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Still waiting on End Of Year charts, those will go in last year's thread.

 

06/01/2020

 

Singles

 

01 02 33 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

02 05 09 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

03 06 08 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

04 07 15 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

05 08 18 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

06 09 16 03 RIDE IT Regard

07 12 05 07 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

08 10 24 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

09 15 22 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

10 14 04 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

11 22 11 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

12 23 40 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

13 20 03 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

14 18 07 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

15 60 13 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

16 27 41 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

17 28 42 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

18 34 06 17 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

19 30 25 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

20 33 28 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

21 32 13 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

22 26 28 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

23 25 07 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

24 37 14 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

25 38 04 25 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

26 39 17 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

27 42 63 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

28 40 10 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

29 44 16 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

30 51 34 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

31 47 27 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid

32 57 35 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys

33 61 26 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

34 NE 01 34 GLITTER Benee

35 66 12 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn

36 59 05 10 HEARTLESS The Weeknd

37 64 16 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey

38 74 06 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

39 70 77 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid

40 90 05 40 SORRY Joel Corry

41 73 36 15 TRUTH HURTS Lizzo

42 65 29 05 THE GIT UP Blanco Brown

43 75 05 43 NO IDEA Don Toliver

44 63 50 08 LUCID DREAMS Juice WRLD

45 71 31 07 CHOIR Guy Sebastian

46 72 06 40 OWN IT Stormzy Feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy

47 83 24 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith

48 86 06 37 YELLOW HEARTS Ant Saunders

49 79 19 15 TEETH 5 Seconds Of Summer

50 98 03 50 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

 

56 (RE) The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark - The Reaper

59 (RE) Post Malone - Wow.

60 (RE) Jonas Brothers - Sucker

61 (RE) Marshmello & Bastille - Happier

63 (NE) Sheck Wes, JACKBOYS - GANG GANG

64 (RE) Dominic Fike - 3 Nights

65 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You

67 (RE) Ariana Grande - 7 rings

68 (RE) Miley Cyrus - Slide Away

69 (RE) Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love

70 (RE) Jonas Brothers - Only Human

72 (RE) Loud Luxury - Body

73 (RE) Dean Lewis - Be Alright

74 (RE) DaBaby - BOP

75 (RE) Travis Scott - SICKO MODE

77 (RE) Drax Project Feat. Hailee Steinfeld - Woke Up Late

78 (RE) Drax Project Feat. Six60 - Catching Feelings

79 (NE) Jackboys Feat. Young Thug - OUT WEST

80 (RE) Halsey - Without Me

81 (RE) Post Malone Feat. Young Thug - Goodbyes

82 (RE) Billie Eilish Feat. Khalid - lovely

83 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Perfect

84 (RE) Martin Garrix Feat. Dean Lewis - Used To Love

85 (RE) Chris Brown Feat. Drake - No Guidance

86 (NE) Jackboys Feat. Don Toliver - WHAT TO DO?

87 (RE) Khalid - Talk

88 (RE) Normani - Motivation

89 (RE) Tones And I - Johnny Run Away

90 (RE) Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho

91 (RE) Ali Gatie - It's You

92 (RE) BROCKHAMPTON - SUGAR

93 (RE) Lil Nas X - Panini

94 (RE) Vance Joy - God Loves You When You're Dancing EP

95 (RE) Y2K & bbno$ - Lalala

96 (NE) The Rubens - Live In Life

97 (RE) Lauv Feat. LANY - Mean It

98 (RE) Khalid - Better

99 (RE) Ocean Alley - Confidence

100 (RE) Mabel - Don't Call Me Up

 

Albums

 

01 02 03 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

02 04 40 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

03 07 07 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

04 10 25 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

05 NE 01 05 JACKBOYS Jackboys & Travis Scott

06 18 17 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

07 09 18 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

08 13 19 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

09 12 82 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

10 06 07 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

11 05 04 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel

12 15 08 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

13 21 340 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

14 17 22 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers

15 27 148 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

16 29 04 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

17 28 03 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

18 43 33 10 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

19 47 88 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

20 37 94 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 41 68 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

22 14 06 03 STILL TELLING EVERYBODY: 30 YEARS OF HITS Human Nature

23 36 384 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

24 16 06 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay

25 NE 01 25 STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) John Williams

26 26 63 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

27 42 41 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

28 61 06 28 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

29 11 06 03 YOU'RE IN MY HEART: ROD STEWART (WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA) Rod Stewart & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

30 55 39 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

31 32 02 31 CATS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack

32 30 65 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

33 24 76 01 ABBEY ROAD The Beatles

34 63 110 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

35 60 47 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

36 50 108 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

37 20 11 01 HILDA Jessica Mauboy

38 03 06 01 THE CHRISTMAS PRESENT Robbie Williams

39 76 79 01 SCORPION Drake

40 22 08 07 LAST CHRISTMAS - THE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK George Michael & Wham!

41 44 45 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods

42 62 84 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes

43 75 74 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

44 64 217 01 FROZEN: THE SONGS Soundtrack

45 52 23 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

46 46 251 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

47 73 271 01 1989 Taylor Swift

48 84 134 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

49 85 94 02 ? XXXTentacion

50 57 18 04 NORMAN F**KING ROCKWELL! Lana Del Rey

 

 

After a slight disruption to the simulation, Mariah Carey drops out of the entire top 100 from #1 for the second year in a row, letting Tones And I return for a preposterous 22nd week at #1. I'm starting to forget if there was ever a time she wasn't at #1. Dua Lipa is #2 for a 3rd time now, but she won't be getting to #1 next week. She's also running out of time as The Weeknd is climbing fast with "Blinding Lights" which now hits #7. MEDUZA were quite a bit shy of their UK #2 peak for "Piece Of My Heart" here, but they've matched "Lose Control"'s #11 peak, they're also in the country right now. Speaking of UK comparisons, despite a seemingly endless chart run, "Someone You Loved" is actually lower here than the UK despite having ACR over there. After debuting on the same week, "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" quickly fell behind "10,000 Hours" but now is back ahead for the first time in months thanks solely to ROSALIA's impact. In more big hit news, "Sunflower" now has the most successful top 50 chart run on linear points, overtaking "Shape Of You" despite still having 17 less weeks in the top 50. "Eastside" is just 6 weeks away from matching both Ed Sheeran songs with their record 80 weeks in the top 50. And speaking of those two Ed Sheeran songs, "Shape Of You" is ahead of "Perfect" on the chart for the first time in over 2 years. This is not traditionally a busy week for new arrivals, last year only Post Malone's "Wow." entered the top 50 on the first chart of the year. This week there are 5 new entries, predominantly from dance acts, with Riton, Oliver Heldens & Joel Corry scoring their first top 50 entries (though I will note that "Rinse & Repeat", "Fake ID" & "Ginger" were all fairly popular on triple j, while "Gecko (Overdrive)" was a top 100 hit). Sofi Tukker also score their 2nd top 50 hit, though just like their previous weeks in the top 100 with "Purple Hat" it comes with a potential asterisk as Roddy Ricch's "The Box" is absent in vintage ARIA fashion. Don Toliver cracks the top 50 after behind held back by Christmas festivities, and of course BENEE finally has a top 50 hit with "Glitter", which as I have mentioned before, should have charted weeks ago but maybe they were saving it up to be the first new entry of the decade. That doesn't explain why platinum selling (and all around excellent) "Soaked" was never let on the chart, I'm forever salty about that. As Don Toliver debuted a few weeks ago, he becomes one of the elite few artists to have scored top 100 hits in the 2010s and the 2020s, alongside Young Thug, Travis Scott, Sheck Wes & The Rubens. The latter's single was released over a month ago, but as per usual, their success is astroturfed heavily by Hot Hits Australia picking up the song belatedly. Also noteworthy in the re-entries is BROCKHAMPTON's "SUGAR", which is not yet on Hot Hits Australia but amazingly looks like it'll be cracking the top 50 next week, and they're in the country right now as well, I'm stoked to see them on Friday.

