15/07/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 13 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

02 02 13 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

03 03 05 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

04 04 08 04 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 09 10 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

06 05 09 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

07 06 11 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

08 07 25 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

09 10 13 09 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

10 08 06 01 HOUDINI Eminem

11 11 16 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

12 12 18 10 AUSTIN Dasha

13 14 34 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

14 13 09 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

15 15 12 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

16 19 07 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

17 16 38 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

18 20 04 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

19 21 02 19 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

20 17 08 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

21 18 16 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

22 24 46 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

23 23 68 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

24 22 07 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

25 28 104 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

26 25 26 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

27 29 16 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

28 27 16 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

29 26 04 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

30 31 22 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

31 30 18 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

32 32 21 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

33 34 75 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

34 37 204 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

35 NE 01 35 LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

36 35 08 07 CHIHIRO Billie Eilish

37 36 12 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift

38 NE 01 38 TOBEY Eminem, Big Sean, BabyTron

39 38 43 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

40 NE 01 40 TOUGH Quavo, Lana Del Rey

41 43 03 41 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

42 40 67 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

43 44 61 35 THINKIN' BOUT ME Morgan Wallen

44 50 04 44 MISSES Dominic Fike

45 48 16 08 LIKE THAT Future, Metro Boomin

46 49 20 08 SATURN SZA

47 51 211 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

48 53 03 48 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

49 NE 01 49 28 Zach Bryan

50 58 05 20 360 Charli XCX

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 02 008 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

02 01 012 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

03 NE 001 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

04 04 013 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

05 05 071 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

06 03 003 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

07 07 005 03 BRAT Charli XCX

08 06 179 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 09 083 01 SOS SZA

10 10 164 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

11 08 064 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

12 13 255 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

13 12 037 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

14 14 044 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

15 15 207 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

16 22 348 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

17 20 093 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

18 21 057 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

19 18 370 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

20 16 442 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

21 19 330 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

22 26 318 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

23 NE 001 23 BURNT TAPES Eves Karydas

24 24 013 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

25 23 004 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs

26 25 197 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival

27 28 018 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

28 27 487 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

29 33 425 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

30 35 258 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

31 32 046 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

32 34 183 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

33 39 276 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

34 31 014 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

35 38 089 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

36 41 139 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

37 37 087 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

38 36 109 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

39 50 244 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

40 30 004 06 NEW WORLD DEPRESSION $uicideboy$

41 48 299 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

42 44 190 01 BORN TO DIE Lana Del Rey

43 46 310 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day

44 42 050 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

45 RE 007 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims

46 52 247 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

47 43 010 02 RADICAL OPTIMISM Dua Lipa

48 49 338 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

49 55 384 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

50 45 024 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter

 

I dunno about y'all but I did get to see the Lions win a football game on Sunday, it was a great time.

 

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is #1 for a second week. You know what they say, the chart is very equilibrium based so once you get to the top spot, it's hard to naturally be unseated. This flies in the face of the very rapid turn around at the top lately but I posit that in the past month there hasn't been much in the way of that constant stream of new smash hits. You may have forgotten that the Bubbling Under section exists in this thread, as it's gone AWOL for 10 weeks straight, to the point that the bottom song on the New Music chart has often been in the top 30 lately! That might be changing soon as the crop of new hits that ushered in this era are all about to age out of it. "i like the way you kiss me", "Too Sweet" and "Slow It Down" are all leaving it this week. Eminem's new album should fill in the gaps next week but I can't say for sure they'll be sticking around. There's not much else to talk about this week. We've got a handful of debuts, it's a first time on the chart for BabyTron, but in keeping with the chart slow down, none are especially zooming up the chart right now. Yes it is very funny that "360" actually managed to debut 2 weeks after I thought it wasn't going to.

 

Billie Eilish returns to #1 for a 5th week. Zach Bryan still can't make the stars align. His self-titled album entered at #2 behind a re-issue, now he's stuck still unable to match the lingering streams of these two months old albums. If you're a fan of neat little patterns and I'm sure you are, then you'll be delighted to know that all of last week's debuts dropped out of the top 50, and nothing else. I don't think that will happen again next week but we also only have two debuts. For the other one, if you ever want to make a throwaway joke about an artist who keeps changing their stage name but don't want to talk about that guy anymore, then I present Eves Karydas because it's the 4th name she's put out music under. I'm actually surprised to realise that this is her first top 50 album because I would've guessed her previous album entered in the top 10 but I digress. I'm going to digress even further because it presents me an opportunity to highlight the state of the industry in a way that's judgemental to you, strawman. Eves was signed to a major label in 2014. She never really hit it big but her early singles did pretty well on the iTunes chart, and a couple more since then have gotten certifications. In 2022 she posted an essay on Instagram about her experience as a woman in the music industry. About how she was essentially forced to objectify herself to be marketable and would spend more time working on that than actually making music. Definitely worth a read and worth doing some self-reflection as to whether or not you are more likely to listen to music made by a woman if she's physically attractive and whether you're a cog in that supposedly sexist music industry that is equally just reciprocating the whims of its buyers. She ended the post by announcing that she was going independent, and she has done so for this album with no label or manager. As literally the only Australian album in the top 50 this week, this can be seen as a success I think.

 

I've been enjoying recently. I don't do much parasocial media so I mostly don't know what they look like. Your favourite pop star is not going to ever be romantically linked to you, I'm sorry. Also if you feel slighted by this strawman, I apologise. But to re-iterate, it's very valuable to self-reflect on these things, I know I have. Oh and Teddy Swims is currently in the country. That's why his album re-entered and he's gonna climb even more next week.

22/07/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 14 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

02 02 14 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

03 04 09 03 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 03 06 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

05 06 10 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

06 10 07 01 HOUDINI Eminem

07 05 11 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

08 08 26 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

09 07 12 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

10 13 35 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

11 09 14 09 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

12 11 17 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

13 12 19 10 AUSTIN Dasha

14 14 10 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

15 15 13 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

16 17 39 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

17 NE 01 17 HABITS Eminem

18 NE 01 18 RENAISSANCE Eminem

19 16 08 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

20 19 03 19 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

21 NE 01 21 BRAND NEW DANCE Eminem

22 20 09 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

23 26 27 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

24 18 05 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

25 21 17 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

26 23 69 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

27 22 47 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

28 NE 01 28 FUEL Eminem

29 38 02 29 TOBEY Eminem, Big Sean, BabyTron

30 24 08 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

31 25 105 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

32 NE 01 32 EVIL Eminem

33 35 02 33 LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

34 27 17 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

35 NE 01 35 TROUBLE Eminem

36 NE 01 36 LUCIFER Eminem

37 28 17 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

38 NE 01 38 ANTICHRIST Eminem

39 29 05 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

40 34 205 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

41 33 76 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

42 30 23 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

43 37 13 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift

44 31 19 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

45 32 22 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

46 NE 01 46 GUILTY CONSCIENCE 2 Eminem

47 NE 01 47 DID IT FIRST Ice Spice, Central Cee

48 NE 01 48 SOMEBODY SAVE ME Eminem

49 NE 01 49 TEMPORARY Eminem

50 41 04 41 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

02 01 009 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

03 02 013 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

04 NE 001 04 CHARM Clairo

05 04 014 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 07 006 03 BRAT Charli XCX

07 08 180 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

08 05 072 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

09 03 002 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

10 NE 001 10 ONLY ONE MODE Speed

11 06 004 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

12 09 084 01 SOS SZA

13 11 065 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

14 10 165 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

15 12 256 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

16 13 038 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

17 14 045 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

18 15 208 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

19 20 443 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

20 45 008 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims

21 18 058 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 21 331 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

23 19 371 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

24 16 349 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

25 17 094 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

26 22 319 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

27 NE 001 27 VERTIGO Griff

28 NE 001 28 NOTHING TO SHOW Complete

29 24 014 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

30 28 488 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

31 26 198 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival

32 NE 001 32 X'S Cigarettes After Sex

33 29 426 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

34 36 140 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

35 30 259 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

36 33 277 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

37 27 019 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

38 34 015 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

39 35 090 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

40 32 184 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

41 31 047 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

42 37 088 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

43 48 339 01 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

44 38 110 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

45 52 178 01 EVERMORE Taylor Swift

46 25 005 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs

47 39 245 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

48 44 051 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

49 NE 001 49 INCARNATION In Hearts Wake

50 41 300 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

 

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is #1 for a 3rd week. Back in 2019 it seemed as though the 24 week reign of "Dance Monkey" was a sign of the times going forward. 2024 seems to disagree because we've had 11 different #1 hits in about the same time frame. Maybe this is our new song to break this trend in the same way, just being slightly ahead of the competition for an extended period. Billie Eilish has started to dethrone him on Spotify, but Apple & iTunes are gonna require a much bigger margin to make it over the line. Eminem arrives with many new entries this week. With 13 songs in the top 50, it's the most he's ever simultaneously charted, but in 2018 he actually managed more debuts at once, with 12 new entries that week. My interesting anecdote of this is that "Guilty Conscience" actually never charted in Australia back in the day, so if you were simply following the top 50 without any outsider influence, you'd have no clue what this song is supposed to be a sequel to. You might not even know that the music video (but not the album version) has narration from the iconic Robert Culp. What's your favourite Columbo performance from him? Mine has got to be "Double Exposure" for the quintessential cat-and-mouse game that it is. The scene where he avoids implicating himself by driving to a not-yet-revealed murder location gets me every time. Ice Spice also debuts this week and for the first time ever, she has the first name on a charting entry. Sadly Australian music listeners are not even the fart, much less the shit. Also remember last week when I said that the Bubbling Under chart was on the verge of returning? This week was a massive boon in that as the bottom song on the New Music chart is #43 this week, with only 1 further eligible song in the top 50. Eminem might clear some space next week, but he's also contributing strongly to that chart so it might just cancel out in a couple of weeks.

 

Eminem scores his 11th #1 album this week. You may also be willing to call it his 12th #1 album if you include the "8 Mile" soundtrack, but I'll leave that up to you. The mass exodus of his tracks on the streaming charts suggests a relatively short stay but he's probably good for a second week at least. In what can only be described as a massive plot twist, Clairo who has never made the top 50 before, now arrives at #4. This means that I've never had the chance to put a dreadfully bad joke in this column that causes everyone to walk out the door with their bags. Or to extend my fascination of how much Claire Rosinkranz's "don't miss me" sounds like a parody version of her fellow Claire's recently released "Amoeba". Anyway I need to get around to listening to this album because I heard an album track from it on the radio the other day that sounded pretty good but I don't remember what it was called. Anyway, this week's ACTUAL AUSTRALIAN CONTENT comes in threes, and somewhat different threes but also not really. It's not often that an Australian artist can surpass the tall-poppy syndrome (or the 'who?' syndrome) of our online comment sections, but there is genuinely quite a bit of enthusiasm for the hardcore group Speed. They had a top 5 EP a couple of years ago and now have a top 10 album. Also this week, I have often lamented the fact that the Australian hip-hop canon in the charts kind of just stopped building after around 2014, or just when The Kid LAROI decided to stop rapping. Anyway, we do have the return of Complete this week. Back in 2019 he had a #12 album, which has a song with 47 million plays on Spotify, real Hilltop Hoods numbers. He doesn't have that viral hit around this time but he does return to the top 50 this week. Lastly there's In Hearts Wake sneaking through. A Far cry from their frequent top 5 appearances but we take what we can get nowadays. In the midst of this, Griff & Cigarettes After Sex make their first appearances. Wouldn't have guessed they'd be in that order but whaddaya know.

