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Singles

 

01 01 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 11 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 04 07 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

04 NE 01 04 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

05 03 10 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

06 05 08 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

07 06 49 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

08 08 96 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

09 07 02 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

10 09 04 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

11 11 15 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

12 17 04 12 VEGAS Doja Cat

13 13 44 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

14 12 51 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

15 14 28 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

16 15 40 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

17 NE 01 17 YET TO COME BTS

18 10 05 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

19 18 07 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

20 20 38 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

21 23 15 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

22 16 04 03 MATILDA Harry Styles

23 24 19 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

24 19 04 04 MUSIC FOR A SUSHI RESTAURANT Harry Styles

25 27 31 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

26 28 75 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

27 29 88 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

28 31 16 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

29 32 47 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

30 94 02 30 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

31 35 12 25 WAIT A MINUTE! Willow

32 21 04 08 DAYLIGHT Harry Styles

33 33 57 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

34 45 103 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

35 43 06 35 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

36 36 39 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

37 26 30 02 ABCDEFU Gayle

38 39 35 01 EASY ON ME Adele

39 38 03 38 DIE YOUNG Sleepy Hallow feat. 347aidan

40 62 02 40 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

41 69 10 41 CLARITY Vance Joy

42 22 03 21 TRUE LOVE Kanye West & XXXTentacion

43 44 09 43 2STEP Ed Sheeran

44 41 17 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

45 34 80 01 WITHOUT YOU The Kid Laroi

46 52 02 46 DON'T BLAME ME Taylor Swift

47 40 08 22 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU Leah Kate

48 49 60 44 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

49 55 07 34 IN THE STARS Benson Boone

50 25 04 06 LITTLE FREAK Harry Styles

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 PROOF BTS

02 01 04 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

03 NE 01 03 IN OUR OWN SWEET TIME Vance Joy

04 RE 02 04 OMNIUM GATHERUM King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

05 02 02 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

06 05 56 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

07 06 33 01 = Ed Sheeran

08 08 71 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 07 99 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

10 NE 01 10 GOLD RUSH KID George Ezra

11 09 51 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

12 04 05 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

13 10 131 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

14 NE 01 14 SCORING THE END OF THE WORLD Motionless in White

15 NE 01 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

16 13 116 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

17 14 262 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

18 17 244 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

19 11 03 10 I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY Tate McRae

20 20 379 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

21 NE 01 21 DENIM & RHINESTONES Carrie Underwood

22 16 65 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

23 19 276 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

24 12 06 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

25 22 168 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

26 NE 01 26 NEON SOUL O'Shea

27 15 03 11 TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

28 18 399 01 1989 Taylor Swift

29 21 181 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

30 RE 33 30 CTRL SZA

31 23 210 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

32 26 31 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

33 24 136 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

34 27 46 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

35 29 222 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

36 30 23 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

37 25 102 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

38 28 41 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

39 48 207 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

40 35 99 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

41 76 117 01 CURRENTS Tame Impala

42 36 114 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

43 33 25 01 ENCANTO Soundtrack

44 32 191 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

45 39 147 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

46 38 240 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

47 37 150 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

48 47 161 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

49 41 237 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

50 46 294 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for a 2nd week. She doesn't look like matching the 3 week reign of "Wuthering Heights" however as Joji is coming in hard for next week's chart. He's previously hit the top 50 with "Run" and "Sanctuary" but this instantly becomes his highest chart entry and has a massive lead on Spotify. Fun ARIA moment is that "SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK" never quite made the top 100 chart because ARIA weren't counting it initially, and they took even longer to decide that Joji is Australian. Tangentially though it looks like it might finally chart soon. For a more modern (well technically not) ARIA moment, it is quite possible that "Sweater Weather" should be in the top 50 for the first time this week, alas our charts are dumb. What we do get this week is a BTS debut though one that looks to quickly fizzle out. OneRepublic also jolt up the chart because although they've been feeling it since 1966, they only just got put on Hot Hits Australia last week. This is also true of "Sunroof" which enters this week. It took a while for Taylor Swift's "Don't Blame Me" to get acknowledged on the chart but now it's a top 50 hit.

 

BTS score their 3rd #1 album this week. It also sounds nice to phrase it that Vance Joy has his 3rd top 3 album which is what ARIA tweeted although his first two albums debuted at #1. King Gizz's quest to maybe one day get a #1 album continues as a physical release brings "Omnium Gatherum" to a top 5 peak. George Ezra scores his 3rd top 10 album though with his lowest peak yet, though to be fair he hasn't had a major hit this time around ("Anyone For You" got a little bit of airplay though). Motionless In White get a slight new high of #14. Carrie Underwood otherwise is a little far away from her usual #4 peaking fashion. SZA's anniversary re-release of "Ctrl" gets it a slight new peak (it debuted at #40, and reached #39 last year).

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SZA's album has done very similarly in the UK with the gradually improving peaks over the years funnily enough! (#50 / #46 / #45 respectively).

 

'Omnium Gatherum' is the first Gizzard album I have been enthused to listen to in full and it is pretty great. Time will tell if I listen to their other 3 albums that are coming out this year. Being a Gizzard completionist sounds exhausting.

 

Am I reading that correctly that ARIA (now) count Joji as Australian? He only has one Australian parent (and has never lived in Australia) so they have a very loose definition!

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SZA's album has done very similarly in the UK with the gradually improving peaks over the years funnily enough! (#50 / #46 / #45 respectively).

 

'Omnium Gatherum' is the first Gizzard album I have been enthused to listen to in full and it is pretty great. Time will tell if I listen to their other 3 albums that are coming out this year. Being a Gizzard completionist sounds exhausting.

 

Am I reading that correctly that ARIA (now) count Joji as Australian? He only has one Australian parent (and has never lived in Australia) so they have a very loose definition!

The timeline is a bit fuzzy in my head but I think he first appeared on the chart in 2018 (like a month or so after the song peaked, alas), and suddenly became Australian a year later in 2019. ("SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK" makes the cut for the 2020 AU Singles End Of Year chart but not 2019, when it didn't have enough time to move units [since ARIA would never go back to fix his omission from the AU Chart for the start of the year]). If memory serves correctly he hasn't yet been nominated for an ARIA Award but "Glimpse Of Us" should be selling enough to get auto-nominated for Song Of The Year (which works similarly to the BRIT Awards one). I seem to recall his Wikipedia page used to say he was Japanese-Australian, which I think at the end of the day is still somewhat true? Brian McFadden & Kimbra used to get nominated for Australian awards simply because they lived here at the time :lol:

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26/06/2022

 

Singles

 

