was corrected and it landed at #2 behind Kanye West's "Yeezus". That album was Adam teaming up with Troy Cassar-Daley, while this one is with Beccy Cole. It's Beccy's highest charting album, and Adam's 2nd highest after the aforementioned. Bruno Mars' recent tour announcement has "24K Magic" shoot back up into the top 10. Next week may be a bit of a mystery to me given the rule changes, perhaps The Chainsmokers & Drake will have the only real noticeable improvements, while contending for the top debut (though I don't suspect any will make the top 5) will be Logic, Chris Stapleton, Asgeir & San Cisco.

15/05/2017

 

Singles

 

01 01 02 01 I'M THE ONE DJ Khaled Feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne

02 10 04 02 DESPACITO Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Feat. Justin Bieber

03 04 10 02 GALWAY GIRL Ed Sheeran

04 02 18 01 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran

05 03 06 02 HUMBLE. Kendrick Lamar

06 06 03 06 THERE'S NOTHING HOLDIN' ME BACK Shawn Mendes

07 05 08 04 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit Feat. Zara Larsson

08 07 11 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

09 09 05 01 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles

10 08 11 03 STAY Zedd Feat. Alessia Cara

11 NE 01 11 SLOW HANDS Niall Horan

12 11 15 05 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars

13 12 12 04 IT AIN'T ME Kygo & Selena Gomez

14 13 10 04 GREEN LIGHT Lorde

15 14 08 14 WAVES Dean Lewis

16 15 04 10 THE CURE Lady Gaga

17 26 11 17 SWALLA Jason Derulo Feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign

18 17 11 11 SLIDE Calvin Harris Feat. Frank Ocean & Migos

19 19 18 02 CASTLE ON THE HILL Ed Sheeran

20 16 08 04 PASSIONFRUIT Drake

21 18 16 05 ISSUES Julia Michaels

22 22 09 20 MASK OFF Future

23 21 15 14 SCARED TO BE LONELY Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa

24 20 18 12 YOU DON'T KNOW ME Jax Jones Feat. Raye

25 25 06 25 MOMENTS Bliss N Eso Feat. Gavin James

26 23 05 23 GOOD LIFE G-Eazy & Kehlani

27 28 05 21 NOW OR NEVER Halsey

28 24 15 09 ALL TIME LOW Jon Bellion

29 29 02 29 FIRST TIME Kygo & Ellie Goulding

30 36 06 30 NO PROMISES Cheat Codes Feat. Demi Lovato

31 27 04 16 DNA. Kendrick Lamar

32 41 03 32 ATTENTION Charlie Puth

33 30 06 30 WAY DOWN WE GO Kaleo

34 33 08 33 ISPY Kyle

35 34 18 11 DON'T LEAVE Snakehips & MØ

36 31 06 23 HEATSTROKE Calvin Harris Feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande

37 NE 01 37 MAMA Jonas Blue Feat. William Singe

38 38 27 08 CALL ON ME - RYAN RIBACK REMIX Starley

39 32 07 20 STILL GOT TIME Zayn Feat. Partynextdoor

40 42 09 40 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen

41 39 18 13 TOUCH Little Mix

42 40 17 04 PARIS The Chainsmokers

43 43 24 04 CHAMELEON Pnau

44 37 27 03 ADORE Amy Shark

45 60 10 45 CONGRATULATIONS Post Malone

46 35 02 35 BON APPÉTIT Katy Perry Feat. Migos

47 49 04 29 LOVE. Kendrick Lamar

48 45 34 01 SAY YOU WON'T LET GO James Arthur

49 51 28 01 ROCKABYE Clean Bandit Feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie

50 44 04 20 LOYALTY. Kendrick Lamar Feat. Rihanna

 

54 (NE) Haim - Want You Back

60 (NE) Flume Feat. Kucka - Hyperreal

62 (NE) Halsey - Eyes Closed

63 (78) Harry Styles - Sweet Creature

88 (RE) Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

94 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (126 WI)

95 (NE) Logic Feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid - 1-800-273-8255

100 (RE) Ed Sheeran - How Would You Feel (Paean)

 

Albums

 

01 02 10 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

02 03 03 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2: AWESOME MIX VOL. 2 Soundtrack