 

3 weeks into Harry Styles' chart run for his self-titled album, he was down to #4, this time around he's back at #1, assumably due to lack of competition as Billie Eilish is up to #2 on her 40th week, she may be a strong contender for EOY #1 when that's posted. Travis Scott's "JACKBOYS" project becomes his 2nd highest charting release at #5. The Chainsmokers narrowly score a new peak thanks to reduced competition, though it's worth noting that despite the mass Christmas exodus, Robbie Williams remains in the top 50, and Michael Buble in the top 100.

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I'm a little skeptical as her lead is slipping a bit, and she's not climbing fast enough in the US to compensate by way of newsworthy global success ("Somebody That I Used To Know" went from out of the top 50 to back in the top 20 in the midst of its US success). The Hottest 100 is a couple weeks away and while I don't think she's a sure bet for #1, she'll poll highly and there isn't any other contender I can imagine would be boosted ahead of her ("Thrift Shop" won in 2012 but only held on at #2 on the ARIA Chart that week because "Same Love" was ahead of it on ARIA and still polled in the top 20). Similarly, "Sex On Fire" was such an overplayed hit by the time it won that it actually dropped on the chart. It's hard to fathom people just discovering "Dance Monkey" from the countdown and buying it in response :lol: The way he's climbing, The Weeknd might be able to get there in a couple of weeks, but maybe Roddy Ricch could blow up ahead as well, he's currently #15 on Spotify.

Australia & New Zealand seem to be consistently BROCKHAMPTON's 2nd/3rd biggest markets (behind the US obvz) for some reason, looking at Kworb history the TikTok-fuelled return of 'SUGAR' has had a near identical run on Australian Spotify as it has on US Spotify (and it's doing slightly better in New Zealand where it's hit its highest position in any country so far at #23). Here's hoping it can go on to become a relatively big hit at least in Oceania where lack of radio airplay can't hold it back ~ Maybe this is why they decided to perform in Oceania before coming to the UK :P

 

edit: I made a joke about Tones And I here but I'm removing it as it was a little in poor taste xx

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triple j has been a big proponent for BROCKHAMPTON I think. They featured "SATURATION II" in late 2017 (ie playing assorted tracks from it 10 times a day for a week) and the reception was really good -> "SWEET" was voted 11th best song of the year (and 2nd highest not from AU/NZ).

 

Tones is doing a bushfire benefit concert later this month :magic: Obviously would be a better PM than what we have right now.

I'll support Tones for PM if it means she stops making music :magic: xx

 

And I see, that makes sense then - Triple J bringing the taste.

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13/01/2020

 

Singles

 

01 01 34 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

02 02 10 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

03 07 06 03 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

04 03 09 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

05 05 19 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

06 04 16 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

07 06 17 03 RIDE IT Regard

08 NE 01 08 YUMMY Justin Bieber

09 08 25 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

10 10 05 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

11 09 23 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

12 18 07 12 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

13 13 04 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

14 11 12 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

15 14 08 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

16 12 41 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

17 17 43 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

18 NE 01 18 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

19 25 05 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

20 19 26 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

21 15 14 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

22 23 08 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

23 24 15 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

24 21 14 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

25 22 29 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

26 28 11 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

27 26 18 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

28 20 29 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

29 16 42 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

30 29 17 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

31 34 02 31 GLITTER Benee

32 35 13 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn

33 27 64 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

34 33 27 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

35 30 35 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

36 31 28 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid

37 92 03 37 SUGAR Brockhampton

38 37 17 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey

39 32 36 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys

40 36 06 10 HEARTLESS The Weeknd

41 38 07 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

42 40 06 40 SORRY Joel Corry

43 43 06 43 NO IDEA Don Toliver

44 50 04 44 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

45 39 78 02 EASTSIDE Benny Blanco Feat. Halsey & Khalid

46 46 07 40 OWN IT Stormzy Feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy

47 56 03 47 THE REAPER The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark

48 53 08 35 UP ALL NIGHT Khalid

49 48 07 37 YELLOW HEARTS Ant Saunders

50 47 25 10 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Sam Smith

 

51 (58) Noah Cyrus - July

59 (96) The Rubens - Live In Life

63 (74) DaBaby - BOP

76 (RE) Tyga - Ayy Macarena

81 (RE) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

94 (NE) Morgan Evans - Diamonds

95 (RE) Niall Horan - Nice To Meet Ya

100 (RE) Billie Eilish - ocean eyes

 

Albums

 

01 01 04 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

02 02 41 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

03 03 08 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

04 06 18 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

05 04 26 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

06 07 19 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

07 18 34 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

08 09 83 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

09 08 20 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

10 12 09 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

11 17 04 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

12 05 02 05 JACKBOYS Jackboys & Travis Scott

13 13 341 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

14 15 149 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

15 10 08 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

16 16 05 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

17 11 05 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel

18 20 95 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

19 28 07 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

20 21 69 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

21 19 89 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

22 30 40 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

23 27 42 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

24 34 111 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

25 14 23 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers

26 26 64 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

27 36 109 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

28 35 48 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

29 32 66 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

30 54 25 26 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

31 39 80 01 SCORPION Drake

32 23 385 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

33 69 04 33 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

34 24 07 01 EVERYDAY LIFE Coldplay

35 42 85 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes

36 49 95 02 ? XXXTentacion

37 31 03 31 CATS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK Soundtrack