29/07/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 15 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

02 03 10 02 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 02 15 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

04 05 11 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

05 04 07 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

06 06 08 27 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

07 07 12 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

08 11 15 08 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

09 09 13 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

10 10 36 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

11 06 08 01 HOUDINI Eminem

12 13 20 10 AUSTIN Dasha

13 12 18 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

14 14 11 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

15 16 40 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

16 15 14 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

17 19 09 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

18 20 04 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

19 23 28 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

20 22 10 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

21 26 70 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

22 27 48 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

23 34 18 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

24 24 06 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

25 31 106 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

26 37 18 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

27 39 06 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

28 33 03 28 LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

29 25 18 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

30 30 09 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

31 47 02 31 DID IT FIRST Ice Spice, Central Cee

32 44 20 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

33 45 23 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

34 40 206 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

35 51 07 35 360 Charli XCX

36 42 24 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

37 69 06 37 MISSES Dominic Fike

38 41 77 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

39 43 14 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift

40 50 05 40 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

41 53 03 41 28 Zach Bryan

42 61 05 42 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

43 62 157 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

44 52 10 07 CHIHIRO Billie Eilish

45 55 119 01 AS IT WAS Harry Styles

46 54 45 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

47 57 69 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

48 58 213 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

49 63 211 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

50 RE 07 39 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 01 002 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

02 NE 001 02 ATE Stray Kids

03 02 010 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

04 03 014 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

05 NE 001 05 I LOVE YOU SO F***ING MUCH Glass Animals

06 05 015 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

07 06 007 03 BRAT Charli XCX

08 17 046 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

09 07 181 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

10 08 073 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

11 11 005 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

12 12 085 01 SOS SZA

13 NE 001 13 WHO REALLY CARES TV Girl

14 09 003 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

15 13 066 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

16 14 166 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

17 15 257 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

18 16 039 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

19 NE 001 19 FRENCH EXIT TV Girl

20 18 209 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

21 21 059 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 22 332 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

23 19 444 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

24 24 350 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

25 23 372 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

26 25 095 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

27 NE 001 27 MUSE Jimin

28 26 320 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

29 NE 001 29 TWISTERS: THE ALBUM Soundtrack

30 NE 001 30 BANDO STONE AND THE NEW WORLD Childish Gambino

31 29 015 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

32 30 489 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

33 48 052 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

34 04 002 04 CHARM Clairo

35 31 199 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival

36 33 427 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

37 37 020 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

38 35 260 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

39 36 278 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

40 34 141 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

41 39 091 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

42 41 048 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

43 RE 010 03 TAKE ME BACK TO EDEN Sleep Token

44 38 016 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

45 44 111 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

46 47 246 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

47 42 089 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

48 40 185 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

49 52 317 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

50 50 301 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

 

 

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is #1 for a 4th week. The threat of Billie Eilish getting to #1 is slightly more pronounced this week as she's actually #2 now, but still doesn't seem to be slimming the margin fast enough to get there next week. The top 15 seems to be incapable of receiving new hits lately so maybe she'll eventually benefit from lack of competition. Or maybe a new #1 hit will drop tomorrow? You just never know. On the other hand, it's so especially pronounced this week that we have zero debuts, just a few could've been debuts if they didn't already sneak in two weeks ago. The chart is almost a 1:1 of two weeks ago with all of Eminem's debuts dropping out and largely replaced by the songs he pushed out last week. Ironically one of his lowest entries last week, "Somebody Save Me", is now his second highest song, probably just outside of the top 50.

 

It's all still enough for him to retain the #1 spot on the album chart for a second week. As every song from the album bar "Houdini" has left the Spotify top 200, I suspect Billie Eilish & Taylor Swift will retain their standings as the streaming giants doing the biggest numbers again and overtake him. Can never be totally sure if that's what gets to #1 though, because I never really know how big incoming debuts are gonna be. Maybe that's on me, because this is the 3rd time that Stray Kids have debuted at #2, putting them in rare air that might allow me to compare them to Radiohead if they do it again. Also this week, Glass Animals return with their highest charting album ever. Australia is the only country where all of their albums have made the top 20. Halfway to achieving that feat this week is TV Girl. A big rush of vinyl sales for their catalogue gives them their first ever chart appearances here, as two of their albums debut in the top 20. Jimin gets his first ever album chart entry, reaching the base appeal in Australia of the letters 'MUSE' in all-caps. We've got the increasingly rare treat of a new movie soundtrack to continue that time capsule, and also Childish Gambino is back with his latest curious pivot.

05/08/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 16 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

02 02 11 02 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 04 12 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

04 03 16 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

05 08 16 05 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

06 05 08 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

07 06 09 27 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 07 13 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

09 10 37 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

10 09 14 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

11 12 21 10 AUSTIN Dasha

12 13 19 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

13 14 12 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

14 11 09 01 HOUDINI Eminem

15 15 41 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

16 17 10 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

17 16 15 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

18 NE 01 18 GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

19 22 49 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

20 25 107 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

21 19 29 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

22 31 03 22 DID IT FIRST Ice Spice, Central Cee

23 20 11 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

24 23 19 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

25 18 05 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

26 21 71 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

27 35 08 27 360 Charli XCX

28 26 19 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

29 27 07 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

30 34 207 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

31 24 07 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

32 29 19 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

33 30 10 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

34 43 158 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

35 32 21 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

36 37 07 36 MISSES Dominic Fike

37 38 78 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

38 36 25 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

39 28 04 28 LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

40 33 24 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

41 40 06 40 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

42 50 08 39 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

43 98 19 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

44 41 04 41 28 Zach Bryan

45 42 06 42 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

46 47 70 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

47 39 15 05 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART Taylor Swift

48 48 214 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

49 44 11 07 CHIHIRO Billie Eilish

50 49 212 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK Lime Cordiale

02 03 011 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

03 04 015 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

04 01 003 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

05 06 016 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 07 008 03 BRAT Charli XCX

07 02 002 02 ATE Stray Kids

08 09 182 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 10 074 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

10 NE 001 10 ASK THAT GOD Empire Of The Sun

11 33 053 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

12 NE 001 12 RITE HERE RITE NOW Ghost

13 11 006 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

14 15 067 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

15 08 047 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

16 12 086 01 SOS SZA

17 16 167 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

18 20 210 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

19 17 258 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

20 21 060 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

21 18 040 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

22 14 004 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

23 22 333 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

24 25 373 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

25 24 351 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

26 23 445 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

27 26 096 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

28 28 321 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

29 35 200 16 CHRONICLE: THE 20 GREATEST HITS Creedence Clearwater Revival

30 NE 001 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

31 32 490 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

32 31 016 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

33 36 428 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

34 70 287 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

35 38 261 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

36 44 017 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

37 42 049 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

38 39 279 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

39 47 090 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

40 45 112 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

41 37 021 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

42 48 186 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

43 46 247 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

44 53 250 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

45 41 092 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

46 50 302 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

47 55 193 01 BORN TO DIE Lana Del Rey

48 34 003 04 CHARM Clairo

49 60 093 36 STUDIO ALBUMS ABBA

50 57 203 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

 

 

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is #1 for a 5th week. If you're looking for change, well you might get it next week. Billie Eilish continues to trim away at the lead and looks to be right in the mix next week. Alternatively we have the new debut chaos that's hard to predict so maybe Charli XCX will just debut at #1? Actually if you want to put maybes around, maybe she'll have 2 debuts next week. It has occurred to me that "Apple" still isn't on the ARIA Chart, maybe next week they'll do something about that. In any case, she'll certainly end that hegemony of the same songs in the top 15 we've had for months. If you need more proof, Post Malone can't quite debut in there this week. He seems to be driven by a strong sales week as the song only got to #24 on the Spotify chart. It's also the only debut we've had in the last 2 weeks. This means I'm once again teasing the possibility of the return of the Bubbling Under chart, but probably not next week.

 

As I'm probably going to loudly edit into the subheader after I post this, 🚨🚨 AUSTRALIAN #1 ALBUM ALERT 🚨🚨. We have not had an Australian at #1 on either chart all year until now. Getting that honour is the 3rd album for Lime Cordiale. If you recall, their 2nd album also debuted at #1 and had an egregious number of singles that preceded it and ensured it a strong streaming fortune for months to come. This one also has a similar situation as it already has 5 triple j Hottest 100 entries on it. Ominously, only the title track is sitting in their top 6 tracks right now according to last.fm, so it's probably not going to hang around quite as long unless Americans decide it's really funny that there's a song called "Imposter Syndrome". Despite the rumours that they only ever made 2 songs, Empire Of The Sun return with their 4th album which maintains their run of hitting the top 10 with every one of them. I also tempted fate last week as we've now got 2 new soundtrack albums in the chart. One from Ghost, and yet another MCU one. I'm currently engaging in a slow Clockwork Orange-like experience of watching all of those MCU films for the first time so if there's still any life left in me, maybe I'll have a quippy remark about it next time.

12/08/2024

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

02 02 12 02 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 01 17 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

04 03 13 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

05 05 17 05 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

06 04 17 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

07 06 09 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

08 07 29 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

09 08 14 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

10 10 15 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

11 09 38 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

12 13 13 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

13 11 22 10 AUSTIN Dasha

14 12 20 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

15 74 02 15 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

16 14 10 01 HOUDINI Eminem

17 15 42 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

18 NE 01 18 APPLE Charli XCX

19 16 11 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

20 21 30 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

21 20 108 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

22 23 12 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

23 17 16 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

24 27 09 24 360 Charli XCX

25 19 50 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

26 24 20 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

27 26 72 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

28 45 07 28 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

29 29 08 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

30 41 07 30 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

31 30 208 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

32 28 20 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

33 18 02 18 GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

34 25 06 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

35 31 08 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

36 22 04 22 DID IT FIRST Ice Spice, Central Cee

37 32 20 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

38 37 79 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

39 35 22 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

40 38 26 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

41 33 11 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

42 40 25 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

43 34 159 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

44 53 12 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

45 36 08 36 MISSES Dominic Fike

46 48 215 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

47 42 09 39 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

48 39 05 28 LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

49 49 12 07 CHIHIRO Billie Eilish

50 51 47 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 BEAUTIFULLY ORDINARY Tones And I

02 02 012 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

03 NE 001 03 THE DELUGE Fanning Dempsey National Park

04 NE 001 04 VULTURES 2 ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign

05 03 016 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

06 05 017 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

07 06 009 03 BRAT Charli XCX

08 08 183 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 04 004 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

10 09 075 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

11 13 007 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

12 14 068 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

13 15 048 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

14 11 054 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

15 17 168 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

16 18 211 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

17 16 087 01 SOS SZA

18 19 259 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

19 21 041 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

20 07 003 02 ATE Stray Kids

21 20 061 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 24 374 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

23 23 334 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

24 01 002 01 ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK Lime Cordiale

25 25 352 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

26 27 097 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

27 26 446 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

28 22 005 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

29 NE 001 29 IF IT SUCKS, TURN IT UP Dune Rats

30 32 017 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

31 31 491 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

32 30 002 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

33 33 429 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

34 36 018 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

35 28 322 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

36 39 091 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

37 34 288 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

38 35 262 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

39 38 280 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

40 37 050 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

41 40 113 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

42 41 022 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

43 42 187 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

44 45 093 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

45 46 303 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

46 NE 001 46 SINCERE Khalid

47 48 004 04 CHARM Clairo

48 NE 001 48 THE NECKLACE Allday

49 47 194 01 BORN TO DIE Lana Del Rey

50 44 251 02 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar

 

 

A huge week for Charli XCX. After registering 0 sales last week, "Apple" has managed to jump right into the top 20 in a near unprecedented sales acceleration for a song that's been out for 2 months. Also "Guess" is at #1. For those who are interested in that sort of thing, I can personally guarantee that Billie Eilish was not credited when the chart first dropped on Friday afternoon but at some point since then she's been added to that, so now she can only blame herself for blocking herself. As the first week sales calm down, it's possible that "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" could grab the top spot next week, but still too close to call with 3 days left to go. Hanumankind & Kalmi both burst into the top 20 this week. It's the sort of entry that has you wondering who the highest charting Indian artist is until you remember that A.R. Rahman had a #1 single in 2009.