01 04 02 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

02 01 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

03 02 12 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

04 NE 01 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

05 03 08 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

06 05 11 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

07 08 97 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

08 12 05 08 VEGAS Doja Cat

09 06 09 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

10 07 50 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

11 09 03 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

12 NE 01 12 MASSIVE Drake

13 11 16 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

14 10 05 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

15 NE 01 15 STICKY Drake

16 15 29 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

17 14 52 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

18 13 45 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

19 16 41 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

20 19 08 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

21 30 03 21 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

22 20 39 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

23 NE 01 23 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs

24 18 06 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Rich

25 23 20 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

26 21 16 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

27 22 05 03 MATILDA Harry Styles

28 26 76 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

29 24 05 04 MUSIC FOR A SUSHI RESTAURANT Harry Styles

30 27 89 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

31 40 03 31 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

32 NE 01 32 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

33 28 17 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

34 25 32 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

35 35 07 35 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

36 29 48 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

37 33 58 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

38 34 104 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

39 36 40 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

40 43 10 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

41 31 13 25 WAIT A MINUTE! Willow

42 39 04 38 DIE YOUNG Sleepy Hallow feat. 47aidan

43 51 43 16 WOMAN Doja Cat

44 37 31 02 ABCDEFU Gayle

45 48 61 44 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

46 32 05 08 DAYLIGHT Harry Styles

47 41 11 41 CLARITY Vance Joy

48 38 36 01 EASY ON ME Adele

49 44 18 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

50 49 08 34 IN THE STARS Benson Boone

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 SOUL DEEP 30 Jimmy Barnes

02 NE 01 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

03 02 05 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

04 01 02 01 PROOF BTS

05 06 57 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

06 07 34 01 = Ed Sheeran

07 05 03 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

08 NE 01 08 THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM Chris Cheney

09 08 72 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

10 11 52 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

11 13 132 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

12 NE 01 12 BRIDGES Calum Scott

13 NE 01 13 LIFE IS YOURS Foals

14 09 100 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

15 RE 02 15 A LIGHT FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION The Smile

16 03 02 03 IN OUR OWN SWEET TIME Vance Joy

17 15 02 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

18 12 06 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

19 16 117 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

20 17 263 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

21 18 335 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

22 23 277 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

23 20 380 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

24 25 169 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

25 22 66 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

26 28 400 01 1989 Taylor Swift

27 38 42 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

28 33 137 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

29 35 223 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

30 24 07 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

31 34 47 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

32 37 103 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

33 31 211 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

34 29 182 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

35 32 32 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

36 36 24 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

37 27 04 11 TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

38 19 04 10 I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY Tate McRae

39 39 208 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

40 40 100 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

41 45 148 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

42 46 241 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

43 42 115 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

44 47 151 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

45 44 192 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

46 48 162 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

47 53 318 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

48 51 31 01 30 Adele

49 49 238 08 DUA LIPA Dua Lipa

50 10 02 10 GOLD RUSH KID George Ezra

 

 

Joji has quite handily done it and scored his first #1. Mind you we can't go without mentioning that Australia's 1000th #1 single was Baauer's "Harlem Shake" which he had more than a hand in manifesting. However it may be his only week at #1 as the fervour is fading out quickly as radio & playlists seem to be favouring Kate Bush over him, so she might be able to return to #1 next week. Speaking about funny playlist decisions, let's talk about Drake. As you know, the moment his new album dropped, "Falling Back" was giving prime position right away, and as you also might know, that has proven an extremely poor aging decision. But the ARIA Charts always have to find a way to one-up themselves and so despite being the arguable official '''single''' of the album, it has not been allowed to enter the chart, where I suspect it might have snuck a top 10 peak. Not since Tyga's "Taste" has a song this high up on the chart been missing. Instead we get what one might argue are the worthwhile takeaways from the project, namely "Jimmy Cooks", "Sticky" & "Massive". The latter has since replaced "Falling Back" in playlisting and is holding up decently. My theory for what has happened here is that Drake's omissions have a 1:1 match with regards to his digital sales performance. The 3 songs that made the chart are the ones that did enough for a top 100 digital rank (which "Falling Back" was just shy of). This is the same pattern I've noticed with some previous Drake releases and most recently, Post Malone's album. So basically this chart decision has possibly been left in the hands of a very small number of people who still purchase music. Elsewhere, Luke Combs gets his 3rd top 50 hit which looks to climb into the top 20 next week with his album out. Beyonce manages to get a midweek release to debut, which she wasn't able to manage in New Zealand. She should climb into the top 10 next week although doesn't look like it's getting very sticky there.

 

Australia is a very white country. Which is to say that the new #1 this week is a re-packaging of an album from 1991, when Jimmy Barnes did a bunch of R&B and soul covers and sold them to a bunch of people who would otherwise probably not buy albums from those respective artists. In fairness though, this new version's track 1 is a cover of Sam Cooke's "Soothe Me" with a guest appearance by Sam Moore from Sam & Dave. The original version of this album also went to #1 but this counts as a new entry so it's now Jimmy Barnes' 14th #1 album, extending his already distinct record for most #1 albums of any artist. As is tradition every time he has a new album in the chart, I must remind you that yes, this is the Jimmy Barnes who is the cowboy in the clouds screaming 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH' in the funny internet meme. As a result, Drake can't quite nab the #1 spot which is his first time missing out with a studio album since "Views", his first #1. Elsewhere in the top 10 we keep up with the extreme Australian-ness as we have the first solo album of Chris Cheney, from The Living End, who incidentally has collaborated with Jimmy Barnes multiple times. The Living End have thus far released 8 albums and all of them have reached the top 10. Calum Scott however is not able to repeat his trick, just missing the top 10 after his last album went to #5. Foals also continue their slight downward slide, having their first ever top 50 entry being a #1 debut for "Holy Fire" in 2013, this time they arrive at #13 which is a touch lower than the #11 & #10 peaks of their two parts album. As is true Radiohead fashion, The Smile make good with a physical release and score a new peak. Next week one would surely put their money on Luke Combs for the #1 debut, but Spacey Jane & Chris Brown will likely contest just below, with Jack Johnson figuring in somewhere as well.

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and even more impressive, Jimmy Barnes beating Drake :D
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04/07/2022

 

Singles

 

01 02 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 01 03 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

03 03 13 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

04 05 09 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

05 08 06 05 VEGAS Doja Cat

06 06 12 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

07 04 02 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

08 07 98 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

09 32 02 09 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

10 10 51 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

11 09 10 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

12 11 04 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

13 17 53 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

14 18 46 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 13 17 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