03 05 04 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

04 01 02 01 OFF THE GRID Bliss N Eso

05 07 04 03 A TRIBUTE TO MARIO LANZA Mark Vincent

06 10 25 03 24K MAGIC Bruno Mars

07 09 77 01 25 Adele

08 NE 01 08 LOVELY CREATURES - THE BEST OF NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS (1984 - 2014) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

09 11 05 02 TINA ARENA (GREATEST HITS / INTERPRETATIONS) Tina Arena

10 12 151 01 X Ed Sheeran

11 04 02 04 HUMANZ Gorillaz

12 08 114 02 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: AWESOME MIX VOL. 1 Soundtrack

13 13 05 13 ONE VOICE Aled Jones

14 16 21 02 MOANA Soundtrack

15 NE 01 15 IN-TER A-LI-A At The Drive-In

16 15 25 01 TROLLS Soundtrack

17 NE 01 17 THE WATER San Cisco

18 06 02 06 THE GREAT COUNTRY SONGBOOK VOL. II Adam Harvey & Beccy Cole

19 18 258 01 + Ed Sheeran

20 NE 01 20 FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 Chris Stapleton

21 NE 01 21 FOR CRYING OUT LOUD Kasabian

22 NE 01 22 AFTERGLOW Asgeir

23 NE 01 23 THIS OLD DOG Mac DeMarco

24 14 03 02 NIGHT THINKER EP Amy Shark

25 NE 01 25 EVERYBODY Logic

26 29 05 26 WISH YOU WERE HERE The Ten Tenors

27 22 05 04 MEMORIES...DO NOT OPEN The Chainsmokers

28 20 53 01 RIPCORD Keith Urban

29 NE 01 29 POLLINATOR Blondie

30 31 02 30 TIMELESS: THE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS Bee Gees

31 19 13 03 HUMAN Rag'N'Bone Man

32 RE 07 02 MORE LIFE Drake

33 NE 01 33 THE WEATHER Pond

34 17 07 07 THE AFTERLOVE James Blunt

35 NE 01 35 GRAVEYARD SHIFT Motionless In White

36 21 22 02 SING Soundtrack

37 NE 01 37 TURN UP THE QUIET Diana Krall

38 27 25 08 NOTION Tash Sultana

39 24 09 04 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Soundtrack

40 32 286 01 21 Adele

41 39 366 05 GREATEST HITS Guns N' Roses

42 48 06 08 BLOSSOM Milky Chance

43 26 07 02 THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Lee Kernaghan

44 75 24 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

45 35 09 35 A / B Kaleo

46 47 21 02 REVOLUTION RADIO Green Day

47 49 26 03 ILLUMINATE Shawn Mendes

48 RE 77 01 PURPOSE Justin Bieber

49 33 05 03 MORE SCARED OF YOU THAN YOU ARE OF ME The Smith Street Band

50 RE 04 07 SO GOOD Zara Larsson

 

 

DJ Khaled & crew score a 2nd week at #1 but it looks to be their last. Though they're still dominant on streaming, the remix of "Despacito" has taken the top spot on iTunes and with the added sales & streams of the original, it looks to safely take the top spot next week. Overall the top 10 doesn't change this week. The top debut of the week is Niall Horan's "Slow Hands", which gets the unlucky #11 position despite being #3 on digital sales. As it continues to struggle to reach the top 50 on Spotify, it looks not to join "This Town" as a top 10 hit in the near future. "Swalla" jumps into the top 20 giving Jason Derulo his highest charting lead artist single since "Want To Want Me" in 2015. Also debuting this week is Jonas Blue's new single and 4th top 50 hit. It features William Singe who Australian readers might recall as a member of X Factor-formed boyband The Collective.

 

It's a big week for the album chart as it's the first to include stream equivalent sales. Unsurprisingly, the most streamed album is from Ed Sheeran who has no problem taking the top spot even without them. Also getting big boosts from streams this week are Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Drake, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber & Zara Larsson. There are a whole heap of debuts this week but only one to reach the top 10 this week which is a Greatest Hits compilation for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The next highest debut is from At The Drive-In who score their highest charting album to date. Next week we'll see if Harry Styles can do enough to take the top spot from Ed Sheeran. Oddly enough, streaming will be on his side by the looks of things but it looks to be a close battle. Paramore should also appear somewhere in the top 5.

Any reason for Kaleo in the top 40, or just a late-impacting hit? Nice to see either way! Excellent start for 'The Cure' as well. The UK/US/Aus charts are all looking too much alike at the moment.