 

I can't believe I'm doing this in back to back weeks but I must once again subject you to 🚨🚨 AUSTRALIAN #1 ALBUM ALERT 🚨🚨. I also must issue a warning to anyone who makes it part of their personality to become a raging sociopath that has to remind everyone that they really don't like a song that came out over 5 years ago that Tones And I has a second #1 album. Fortunately I haven't seen too much of that recently. This one doesn't seem to be linked with NFTs either, hurrah! This week also has huge news for Australian men in their 40s. Not only are Carlton temporarily out of the 8 (lol), but there's a new collaborative album from Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey. If you don't fall roughly into that age group, then I'll let you know that Bernard Fanning is from Powderfinger, probably the highest selling band domestically in the last 30 years, and Paul Dempsey is from Something For Kate, who are not the highest selling band domestically in the last 30 years but they are probably one of the best, and Paul is possibly the tallest man in Australian music. Notably, Something For Kate have never won an ARIA Award and they probably have Powderfinger to blame for snatching them in their stead. No bad blood then obviously. Once upon a time, Dune Rats were at #1 with a self-deprecating album title. This week they're at #29 with a self-deprecating album title. Also imagine telling someone in 2019 that Khalid would soon only barely debut ahead of a month old Clairo album. Lastly we've got Allday scoring his 6th top 50 album, which also contributes to the shocking chart moment as Luke Combs' second album has finally fallen out of the top 50 for the first time ever. This means that "folklore" is now the longest charting album to have never dropped out. Pretty wild considering it was sitting at #49 on the chart 2 years ago. ARIA have also swung an axe to the CCR compilation after about a year of just chilling on the chart.

19/08/2024

 

Singles

 

01 02 13 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

02 03 18 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

03 01 02 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

04 05 18 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

05 04 14 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

06 06 18 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

07 08 30 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 07 10 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

09 15 03 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

10 09 15 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

11 11 39 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

12 10 16 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

13 13 23 10 AUSTIN Dasha

14 14 21 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

15 12 14 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

16 17 43 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

17 16 11 01 HOUDINI Eminem

18 18 02 18 APPLE Charli XCX

19 25 51 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

20 RE 20 01 BYE BYE BYE *NSYNC

21 20 31 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

22 19 12 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

23 28 08 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

24 21 109 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

25 26 21 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

26 23 17 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

27 29 09 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

28 27 73 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

29 22 13 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

30 34 07 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

31 31 209 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

32 30 08 30 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

33 32 21 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

34 24 10 24 360 Charli XCX

35 33 03 18 GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

36 37 21 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

37 38 80 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

38 40 27 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

39 39 23 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

40 35 09 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

41 NE 01 41 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

42 43 160 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

43 42 26 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

44 45 09 36 MISSES Dominic Fike

45 57 03 45 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

46 44 13 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

47 46 216 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

48 41 12 09 BAND4BAND Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

49 47 10 39 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

50 52 214 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 SUNDAY SADNESS Amy Shark

02 02 013 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

03 NE 001 03 WHATEVER, WHATEVER Grinspoon

04 05 017 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

05 06 018 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 NE 001 06 THIS IS HOW TOMORROW MOVES Beabadoobee

07 07 010 03 BRAT Charli XCX

08 NE 001 08 FLIGHT B741 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

09 08 184 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

10 04 002 04 VULTURES 2 ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign

11 10 076 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

12 NE 001 12 KILL THE DEAD 3%

13 12 069 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

14 15 169 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

15 13 049 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

16 16 212 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

17 17 088 01 SOS SZA

18 11 008 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

19 09 005 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

20 18 260 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

21 RE 011 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

22 19 042 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

23 22 375 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

24 21 062 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

25 14 055 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

26 25 353 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

27 NE 001 27 MIDNIGHT ZOO Dice

28 23 335 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

29 26 098 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

30 NE 001 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

31 27 447 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

32 30 018 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

33 31 492 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

34 33 430 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

35 28 006 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

36 36 092 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

37 38 263 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

38 20 004 02 ATE Stray Kids

39 40 051 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

40 35 323 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

41 32 003 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

42 39 281 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

43 44 094 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

44 34 019 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

45 43 188 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

46 42 023 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

47 41 114 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

48 45 304 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

49 37 289 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

50 55 320 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

 

 

Remember a little while back when Shaboozey was stuck not getting to #1 and seemed like his chance might be up, and then he spent a solid while at #1? Most of that has happened so far for "BIRDS OF A FEATHER", notably the important part of getting to #1. Billie Eilish is technically replacing herself at #1, which hasn't happened on the singles chart since Drake did so in 2018, with "God's Plan" and "Nice For What" as you'd expect. Taylor Swift also did this twice on the album chart this year in permutations that you have no reason to recall. Belatedly we've got a re-entry for *NSYNC. If they were on last week's chart, I could've said that this week's top 35 is the same as last week's top 35 in a slightly different order. But wait, the chart isn't that boring, we've got an actual debut. From Chase & Status no less, who I have it on good authority have never charted in Australia before now. The significant different commercial viability of drum & bass is usually one of the key differences between Australia and New Zealand's charts, even today. Gracie Abrams also has a new entry.

 

I apologise if anyone finds the emojis overbearing but I didn't expect I'd have to be hoisting them for a 3rd week in a row. 🚨🚨 AUSTRALIAN #1 ALBUM ALERT 🚨🚨. Amy Shark becomes the latest artist to continue their #1 album streak in spite of diminished returns on the singles chart. She's gone one better than the other two as she's got 3 #1 albums now. She leads a week of what must be the most Australian content we've gotten all year. 6 albums in the top 50, that's almost halfway to the quota that we're supposed to be getting. Though she's not directly responsible for it, Amy Shark getting to #1 means that Grinspoon continue their run of never being able to get there. I remember them having an interview on the radio over a decade ago (uh oh) that they had a habit of constantly releasing against the wrong competition and not getting there, but they've only actually had two #2 albums. beabadoobee continues to re-write history into convincing people that maybe she gave Powfu a hit with her own influence as she scores her first ever top 10 album. Then we go back to Australian artists without a #1 album, I'd say how many King Gizz are up to but it might go out of date by the time I hit 'Add reply'. Also debuting this week are the Australian trio 3% with their first album. There's three of them but also 3% is roughly the percentage of Australians who are Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders. Just the other day I was thinking about how I don't see many football references in Australian music lately but the album cover re-creates Nicky Winmar's iconic shirt lift from 1993. Speaking of Indigenous Australians, The Kid LAROI also returns with his most recent album boosted by some more tracks. In case you were wondering, "NIGHTS LIKE THIS PT. 2" was not combined otherwise he'd be a bit higher on the singles chart this week. At #27 this week is the first album from DICE, who are not only from Western Australia but my support worker has played with them on occasion so I have a conflict of interest when I say I think they're pretty good. Lastly Calvin Harris enters with an album that will potentially drop very, very slowly. Also remember when I said that Luke Combs had the longest charting album without dropping out until it dropped out? There's a secondary version of that because Elton John's "Diamonds" has spent the most weeks in a row on the chart at present on a re-entry. By dropping down to #40, it's the lowest position it's been in over 5 years, so maybe it's at risk as well.

26/08/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 14 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

02 02 19 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

03 05 15 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

04 04 19 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

05 06 19 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 07 31 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

07 03 03 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

08 08 11 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

09 09 04 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

10 NE 01 10 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

11 12 17 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

12 13 24 10 AUSTIN Dasha

13 14 22 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

14 15 15 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

15 11 40 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 10 16 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

17 16 44 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

18 18 03 18 APPLE Charli XCX

19 19 52 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

20 22 13 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

21 17 12 01 HOUDINI Eminem

22 21 32 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

23 23 09 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

24 24 110 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

25 32 09 25 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

26 25 22 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

27 20 21 01 BYE BYE BYE *NSYNC

28 26 18 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

29 28 74 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

30 35 04 18 GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

31 27 10 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

32 31 210 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

33 29 14 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

34 30 08 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

35 34 11 24 360 Charli XCX

36 41 02 36 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

37 37 81 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

38 36 22 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

39 39 24 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

40 38 28 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

41 43 27 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

42 42 161 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

43 33 22 18 BELONG TOGETHER Mark Ambor

44 47 217 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

45 40 10 20 DEVIL IS A LIE Tommy Richman

46 RE 08 33 POUR ME A DRINK Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton

47 53 44 15 UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield

48 46 14 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

49 45 04 45 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

50 44 10 36 MISSES Dominic Fike

 

Bubbling Under

Nothing this week!

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

02 NE 001 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

03 02 014 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

04 04 018 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

05 05 019 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 09 185 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

07 NE 001 07 POPULAR MONSTER Falling In Reverse

08 07 011 03 BRAT Charli XCX

09 11 077 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

10 13 070 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

11 14 170 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

12 16 213 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

13 15 050 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

14 17 089 01 SOS SZA

15 18 009 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

16 41 004 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

17 23 376 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

18 26 354 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

19 20 261 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

20 24 063 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

21 22 043 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

22 28 336 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

23 NE 001 23 TIME IS A FLOWER Telenova

24 19 006 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

25 01 002 01 SUNDAY SADNESS Amy Shark

26 29 099 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

27 21 012 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

28 25 056 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

29 31 448 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

30 32 019 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

31 33 493 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

32 34 431 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

33 37 264 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

34 36 093 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

35 30 002 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

36 35 007 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

37 40 324 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

38 44 020 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

39 39 052 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

40 45 189 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

41 42 282 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

42 43 095 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

43 48 305 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

44 65 003 01 BEAUTIFULLY ORDINARY Tones And I

45 47 115 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

46 50 321 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

47 49 290 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

48 NE 001 48 D.I.Y. The Southern River Band

49 46 024 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

50 58 145 01 RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

 

 

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" is #1 for a 2nd week in a row. I do not think it will be #1 next week but I can't say for sure what will replace it. I suspect it could be any of three songs by a certain Saffron City gym leader with a penchant for woodwork. This week's chart gives a good argument to say that it could be "Taste" though because arriving in the top 10 this week is Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, who spent the first two days of the week at #76 and #43 on Spotify, adding to my recent feeling that something has changed in the system to help debuts get a better impression than they once did (it may be YouTube). I neglected to mention last week but isn't it interesting that 7 of the top 8 have gone to #1? Also isn't it interesting that "Apple" definitely debuted at #18, and has spent its entire chart run at that position. She's got a long way to go to match the funny chart run moments of LunchMoney Lewis or Mumford & Sons. Not much else to note except for Mark Ambor being on fraud watch. We have gotten very close to returning the classic Bubbling Under segment though. "WILDFLOWER" is #20 on the New Music chart this week leaving very little space to hide, and perhaps next week's chart shake up could get us there.