16 19 42 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

17 16 30 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

18 14 06 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

19 NE 01 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

20 21 04 20 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

21 12 02 12 MASSIVE Drake

22 23 02 22 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs

23 20 09 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

24 22 40 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

25 31 04 25 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

26 30 90 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

27 15 02 15 STICKY Drake

28 28 77 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

29 25 21 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

30 26 17 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

31 34 33 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

32 24 07 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

33 38 105 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

34 37 59 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

35 33 18 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

36 36 49 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

37 35 08 35 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

38 29 06 04 MUSIC FOR A SUSHI RESTAURANT Harry Styles

39 27 06 03 MATILDA Harry Styles

40 39 41 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

41 48 37 01 EASY ON ME Adele

42 44 32 02 ABCDEFU Gayle

43 53 05 43 WHERE DID YOU GO? Jax Jones feat. MNEK

44 43 44 16 WOMAN Doja Cat

45 52 135 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

46 40 11 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

47 45 62 44 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

48 41 14 25 WAIT A MINUTE! Willow

49 49 19 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

50 42 05 38 DIE YOUNG Sleepy Hallow feat. 47aidan

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

02 NE 01 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

03 03 06 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

04 02 02 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

05 NE 01 05 GANG CALLED SPEED SPEED

06 NE 01 06 BREEZY Chris Brown

07 05 58 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

08 NE 01 08 SUPERACHE Conan Gray

09 09 73 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

10 06 35 01 = Ed Sheeran

11 04 03 01 PROOF BTS

12 10 53 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

13 NE 01 13 CLOSURE / CONTINUATION Porcupine Tree

14 07 04 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

15 11 133 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

16 14 101 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

17 17 03 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

18 01 02 01 SOUL DEEP 30 Jimmy Barnes

19 19 118 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

20 18 07 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

21 21 336 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

22 NE 01 22 ELVIS Soundtrack

23 20 264 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

24 23 381 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

25 22 278 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

26 26 401 01 1989 Taylor Swift

27 28 138 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

28 29 224 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

29 24 170 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

30 NE 01 30 GIVE OR TAKE Giveon

31 RE 04 01 REWIGGLED The Wiggles

32 25 67 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

33 16 03 03 IN OUR OWN SWEET TIME Vance Joy

34 33 212 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

35 32 104 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

36 34 183 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

37 41 149 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

38 35 33 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

39 36 25 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

40 27 43 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

41 31 48 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

42 NE 01 42 OTHERNESS Alexisonfire

43 30 08 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

44 39 209 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

45 NE 01 45 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

46 43 116 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

47 RE 13 01 MAINSTREAM SELLOUT Machine Gun Kelly

48 37 05 11 TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

49 40 101 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

50 42 242 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

 

 

Kate Bush returns for a 3rd week at #1. This may well entirely go down to playlisting decisions because heaven forbid a #1 hit by a half-Australian get played on the radio, albeit he was obviously trending down regardless. Kate looks fairly safe for #1 next week and instead it'll be a close battle for #2. Doja Cat is charting considerably higher than anywhere else and I can only imagine it's because we as a nation have been stuck with Baz Luhrmann in our cultural consciousness (although The Sunscreen Song never actually made the top 50 here, I think it wasn't widely released). Beyonce also vaults into the top 10, which disregarding "Perfect" & "Savage" is actually her first top 10 hit since "Run The World (Girls)". Charlie Puth & Jung Kook also have a strong debut in the top 20 this week which although being heavily buoyed by digital sales & YouTube views, looks like it'll be relatively steady next week thanks to a late Hot Hits Australia add. Speaking of playlists, that ancient Jax Jones song that's been flogged on the radio for months is now in the top 50 thanks to a late add and Hot Hits Australia's insistence on maintaining Corrycore dance music which is otherwise dying off hard lately. Just below it is a return of "Blinding Lights" for the first time in a while which I wouldn't otherwise note, but it's finally broken the tie with "Someone You Loved" to be the sole holder of the top 50 weeks record, now up to 125. "Heat Waves" & "Levitating" can't contest this until at least 2023. Also pre-emptive groan at our charts because "Master Of Puppets" is missing from the midweeks, although so was "Running Up That Hill" so we'll see.

 

Don't come to me for betting advice maybe. Well in truth I've made quite a bit of money on betting on music related things but anyway I underestimated just how valuable vinyl is because Spacey Jane sold loads of it and Luke Combs only had CDs available. So the Fremantle-based garage rock/jangle pop band I saw open for The Jungle Giants a few years ago now have a #1 album. Their last album "Sunlight" was a huge success that debuted at #2 behind Vika & Linda so perhaps it's not too surprising but Australian bands have a knack for #2 debuts on the wrong week so good on them. And yeah, normally I'd think going up against Luke Combs would correspond to being 'the wrong week' but I guess not in this case. His first two albums have both been a staple in the top 50 for years now so we'll see if this new one will join them or falter behind. What I think might be one of the shortest ever entries in the album chart is the new EP from Sydney hardcore outfit SPEED. It's 6 tracks and 13 minutes long. They beat out Chris Brown who scores his 8th top 10 album although he usually makes the top 5. Also in the top 10 is Conan Gray, making a decent jump from his first album which reached #26. Porcupine Tree's first new album in quite some time is their highest ever charter, and also surpasses the performance of Steven Wilson's solo material. The same certainly can't be said of Alexisonfire but they make a decent showing. Giveon narrowly passes his #32 peak for his EP from last year. Next week's kind of a nothing week but we'll see how Imagine Dragons can do, while Harry Styles will probably just return to #1 by default.

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11/07/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 04 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

03 03 14 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

04 05 07 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

05 04 10 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

06 08 99 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

07 06 13 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

08 07 03 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

09 10 52 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

10 09 03 09 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

11 20 05 11 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

12 11 11 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

13 12 05 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

14 14 47 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 13 54 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

16 15 18 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

17 16 43 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

18 17 31 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

19 18 07 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

20 19 02 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

21 24 41 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

22 25 05 22 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

23 21 03 12 MASSIVE Drake

24 NE 01 24 MASTER OF PUPPETS Metallica

25 31 34 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

26 23 10 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

27 26 91 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

28 28 78 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

29 37 09 29 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

30 22 03 22 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs

31 29 22 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

32 33 106 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

33 30 18 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

34 34 60 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

35 32 08 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

36 36 50 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

37 35 19 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

38 41 38 01 EASY ON ME Adele

39 NE 01 39 HOT SHIT Cardi B feat. Ye & Lil Durk

40 27 03 15 STICKY Drake

41 43 06 41 WHERE DID YOU GO? Jax Jones feat. MNEK

42 46 12 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

43 45 136 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

44 42 33 02 ABCDEFU Gayle

45 40 42 07 THATS WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

46 44 45 16 WOMAN Doja Cat

47 57 10 34 IN THE STARS Benson Boone

48 53 136 05 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

49 49 20 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

50 48 15 25 WAIT A MINUTE! Willow

 

Albums

 

01 03 07 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

02 02 02 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

03 01 02 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

04 07 59 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

05 04 03 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

06 09 74 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

07 10 36 01 = Ed Sheeran

08 45 02 08 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

09 12 54 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

10 14 05 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

11 11 04 01 PROOF BTS

12 15 134 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

13 NE 01 13 MERCURY - ACT 1 & 2 Imagine Dragons

14 16 102 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

15 17 04 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

16 19 119 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

17 08 02 08 SUPERACHE Conan Gray

18 06 02 06 BREEZY Chris Brown

19 21 337 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

20 23 265 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

21 38 34 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

22 29 171 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

23 24 382 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

24 25 279 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

25 26 402 01 1989 Taylor Swift

26 20 08 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

27 27 139 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

28 34 213 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

29 32 68 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

30 41 49 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

31 28 225 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

32 35 105 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

33 22 02 22 ELVIS Soundtrack

34 49 102 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

35 36 184 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

36 37 150 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

37 39 26 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

38 40 44 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

39 46 117 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

40 54 28 01 ENCANTO Soundtrack

41 50 243 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

42 51 153 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

43 47 14 01 MAINSTREAM SELLOUT Machine Gun Kelly

44 44 210 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

45 52 194 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

46 48 06 11 TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

47 33 04 03 IN OUR OWN SWEET TIME Vance Joy

48 43 09 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

49 57 164 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

50 53 320 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

 