38 48 135 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

39 46 252 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

40 43 75 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

41 87 08 11 KIRK DaBaby

42 61 207 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

43 67 18 06 ABOUT US G Flip

44 44 218 01 FROZEN: THE SONGS Soundtrack

45 57 139 05 STONEY Post Malone

46 58 140 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid

47 59 290 01 X Ed Sheeran

48 63 17 39 GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE Juice WRLD

49 52 37 01 HURTS 2B HUMAN P!nk

50 41 46 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods

 

 

Now time for your weekly Tones And I update, in which there is nothing to be noted for the 23rd week because the weeks at #1 record is considerably locked up. What is absurd about it all is that there are only 12 singles that have even spent this long in the top 10. I am fairly certain she'll retain the #1 spot next week, but the week after will see things heating up. Presently there's a 6 song logjam on the Spotify chart all within about 4% of the #1 spot. Of them, probably only "Roxanne" is out of the race, though Dua Lipa considerably lacks momentum in her 4th week at #2. Perhaps the most likely bets are The Weeknd, who is up to #3 this week and has the strong sales his competitors lack, and Roddy Ricch who has the fastest streaming momentum and I can see him soaring ahead of the pack. His sales however are lackluster. The other contender is Justin Bieber. The #8 debut for "Yummy" perhaps seems underwhelming, but it's the latest showing in how Spotify's platform slows down new releases in Australia. Not only do our top 50 charts update a day late because of time zones, but the people running our curated playlists can be very behind the pulse. While major releases can occasionally get an instant Hot Hits Australia add, it took several days before Justin was put right at the top, and as a result, he has been perpetually climbing every day since release (whereas he has been descending pretty much every day in the US). Things are not as concerning as in New Zealand where he looks to have the #1 spot locked next week, but he's on the way to a big climb next week. The important thing this week is BROCKHAMPTON scoring their first top 40 hit (though it feels weird when Joba & Merlyn don't have verse, I learnt last week that Merlyn clearly got the biggest reaction whenever he was center stage). They're set for a big climb next week as well. The Chainsmokers help contribute to my adage that nearly every at least moderately well known female singer in Australia will have their biggest success alongside a producer or a rapper. Not that I expect "The Reaper" to get as high as "Adore" or "I Said Hi", but maybe it'll get a higher Spotify total worldwide.

 

It's a dead week on the album chart with not a single debut in the entire top 100. Harry Styles thus is able to score a 3rd week at #1 though with very low figures. Helped by a recent tour, Lewis Capaldi manages to score a new peak with his album that originally debuted at #10. Stormzy even is showing impressive longevity with his latest album returning to its debut position, though unluckily alongside his first album, he's now spent 3 weeks at #11 without a top 10 peak. In general it looks like pure sales from the holiday season have died out and so anything and everything that thrives on streaming is having a good week. Next week we'll see how high Selena Gomez can get, with her personal bar set at #3 with 2015's "Revival".

could Bieber get #1 next week?
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Nah, as I said, Tones has next week's chart locked up. The week after is less certain, and I can't put Bieber out of the equation, but I think Roddy Ricch is going to leap ahead of him. But then I keep expecting Bieber's streams to top out but they just haven't yet. Suffice to say it's too early to judge a tracking week that hasn't even started :lol:
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20/01/2020

 

Singles

 

01 01 35 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

02 03 07 02 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

03 02 11 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

04 08 02 04 YUMMY Justin Bieber

05 05 20 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

06 04 10 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

07 18 02 07 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

08 06 17 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

09 07 18 03 RIDE IT Regard

10 11 24 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

11 09 26 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

12 12 08 12 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

13 10 06 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

14 14 13 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

15 NE 01 15 LIFE IS GOOD Future Feat. Drake

16 13 05 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

17 15 09 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

18 16 42 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

19 17 44 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

20 26 12 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

21 37 04 21 SUGAR Brockhampton

22 23 16 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

23 NE 01 23 RARE Selena Gomez

24 20 27 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

25 19 06 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

26 21 15 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

27 22 09 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

28 25 30 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

29 31 03 29 GLITTER Benee

30 24 15 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

31 28 30 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

32 34 28 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

33 27 19 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

34 29 43 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

35 30 18 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

36 44 05 36 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

37 32 14 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn

38 35 36 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

39 41 08 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

40 33 65 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

41 NE 01 41 YOU SHOULD BE SAD Halsey

42 36 29 04 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Ed Sheeran Feat. Khalid

43 NE 01 43 GOOD NEWS Mac Miller

44 NE 01 44 GERMAN No Money Enterprise

45 39 37 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys

46 43 07 43 NO IDEA Don Toliver

47 42 07 40 SORRY Joel Corry

48 47 04 47 THE REAPER The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark

49 46 08 40 OWN IT Stormzy Feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy

50 38 18 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey

 

54 (59) The Rubens - Live In Life

58 (NE) Doja Cat - Say So

68 (NE) Endor - Pump It Up

69 (NE) Khalid - Eleven

84 (RE) Selena Gomez - Look At Her Now

90 (NE) Delta Goodrem - Let It Rain

97 (NE) JP Saxe Feat. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 RARE Selena Gomez

02 01 05 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

03 02 42 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

04 08 84 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

05 03 09 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

06 NE 01 06 LIVE IN ADELAIDE '19 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

07 05 27 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

08 04 19 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

09 NE 01 09 LIVE IN PARIS '19 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

10 17 06 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel

11 06 20 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

12 11 05 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

13 07 35 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

14 13 342 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

15 10 10 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

16 09 21 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

17 14 150 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

18 15 09 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

19 30 26 19 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

20 18 96 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 19 08 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

22 12 03 05 JACKBOYS Jackboys & Travis Scott

23 16 06 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

24 21 90 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

25 22 41 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

26 20 70 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

27 23 43 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

28 24 112 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

29 26 65 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

30 33 05 30 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

31 27 110 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

32 25 24 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers

33 31 81 01 SCORPION Drake

34 NE 01 34 LIVE IN BRUSSELS '19 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

35 28 49 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

36 39 253 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

37 32 386 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

38 36 96 02 ? XXXTentacion

39 29 67 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

40 41 09 11 KIRK DaBaby

41 50 47 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods

42 38 136 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

43 35 86 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes

44 40 76 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

45 44 219 01 FROZEN: THE SONGS Soundtrack

46 43 19 06 ABOUT US G Flip

47 59 89 01 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John

48 45 140 05 STONEY Post Malone

49 46 141 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid

50 47 291 01 X Ed Sheeran

 

 