 

Cold Chisel score their 6th #1 album this week with a compilation. I will never stop my tradition of blurting out 🚨🚨 AUSTRALIAN #1 ALBUM ALERT 🚨🚨 until maybe next week probably. It gives me the opportunity to point out that when I say Jimmy Barnes has more #1 albums than anyone else, I'm not even including these 6 albums in the tally, and it also gives me the opportunity to say yes, that Jimmy Barnes, the cowboy screaming in the clouds guy. It means that once again, Post Malone is denied a #1 album, still only having two to his name from the 2010s. If you take a shot at the king, you best not miss. Also entering this week is Melbourne trio Telenova. They've been putting out some pleasantly catchy singles for several years now (big fan of

and

myself). I am less familiar with The Southern River Band despite the fact that they're from the same city as me in Perth, but they also sneak through to get their first ever entry.

02/09/2024

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 08 12 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

03 05 20 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

04 01 15 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 10 02 05 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

06 02 20 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

07 04 20 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

08 03 16 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 06 32 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

10 07 04 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

11 NE 01 11 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

12 NE 01 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

13 09 05 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

14 12 25 10 AUSTIN Dasha

15 15 41 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 13 23 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

17 14 16 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

18 11 18 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

19 NE 01 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

20 NE 01 20 SHARPEST TOOL Sabrina Carpenter

21 16 17 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

22 17 45 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

23 18 04 18 APPLE Charli XCX

24 NE 01 24 SLIM PICKINS Sabrina Carpenter

25 22 33 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

26 24 111 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

27 19 53 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

28 25 10 25 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

29 23 10 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

30 20 14 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

31 27 22 01 BYE BYE BYE *NSYNC

32 26 23 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

33 NE 01 33 DUMB & POETIC Sabrina Carpenter

34 21 13 01 HOUDINI Eminem

35 31 11 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

36 29 75 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

37 32 211 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

38 NE 01 38 LIE TO GIRLS Sabrina Carpenter

39 28 19 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

40 36 03 36 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

41 34 09 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

42 59 04 42 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

43 35 12 24 360 Charli XCX

44 33 15 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

45 37 82 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

46 40 29 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

47 39 25 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

48 52 07 48 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

49 49 05 45 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

50 41 28 03 END OF BEGINNING Djo

 

Bubbling Under

20 (20) WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 NE 001 02 MAJORDOMO Teenage Dads

03 NE 001 03 WAS HERE Stand Atlantic

04 03 015 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

05 02 002 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

06 NE 001 06 ROMANCE Fontaines D.C.

07 05 020 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

08 04 019 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

09 NE 001 09 DAYS BEFORE RODEO Travis Scott

10 06 186 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

11 01 002 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

12 09 078 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

13 08 012 03 BRAT Charli XCX

14 10 071 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

15 13 051 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

16 11 171 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

17 14 090 01 SOS SZA

18 15 010 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

19 NE 001 19 WHIRLWIND Lainey Wilson

20 12 214 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

21 19 262 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

22 27 013 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

23 17 377 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

24 20 064 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

25 22 337 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

26 21 044 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

27 18 355 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

28 26 100 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

29 30 020 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

30 29 449 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

31 28 057 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

32 31 494 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

33 24 007 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

34 33 265 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

35 32 432 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

36 35 003 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

37 16 005 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

38 34 094 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

39 07 002 07 POPULAR MONSTER Falling In Reverse

40 42 096 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

41 37 325 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

42 NE 001 42 OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER Lily Grace

43 38 021 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

44 39 053 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

45 NE 001 45 LIVE Louis Tomlinson

46 36 008 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

47 58 031 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter

48 43 306 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

49 45 116 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

50 41 283 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

 

 

I am sleepy, here is your chart. I will just note the notables, which is that the unexplainables are back, "Coincidence" and "Don't Smile" are missing from the chart, and would probably be in the top 40. Also for the first time in many months, we have a Bubbling Under chart again. It's not much right now but expect it to grow in the coming weeks.

09/09/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 02 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 03 21 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

03 04 16 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 02 13 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

05 06 21 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

06 05 03 05 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

07 07 21 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

08 08 17 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 09 33 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

10 11 02 11 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 14 26 10 AUSTIN Dasha

12 13 06 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

13 16 24 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

14 10 05 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

15 15 42 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 17 17 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

17 18 19 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

18 12 02 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

19 22 46 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

20 21 18 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

21 19 02 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

22 28 11 22 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

23 23 05 18 APPLE Charli XCX

24 26 112 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

25 29 11 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

26 27 54 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

27 25 34 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

28 35 12 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

29 32 24 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

30 30 15 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

31 49 06 31 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

32 37 212 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

33 36 76 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

34 20 02 20 SHARPEST TOOL Sabrina Carpenter

35 34 14 01 HOUDINI Eminem

36 31 23 01 BYE BYE BYE *NSYNC

37 42 05 37 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

38 39 20 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

39 41 10 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

40 40 04 36 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

41 60 03 41 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

42 58 13 39 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

43 51 163 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

44 48 08 44 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

45 24 02 24 SLIM PICKINS Sabrina Carpenter

46 46 30 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

47 53 83 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

48 47 26 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

49 45 83 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

50 44 16 05 LUNCH Billie Eilish

 

Bubbling Under

18 (NE) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

19 (20) WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

20 (RE) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

 

Albums

 

01 01 002 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 NE 001 02 WILD GOD Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

03 04 016 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

04 05 003 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

05 07 021 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 08 020 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

07 10 187 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

08 18 011 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

09 12 079 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

10 RE 056 10 DEFINITELY MAYBE (30TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) Oasis

11 11 003 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

12 16 172 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

13 14 072 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

14 22 014 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

15 15 052 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

16 17 091 01 SOS SZA

17 13 013 03 BRAT Charli XCX

18 20 215 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

19 23 378 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

20 25 338 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 24 065 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 21 263 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

23 26 045 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

24 RE 010 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs

25 27 356 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

26 29 021 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

27 71 091 01 (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY? Oasis

28 32 495 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

29 28 101 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

30 30 450 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

31 35 433 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

32 31 058 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

33 09 002 09 DAYS BEFORE RODEO Travis Scott

34 36 004 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

35 34 266 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

36 40 097 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

37 38 095 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

38 41 326 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

39 33 008 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

40 44 054 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

41 48 307 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

42 52 323 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

43 58 208 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

44 53 392 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

45 46 009 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

46 43 022 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

47 51 191 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

48 74 007 02 ATE Stray Kids

49 49 117 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

50 37 006 30 DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE Soundtrack

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 2nd week. Don't expect that to change any time soon. It is receding back to the pack, but it could do that for weeks and go unchallenged. The interesting one to note in the Sabrina Carpenter affairs is "Bed Chem" which manages to climb into the top 10 on its second week, and is generally holding pretty steady even in its 3rd week. Perhaps greater hit potential in the pipeline. I didn't get a chance to say last week that "The Door" is sneaking into the top 50 with help from the points provided by the CYRIL remix, but it's getting pretty close to the point where I'd say that it could get there without it. Gigi Perez scores a first top 50 hit. I don't have anything to say on that but it should keep climbing next week.

 

Once again the Bubbling Under expands. We're gonna lose all of Billie Eilish's tracks next week so it's really gonna push the depths. As a bonus, we have a song that actually could be considered Bubbling Under, as The Kid LAROI comes through with "BABY I'M BACK". It doesn't look like it's gonna make the top 50 next week so I'll just say that this is a particularly Australian coded interpolation. Not just because the Player song "Baby Come Back" gets used memorably on The Simpsons, but also because Ocean Alley once covered the song for Like A Version and it was a particularly popular one. I wouldn't normally leap at the chance to promote international artists on an Australian entry, but I just have to point out how distracting the title is, as one of my favourite songs released last year is "BABY I'M HOME" by Odetari, Kanii & 9lives. Future classic I'm sure.

 

Sabrina Carpenter is also #1 on the album chart for a second week. Once again we are robbed of an Australian artist at #1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have had two #1 albums in the past. It's the only debut this week, but we are treated to a new peak with Oasis's re-release. Though it had a lengthy chart run, "Definitely Maybe" only peaked at #23. Improving to #10 this week, now every Oasis studio album has hit the top 10. Luke Combs also gets a proper physical release that sees him back in the top 50.

16/09/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 03 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 03 17 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 06 04 03 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

04 05 22 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

05 02 22 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 04 14 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

07 08 18 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

08 07 22 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

09 09 34 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

10 10 03 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 11 27 10 AUSTIN Dasha

12 15 43 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

13 13 25 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

14 16 18 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

15 14 06 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

16 12 07 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

17 17 20 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

18 19 47 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

19 31 07 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

20 20 19 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

21 32 213 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

22 22 12 22 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

23 18 03 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

24 24 113 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

25 26 55 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

26 27 35 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

27 NE 01 27 THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

28 29 25 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

29 30 16 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

30 23 06 18 APPLE Charli XCX

31 25 12 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

32 33 77 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

33 28 13 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

34 41 04 34 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

35 42 14 35 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

36 21 03 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

37 48 27 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

38 43 164 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

39 35 15 01 HOUDINI Eminem

40 40 05 36 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

41 47 84 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

42 36 24 01 BYE BYE BYE *NSYNC

43 44 09 43 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

44 37 06 37 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

45 38 21 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

46 39 11 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

47 56 220 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

48 46 31 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

49 49 84 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

50 54 218 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

 

Bubbling Under

16 (18) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

17 (21) DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

18 (22) CLOSE TO YOU Gracie Abrams

19 (20) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

20 (25) 28 Zach Bryan

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 THE SECOND ACT Missy Higgins

02 01 003 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

03 NE 001 03 TEN DAYS Fred Again..

04 03 017 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

05 05 022 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 NE 001 06 LUCK AND STRANGE David Gilmour

07 07 188 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

08 04 004 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

09 08 012 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

10 06 021 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

11 RE 010 06 BEWITCHED Laufey

12 09 080 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

13 13 073 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

14 26 022 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

15 15 053 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

16 12 173 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

17 16 092 01 SOS SZA

18 14 015 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

19 19 379 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

20 20 339 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

21 18 216 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

22 17 014 03 BRAT Charli XCX

23 21 066 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

24 22 264 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

25 23 046 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

26 25 357 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

27 02 002 02 WILD GOD Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

28 31 434 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

29 29 102 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

30 28 496 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

31 30 451 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

32 32 059 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

33 35 267 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

34 34 005 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

35 11 004 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

36 37 096 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

37 36 098 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

38 38 327 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

39 75 096 02 METEORA Linkin Park

40 41 308 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

41 RE 223 01 DREAM YOUR LIFE AWAY (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Vance Joy

42 40 055 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

43 42 324 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

44 43 209 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

45 49 118 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

46 44 393 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

47 47 192 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

48 39 009 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

49 54 253 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

50 45 010 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 3rd week. The previous comment about it not being challenged continues to be true, except now it's not even really catching back up to the pack, we could be here a while. If you're here for insightful and interesting Linkin Park takes, I don't have it. I haven't even listened to it yet. I can say that it's their first top 30 hit since 2009's "New Divide", following a run of 6 straight top 50 hits that didn't quite get that high. It's the only new entry this week too, but we should have some more next week too that I still haven't listened to. My excuse is that if labels are willing to screw over the midnight Australia market for their big deal releases then they have to face the microscopic consequence that I'll miss them on my New Music Friday listen throughs, tipping the scales with a pebble that will surely make them stop doing this. Anyway the Bubbling Under chart just got bigger again. It's done so in a very funny way because "Close To You" and "28" are actually debuts to this chart. Despite the former reaching #34 on the chart about 3 months ago, it never quite squeezed in. Now it's much lower and manages to get through.