 

Kate Bush lands a 4th week at #1, which makes "Running Up That Hill" her outright longest reigning #1 hit. "Heat Waves" has now spent 74 weeks in the top 10 which if they were able to convert to wins on Jeopardy! would tie them for the record, except actually it wouldn't because they're not consecutive, so they've still got 68 weeks to go in that regard. OneRepublic climb to #11 this week which makes "I Ain't Worried" their highest charting song since "Something I Need" in 2013, you know, that song that Ben Haenow (I think that was his name) covered on UK X Factor for a #1 hit. The highest new entry comes from Metallica who have not been seen in the singles top 50 since 2008 when various singles from "Death Magnetic" danced around. Cardi B also has a new entry which is the first time Kanye West has been credited as Ye on the chart, though it doesn't look like it'll be sticking around.

 

For the first time in a while it's a fairly nothing week on the album chart so Harry Styles can return for a 4th week at the top. Luke Comb manages to hold the #2 spot though I can't imagine he was close this time around. Stranger Things has only made the album chart once before with Season 1 just limping into the top 50, but Season 4 has gone great strides to land in the top 10 this week. There's also a new Imagine Dragons album which is their first to ever miss the top 10.

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18/07/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 03 15 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 02 05 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

04 04 08 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

05 05 11 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

06 06 100 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

07 11 06 07 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

08 07 14 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

09 09 53 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

10 13 06 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

11 08 04 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

12 12 12 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

13 14 48 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

14 15 55 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

15 10 04 09 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

16 17 44 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

17 16 19 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

18 18 32 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

19 24 02 19 MASTER OF PUPPETS Metallica

20 19 08 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

21 22 06 21 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

22 21 42 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

23 28 79 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

24 20 03 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

25 26 11 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

26 NE 01 26 PARIS TO TOKYO Fivio Foreign and The Kid Laroi

27 27 92 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

28 23 04 12 MASSIVE Drake

29 32 107 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

30 31 23 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

31 25 35 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

32 33 19 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

33 35 09 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

34 NE 01 34 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

35 29 10 29 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

36 NE 01 36 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

37 34 61 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

38 36 51 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

39 38 39 01 EASY ON ME Adele

40 41 07 40 WHERE DID YOU GO? Jax Jones feat. MNEK

41 37 20 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

42 30 04 22 THE KIND OF LOVE WE MAKE Luke Combs

43 43 137 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

44 72 04 44 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

45 42 13 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

46 45 43 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

47 51 64 44 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

48 47 11 34 IN THE STARS Benson Boone

49 40 04 15 STICKY Drake

50 49 21 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

 

Albums

 

01 01 08 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

02 RE 40 01 CIRCUS ANIMALS (40TH ANN. ED.) Cold Chisel

03 04 60 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

04 06 75 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

05 02 03 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

06 07 37 01 = Ed Sheeran

07 05 04 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

08 08 03 08 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

09 03 03 02 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

10 09 55 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

11 NE 01 11 WASTELAND Brent Faiyaz

12 12 135 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

13 10 06 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

14 14 103 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

15 19 338 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

16 15 05 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

17 16 120 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

18 20 266 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

19 22 172 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

20 28 214 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

21 24 280 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

22 23 78 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

23 25 403 01 1989 Taylor Swift

24 11 05 01 PROOF BTS

25 29 69 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

26 27 140 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

27 31 226 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

28 18 03 06 BREEZY Chris Brown

29 17 03 08 SUPERACHE Conan Gray

30 32 106 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

31 30 50 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

32 21 35 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

33 26 09 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

34 42 154 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

35 35 185 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

36 36 151 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

37 48 10 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

38 34 103 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

39 38 45 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

40 39 118 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

41 44 211 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

42 41 244 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

43 37 27 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

44 13 02 13 MERCURY - ACT 1 & 2 Imagine Dragons

45 33 03 22 ELVIS Soundtrack

46 45 195 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

47 49 165 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

48 59 342 02 NEVERMIND Nirvana

49 46 07 11 TOP GUN: MAVERICK Soundtrack

50 50 321 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for a 5th week. There's still nothing in the form of competition so she's very safe for a 6th week. OneRepublic are slowing down but have scored their 4th top 10 hit. Metallica also reach the top 20 for the first time since 2008. It's obviously a slow week though as The Killers are back in the top 30 for the first time in months. Incidentally it's a big week of nostalgia, for all the eras. Yung Gravy's Rick Astley sample gets his first ever entry, Fivio Foreign has his first credited entry (obviously part of the "Body" remix) with his Far East Movement sample, and regrettably this quarter's egregious forced hit is DJ R3HAB's 6th latest single, in which he recruits Amy Shark to butcher Bic Runga's "Sway", a big hit on the antipodean shores in the late '90s and also in "American Pie" if that's your thing. It's been big on radio for weeks and of course this week the inevitable Hot Hits Australia placement was nabbed, so we're stuck with it for months. The one actually original debut comes from Steve Lacy, who first charted last year with "Dark Red" though this is his first time in the top 50 (The Internet's last two albums both made the top 50 though). He's shooting for top 10 next week.

 

Harry Styles is still #1. Closest competition this week is from yet another re-issue. This time it's "Circus Animals", which to any Australian readers, is the album that has "You Got Nothing I Want", "Forever Now" and "When The War Is Over". To non-Australian readers I apologise if that last sentence was complete gibberish. Also Jimmy Barnes from Cold Chisel still was and is the screaming cowboy meme. The only real debut comes from Brent Faiyaz thanks to a strong streaming performance. Next week ARIA seem to think Lizzo is a chance to beat Harry Styles, while j-hope & beabadoobee will try to get a slice of the action.

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24/07/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 17 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 16 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 03 06 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

04 06 101 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

05 05 12 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

06 04 09 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

07 07 07 07 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

08 08 15 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

09 36 02 09 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

10 09 54 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

11 10 07 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

12 11 05 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

13 13 49 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

14 14 56 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

15 12 13 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

16 16 45 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

17 17 20 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

18 15 05 09 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

19 20 09 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

20 18 33 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

21 21 07 21 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

22 22 43 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

23 30 24 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

24 19 03 19 MASTER OF PUPPETS Metallica

25 25 12 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

26 23 80 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

27 27 93 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

28 29 108 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

29 31 36 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

30 34 02 30 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

31 24 04 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

32 32 20 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

33 28 05 12 MASSIVE Drake

34 38 52 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

35 33 10 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

36 37 62 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

37 43 138 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

38 35 11 29 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

39 41 21 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

40 44 05 40 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

41 39 40 01 EASY ON ME Adele

42 40 08 40 WHERE DID YOU GO? Jax Jones feat. MNEK

43 47 65 43 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

44 46 44 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

45 48 12 34 IN THE STARS Benson Boone

46 45 14 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

47 26 02 26 PARIS TO TOKYO Fivio Foreign and The Kid Laroi

48 50 22 25 MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT Elley Duhé

49 52 96 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

50 53 47 16 WOMAN Doja Cat

 