24 weeks at #1 for "Dance Monkey". 2 years ago, 24 weeks was the record for weeks spent in the top 10. However, this week comes with the possibly incredulous news that a change is gonna come. The Weeknd rises to #2 to score his 3rd #2 hit with "Blinding Lights", following the unlucky runs with "Can't Feel My Face" and "Starboy", the latter spending a record holding 11 weeks at #2. Interestingly, The Weeknd's closest bid for #1 was actually with "The Hills", which upon the release of the remixes, shot up to #3, but there were less than 1000 sales between #1 & #4 that week. With a big digital gain this week and steady streaming progress, I very much believe that "Blinding Lights" will take the #1 spot next week. As is often the case with long lasting reigns, Tones might not even just drop to #2 because I see Roddy Ricch taking up that slot. Justin Bieber climbs to #4 which looks to be his peak as the declines are setting in hard now. Speaking of Justin Bieber though, this week we have yet another Canadian megastar having their debut week slacking because of Australian Spotify things. Future alongside Drake scores his 2nd highest charting single to date (behind "Mask Off") with "Life Is Good", but it looks like it could become his highest charter next week as it has a proper full week. Notably among the debuts, Mac Miller scores his first ever lead artist top 50 hit, having previously made #37 alongside Ariana Grande on "The Way". His only previous lead artist entries were top 100 peaks for "Dang!" and "Self Care", the latter getting through posthumously (although come Hottest 100 voting, "Ladders" proved itself the most popular track). We also have another shocking sight as an up and coming Australian rap group is actually counted on the chart. Fueled in part by TikTok, No Money Enterprise's "German" enters the chart with so little care that ARIA haven't even labelled them as Australian yet. This is not actually unprecedented, as it took several weeks before ARIA decided that Joji counts as an Australian artist, though I don't think there's anything contentious about Queensland-hailing No Money Enterprise. Lower down, Doja Cat scores her 3rd chart entry which looks a decent chance to become her first top 50. Endor's UK top 10 hit "Pump It Up" debuts and in the process, outpeaks Danzel's version which reached #84 back in the day. Something I forgot to mention last week is that "Dance Monkey" was dethroned on the Digital Tracks chart for only the 2nd time last week, as Delta Goodrem released a bushfire relief charity single in "Let It Rain", which immediately shot to #1 on iTunes by a huge margin. According to ARIA's Twitter, it was left off the chart by the record label due to being a mid-week release, despite seemingly appearing on the midweek report, which itself could serve as a very telling look into ARIA's supposed rules about chart eligibility actually being untrue and thus we really do just have an incompetent industry. Anyway, it is possible that the gambit to let her have a full week of sales to debut on is for naught because she actually lost her #1 digital position this week so it's possible she could have debuted higher last week (though I imagine her streaming figures were higher this week).

 

We have our first new #1 album of the decade and it comes from Selena Gomez. As I mentioned last week, her highest peak before this was #3. Elton John also climbs back to #4 thanks to his local tour. There's also more bushfire relief, as in the most on brand action possible, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released 3 live albums for charity. The 3rd one was released a little later than the first two, which become their 8th & 9th top 10 albums, all of which have been achieved within the last 3 years. Also in the country is Lizzo who scores a new top 20 peak for her album. Next week looks to be relatively busy but I'd hesitate to call it competitive. Eminem is probably a lock for the #1 spot, with Halsey & Mac Miller coming up behind.

Blinding Lights is #1! What a shocking day this has been, not only did Tones and I only come in at #4 in the Hottest 100 but she’s also been knocked off her incredible record-breaking streak at #1! Although who knows how much/if any extra streams Dance Monkey will get after the shock of the Top 5 so maybe she’ll reclaim it next week :lol:
Yay for The Weeknd hitting #1. Interesting that he has 4 #1s in the US but the song finally giving him his first #1 in several other countries (the UK possibly included in the next few weeks) is one that has so far only got to #11 there (though I am sure it'll climb into the top 10 if not #1 soon).
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27/01/2020

 

Singles

 

01 02 08 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

02 01 36 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

03 NE 01 03 GODZILLA Eminem Feat. Juice WRLD

04 03 12 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

05 07 03 05 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

06 04 03 04 YUMMY Justin Bieber

07 05 21 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

08 06 11 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

09 08 18 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

10 11 27 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

11 15 02 11 LIFE IS GOOD Future Feat. Drake

12 12 09 12 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

13 09 19 03 RIDE IT Regard

14 13 07 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

15 41 02 15 YOU SHOULD BE SAD Halsey

16 14 14 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

17 16 06 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

18 10 25 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

19 21 05 19 SUGAR Brockhampton

20 17 10 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

21 18 43 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

22 23 02 22 RARE Selena Gomez

23 19 45 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

24 22 17 15 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

25 NE 01 25 THOSE KINDA NIGHTS Eminem Feat. Ed Sheeran

26 25 07 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

27 43 02 27 GOOD NEWS Mac Miller

28 24 28 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

29 29 04 29 GLITTER Benee

30 32 29 30 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

31 20 13 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

32 NE 01 32 DARKNESS Eminem

33 28 31 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

34 NE 01 34 UNACCOMMODATING Eminem Feat. Young M.A

35 27 10 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

36 NE 01 36 YOU GON' LEARN Eminem Feat. Royce da 5'9 & White Gold

37 33 20 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

38 26 16 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

39 NE 01 39 WHAT A MAN GOTTA DO Jonas Brothers

40 36 06 36 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

41 31 31 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

42 30 16 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

43 34 44 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

44 35 19 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

45 39 09 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

46 44 02 44 GERMAN No Money Enterprise

47 37 15 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn

48 69 02 48 ELEVEN Khalid

49 40 66 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

50 38 37 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

 

53 (NE) Eminem Feat. Skylar Grey - Leaving Heaven

55 (58) Doja Cat - Say So

56 (NE) Eminem - In Too Deep

61 (NE) Eminem - Premonition

66 (NE) Eminem Feat. Anderson .Paak - Lock It Up

70 (NE) Eminem - Stepdad

72 (NE) Mac Miller - Blue World

73 (NE) YNW Melly - Suicidal

74 (NE) SAINt JHN - Roses

75 (NE) Eminem - Marsh

76 (NE) Eminem Feat. Don Toliver - No Regrets

79 (NE) Eminem Feat. Royce Da 5'9, Black Thought, Q-Tip & Denaun - Yah Yah

87 (NE) BTS - Black Swan

89 (NE) Eminem - Farewell

90 (NE) Eminem - Never Love Again

94 (NE) Mac Miller - Circles

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY Eminem

02 NE 01 02 MANIC Halsey

03 NE 01 03 CIRCLES Mac Miller

04 02 06 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

05 03 43 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

06 04 85 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

07 08 20 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

08 01 02 01 RARE Selena Gomez

09 05 10 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

10 07 28 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

11 11 21 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

12 16 22 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

13 15 11 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

14 14 343 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

15 13 36 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

16 17 151 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

17 10 07 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel

18 18 10 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

19 12 06 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

20 20 97 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 21 09 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