 

Hoist your klaxons because it's back, and I ain't talkin' about a Thomas Pynchon novel. I'm talking about 🚨🚨 AUSTRALIAN #1 ALBUM ALERT 🚨🚨, and this time it's a 4th #1 album for Missy Higgins. Famous for a style of singing that would probably not please Henry Higgins (although he does like a challenge), she hit #1 with ease with her first 3 albums. That was roughly 10-20 years ago and she's constantly not come close to the top since. She just performed "Scar" at triple j's One Night Stand concert with G Flip though so the nostalgia cycle is back, baby. You might actually also know that song even if you're not Australian, because it's the aggressively Australian song that gets slotted into The Axis Of Awesome's "4 Chords" song, and I bet I've made this exact same reference when one of her other albums has charted. Or to make this more modern and quickly dated, I guess we making triangles squeeze through circles now. After some mysterious circumstances where Fred again.. charted out of sync with the New Zealand charts (and very out of sync with the UK), he's back and charting ever-so-slightly higher than ever, this time at #3. David Gilmour also debuts in the top 10. 9 years ago Lana Del Rey stopped him from hitting #1. I forget what band he's from. Laufey gets yet another vinyl boost, while Vance Joy gets a minor one too. I say minor because he's always charting just a bit shy of the chart anyway, but this boost will keep him away from recurrency rules for a long while yet. Also I'm going to readily assume that there aren't any GWS Giants fans reading this and so I can safely say holy shit how good was the footy on the weekend?

23/09/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 04 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 03 05 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

03 02 18 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 04 23 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

05 05 23 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 08 23 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

07 09 35 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 06 15 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

09 07 19 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

10 10 04 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 12 44 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

12 11 28 10 AUSTIN Dasha

13 13 26 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

14 NE 01 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

15 14 19 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

16 15 07 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

17 18 48 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

18 17 21 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

19 NE 01 19 DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

20 16 08 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

21 24 114 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

22 19 08 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

23 21 214 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

24 22 13 22 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

25 20 20 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

26 25 56 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

27 34 05 34 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

28 28 26 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

29 29 17 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

30 26 36 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

31 23 04 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

32 33 14 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

33 31 13 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

34 32 78 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

35 44 07 35 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

36 27 02 27 THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

37 30 07 18 APPLE Charli XCX

38 45 22 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

39 35 15 35 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

40 43 10 40 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

41 38 165 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

42 NE 01 42 TALK TALK Charli XCX

43 39 16 01 HOUDINI Eminem

44 47 221 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

45 37 28 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

46 52 04 46 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

47 46 12 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

48 41 85 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

49 36 04 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

50 40 06 36 BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

 

Bubbling Under

18 (NE) ALL RED Playboi Carti

19 (16) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

20 (NE) BAD DREAM Teddy Swims

 

Albums

 

01 02 004 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 48 010 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

03 04 018 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

04 05 023 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

05 07 189 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

06 10 022 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

07 08 005 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

08 15 054 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

09 09 013 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

10 12 081 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

11 16 174 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

12 13 074 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

13 14 023 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

14 NE 001 14 REQUIEM Keshi

15 17 093 01 SOS SZA

16 22 015 03 BRAT Charli XCX

17 NE 001 17 THE ONLY PLACE I KNOW Surf Trash

18 19 380 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

19 20 340 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

20 18 016 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

21 23 067 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 24 265 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

23 21 217 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

24 11 011 06 BEWITCHED Laufey

25 03 002 03 TEN DAYS Fred Again..

26 26 358 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

27 28 435 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

28 25 047 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

29 31 452 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

30 30 497 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

31 29 103 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

32 33 268 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

33 34 006 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

34 06 002 06 LUCK AND STRANGE David Gilmour

35 32 060 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

36 01 002 01 THE SECOND ACT Missy Higgins

37 36 097 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

38 42 056 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

39 38 328 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

40 39 097 02 METEORA Linkin Park

41 37 099 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

42 43 325 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

43 40 309 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

44 53 024 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

45 50 011 03 THE GREAT AMERICAN BAR SCENE Zach Bryan

46 44 210 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

47 61 320 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day

48 91 016 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims

49 35 005 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

50 47 193 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 4th week. It has resumed declining which will open up the door for "Die With A Smile". That's on the upswing with a new peak this week and has the power of margin slimming sales on its side. It'll probably take at least another week of catch up though. As a frequent user of Microsoft Excel, I love the way Tate McRae has capitalised her new song which comes in hot at #14. It looks pretty steady at the moment but maybe it'll get the shot in the arm needed to go top 10 eventually. I have less faith in The Weeknd, who has debuted in the top 20 but already dropped out of the Spotify top 50. He is supposed to be coming to Australia eventually but given his last cancellation, the buzz isn't super high right now. We've sort of got Australian content as Charli XCX is assisted by Troye Sivan to another top 50 hit, with a song that shares its title with a George Maple song. Speaking of Australian song titles, Addison Rae gets her first ever top 50 entry. Back in 2020, "Addison Rae" was the title of one of The Kid LAROI's first hits. By an amusing coincidence, she has landed next to The Kid LAROI for two weeks in a row, as last weeks' Bubbling Under with this week's LW data confirms they were #51 & #52 last week. The Kid LAROI is still on the Bubbling Under chart but now he's girt by Playboi Carti & Teddy Swims, two artists I'm sure have a lot of fanbase crossover, who will both probably tumble next week.

 

On the album chart, Sabrina Carpenter gets a 3rd week at #1. We see a fairly rare instance of a physical rebound buoyed by CDs and not vinyl as Eminem returns to #2. I could've sworn he had a vinyl release already but maybe they've been delayed and he's gonna get another decent showing at some point in the future. Oddly enough, Laufey actually climbed to #1 on the vinyl chart this week despite declining on the overall chart. Imagine if she could just get everyone to buy the album on the same week. In my experience with encountering new artists in the 2020s, I'd have put a fairly solid bet on Keshi being Australian an Surf Trash being American, but I would be so wrong as to be backwards on that call.

 

Also I once again get to experience the anticipation of the Brisbane Lions playing in the AFL Grand Final, hopefully with a win this time. I can relate this to music because amidst all the very brave declarations on the quality of Katy Perry's new album, she'll be performing at the event, and given the perennial nature of "Teenage Dream" on the album chart, we'll probably see the effect. It will be mildly funny if she ends up performing "Roar" and "Dark Horse", the former is self-explanatory given the Lions' theme song ends with a mighty roar (I'll also note that there is a Tigers team and they finished in last place, oops), and the latter is funny because the Sydney Swans coach who will also be in the grand final is nicknamed 'Horse', although arguably the Lions are the dark horse here. Also it's funny because did I ever mention that "Dark Horse" never charted in Australia? I'm sure I did. Anyway, peep the #AFLGrandFinal hashtag on Saturday if you want to see Australian Gen Xers & Boomers give their thoughts on Katy Perry, and see if she actually performs something from her new album.

30/09/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 05 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 02 06 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

03 04 24 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

04 03 19 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 05 24 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 06 24 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

07 07 36 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 09 20 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 08 16 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 05 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 11 45 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

12 13 27 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

13 12 29 10 AUSTIN Dasha

14 14 02 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

15 15 20 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

16 16 08 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

17 18 22 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

18 17 49 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

19 24 14 22 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

20 21 115 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

21 39 16 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

22 27 06 34 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

23 23 215 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

24 26 57 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

25 28 27 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

26 20 09 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

27 25 21 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

28 29 18 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

29 30 37 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

30 22 09 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

31 35 08 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

32 32 15 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

33 40 11 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

34 34 79 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

35 41 166 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

36 37 08 18 APPLE Charli XCX

37 44 222 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

38 71 91 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs

39 46 05 39 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

40 33 14 23 KEHLANI Jordan Adetunji

41 19 02 19 DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

42 47 13 18 GIRLS The Kid Laroi

43 31 05 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

44 48 86 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

45 43 17 01 HOUDINI Eminem

46 53 86 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

47 38 23 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

48 45 29 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

49 56 33 15 STUMBLIN' IN Cyril

50 75 78 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

 

Bubbling Under

14 (11) THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

15 (19) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

16 (23) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

17 (17) BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

18 (20) BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

19 (NE) BURNING DOWN Alex Warren

20 (21) CLOSE TO YOU Gracie Abrams

 

Albums

 

01 01 005 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 NE 001 02 143 Katy Perry

03 NE 001 03 HIGH Keith Urban

04 NE 001 04 SODA The Rubens

05 04 024 04 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 03 019 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

07 05 190 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

08 19 341 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

09 06 023 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

10 NE 001 10 IN WAVES Jamie XX

11 10 082 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

12 07 006 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

13 11 175 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

14 09 014 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

15 12 075 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

16 08 055 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

17 02 011 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

18 15 094 01 SOS SZA

19 18 381 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

20 13 024 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

21 20 017 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

22 21 068 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

23 16 016 03 BRAT Charli XCX

24 27 436 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

25 53 255 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

26 23 218 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

27 NE 001 27 MIXTAPE PLUTO Future

28 22 266 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

29 28 048 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

30 26 359 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

31 71 013 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs

32 29 453 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

33 31 104 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

34 32 269 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

35 33 007 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

36 35 061 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

37 30 498 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

38 39 329 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

39 37 098 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

40 38 057 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

41 87 078 02 GETTIN' OLD Luke Combs

42 49 006 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

43 43 310 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

44 46 211 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

45 44 025 17 FIREWORKS & ROLLERBLADES Benson Boone

46 41 100 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

47 50 194 02 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

48 52 395 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

49 25 003 03 TEN DAYS Fred Again..

50 42 326 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 5th week. Continues to weather the storm so expect a 6th week on the horizon. I'd write more but I apologise, I'm riding the weekend high from the footy and don't have much in the way of thoughts elsewhere. In case you were wondering though, Katy Perry's last 3 albums have debuted at #2, and given that she was just here, maybe this one won't collapse so dramatically.

07/10/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 06 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 04 20 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 02 07 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

04 03 25 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

05 05 25 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 06 25 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

07 07 37 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 08 21 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 09 17 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 06 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 NE 01 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

12 11 46 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

13 13 30 10 AUSTIN Dasha

14 12 28 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

15 15 21 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

16 18 50 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

17 16 09 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

18 20 116 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

19 14 03 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

20 17 23 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

21 21 17 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

22 23 216 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

23 19 15 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

24 25 28 22 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

25 28 19 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

26 22 07 22 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

27 39 06 27 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

28 24 58 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

29 29 38 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

30 26 10 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

31 32 16 26 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

32 34 80 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

33 27 22 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

34 31 09 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

35 30 10 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

36 33 12 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

37 53 06 37 BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

38 43 06 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

39 67 06 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

40 37 223 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

41 35 167 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

42 38 92 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs

43 44 87 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

44 36 09 18 APPLE Charli XCX

45 46 87 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

46 45 18 01 HOUDINI Eminem

47 47 24 01 FORTNIGHT Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

48 54 221 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

49 48 30 02 WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS (WAIT FOR YOUR LOVE) Ariana Grande

50 52 121 02 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier

 

Bubbling Under

13 (13) GIRLS The Kid Laroi

14 (14) THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

15 (12) DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

16 (NE) EMBRACE IT Ndotz

17 (16) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

18 (59) HEAVY IS THE CROWN Linkin Park

19 (17) BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

20 (19) BURNING DOWN Alex Warren

 

Albums

 

01 01 006 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 RE 011 02 POST HUMAN: NEX GEN Bring Me The Horizon