Albums

 

01 01 09 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

02 NE 01 02 SPECIAL Lizzo

03 04 76 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

04 03 61 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

05 06 38 01 = Ed Sheeran

06 05 04 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

07 07 05 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

08 10 56 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

09 12 136 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

10 08 04 08 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

11 13 07 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

12 15 339 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

13 NE 01 13 GEMINI RIGHTS Steve Lacy

14 09 04 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

15 18 267 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

16 14 104 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

17 16 06 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

18 20 215 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

19 NE 01 19 BEATOPIA beadadoobee

20 17 121 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

21 29 04 08 SUPERACHE Conan Gray

22 22 384 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

23 19 173 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

24 23 404 01 1989 Taylor Swift

25 34 155 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

26 21 281 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

27 NE 01 27 JACK IN THE BOX j-hope

28 30 107 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

29 NE 01 29 GREATEST WORKS OF ART Jay Chou

30 26 141 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

31 25 70 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

32 27 227 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

33 24 06 01 PROOF BTS

34 32 36 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

35 61 08 10 I USED TO THINK I COULD FLY Tate McRae

36 43 28 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

37 31 51 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

38 38 104 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

39 41 212 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

40 39 46 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

41 40 119 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

42 37 11 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

43 35 186 01 HARRY STYLES Harry Styles

44 NE 01 44 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter

45 NE 01 45 HELLFIRE Black Midi

46 36 152 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

47 33 10 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

48 46 196 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

49 42 245 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

50 63 94 03 IGOR Tyler, the Creator

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for a 6th week. It's a relatively slow week with the only notable action being Steve Lacy vaulting into the top 10. He should be bound for top 5 but Hot Hits Australia is giving him the Dave treatment so it's hard to say at the moment. There are no new entries and just two re-entries. "No Role Modelz" manages to get a new peak after over a year in the chart.

 

Harry Styles is still #1. Lizzo proves a relative threat by getting to #2, while one must note the casual climb of The Weeknd's "The Highlights" which is being buoyed by half the tracklist creeping into the Spotify chart lately. Steve Lacy finds the right time to have a crossover hit as he scores his first top 50 entry and quite high at that. On the other hand, beabadoobee also charts for the first time, not off the back of her crossover hit so things are funny sometimes. Actually j-hope, Jay Chou, Sabrina Carpenter & black midi are all charting for the first time, notably black midi have the #1 vinyl album this week.

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31/07/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 09 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 17 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 03 07 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

04 04 102 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

05 09 03 05 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

06 07 08 06 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

07 05 13 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

08 NE 01 08 DOJA Central Cee

09 08 16 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

10 06 10 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

11 11 08 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

12 10 55 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

13 12 06 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

14 13 50 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 14 57 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

16 16 46 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

17 15 14 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

18 17 21 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

19 21 08 19 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

20 18 06 09 BREAK MY SOUL Beyonce

21 19 10 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

22 20 34 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

23 NE 01 23 TV Billie Eilish

24 22 44 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

25 30 03 25 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

26 26 81 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

27 23 25 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

28 25 13 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

29 27 94 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

30 28 109 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

31 NE 01 31 THE 30TH Billie Eilish

32 34 53 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

33 40 06 33 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

34 69 03 34 REMEMBER Becky Hill and David Guetta

35 29 37 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

36 32 21 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

37 37 139 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

38 36 63 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

39 31 05 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

40 24 04 19 MASTER OF PUPPETS Metallica

41 35 11 10 COOPED UP Post Malone feat. Roddy Ricch

42 39 22 18 FOLLOWING THE SUN SUPER-Hi feat. Neeka

43 43 66 43 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

44 33 06 12 MASSIVE Drake

45 NE 01 45 ARE YOU ENTERTAINED Russ feat. Ed Sheeran

46 41 41 01 EASY ON ME Adele

47 42 09 40 WHERE DID YOU GO? Jax Jones feat. MNEK

48 44 45 07 THAT'S WHAT I WANT Lil Nas X

49 46 15 40 2STEP Ed Sheeran

50 38 12 29 HOLD MY HAND Lady Gaga

 

Albums

 

01 01 10 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

02 03 77 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

03 04 62 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

04 05 39 01 = Ed Sheeran

05 NE 01 05 LIVING FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS Amber Lawrence

06 06 05 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

07 08 57 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

08 09 137 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

09 24 405 01 1989 Taylor Swift

10 07 06 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

11 12 340 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

12 18 216 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

13 11 08 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

14 25 156 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

15 17 07 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

16 16 105 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

17 15 268 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

18 20 122 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

19 23 174 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

20 14 05 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

21 36 29 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

22 NE 01 22 THE LAST GOODBYE Odesza

23 22 385 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

24 02 02 02 SPECIAL Lizzo

25 26 282 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

26 50 95 03 IGOR Tyler, the Creator

27 10 05 08 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

28 37 52 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

29 31 71 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

30 28 108 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

31 86 29 02 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, the Creator

32 41 120 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

33 38 105 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

34 32 228 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

35 42 12 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

36 30 142 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

37 39 213 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

38 34 37 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

39 40 47 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

40 46 153 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

41 NE 01 41 2000 Joey Bada$$

42 48 197 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

43 NE 01 43 ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE Jack White

44 49 246 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

45 47 11 01 MR. MORALE & THE BIG STEPPERS Kendrick Lamar

46 51 236 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

47 NE 01 47 HOW TO GROW A SUNFLOWER UNDERWATER Alex the Astronaut

48 52 167 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

49 33 07 01 PROOF BTS

50 53 323 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for a 7th week. She's still pretty safe at the top for next week though her lead on each platform is starting to slip. If this week in particular is making you think 'wow! "Heat Waves" is still really high on the chart!", know that Glass Animals have been in the country recently. It'll probably get shoved down a few spots next week with Beyonce vaulting up, Steve Lacy climbing more and potentially OneRepublic or Central Cee sneaking past. Speaking of which, Central Cee has his first top 10 hit. He previously reached top 30 with "Obsessed With You", but I must always point out that UK rap songs going top 10 here is extremely rare. A further two debuts come from Billie Eilish, the latter of which is tragically one place too low on this chart that is tragically dated one day too late. The most bizarre news of the week though is the arrival of "Remember" by Becky Hill. This song briefly dipped into the top 100 last year and has since been belatedly picked up by the radio as a follow up to "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)", which also barely cracked the top 100. So it's been flogged on the radio for the past couple of months but for no reason I can ascertain, it's been building up on Spotify and vaulted into the top 30 about a week ago. However, while arriving into the top 50 is usually a booster to get more streams, it's been dropping off a bit since then so it might not actually get any higher. On the other hand, despite the pipeline for mediocre house music that radio and Hot Hits Australia are extremely fond of (see "Sway My Way"), "Remember" is not yet playlisted on Hot Hits Australia, so it could actually get a big boost any moment now. For the record this is Becky Hill's 2nd ever top 50 hit after "Lose Control". There's also a new entry for Russ, sampling Russ(ell Crowe) and getting the popularity boost of an Ed Sheeran guest spot. This is his first ever chart entry here I believe.