22 27 44 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

23 25 42 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

24 24 91 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

25 26 71 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

26 NE 01 26 LIFE WAS BETTER Magic Dirt

27 23 07 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

28 28 113 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

29 30 06 29 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

30 19 27 19 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

31 29 66 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

32 22 04 05 JACKBOYS Jackboys & Travis Scott

33 31 111 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

34 33 82 01 SCORPION Drake

35 37 387 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

36 32 25 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers

37 35 50 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

38 38 97 02 ? XXXTentacion

39 46 20 06 ABOUT US G Flip

40 42 137 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

41 43 87 01 SHAWN MENDES Shawn Mendes

42 44 77 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

43 55 209 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

44 67 73 01 KAMIKAZE Eminem

45 40 10 11 KIRK DaBaby

46 36 254 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

47 45 220 01 FROZEN: THE SONGS Soundtrack

48 39 68 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

49 50 292 01 X Ed Sheeran

50 49 142 13 AMERICAN TEEN Khalid

 

 

"House Of Balloons" will always be monumentally better but after many near misses, The Weeknd scores his first #1 hit with "Blinding Lights", which is also the first song released in the 2nd half of 2019 to hit #1, after I have many times joked to myself that new music ceased to impact after I returned from my overseas trip in June. It wasn't by a hefty margin however so it could actually be very close on next week's chart. Hottest 100 impact will be in full effect which doesn't really seem to be paying much dividend to The Weeknd with his #71 finish, but has done quite a bit for Tones And I despite the fact that a bunch of very normal, very cool, very funny people spent all of their weekend circlejerk whinging on social media about the impending presence of a song that only ended up finishing at #4 in a music poll. Getting the vast majority of that impact is of course Billie Eilish who in addition to taking the #1 spot with "bad guy", came within striking distance of both matching and surpassing the all time record for entries in a single year ("my strange addiction" was #101, "i love you" was #107). Also apparently some lesser music award called The Grammys happened and thus, "bad guy" has been #1 on iTunes for the past 2 days. Elsewhere this week, Eminem's album lands all but 2 full length tracks in the top 100, with "Godzilla" in the top 10 as the highest. This is higher than anything from "Kamikaze" charted, and is also Juice WRLD's highest charting single to date. He's not the only artist to posthumously do this because "Good News" for Mac Miller also overtakes "The Way" as his highest. Future is still with us to see "Life Is Good" surpass "Mask Off" as his highest charter, and in the midst of this, BROCKHAMPTON now have a top 20 hit.

 

Eminem unsurprisingly scores his 11th #1 album, which has him by far with the most in the 21st century, but also behind only Jimmy Barnes & The Beatles for all time. This is unfortunate for Halsey however who has to settle for her 3rd #2 peaking album in a row. Dead Letter Circus & Backstreet Boys have also had 3 #2 albums without a #1, the only artist I know to have more is Radiohead, with their 6 #2 peakers. Mac Miller scored his first top 10 album when "Swimming" returned at #7 upon his passing. Now he has a top 10 debut and even higher with companion piece "Circles" in at #3, giving us an entire top 3 of debuts. The only other debut in the rest of the top 50 is only a technicality. Magic Dirt are a much celebrated alt rock band whose story was undercut by bass guitarist Dean Turner sadly dying of cancer over a decade ago. They first impacted the ARIA Charts in 1994 with their 2nd EP "Life Was Better" which was a #71 peaking single. Last week it was re-pressed on vinyl as well as getting a new digital release, except while it originally had 5 tracks, this re-release has 6 tracks, meaning it is now eligible for the album chart, and enters at #26. Next week is a quite one, and with Eminem not doing especially big numbers, it seems a good chance that Billie Eilish could return to #1.

great for Blinding Lights
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03/02/2020

 

Singles

 

01 01 09 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

02 02 37 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

03 21 44 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

04 04 13 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

05 03 02 03 GODZILLA Eminem Feat. Juice WRLD

06 05 04 05 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

07 07 22 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

08 24 18 08 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

09 10 28 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

10 06 04 04 YUMMY Justin Bieber

11 20 11 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

12 08 12 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

13 09 19 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

14 12 10 12 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

15 15 03 15 YOU SHOULD BE SAD Halsey

16 13 20 03 RIDE IT Regard

17 16 15 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

18 14 08 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

19 11 03 11 LIFE IS GOOD Future Feat. Drake

20 17 07 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

21 18 26 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

22 19 06 19 SUGAR Brockhampton

23 40 07 23 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

24 39 02 24 WHAT A MAN GOTTA DO Jonas Brothers

25 29 05 25 GLITTER Benee

26 23 46 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

27 22 03 22 RARE Selena Gomez

28 30 30 28 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

29 26 08 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

30 38 17 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

31 28 29 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

32 33 32 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

33 43 45 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

34 44 20 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

35 41 32 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

36 35 11 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

37 42 17 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

38 31 14 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

39 45 10 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

40 57 39 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys

41 49 67 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

42 27 03 27 GOOD NEWS Mac Miller

43 46 03 43 GERMAN No Money Enterprise

44 47 16 27 TRAMPOLINE SHAED, Zayn

45 50 38 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

46 37 21 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

47 55 03 47 SAY SO Doja Cat

48 51 20 24 GRAVEYARD Halsey

49 48 03 48 ELEVEN Khalid

50 NE 01 50 CHARLIE Mallrat

 

53 (62) The Rubens - Live In Life

55 (69) Endor - Pump It Up

59 (RE) Hilltop Hoods Feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal - Exit Sign

61 (NE) The Jungle Giants - Heavy Hearted

63 (NE) Lime Cordiale - Robbery

64 (74) SAINt JHN - Roses

65 (73) YNW Melly - Suicidal

67 (NE) Ali Gatie - What If I Told You That I Love You

70 (RE) Post Malone - Wow.