03 05 025 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

04 NE 001 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

05 06 020 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

06 07 191 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

07 NE 001 07 LET THE OCEAN TAKE ME (REDUX) The Amity Affliction

08 09 024 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

09 08 342 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

10 11 083 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

11 16 056 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

12 13 176 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

13 24 437 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

14 12 007 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

15 15 076 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

16 14 015 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

17 19 382 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

18 20 025 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

19 18 095 01 SOS SZA

20 02 002 02 143 Katy Perry

21 NE 001 21 PS4: OPERATION BURNER RAP Posseshot

22 22 069 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

23 21 018 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

24 28 267 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

25 17 012 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

26 26 219 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

27 23 017 03 BRAT Charli XCX

28 29 049 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

29 32 454 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

30 25 256 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

31 34 270 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

32 30 360 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

33 37 499 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

34 RE 003 09 DAYS BEFORE RODEO Travis Scott

35 NE 001 35 HAPPINESS IN A PLACE IT SHOULDN'T BE The Rions

36 33 105 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

37 36 062 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

38 39 099 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

39 35 008 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

40 NE 001 40 HARLEQUIN Lady Gaga

41 38 330 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

42 53 288 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

43 40 058 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

44 31 014 03 FATHERS & SONS Luke Combs

45 42 007 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

46 43 311 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

47 48 396 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

48 50 327 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

49 62 036 27 EMAILS I CAN'T SEND Sabrina Carpenter

50 NE 001 50 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID (CHAPTER 1) Alex Warren

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 6th week. It'll be #1 again next week I'm pretty sure. The other interesting Sabrina Carpenter thing going on here is that despite quite a bit of chaos in the positions of some of her entries, "Bed Chem" has managed to sit at a peak of #10 for a 5th consecutive week. There's a decent chance it'll land there again, as The Weeknd's "Timeless" is the big competition. It's dwindled in other countries, but The Weeknd is currently touring Australia so that's combatting the anchor. "Take Me To Church" has been a streaming behemoth for quite some time, but this week it actually manages to get back into the top 50 for the first time since 2015. Hozier will be in the country soon so it could get even higher.

 

Sabrina Carpenter has a 5th week at #1 on the album chart. Most of the album is still on the Spotify chart so that sets a bar that's hard to beat. Maybe Coldplay can do it? The British band that can't is Bring Me The Horizon, whose full physical release brings them to a new peak of #2 (prev. #4). We've also got the ominous arrival of that Ed Sheeran collection, and get to anticipate what the week 2 & week 3 movement will be. In saying that, Foo Fighters' "Essential" album just fell out of the top 50 for the first time since debuting 2 years ago, so you can't always overestimate the longevity (as I eye the teetering "Diamonds"). Also I suspect you're familiar with the words 'Taylor's Version', what if I told you that Australia can do this as well. In 2014, The Amity Affliction reached their highest high of popularity, you could even say the same for metalcore. Not before or since have we ever seen songs that

dominate digital sales over and over again (The Amity Affliction have three top 30 singles). The second of their 4 consecutive #1 albums, "Let The Ocean Take Me" was a massive success that spent 5 months in the top 50. Thanks to industry rule #4080, the band see very little profit from its sales (your target of ire this time is Roadrunner Records), and so they have re-recorded it. There's also a new peak for Chappell Roan in the top 5 (prev. #4). I'm not quite as familiar with the next Australian debut which is Posseshot at #21. I do know of The Rions who previously won triple j's Unearthed High competition allowing them to hit the big stage before even graduating. They've been putting out music for a few years now and get their first charting album. Also Alex Warren sneaks into the top 50 with one of those albums that has a lot of singles and suspiciously low streams for the few remaining deep cuts. He's on the rise though so hard to say where this album is gonna generally reside.

14/10/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 07 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 04 26 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

03 02 21 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 03 08 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

05 05 26 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 07 38 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

07 06 26 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

08 08 22 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 09 18 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 07 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 11 02 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

12 14 29 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

13 15 22 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

14 13 31 10 AUSTIN Dasha

15 12 47 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 16 51 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

17 26 08 17 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

18 27 07 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

19 18 117 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

20 35 11 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

21 24 29 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

22 17 10 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

23 22 217 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

24 23 16 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

25 31 17 25 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

26 28 59 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves

27 25 20 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

28 20 24 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

29 19 04 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

30 21 18 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

31 32 81 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

32 39 07 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

33 48 222 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

34 29 39 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

35 40 224 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

36 33 23 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

37 51 80 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

38 41 168 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

39 34 10 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

40 37 07 37 BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

41 43 88 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

42 38 07 12 GOOD GRACES Sabrina Carpenter

43 50 122 02 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier

44 36 13 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

45 45 88 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

46 30 11 09 BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

47 53 21 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

48 65 02 48 EMBRACE IT Ndotz

49 RE 17 08 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House

50 42 93 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs

 

Bubbling Under

13 (13) GIRLS The Kid Laroi

14 (15) DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

15 (NE) THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

16 (17) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

17 (19) BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

18 (20) BURNING DOWN Alex Warren

19 (23) LIES LIES LIES Morgan Wallen

20 (14) THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

 

Albums

 

01 01 007 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

02 NE 001 02 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

03 NE 001 03 BACKBONE Kasey Chambers

04 03 026 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

05 06 192 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

06 05 021 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

07 11 057 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

08 04 002 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

09 12 177 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

10 08 025 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

11 10 084 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

12 16 016 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

13 09 343 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

14 15 077 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

15 NE 001 15 DEATH TO ART TISM

16 27 018 03 BRAT Charli XCX

17 14 008 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

18 18 026 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

19 19 096 01 SOS SZA

20 31 271 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

21 17 383 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

22 13 438 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

23 23 019 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

24 22 070 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

25 45 008 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

26 29 455 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

27 28 050 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

28 25 013 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

29 NE 001 29 CUTOUTS The Smile

30 24 268 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

31 26 220 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

32 37 063 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

33 58 235 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

34 33 500 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

35 30 257 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

36 32 361 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

37 36 106 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

38 42 289 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

39 38 100 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

40 39 009 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

41 02 012 02 POST HUMAN: NEX GEN Bring Me The Horizon

42 43 059 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

43 41 331 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

44 59 323 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day

45 48 328 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

46 NE 001 46 SELECTED AMBIENT WORKS, VOLUME II Aphex Twin

47 56 102 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

48 52 213 40 GREATEST HITS Pitbull

49 46 312 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

50 47 397 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for a 7th week. If you are waiting with bated breath for the week where I say it's probably done, you'll have to come back another time because there still isn't anything making a challenge. Again the more important Sabrina news is that "Bed Chem" is #10 for a 6th consecutive week. This far exceeds the benchmark for this which has always been WSTRN's "In2", which if you remember that song, you might remember it spent 4 weeks at its #10 peak. The song will probably decline this week as "Sailor Song" and "I Love You, I'm Sorry" may well overtake it. Or a Charli XCX song? I don't have the capacity to keep up with these things without midweeks so you'll find out with me. In a move that potentially has ACR in shambles, two fairly ancient top 50 entries in "Slow It Down" and "NIGHTS LIKE THIS" both manage new peaks this week. Speaking of The Kid LAROI, I forgot to fire up the NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC KLAXON last week for "BABY I'M BACK", which benefitted from a belated Hot Hits Australia appearance to finally get over the line. This is an extremely Australian coded sample of Player's "Baby Come Back" because in addition to Ocean Alley's very popular cover of it (certified Gold 4 years ago by ARIA), it's of course used as hold music for the Department Of Missing Babies in Season 3 of The Simpsons. Anyway, in order to repent my mistake,

I've been enjoying lately. Look at those view counts, you could be the hippest cat in town if you got in on this. Or if you just want to embrace familiarity, the definitely Australian band Crowded House have returned to the top 50 for the first time in nearly 2 decades, with their notedly popular "Don't Dream It's Over". Speaking of embrace, Ndotz also makes an ARIA debut this week.

 

Sabrina Carpenter has a 6th week at #1 on the album chart. This means that Codpay finally complete their name with a second L. In 2015 they were unable to unseat incumbent Adele, and once again it's an incumbent who blocks them. All of their studio albums have peaked in the top 2 though. This is also just the second of their albums to not net a top 50 hit although I believe "feelslikeimfallinginlove" was quite close on debut. Earlier this year, Stormzy made a strange declaration of an insult on the ARIA Albums Chart, I'm sure you remember. The ARIA Albums Chart has finally responded in kind and now does in fact have a "Backbone", courtesy of Kasey Chambers. Kasey Chambers was inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame a few years back which is a rare feat because the selection committee has largely skipped over much of the '90s. Silverchair, Powderfinger, You Am I, Savage Garden, Something For Kate? Not in the ARIA Hall of Fame. Gotta make room for Jet instead. That said, Kasey Chambers' success is largely in the 2000s where she scored 4 #1 albums and a #1 single in "Not Pretty Enough", the goal song of The Big O, Oscar McInerney who tragically missed out on a premiership medal last month when he dislocated his shoulder twice in the preliminary final. Kasey got a 5th #1 album in 2017 and this is her highest chart position since then. On the topic of '90s legends who absolutely should be in the ARIA Hall Of Fame, I'd be remiss not to bring up TISM. You might know them as that band that everyone keeps insisting should go to Eurovision. For over 40 years they've been providing utter irreverance with pointed literary awareness mixed in with Australian nonsense that makes absolutely no sense outside of this country. They do this while remaining largely anonymous, performing with balaclavas at all times. They were on hiatus for most of the 21st century until 2022, and now have a new album to show for it. It's the first one with new member Vladimir Lenin-McCartney, and yes, all of their stage names are ridiculous. Anyway, remember in 2000 when Radiohead released "Kid A", and then had the audacity to put out another album shortly after that was just a bunch of leftovers from those sessions, including songs like "Pyramid Song" and "Life In A Glasshouse"? Absurd. Anyway, The Smile have done something similar and released another album from the same sessions as their album earlier this year. Lastly we have a first time ever entry for Aphex Twin's second "Selected Ambient Works" album. The only other top 50 album he's had is his 2014 album "Syro", perhaps the most iconic album with a harsh, confrontational green shade?