 

Harry Styles is #1 for a 7th week. You know he's safe when #2 is The Weeknd's "The Highlights", which is running behind on streams and severely lacks the physical sales that are holding Harry up high. "The Highlights" debuted at #2 and this is its 2nd ever week at #2. Also in exciting Weeknd news, the ARIA Charts chucked a bunch of missing songs onto the chart this week, including several songs by The Weeknd. "Die For You" nearly made the top 50 for the first time ever this week. Australian singer-songwriter Amber Lawrence scores her first ever top 10 peak this week, usually prone to sticking around the #40 slot. ODESZA chart for the 2nd time though a touch lower than their previous #13 peak. Tyler, The Creator was headlining at Splendour In The Grass which is possibly the biggest festival in the country nowadays so his last two albums vault up. Near the bottom of the chart are new entries for Joey Bada$$, Jack White & Alex The Astronaut, all lower than they charted before so who knows if they've got all the formats on their side or not. Next week Beyonce might get to the top but I don't know how many singles chart entries she'll be allowed.

Does Love Island have any reach in Australia (or indeed anywhere outside the UK)? That might be the explanation for the sudden pickup for 'Remember' if so.

 

The global success of 'Doja' isn't quite as exciting as that of 'Body' and 'Starlight' what with it being an awful song, but nonetheless I suppose it's good to see UK rap continuing to grow in profile outside of the UK.

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Does Love Island have any reach in Australia (or indeed anywhere outside the UK)? That might be the explanation for the sudden pickup for 'Remember' if so.

Ah yeah I forgot about that when I was writing it but certainly thought of it! I'm sure it's popular but I don't think I've ever seen similar chart movement following suit with the UK like this before.

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08/08/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 10 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 18 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 08 02 03 DOJA Central Cee

04 05 04 04 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

05 04 103 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

06 20 07 06 BREAK MY SOUL Beyoncé

07 03 08 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

08 06 09 06 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

09 07 14 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

10 11 09 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

11 09 17 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

12 10 11 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

13 12 56 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

14 14 51 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 19 09 15 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

16 13 07 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

17 15 58 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

18 16 47 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

19 17 15 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

20 18 22 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

21 21 11 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

22 22 35 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

23 64 03 23 SNAP Rosa Linn

24 NE 01 24 CUFF IT Beyoncé

25 24 45 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

26 25 04 25 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

27 26 82 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

28 30 110 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

29 33 07 29 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

30 28 14 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

31 NE 01 31 ALIEN SUPERSTAR Beyoncé

32 29 95 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

33 NE 01 33 SUMMER RENAISSANCE Beyoncé

34 27 26 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

35 34 04 34 REMEMBER Becky Hill and David Guetta

36 23 02 23 TV Billie Eilish

37 55 04 37 SWEATER WEATHER The Neighbourhood

38 NE 01 38 I'M THAT GIRL Beyoncé

39 35 38 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

40 32 54 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

41 39 06 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Jung Kook of BTS

42 NE 01 42 ENERGY Beyoncé feat. BEAM

43 66 12 43 ANOTHER LOVE Tom Odell

44 51 02 44 DIE FOR YOU The Weeknd

45 36 22 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

46 NE 01 46 COZY Beyoncé

47 38 64 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

48 37 140 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

49 43 67 43 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

50 NE 01 50 CHURCH GIRL Beyoncé

 

Albums

 

01 NE 01 01 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé

02 01 11 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

03 02 78 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

04 RE 05 04 ELVIS Soundtrack

05 03 63 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

06 NE 01 06 REAL RARE WHALE Dune Rats

07 04 40 01 = Ed Sheeran

08 NE 01 08 BEDDY RAYS Beddy Rays

09 07 58 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

10 31 30 02 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST Tyler, the Creator

11 06 06 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

12 26 96 03 IGOR Tyler, the Creator

13 08 138 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

14 14 157 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

15 11 341 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

16 15 08 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

17 12 217 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

18 17 269 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

19 09 406 01 1989 Taylor Swift

20 18 123 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

21 16 106 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

22 13 09 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

23 25 283 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

24 10 07 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

25 19 175 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

26 33 106 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

27 20 06 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

28 23 386 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

29 32 121 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

30 36 143 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

31 30 109 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

32 34 229 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

33 37 214 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

34 29 72 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

35 24 03 02 SPECIAL Lizzo

36 28 53 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

37 21 30 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

38 27 06 08 STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 Soundtrack

39 NE 01 39 SURRENDER Maggie Rogers

40 RE 05 01 REWIGGLED The Wiggles

41 39 48 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

42 NE 01 42 SING ME A LULLABY, MY SWEET TEMPTATION $uicideBoy$

43 35 13 02 COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU Jack Harlow

44 42 198 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

45 46 237 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

46 38 38 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

47 40 154 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

48 44 247 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

49 48 168 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

50 59 421 01 GREATEST HITS Foo Fighters

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for an 8th week. I insinuated but didn't outright say last week that I thought this might be her last week at #1, but I think she may well hold on again next week. It'll be very close. Harry Styles will no doubt want revenge now that she ousted him for the longest reigning #1 of the year. Central Cee climbs to #3 which I feel obliged to mention is slightly higher than the #4 peak of Eve's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind", and I imagine he's dropping down from here on. Beyonce doesn't quite get the top 5 finish she was looking at early in the week but it is a new peak for "BREAK MY SOUL" nonetheless. Beyonce also has most of the debuts this week although apart from maybe "CUFF IT", they're looking like disappearing from the top 50 next week. The hard-to-track streaming progress of Rosa Linn vaults her into the top 25 this week. This is the first Eurovision entry in several years to make the chart (although "Arcade" should have charted, it just didn't of course), and it could well become the most successful in a long time too, with the only serious competition in recent times being Dami Im's "Sound Of Silence" which was a top 5 hit. The rest of the debuts are very old and it's a peculiar bunch. A most egregious ARIA omission in recent years has been "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood, which has been consistently in the top 100 on Spotify since the start of last year. I'm not certain but it probably moved enough units to make the Year End chart last year, although at the same time, it's never been high enough to make the ARIA top 50 so it's an easy omission to miss. It finally appeared on the ARIA Chart a few weeks ago and just in time as it saw a huge boost in streams last week that sees it enter the top 40. Just behind it is the also somewhat belated arrival of Tom Odell's "Another Love", which never charted in its heyday either, and also (though for not quite as long) spent ages not being recognised on the ARIA Chart, but also sees a big boost in streams to make the top 50 this week. To round that off is another peculiarity in The Weeknd's "Die For You", which was not allowed to enter the ARIA Chart when "Starboy" was released, a consistent pattern for The Weeknd's album tracks up until "Dawn FM". Last week there was a huge overhaul with a bunch of songs belatedly let on the chart which included several songs by The Weeknd, with "Die For You" jumping into the top 50 this week.