72 (RE) G Flip - Drink Too Much

74 (RE) Tones And I - Johnny Run Away

77 (RE) Billie Eilish & Khalid - lovely

82 (RE) Billie Eilish - bury a friend

89 (NE) Thelma Plum - Better In Blak

93 (RE) Khalid - Talk

94 (RE) Stormzy - Vossi Bop

95 (RE) Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love

96 (RE) Jonas Brothers - Sucker

97 (RE) Billie Eilish - ocean eyes

99 (RE) Ed Sheeran - Perfect

100 (NE) Lizzo - Juice

 

Albums

 

01 05 44 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

02 01 02 01 MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY Eminem

03 04 07 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

04 06 86 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

05 02 02 02 MANIC Halsey

06 07 21 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

07 10 29 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

08 NE 01 08 HOTSPOT Pet Shop Boys

09 09 11 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

10 11 22 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

11 03 02 03 CIRCLES Mac Miller

12 14 344 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

13 08 03 01 RARE Selena Gomez

14 13 12 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

15 12 23 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

16 15 37 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

17 16 152 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

18 25 72 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

19 18 11 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

20 20 98 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 22 45 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

22 19 07 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

23 39 21 06 ABOUT US G Flip

24 17 08 01 BLOOD MOON Cold Chisel

25 24 92 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

26 35 388 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

27 21 10 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

28 27 08 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

29 23 43 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

30 28 114 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

31 74 19 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum

32 31 67 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

33 34 83 01 SCORPION Drake

34 30 28 19 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

35 33 112 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

36 29 07 29 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

37 43 210 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

38 38 98 02 ? XXXTentacion

39 40 138 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

40 51 27 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

41 46 255 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

42 37 51 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

43 32 05 05 JACKBOYS Jackboys & Travis Scott

44 52 49 01 THE GREAT EXPANSE Hilltop Hoods

45 78 17 03 FREE TIME Ruel

46 48 69 01 A STAR IS BORN Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

47 36 26 02 RUN HOME SLOW The Teskey Brothers

48 42 78 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

49 49 293 01 X Ed Sheeran

50 54 142 05 STONEY Post Malone

 

 

It's Hottest 100 week and you know what that means: It's time for me to rag on Australian media proponents for once again being shown up for being absolutely useless at giving Australian content the airtime that it deserves, but more on that later. In the past week The Weeknd has been challenged on iTunes and Spotify for the top spot, but seemingly held strong towards the end of the week to get a 2nd week at the top, meaning he has seemingly no competition in the near future. If you need any further proof of this, then look no further at the two songs that did disrupt it which sit in the top 3. It's time to definitively say that "Dance Monkey" reigned 24 weeks (though you could also say it was the monthly top seller for 6 consecutive months as well), as it holds at #2 again. Notably this is its 30th week in the top 10, only 1 away from matching the all time record from Post Malone & Swae Lee's "Sunflower". Right behind it we've got an absurd rebound as result of two independent upswells. "bad guy" being #1 in triple j's Hottest 100 (with Billie also having the most individual entries, and votes), and Billie sweeping the big 4 at the Grammy Awards. I cannot say for sure what's taking the lion share of the impact, because in actual fact, "bad guy" had climbed to #1 on the iTunes chart before she even started winning those Grammy Awards, and of course, Spotify took it upon itself to join the circlejerk by putting "bad guy" back on Today's Top Hits which could be considered indirect Grammy impact, mainly because I refuse to believe that many people care about them (not to mention how the majority of the impact was on the day after when the news cycle hit, rather than Australians reacting to the awards in real time on the day). Anyway the end result is "bad guy" all the way up to #3, and large improvements for her catalogue overall. Another big beneficiary is Flume's "Rushing Back", which has spent months hanging around the top 20, but now belatedly gets a top 10 peak with its #2 Hottest 100 finish. This makes it Flume's 3rd top 10 hit and Vera Blue's 2nd. Sofi Tukker didn't quite make the top 10 but still have a big rebound perhaps befitting of a song that's been riding high on the Shazam chart for months, but mainly I'm just fascinated that a song like "Purple Hat" is all the way up at #23. Mallrat is seemingly the new Tame Impala by getting all of her chart fortunes from the Hottest 100. This time last year, "Groceries" got its belated debut in the top 60, and now "Charlie" which I believe peaked at around #110 on initial release, gets onto the ARIA Chart proper and gives her, her first top 50 hit, which you love to see after she was stuck at #51 on Spotify 2 days in a row. In fact a lot of Australian artists get such dividends. There were a pitiful 9 Australian tracks in the top 100 last week, one of which dropped out this week but we still boost that to an underwhelming but bearable 15 this week. For yet another year, when given a democratic process, triple j voters formed a top 100 list of almost two thirds Australian artists. Meanwhile Australian radio is required to have 20% Australian content in order to keep their broadcasting licence which is worked around by filling the quota at 11pm with nonstop Australian content (and of course, playing Chainsmokers songs that feature Australian artists because that technically counts by definition but it's still lazy as hell). All of this really just perpetuating the myth that Australian content isn't really clamoured for, even though it's clear that audiences respond strongly when given the opportunity. To note on Australian entries, The Jungle Giants & Thelma Plum having been on the scene for close to a decade now score their first ever top 100 entries (aside from a feature credit for Thelma), The Jungle Giants having actually had 5 gold selling singles now. Lizzo's "Juice" has been a strong digital seller for a good year now but now sneaks into the top 100 for the first time with a lesser version of Billie Eilish's double boost. Doja Cat also scores her first top 50 hit with "Say So" which is also Dr. Luke's highest charting song since LunchMoney Lewis's "Whip It!" from 2015 in case you ever were curious. Because "Shape Of You" is usually always charting alongside it, "Perfect" is the longest running song on the chart for the first time ever, despite having the 3rd longest top 100 chart run of all time (behind "Shape Of You" and..."Thinking Out Loud" of course).

 

July last year was the last time Billie Eilish was #1 on the album chart, but now 6 months later she notches up an 8th week at the top. It's a lucky run for the top on a slow week which only has two debuts in the whole top 100. Surprisingly, the top debut for the Pet Shop Boys gets them into the top 10 for the first time in 24 years. The other debut is way down at #78 for The Witcher's soundtrack pam pa ramming its way onto the chart. I'm not sure if we'll have a new #1 next week but there's a bit more competition coming with Chillinit, Louis Tomlinson & Meghan Trainor.

  • Author

10/02/2020

 

Singles

 

01 01 10 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

02 04 14 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

03 02 38 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

04 06 05 04 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

05 05 03 03 GODZILLA Eminem Feat. Juice WRLD

06 03 45 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

07 07 23 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

08 15 04 08 YOU SHOULD BE SAD Halsey

09 14 11 09 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

10 11 12 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

11 09 29 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

12 10 05 04 YUMMY Justin Bieber

13 12 13 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

14 18 09 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

15 16 21 03 RIDE IT Regard

16 17 16 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

17 13 20 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

18 20 08 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

19 19 04 11 LIFE IS GOOD Future Feat. Drake

20 08 19 08 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

21 22 07 19 SUGAR Brockhampton

22 21 27 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

23 25 06 23 GLITTER Benee

24 23 08 23 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

25 24 03 24 WHAT A MAN GOTTA DO Jonas Brothers

26 26 47 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

27 28 31 27 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

28 27 04 22 RARE Selena Gomez

29 29 09 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

30 NE 01 30 PHYSICAL Dua Lipa

31 NE 01 31 ONLY THE YOUNG Taylor Swift

32 32 33 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

33 31 30 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

34 30 18 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

35 37 18 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

36 34 21 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

37 43 04 37 GERMAN No Money Enterprise

38 33 46 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

39 35 33 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

40 39 11 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

41 38 15 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

42 45 39 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

43 47 04 43 SAY SO Doja Cat

44 36 12 12 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

45 41 68 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

46 53 06 46 LIVE IN LIFE The Rubens

47 40 40 07 PIECE OF YOUR HEART MeduZa Feat. Goodboys

48 46 22 08 HOT GIRL BUMMER blackbear

49 54 07 47 THE REAPER The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark

50 49 04 48 ELEVEN Khalid

 

53 (64) SAINt JHN - Roses

54 (55) Endor - Pump It Up

60 (65) YNW Melly - Suicidal

61 (NE) Justin Bieber Feat. Kehlani - Get Me

65 (RE) Taylor Swift - Lover

66 (67) Ali Gatie - What If I Told You That I Love You

67 (NE) Surfaces - Sunday Best

70 (87) Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

72 (NE) Chillinit - Laying Low

76 (NE) The Kid LAROI Feat. Lil Tecca - Diva

82 (NE) Conan Gray - Maniac

85 (RE) Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

87 (NE) Roddy Ricch Feat. Mustard - High Fashion

89 (RE) JP Saxe Feat. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

92 (NE) KSI Feat. Trippie Redd - Wake Up Call

98 (RE) Lil Tecca - Ransom

100 (RE) Juice WRLD with YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Bandit

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 HURRY UP AND WAIT Dune Rats

02 NE 01 02 THE OCTAGON Chillinit

03 02 03 01 MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY Eminem

04 01 45 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

05 03 08 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

06 NE 01 06 WALLS Louis Tomlinson

07 15 24 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

08 06 22 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

09 05 03 02 MANIC Halsey

10 07 30 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

11 04 87 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

12 10 23 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

13 NE 01 13 TREAT MYSELF Meghan Trainor

14 09 12 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

15 16 38 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

16 14 13 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

17 12 345 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

18 17 153 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

19 18 73 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

20 RE 07 05 ONCE UPON A MIND James Blunt

21 34 29 19 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

22 20 99 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

23 11 03 03 CIRCLES Mac Miller

24 21 46 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

25 13 04 01 RARE Selena Gomez

26 NE 01 26 HIGH ROAD Kesha

27 22 08 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

28 30 115 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

29 28 09 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

30 25 93 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

31 59 276 01 1989 Taylor Swift

32 83 117 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

33 19 12 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

34 29 44 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

35 27 11 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

36 32 68 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

37 33 84 01 SCORPION Drake

38 26 389 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

39 23 22 06 ABOUT US G Flip

40 36 08 29 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

41 38 99 02 ? XXXTentacion

42 58 27 03 THE SEARCH NF

43 35 113 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

44 NE 01 44 SHAKE THE SNOW GLOBE Russ

45 57 07 30 HOT PINK Doja Cat

46 37 211 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

47 42 52 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

48 40 28 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

49 31 20 04 BETTER IN BLAK Thelma Plum

50 45 18 03 FREE TIME Ruel

 

 

The Weeknd is #1 for a 3rd week, begging the question for if we're in for a very long run because there's not any real competition at the moment. He's given his role of being stuck at #2 to Dua Lipa who's now notched up 5 weeks there for "Don't Start Now" and I remind you that she's yet to score a #1 hit. "Dance Monkey" ties "Sunflower" as the longest running top 10 hit of all time, next week taking it outright. Halsey scores her 6th top 10 hit with "You should be sad", while the ceaseless push for "Before You Go" gives Lewis Capaldi his 2nd. Dua Lipa narrowly has the top debut with "Physical" which is getting a massive radio push but it looks to climb a bit slower than that. Taylor Swift is just behind her on the strength of big digital sales and will probably crash out next week. Australia's favourite cardboard producers The Rubens score their 3rd top 50 hit.

 

I should probably take a bit more time to remember what came out before I make my predictions because this week's new #1 album actually comes from Dune Rats. With vote splitting across multiple singles, they could only get as high as #100 in the Hottest 100 last month but notably in doing so, prevented Billie Eilish from getting a record tying 6th entry, and it seems apt that they replace her at #1 here as well. Their last album 3 years ago also hit #1 likely aided by the slow summer months. In a way this wasn't a free week though because Eminem's physical album came out in this week but also because we have another debut just behind them with Chillinit. His previous album is a streaming monster that made the top 100 albums of the year with only 2 weeks spent in the top 50. As he's from Australian and Lebanese descent, I can safely say that he's the highest charting Australian rapping person of colour. Lower in the top 10 is Louis Tomlinson whose top 10 debut is made to look very impressive given that Liam Payne limped in at #50 a couple months ago. Meghan Trainor & Kesha have diminishing returns however, with Meghan's debut being comparable to Kesha's own previous diminishing return in her last album which was her first to miss the top 10. So baseless logic would dictate that Meghan Trainor's next album will land around where Kesha is this week. Next week we'll see if Green Day can utilise all the Swedish songwriters & trap beats in the world to get a #1 album.

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Singles

 

01 01 11 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

02 02 15 02 DON'T START NOW Dua Lipa

03 03 39 01 DANCE MONKEY Tones and I

04 04 06 04 THE BOX Roddy Ricch

05 08 05 05 YOU SHOULD BE SAD Halsey

06 05 04 03 GODZILLA Eminem Feat. Juice WRLD

07 07 24 02 CIRCLES Post Malone

08 09 12 08 BEFORE YOU GO Lewis Capaldi

09 10 13 02 EVERYTHING I WANTED Billie Eilish

10 11 30 07 NEVER SEEN THE RAIN Tones and I

11 06 46 01 BAD GUY Billie Eilish

12 14 10 07 ADORE YOU Harry Styles

13 NE 01 13 INTENTIONS Justin Bieber Feat. Quavo

14 16 17 11 LOSE CONTROL Meduza

15 13 14 02 ROXANNE Arizona Zervas

16 15 22 03 RIDE IT Regard

17 19 05 11 LIFE IS GOOD Future Feat. Drake

18 17 21 02 MEMORIES Maroon 5

19 12 06 04 YUMMY Justin Bieber

20 20 20 08 RUSHING BACK Flume Feat. Vera Blue

21 18 09 13 FALLING Trevor Daniel

22 25 04 22 WHAT A MAN GOTTA DO Jonas Brothers

23 23 07 23 GLITTER Benee

24 21 08 19 SUGAR Brockhampton

25 26 48 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

26 30 02 26 PHYSICAL Dua Lipa

27 22 28 06 GOOD AS HELL Lizzo

28 24 09 23 PURPLE HAT Sofi Tukker

29 29 10 19 MY OH MY Camila Cabello Feat. DaBaby

30 27 32 27 POST MALONE Sam Feldt Feat. RANI

31 NE 01 31 KNOW YOUR WORTH Khalid x Disclosure

32 28 05 22 RARE Selena Gomez

33 NE 01 33 WELCOME TO PRISON Onefour

34 43 05 34 SAY SO Doja Cat

35 46 07 35 LIVE IN LIFE The Rubens

36 36 22 20 CASTLES Freya Ridings

37 35 19 04 10,000 HOURS Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

38 37 05 37 GERMAN No Money Enterprise

39 NE 01 39 RUN Joji

40 33 31 12 SOUTH OF THE BORDER Ed Sheeran Feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B