21/10/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 08 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

02 03 22 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

03 02 27 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

04 04 09 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

05 05 27 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

06 06 39 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

07 07 27 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

08 08 23 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 09 19 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 08 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

11 11 03 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

12 17 09 12 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

13 15 48 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

14 12 30 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

15 14 32 10 AUSTIN Dasha

16 22 11 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

17 13 23 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

18 20 12 19 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

19 16 52 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

20 19 118 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

21 NE 001 21 SYMPATHY IS A KNIFE Charli XCX

22 18 08 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

23 21 30 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

24 26 60 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

25 28 25 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

26 24 17 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

27 25 18 25 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

28 23 218 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

29 74 02 29 THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

30 27 21 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

31 30 19 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

32 34 40 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

33 31 82 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

34 32 08 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

35 47 22 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

36 29 05 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

37 44 14 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

38 61 30 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

39 39 11 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

40 35 225 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

41 36 24 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

42 33 223 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

43 RE 17 24 360 Charli XCX

44 38 169 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

45 41 89 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

46 48 03 46 EMBRACE IT Ndotz

47 37 81 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

48 45 89 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

49 RE 03 42 TALK TALK Charli XCX

50 40 08 37 BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

 

Bubbling Under

12 (13) GIRLS The Kid Laroi

13 (11) BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

14 (NE) MANTRA Jennie

15 (16) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

16 (17) BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

17 (14) DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

18 (22) BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

19 (NE) APEROL SPRITZ The Kid Laroi

20 (24) SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy

 

Albums

 

01 16 019 01 BRAT Charli XCX

02 01 008 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

03 NE 001 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol

04 NE 001 04 SUPERCHARGED The Offspring

05 07 058 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

06 04 027 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

07 06 022 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

08 05 193 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 09 178 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

10 02 002 02 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

11 08 003 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

12 12 017 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

13 10 026 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

14 11 085 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

15 32 064 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

16 14 078 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

17 13 344 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

18 18 027 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

19 NE 001 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll

20 19 097 01 SOS SZA

21 25 009 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

22 17 009 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

23 21 384 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

24 24 071 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

25 23 020 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

26 22 439 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

27 26 456 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

28 27 051 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

29 20 272 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

30 30 269 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

31 31 221 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

32 RE 003 08 ZORA Sheppard

33 34 501 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

34 36 362 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

35 28 014 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

36 39 101 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

37 35 258 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

38 55 298 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

39 38 290 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

40 37 107 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

41 40 010 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

42 43 332 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

43 33 236 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

44 45 329 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

45 42 060 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

46 44 324 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day

47 49 313 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) Queen

48 53 123 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

49 50 398 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran

50 47 103 05 THE ESSENTIAL Foo Fighters

 

 

"Taste" is #1 for an 8th week. With only 11 weeks left in the chart year it might be a decent shout to say that it'll be the longest running #1 hit of the year, but you never really know until it's mathematically impossible to not know it. In any case it gets a little juicier (tastier?) next week because it may well be dethroned. The new ROSÉ song has rocketed to a healthy lead on Spotify and has the sales & YouTube edge to make me suspect it only needs to half-ass the rest of the week to get there. For comparison also, BLACKPINK already scored a #1 hit 2 years ago with "Pink Venom", despite it finishing the Spotify week at #11 with a 340,000 stream deficit. They can't be underestimated. For possibly the last time I can report that "Bed Chem" is at #10, 7 weeks in a row, crazy! This one has an asterisk attached to it because I believe ARIA did not combine the streams for the live version of "I Love You, I'm Sorry", which I'm sure would have made the difference. Whether they fix that or not next week though, it looks like "Bed Chem" will fall back into the pack next week and will need a jolt of momentum to come back. Speaking of that pack, Myles Smith has now been in the #11-#20 section for 21 consecutive weeks without a top 10 peak. I believe this to be a record, although it's worth noting that Justin Bieber's "Ghost" had a longer run interrupted by Christmas. Dasha would be on 25 consecutive weeks had "Austin" not gotten a single lucky week at #10. In a fascinatingly fast-tracked version of what the charts used to be like, Charli XCX now has 6 top 50 entries from her latest album despite the fact that none of them had done so until several weeks after the release. Also arriving is the new KSI song which I haven't listened to but if you can believe it, it's his second highest charting single ever (behind "Holiday"). Maybe you can believe it, I'm always skeptical of internet hivemind opinions that reach easy punchline ubiquity.

 

My favourite depiction of the new music chart slowing down has been reached. As suspected last week, "GIRLS" by The Kid LAROI does in fact reach a new peak on the New Music chart, despite being a top 20 hit that's no longer in the top 50. It has to be retired next week though, but the arrival of ROSÉ & Morgan Wallen should stem the tide back the other way for a bit. The new arrival of "Somedays" (which I'd guess isn't in the ARIA top 100 as it's only #137 on Spotify) reminds me of the news I feel I need to document. Over the past couple of months, Hot Hits Australia has been slowly expanding. It's been 50 songs for as long as I can remember but every week or so I check and it's added another 5 songs. It's currently 75 songs, and as an amazing bonus, the Australian content quota has really surpassed the usual. When I checked on the weekend, it had 22/75 songs counting as Australian which is far better than the 8-9/50 it was sitting at for a lot of this year. Granted there are some sketchy inclusions in that 22 (Troye Sivan via Charli XCX, CYRIL via Robin Schulz, an Odd Mob remix of Sean Paul's "Get Busy"), but it's the kind of progress I have to commend. Maybe something will be done about the state of the algorithms.

 

Earlier this year Charli XCX debuted at #3 which was a slight comedown as her last album hit the top spot. She's reversed fortunes though and now has a second #1 album. A fair effort given the incumbent streaming avalanche hasn't really slowed down all that much. Sadly the chart personification of Santa Claus has to take another Australian artist off the nice list. RÜFÜS DU SOL missed the top spot in 2018 when they went up against the rough competition in "A Star Is Born", but they got back to #1 again with their next album. Now they're only at #3 which makes you wonder if they could ever get there again. Actually I'm misrepresenting it because they actually haven't released the album physically yet. Maybe with enough pre-orders they'll have the last laugh but I feel like they're just gonna get back into the top 5. The Offspring also return this week. They've had 2 #1 albums in the past (the obvious two), and nearly got a 3rd in 2021 but lost out to London Grammar. Did you know that London Grammar's album a few weeks ago didn't even make the top 50 here? I guess The Offspring had the last laugh, I dunno what happened with that one though, it's an aberration. The potential chart dominance of Jelly Roll seems to loom in the distance. He scored his first top 50 hit earlier this year via Eminem (with a song that's still selling decently), and now has a top 20 album to his name. Sheppard return thanks to vinyl sales, and I should also clarify for context that Olivia Rodrigo, Coldplay & Travis Scott have all been in the country recently. This week is also the first time in 2 years that Taylor Swift has been out of the top 10.

28/10/2024

 

Singles

 

01 NE 01 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

02 01 09 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

03 02 23 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 04 10 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

05 03 28 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

06 05 28 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

07 18 13 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

08 08 24 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

09 07 28 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

10 06 40 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

11 12 10 11 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

12 09 20 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

13 13 49 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

14 11 04 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

15 10 09 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

16 38 31 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

17 17 24 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

18 14 31 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

19 RE 19 19 NIGHT CHANGES One Direction

20 15 33 10 AUSTIN Dasha

21 19 53 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

22 16 12 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

23 23 31 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

24 27 19 24 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

25 22 09 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

26 NE 01 26 LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen

27 28 219 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

28 RE 26 03 STORY OF MY LIFE One Direction

29 25 26 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

30 20 119 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

31 24 61 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

32 NE 01 32 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

33 30 22 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

34 37 15 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

35 35 23 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

36 31 20 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

37 33 83 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

38 42 224 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

39 40 226 19 MR. BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

40 26 18 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

41 44 170 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

42 29 03 29 THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

43 32 41 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

44 41 25 05 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

45 47 82 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

46 45 90 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

47 39 12 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

48 48 90 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

49 46 04 46 EMBRACE IT Ndotz

50 53 58 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

 

Bubbling Under

12 (09) IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

13 (14) MANTRA Jennie

14 (08) JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

15 (11) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

16 (13) BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

17 (15) GUY FOR THAT Post Malone feat. Luke Combs

18 (17) DANCING IN THE FLAMES The Weeknd

19 (16) BACKBONE Chase & Status, Stormzy

20 (18) BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 TENSION II Kylie Minogue

02 NE 001 02 THE EPILOGUE Dean Lewis

03 02 009 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

04 NE 001 04 PACIFIC HIGHWAY MUSIC Skegss

05 12 018 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

06 08 194 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

07 NE 001 07 I'M SORRY, NOW SAY IT BACK Thelma Plum

08 15 065 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

09 01 020 01 BRAT Charli XCX

10 07 023 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

11 05 059 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

12 06 028 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

13 09 179 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

14 11 004 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

15 14 086 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

16 13 027 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

17 38 299 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

18 17 345 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

19 RE 056 01 FOUR One Direction

20 20 098 01 SOS SZA

21 16 079 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

22 21 010 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

23 RE 046 01 MIDNIGHT MEMORIES One Direction

24 03 002 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol

25 18 028 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

26 29 273 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

27 23 385 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

28 22 010 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

29 27 457 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

30 30 270 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

31 24 072 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

32 RE 072 02 MADE IN THE A.M. One Direction

33 28 052 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

34 43 237 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

35 25 021 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

36 RE 060 01 TAKE ME HOME One Direction

37 31 222 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

38 26 440 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

39 10 003 02 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

40 NE 001 40 3AM (LA LA LA) Confidence Man

41 33 502 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

42 RE 115 01 UP ALL NIGHT One Direction

43 34 363 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

44 40 108 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

45 35 015 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

46 NE 001 46 LYFESTYLE Yeat

47 36 102 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

48 19 002 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll

49 93 013 02 ATE Stray Kids

50 39 291 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

 

 

Back in 2022 a quirk of point distribution and perhaps just enough overlap with Asian music markets meant that BLACKPINK debuted at #1 in Australia with "Pink Venom", a song that missed the top 20 in the US & UK. In some respects, this means that Rosé was the last somewhat Australian artist to hit #1 here, she was born in New Zealand but spent more time growing up in Australia. The statement is still true but more direct as she now has a #1 single as a solo artist. Bruno Mars is also here, getting his 4th #1 hit, after "Just The Way You Are", "Grenade" and "Uptown Funk". I'd say that's good trivia to keep track of, but a couple of years ago I went to a trivia night and was not correctly appraised of points for identifying high charting Bruno Mars songs which cost me the win (something that still eludes me). I will not put the hosts on blast though because I was compensated a bonus point next time I went. Speaking of belated attribution, "I Love You, I'm Sorry" enters the top 10 this week, something it should have done last week. Should someone unearth this decades from now in confusion at the misaligned timing with other charts, know that ARIA screwed the pooch on this one, again. One Direction have two re-entries this week, the highest being "Night Changes", which actually scores a new peak.

 

Many people have been saying, 'if "Tension" is so good, why isn't there a "Tension II"', and like all strawmen, they've been horribly crumpled into place this week. Kylie Minogue now has 9 #1 albums. We are once again seeing the single/album chart divide as we've got 4 debuts in the top 10, all Australian, none have any charting singles. The second is Dean Lewis who actually improves on his last album's peak position, and then we've got another former #1 artist in Skegss (not Skeggs, I assure you). Thelma Plum has not had a #1 album but this is her second to make the top 10, 5 years after the first. All 5 of One Directions albums re-enter here, and we've got debuts for Confidence Man & Yeat, the former fairly low here all things considered. With this massive influx we've got a lot of albums seeing considerably lower positions than they're used to. Notably, "Diamonds" by Elton John drops out for the first time this decade, meaning that Luke Combs' "This One's For You" is the only album that has charted every week of this decade. All up this is its 333rd week in the top 50.