 

Beyonce debuts at #1 this week which gives her a 3rd #1 album, following her self-titled and "Lemonade". The "Elvis" soundtrack got a CD release this past week which vaults it from out of the chart and up to a new peak. There's also some extremely Australian entries from former #1 peakers Dune Rats, and Reddy Bay's own Beddy Rays. As ARIA noted on Twitter, with three Ball Park Music albums re-issued on vinyl this past week, 5 of the top 7 selling vinyl albums this week are by Brisbane artists. The others from that top 7 are Beyonce and the re-entry for The Wiggles this week. Some ways down from previous chart peaks are new albums for Maggie Rogers & $uicideBoy$, both of which previously made the top 10.

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15/08/2022

 

Singles

 

01 01 11 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

02 02 19 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

03 04 05 03 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

04 08 10 04 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

05 05 104 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

06 06 08 06 BREAK MY SOUL Beyoncé

07 03 03 03 DOJA Central Cee

08 09 15 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

09 07 09 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

10 10 10 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

11 12 12 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

12 11 18 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

13 13 57 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

14 14 52 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 15 10 15 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

16 NE 01 16 STAYING ALIVE DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby

17 17 59 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

18 18 48 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

19 16 08 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

20 NE 01 20 UNDER THE INFLUENCE Chris Brown

21 23 04 21 SNAP Rosa Linn

22 19 16 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

23 22 36 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

24 21 12 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

25 25 46 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

26 20 23 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

27 27 83 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

28 29 08 28 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

29 28 111 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

30 26 05 25 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

31 NE 01 31 BAD DECISIONS Benny Blanco feat. BTS & Snoop Dogg

32 32 96 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

33 30 15 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

34 37 05 34 SWEATER WEATHER The Neighbourhood

35 48 141 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

36 34 27 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

37 39 39 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

38 43 13 38 ANOTHER LOVE Tom Odell

39 83 02 39 LOVE LOST Mac Miller

40 44 03 40 DIE FOR YOU The Weeknd

41 35 05 34 REMEMBER Becky Hill and David Guetta

42 40 55 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

43 55 99 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

44 24 02 24 CUFF IT Beyoncé

45 49 68 43 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

46 47 65 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

47 NE 01 47 NOT OVER YET KSI feat. Tom Grennan

48 45 23 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

49 62 08 49 NUMB Marshmello & Khalid

50 67 141 05 WATERMELON SUGAR Harry Styles

 

Albums

 

01 01 02 01 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé

02 NE 01 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem

03 02 12 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

04 03 79 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

05 RE 05 05 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED: THE HITS Olivia Newton-John

06 NE 01 06 KING STINGRAY King Stingray

07 05 64 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

08 RE 73 01 GREASE Soundtrack

09 07 41 01 = Ed Sheeran

10 09 59 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

11 13 139 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

12 14 158 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

13 15 342 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

14 04 06 04 ELVIS Soundtrack

15 27 07 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

16 11 07 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

17 18 270 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

18 16 09 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

19 17 218 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

20 20 124 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

21 19 407 01 1989 Taylor Swift

22 25 176 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

23 29 122 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

24 RE 37 01 HEPFIDELITY Diesel

25 21 107 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

26 28 387 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

27 23 284 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

28 53 02 28 PURPLE HEARTS (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Sofia Carson

29 12 97 03 IGOR Tyler, the Creator

30 NE 01 30 FUNK WAV BOUNCES VOL. 2 Calvin Harris

31 24 08 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

32 33 215 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

33 22 10 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

34 26 107 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

35 31 110 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

36 32 230 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

37 NE 01 37 MIDNIGHT CHOIR The Long and Short of it

38 30 144 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

39 37 31 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

40 36 54 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

41 34 73 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

42 38 07 08 STRANGER THINGS: SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NETFLIX SERIES, SEASON 4 Soundtrack

43 41 49 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

44 44 199 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

45 NE 01 45 THE BEST OF THE SEEKERS The Seekers

46 49 169 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

47 35 04 02 SPECIAL Lizzo

48 45 238 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

49 RE 40 06 DREAMLAND Glass Animals

50 47 155 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

 

 

Kate Bush is #1 for a 9th week. This is very important because now you can no longer say that "We Are The World" is outright the longest reigning '80s song, as it's now tied. One can only wish for it to be permanently demoted to 2nd place but I think there's a good chance Harry Styles returns to #1 next week. They're both dropping pretty hard on Spotify streams though which might provide an opening for Steve Lacy, or at the very least an opening for me to say that he would be #1 if Hot Hits Australia wasn't systemically racist. DJ Khaled has the highest debut of the week with a song that has probably already peaked. Just behind is a fake debut for Chris Brown with "Under The Influence" just now being allowed on the chart. It's a pretty robust week for real debuts though. Benny Blanco & co. enter with help from YouTube views, as does KSI, who might have a very rare case of a song making the top 50 due to digital pre-orders. It's his 3rd top 50 hit and Tom Grennan's 2nd (though "Remind Me" is getting a rinse on the radio at the moment). Between them we have the bizarre arrival of Mac Miller's "Love Lost", which ARIA are counting to their new music chart despite it being over a decade old. It may potentially outpeak the original song by The Temper Trap which peaked at #32 in 2010. Marshmello & Khalid also sneak into the chart after looking like having missed out a few weeks back. Bizarrely this is only Khalid's 2nd top 50 hit in the last 2.5 years. He had 22 top 50 hits in the previous 2.5 years before that.

 

Eminem not hitting #1 in Australia is pretty much unheard of ever since "The Marshall Mathers LP", but "Curtain Call 2" can only get to #2, with Beyonce able to hold on for a 2nd week. The ARIA Hall of Fame has had a rough few weeks with icons passing away. Olivia Newton-John has a big re-entry with her Greatest Hits in the top 5. "Hopelessly Devoted To You" was also very close to entering the singles chart top 50, but kobbar probably knows why it didn't. Lower down is The Seeker's Greatest Hits as Judith Durham also passed away in the same week. For nice Australian news, in the top 10 is the arrival of the debut album of King Stingray. They're a surf rock band with members descended from Yothu Yindi, with a mix of Yolngu and balanda members. This nation is Aboriginal land and always will be. This week's anniversary vinyl is Diesel's "Hepfidelity", also known as the album with "Tip Of My Tongue" on it. Apologies to any non-Australian readers if that sentence is incomprehensible. Actually it's not the only one this week as seemingly to mark its 2 year anniversary, Glass Animals' "Dreamland" got a vinyl release which pulls it back into the top 50. I got an ad on Twitter the other day insisting Australia that there's an album too. Calvin Harris's 2nd volume of Funk Wav Bounces proves slightly less desired than the 1st. Country duo The Long and Short of It have been together for 15 years and just now score their first ever top 50 entry. There's also a soundtrack entry for Purple Hearts which has been flooding the iTunes chart for a couple weeks now.