41 34 19 03 HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Travis Scott

42 38 47 01 OLD TOWN ROAD Lil Nas X

43 32 34 04 ONE THING RIGHT Marshmello Feat. Kane Brown

44 42 40 01 I DON'T CARE Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

45 45 69 01 SUNFLOWER Post Malone & Swae Lee

46 39 34 01 SEÑORITA Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

47 41 16 02 LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME Selena Gomez

48 49 08 47 THE REAPER The Chainsmokers Feat. Amy Shark

49 66 03 49 WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT I LOVE YOU Ali Gatie

50 40 12 38 TURN ME ON Riton x Oliver Heldens Feat. Vula

 

51 (67) Surfaces - Sunday Best

52 (53) SAINt JHN - Roses

53 (54) Endor - Pump It Up

57 (82) Conan Grey - Maniac

63 (NE) 5 Seconds Of Summer - No Shame

68 (87) Roddy Ricch Feat. Mustard - High Fashion

72 (NE) Mustard Feat. Roddy Ricch - Ballin'

77 (NE) Anne-Marie - Birthday

81 (89) JP Saxe Feat. Julia Michaels - If The World Was Ending

89 (RE) Blanco Brown - The Git Up

96 (NE) Kygo, Avicii & Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours - Avicii Tribute

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 FATHER OF ALL... Green Day

02 03 04 01 MUSIC TO BE MURDERED BY Eminem

03 04 46 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

04 60 13 02 LOVE Michael Buble

05 05 09 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

06 07 25 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

07 08 23 01 HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING Post Malone

08 10 31 01 NO.6 COLLABORATIONS PROJECT Ed Sheeran

09 NE 01 09 BIRDS OF PREY: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

10 11 88 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

11 09 04 02 MANIC Halsey

12 14 13 02 FROZEN 2 Soundtrack

13 12 24 03 THE KIDS ARE COMING - EP Tones and I

14 02 02 02 THE OCTAGON Chillinit

15 36 69 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

16 15 39 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

17 16 14 01 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

18 18 154 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

19 17 346 02 THE BEST OF COLD CHISEL: ALL FOR YOU Cold Chisel

20 19 74 06 DONT SMILE AT ME Billie Eilish

21 22 100 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

22 28 116 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

23 21 30 19 CUZ I LOVE YOU Lizzo

24 43 114 01 THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Soundtrack

25 24 47 01 A PLACE WE KNEW Dean Lewis

26 30 94 01 BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone

27 27 09 11 HEAVY IS THE HEAD Stormzy

28 34 45 02 FREE SPIRIT Khalid

29 35 12 19 WORLD WAR JOY The Chainsmokers

30 33 13 01 SONGS FROM THE SOUTH: PAUL KELLY'S GREATEST HITS 1985-2019 Paul Kelly

31 31 277 01 1989 Taylor Swift

32 29 10 06 ROMANCE Camila Cabello

33 NE 01 33 UNLOCKED Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats

34 32 118 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

35 45 08 30 HOT PINK Doja Cat

36 41 100 02 ? XXXTentacion

37 37 85 01 SCORPION Drake

38 23 04 03 CIRCLES Mac Miller

39 40 09 29 PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL Roddy Ricch

40 25 05 01 RARE Selena Gomez

41 46 212 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

42 50 19 03 FREE TIME Ruel

43 13 02 13 TREAT MYSELF Meghan Trainor

44 74 81 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day

45 51 140 19 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

46 38 390 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

47 47 53 01 THANK U, NEXT Ariana Grande

48 48 29 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

49 39 23 06 ABOUT US G Flip

50 52 257 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

 

 

The Weeknd is #1 for a 4th week. Dua Lipa's weeks at #2 seem to always come in pairs as she gets her 6th now. Perhaps it's possible Billie Eilish replaces her at #2 next week to continue this pattern, but I'm predicting #3 for "No Time To Die". "Dance Monkey" still at #3 is now the longest running top 10 hit of all time on its own, "Sunflower"'s record being broken by a song that entered the top 10 4 weeks after it left. Justin Bieber has the week's highest debut with "Intentions", and just like "Yummy", looks to vault into the top 5 next week with help from the timely album release. Local drill group ONEFOUR score their first top 40 hit with "Welcome To Prison", their first new single since a couple of members have been incarcerated. Joji does the same, previous single "Sanctuary" peaked at #42 but now "Run" gets him to #39. Ali Gatie also astroturfs his way to another top 50 hit which is probably pleasing news to someone out there. Excitingly, ARIA took some initiative and so Mustard's "Ballin'" which should have debuted weeks ago is finally let on the chart. At the moment it doesn't look like it will be able to outpeak "Pure Water" like it did in the US & UK.

 

Auto-tune pioneers Green Day make history with the first ever pure uncut trap album to debut at #1. It's also technically the first #1 album to have the f-word at #1, but I suppose they lack the balls of Lana Del Rey to actually credit as such on the chart. This is actually Green Day's 3rd #1 album and no doubt equally as popular as their other two, "Dookie" & "American Idiot". Notably they missed out in 2009 with "21st Century Breakdown" which sold about 10 times as much as this new album did on week one, but released on the same week as Eminem's "Relapse". Curiously, Eminem is #2 this week and nearly blocked them again. Also this week we have Michael Buble & Queen in the country and they make huge vaults up the chart. The Birds Of Prey soundtrack also lands in the top 10, while Denzel Curry has a top 50 charting album for a 3rd year in a row. In the midst of this, Dune Rats' #1 album from last week has dropped out of the top 50, which is I believe the first time this has happened outside of Michael Buble's "Christmas". On the topic of Green Day & Eminem, we have another tough battle for the #1 spot this week. Tame Impala & Justin Bieber both releasing their first new albums since 2015 (both of which went to #1 with strong sales). So any international readers of this column are advised to acquire Australian VPNs and buy "The Slow Rush" on iTunes and then stream it on Spotify while you're sleeping.

I thought "Love" was a massive seller but it has only spent like 13 weeks inside top 50.... was it a Xmas block-buster?

 

 

Shame Dua is pretty unlikely to score #1. It feels it was blocked like everywhere but still managed to score 10+ weeks inside top 5

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