I don't think 'Love Lost' was ever previously available for (paid) download or streaming so it is, in chart terms, essentially a new release despite the song having been out there for a decade.
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Yeah I get that but it feels a bit like a logical fallacy to treat it as new music when a lot of the current hype is from a decade of nostalgia from SoundCloud & whatnot, to say nothing of the fact that Mac died 4 years ago. Won't be long until we find out if Love Tonight is considered eligible for ARIA Awards :lol:
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22/08/2022

 

Singles

 

01 02 20 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

02 01 12 01 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (A DEAL WITH GOD) Kate Bush

03 03 06 03 BAD HABIT Steve Lacy

04 NE 01 04 SUPER FREAKY GIRL Nicki Minaj

05 05 105 01 HEAT WAVES Glass Animals

06 04 11 04 I AIN'T WORRIED OneRepublic

07 08 16 03 ABOUT DAMN TIME Lizzo

08 07 04 03 DOJA Central Cee

09 09 10 01 GLIMPSE OF US Joji

10 10 11 07 I LIKE YOU (A HAPPIER SONG) Post Malone feat. Doja Cat

11 15 11 11 SUNROOF Nicky Youre & dazy

12 11 13 04 VEGAS Doja Cat

13 06 09 06 BREAK MY SOUL Beyoncé

14 14 53 01 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) Elton John & Dua Lipa

15 13 58 01 STAY The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber

16 12 19 01 FIRST CLASS Jack Harlow

17 17 60 01 BAD HABITS Ed Sheeran

18 18 49 02 SHIVERS Ed Sheeran

19 20 02 19 UNDER THE INFLUENCE Chris Brown

20 21 05 20 SNAP Rosa Linn

21 19 09 04 JIMMY COOKS Drake feat. 21 Savage

22 23 37 05 WHERE ARE YOU NOW Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott

23 24 13 02 LATE NIGHT TALKING Harry Styles

24 16 02 16 STAYING ALIVE DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby

25 22 17 04 THOUSAND MILES The Kid Laroi

26 28 09 26 SWAY MY WAY R3hab feat. Amy Shark

27 29 112 23 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

28 25 47 11 GHOST Justin Bieber

29 27 84 03 SAVE YOUR TEARS The Weeknd

30 30 06 25 BETTY (GET MONEY) Yung Gravy

31 26 24 06 BIG ENERGY Latto x Mariah Carey x DJ Khaled

32 32 97 04 LEVITATING Dua Lipa

33 33 16 12 WAIT FOR U Future feat. Drake & Tems

34 39 03 34 LOVE LOST Mac Miller

35 34 06 34 SWEATER WEATHER The Neighbourhood

36 35 142 01 BLINDING LIGHTS The Weeknd

37 36 28 19 SHE'S ALL I WANNA BE Tate McRae

38 40 04 38 DIE FOR YOU The Weeknd

39 38 14 38 ANOTHER LOVE Tom Odell

40 49 09 40 NUMB Marshmello & Khalid

41 37 40 15 ENEMY Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends

42 53 178 04 SOMEONE YOU LOVED Lewis Capaldi

43 45 69 43 NO ROLE MODELZ J. Cole

44 43 100 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

45 51 08 19 LEFT AND RIGHT Charlie Puth & Junk Kook of BTS

46 46 66 01 GOOD 4 U Olivia Rodrigo

47 42 56 04 INDUSTRY BABY Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

48 48 24 11 BAM BAM Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran

49 92 02 49 AFRAID TO FEEL LF System

50 57 66 02 STARBOY The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk

 

Albums

 

01 03 13 01 HARRY'S HOUSE Harry Styles

02 04 80 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

03 02 02 02 CURTAIN CALL 2 Eminem

04 01 03 01 RENAISSANCE Beyoncé

05 07 65 01 SOUR Olivia Rodigo

06 09 42 01 = Ed Sheeran

07 15 08 01 HERE COMES EVERYBODY Spacey Jane

08 NE 01 08 50 SONGS 50 TOWNS Troy Cassar-Daley

09 10 60 02 PLANET HER Doja Cat

10 13 343 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

11 11 140 01 FINE LINE Harry Styles

12 12 159 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

13 05 06 05 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED: THE HITS Olivia Newton-John

14 17 271 14 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

15 18 10 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

16 20 125 01 FUTURE NOSTALGIA Dua Lipa

17 19 219 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

18 16 08 02 GROWIN' UP Luke Combs

19 22 177 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

20 NE 01 20 AT LEAST I'M FREE Waax

21 27 285 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

22 32 216 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

23 25 108 01 F*CK LOVE The Kid Laroi

24 14 07 04 ELVIS Soundtrack

25 23 123 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

26 21 408 01 1989 Taylor Swift

27 08 74 01 GREASE Soundtrack

28 NE 01 28 MEANJIN EP Thelma Plum

29 35 111 01 SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON Pop Smoke

30 29 98 03 IGOR Tyler, the Creator

31 26 388 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

32 41 74 01 JUSTICE Justin Bieber

33 34 108 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

34 36 231 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

35 38 145 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

36 33 11 02 TWELVE CARAT TOOTHACHE Post Malone

37 31 09 02 HONESTLY, NEVERMIND Drake

38 40 55 01 HAPPIER THAN EVER Billie Eilish

39 39 32 01 DAWN FM The Weeknd

40 43 50 01 CERTIFIED LOVER BOY Drake

41 74 09 01 ANGEL IN REALTIME Gang of Youths

42 44 200 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen / Soundtrack

43 48 239 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

44 42 08 08 STRANGER THINGS: SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NETFLIX SERIES, SEASON 4 Soundtrack

45 64 521 01 THE VERY BEST INXS

46 52 157 18 LIVE IN BUENOS AIRES Coldplay

47 51 303 02 DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS Bruno Mars

48 46 170 07 DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT Lewis Capaldi

49 NE 01 49 DECEIVERS Arch Enemy

50 06 02 06 KING STINGRAY King Stingray

 

 

Harry Styles returns for an 8th week at #1. It's a fairly close pack at the top but he's having a good week so far and so will probably hold onto the top spot next week. Challenging him will be this week's highest debut from Nicki Minaj, as "Super Freaky Girl" instantly becomes one of her highest charting singles ever, only "Starships", "Turn Me On" and "Side To Side" have gotten higher, but that list will be reduced next week. Otherwise it's a fairly slow week where "Someone You Loved" isn't even the oldest song to re-enter. Current UK #1 single "Afraid To Feel" finally enters thanks to a Hot Hits Australia add getting it over the line for now, but it'll jump a lot next week. It may also be joined by its potential successor "B.O.T.A." though that's more a hunch on my part because as you might guess, it's hard to tell how well it's really doing on streaming.

 

Harry Styles also returns to #1 on the album chart, it's all Harry's house, we're just living in it. Troy Cassar-Daley gets his 7th top 10 album this week, while WAAX reach the top 20 for the 2nd time, with their 2nd album. Arch Enemy just sneak into the top 50 for their 2nd top 50 entry, while Thelma Plum just barely qualifies for the album chart with her 6 track EP.

Oh nice to see 'Afraid To Feel' making some waves. Hadn't been checking if it'd taken off anywhere else outside the UK and Ireland, I see it's been big in the Netherlands too.

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