04/11/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 02 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

02 02 10 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

03 03 24 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

04 04 11 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

05 05 29 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

06 06 29 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

07 10 41 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 32 02 08 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

09 08 25 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

10 11 11 10 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

11 09 29 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

12 07 14 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

13 NE 01 13 NOID Tyler, The Creator

14 14 05 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

15 NE 01 15 ST. CHROMA Tyler, The Creator

16 12 21 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

17 13 50 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

18 20 34 10 AUSTIN Dasha

19 16 32 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

20 15 10 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

21 18 32 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

22 17 25 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

23 25 10 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

24 NE 01 24 DARLING, I Tyler, The Creator

25 NE 01 25 RAH TAH TAH Tyler, The Creator

26 30 120 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

27 26 02 26 LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen

28 23 32 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

29 21 54 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

30 24 20 24 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

31 35 24 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

32 22 13 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

33 31 62 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

34 19 20 19 NIGHT CHANGES One Direction

35 34 16 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

36 40 19 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

37 27 220 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

38 47 13 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

39 NE 01 39 DISEASE Lady Gaga

40 29 27 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

41 43 42 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

42 33 23 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

43 NE 01 43 STICKY Tyler, The Creator

44 54 10 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

45 68 133 02 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

46 37 84 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

47 38 225 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

48 46 91 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

49 41 171 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

50 36 21 21 AIN'T NO LOVE IN OKLAHOMA (FROM TWISTERS: THE ALBUM) Luke Combs

 

Bubbling Under

15 (12) IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

16 (11) EMBRACE IT Ndotz

17 (10) THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

18 (15) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

19 (16) BIG DAWGS Hanumankind, Kalmi

20 (13) MANTRA Jennie

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

02 NE 001 02 CARTOON DARKNESS Amyl And The Sniffers

03 03 010 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

04 05 019 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

05 06 195 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

06 08 066 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

07 10 024 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

08 09 021 01 BRAT Charli XCX

09 12 029 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

10 RE 004 08 ZORA Sheppard

11 14 005 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

12 RE 107 01 AMERICAN IDIOT (20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Green Day

13 13 180 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

14 11 060 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

15 16 028 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

16 15 087 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

17 NE 001 17 THE GREAT IMPERSONATOR Halsey

18 21 080 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

19 20 099 01 SOS SZA

20 17 300 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

21 22 011 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

22 45 016 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

23 18 346 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

24 25 029 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

25 27 386 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

26 26 274 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

27 28 011 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

28 33 053 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

29 30 271 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

30 29 458 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

31 31 073 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

32 37 223 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

33 57 182 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

34 38 441 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

35 43 364 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

36 RE 004 36 PARABLES FOR WOODEN EARS (30TH ANNIVERSARY) Powderfinger

37 35 022 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

38 49 014 02 ATE Stray Kids

39 47 103 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

40 01 002 01 TENSION II Kylie Minogue

41 44 109 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

42 NE 001 42 THE SINGLES - THE FIRST 50 YEARS ABBA

43 41 503 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

44 50 292 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

45 24 003 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol

46 NE 001 46 LIVE FROM ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS Thom Yorke

47 34 238 01 AFTER HOURS The Weeknd

48 NE 001 48 PATTERNS Kelsea Ballerini

49 52 260 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

50 51 331 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

 

 

"APT." is #1 for a second week. We will probably not reach a point of enough "APT." weeks to match the song's chorus but you never know I guess. It'll probably be #1 next week but has been threatened at the top of the Spotify chart by Gracie Abrams, which really flies in the face of my attempts for years to not acknowledge her music. Anyway the main thing that happened here is that Tyler, The Creator had a lot of chart entries, and you have to remember that in Australia, the week was even more over by the time "CHROMAKOPIA" came out so that's even more impressive. Sneaking in alongside is "Sailor Song" going top 10, missing out on the chance of clean sweeping 11's. Also Lady Gaga arrives in the top 40, which I have to imagine was helped by YouTube numbers because "Disease" actually never made the Spotify top 50. Coldplay are also in the unimportant east side of Australia currently. They played Perth a year ago and had a handful of re-entries back then, although I'm not sure now if it's because of that show or because they also announced that they'd be back a year later in the larger population centres. That year has arrived now though which means I get to speculate once again if "Yellow" is being under-counted on the chart again. For now it's just "Viva la vida", but "Yellow" was #13 on Spotify yesterday. They'll certainly climb next week.

 

In an album chart battle of sales that only technically took place this week, Tyler, The Creator scores his first ever #1 album. Despite dominant streaming numbers, he's tended to always fall short due to the release strategy which is sufficient to top the US charts but not here. Amends were made though, as his Australian tour has a CD bundle option so despite the album not actually being out physically yet, that's what's gotten him over the line. The irony here is that Amyl And The Sniffers have gotten to #2 largely off the back of pre-orders that were made weeks and months ago all cashing in on Friday. They're a way away from legendary misfortune status but this is their second consecutive #2 album, as back in 2021 the incumbent Drake held them off. Sheppard also return to the top 10 thanks to what appears to be digital sales, I'm not sure what's spurred it. Green Day's second #1 album also returns. The way more fascinating 'return' for my books though is Powderfinger's debut album. Now, Powderfinger would hit #4 with their second album and then #1 with every subsequent album, but this debut album only ever reached #51. Not only that, but it's widely considered to be pretty terrible, and jarring to anyone familiar with the band. I guess for a UK equivalent, imagine if The Beautiful South made an album in the early '90s that sounded like Pearl Jam. Anyway, they've managed to get enough people to get around the 30th anniversary that it's hitting the top 50 for the first time ever. Elsewhere this week, Halsey returns as one of those aforementioned legendary misfortune statuses with three #2 albums to their name. This is the first one to land below #3. A little while ago, there was an inexplicable ABBA compilation that just kinda sat around the #50 spot on the ARIA Chart for months until it was exiled. It was a very specific box set that probably wasn't actually on sale but generated the streaming points incidentally. Anyway, this new one probably has sales this week but it's a mystery what happens after now. It's crazy that I could bring up Halsey because there's a handful of people who are even more unlucky on the ARIA Chart and the grand champion of that is Thom Yorke. Between Radiohead and his solo career, he's had 7 #2 peaks without a #1. I hear he's gonna take Luke Parker's spot in the Sydney Swans line up next year. Anyhow, he's not coming close to that this time with a live album, which is remarkably awkward timing given that he just made international news for stopping a show due to being heckled in Melbourne about his Israel stance. I'll leave you to make up your own mind on that and just say that Kelsea Ballerini sneaks in a 4th top 50 album.

11/11/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 03 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

02 08 03 02 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

03 02 11 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

04 03 25 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 04 12 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

06 05 30 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

07 07 42 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 06 30 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

09 10 12 09 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

10 09 26 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

11 11 30 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

12 12 15 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

13 14 06 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

14 83 47 05 YELLOW Coldplay

15 17 51 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 16 22 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

17 15 02 15 ST. CHROMA Tyler, The Creator

18 18 35 10 AUSTIN Dasha

19 21 33 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

20 22 26 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

21 45 134 02 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

22 20 11 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

23 26 121 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

24 24 02 24 DARLING, I Tyler, The Creator

25 28 33 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

26 29 55 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

27 37 221 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

28 30 21 24 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

29 31 25 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

30 71 70 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

31 33 63 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

32 NE 01 32 SÃO PAULO The Weeknd feat. Anitta

33 43 02 33 STICKY Tyler, The Creator

34 36 20 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

35 19 33 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

36 68 48 02 A SKY FULL OF STARS Coldplay

37 35 17 33 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

38 38 14 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

39 42 24 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

40 41 43 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

41 49 172 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

42 13 02 13 NOID Tyler, The Creator

43 46 85 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

44 23 11 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

45 52 228 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

46 25 02 25 RAH TAH TAH Tyler, The Creator

47 40 28 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

48 47 226 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

49 27 03 26 LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen

50 44 11 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

 

Bubbling Under

15 (13) DISEASE Lady Gaga

16 (17) THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

17 (15) IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

18 (21) BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

19 (16) EMBRACE IT Ndotz

20 (22) SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy

 

Albums

 

01 01 002 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

02 03 011 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

03 NE 001 03 FEVER LONGING STILL Paul Kelly

04 NE 001 04 LOST IN HEAVEN Chase Atlantic

05 NE 001 05 SONGS OF A LOST WORLD The Cure

06 51 005 02 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

07 04 020 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

08 05 196 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 07 025 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

10 09 030 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

11 11 006 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

12 08 022 01 BRAT Charli XCX

13 13 181 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

14 14 061 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

15 15 029 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

16 21 012 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

17 06 067 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

18 16 088 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

19 19 100 01 SOS SZA

20 18 081 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

21 23 347 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

22 25 387 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

23 NE 001 23 STILL SEARCHING John Butler

24 24 030 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

25 28 054 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

26 20 301 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

27 29 272 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

28 27 012 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

29 30 459 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

30 34 442 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

31 31 074 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

32 32 224 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

33 43 504 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

34 57 127 03 HOZIER Hozier

35 74 003 02 THE EPILOGUE Dean Lewis

36 26 275 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

37 NE 001 37 I JUST NEED TO CONQUER THIS MOUNTAIN Sarah Blasko

38 35 365 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

39 41 110 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

40 39 104 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

41 37 023 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

42 50 332 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

43 22 017 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

44 33 183 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

45 44 293 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

46 RE 083 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

47 49 261 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

48 63 043 02 THICK LATER Tate McRae

49 02 002 02 CARTOON DARKNESS Amyl And The Sniffers

50 52 013 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

 

 

"APT." is #1 for a 3rd week. I strongly suspect it won't stay there next week and you probably know why. I mentioned last week the clerical error around the performance for Coldplay's "Yellow". It once again falls under the unofficial rule that the top 20 is sacred, and looks to be quite accurate now, climbing considerably higher than it's ever been in the last 23 years. There's more Coldplay to go with that, including the first appearance since COVID-19 for The Chainsmokers in the ARIA top 50. The Weeknd also brings along Anitta for a first ever top 50 entry.

 

Tyler, The Creator had never had a #1 album before last week and now he's #1 for a second consecutive week with no vinyl. He stays ahead of quite a number of debuts, especially on the Australian side of things. Firstly Paul Kelly who has had a habit of #1 albums at this time of year lately, but has to make do with #3. Then we've got Chase Atlantic who I very much assure is a different band to Stand Atlantic, however the battle line has been drawn and the Standers win this time as they charted 1 position higher about a month ago. For the first time in nearly 30 years, The Cure are back in the top 10. I remember back in 2008 when every single they released periodically in the lead up to their album charted in the top 100, but then the album itself only made #30. John Butler's been making serious waves on the charts going all the way back to 2001. That's mostly with his interchangeable trio, with which he's had 4 #1 albums. When it comes to proper solo albums, he's never quite had the same fanfare, but this week manages an equal solo high at #23. Lastly with the longest gap she's ever had between albums, we've got the return of Sarah Blasko, who has previously made the top 10 with 5 of her albums. I've been something of a fan since I first discovered her music in 2006, and finally got to see her live earlier this year.

18/11/2024

 

Singles

 

01 02 04 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

02 01 04 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

03 03 12 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

04 04 26 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 05 13 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

06 06 31 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

07 07 43 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 09 13 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

09 08 31 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 27 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

11 11 31 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

12 12 16 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

13 13 07 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

14 14 48 05 YELLOW Coldplay

15 15 52 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 19 34 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

17 18 36 10 AUSTIN Dasha

18 16 23 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

19 20 27 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

20 21 135 02 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay

21 23 122 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

22 26 56 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

23 29 26 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

24 22 12 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

25 28 22 24 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

26 31 64 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

27 41 173 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

28 52 127 02 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier

29 30 71 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

30 25 34 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

31 37 18 31 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

32 39 25 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

33 34 21 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

34 36 49 02 A SKY FULL OF STARS Coldplay

35 27 222 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

36 38 15 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

37 45 229 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

38 64 61 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

39 17 03 15 ST. CHROMA Tyler, The Creator

40 49 04 26 LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen

41 48 227 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

42 43 86 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

43 51 15 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

44 40 44 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

45 47 29 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

46 53 34 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

47 50 12 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

48 44 12 18 DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

49 35 34 11 FE!N Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

50 63 93 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

 

Bubbling Under

12 (17) IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

13 (18) BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

14 (9) DARLING, I Tyler, The Creator

15 (11) STICKY Tyler, The Creator

16 (20) SOMEDAYS Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Jazzy

17 (19) EMBRACE IT Ndotz

18 (16) THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

19 (10) SÃO PAULO The Weeknd feat. Anitta

20 (NE) CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren feat. Ella Henderson

 

Albums

 

01 06 006 01 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

02 02 012 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

03 01 003 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

04 07 021 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

05 10 031 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

06 09 026 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

07 08 197 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

08 11 007 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

09 05 002 05 SONGS OF A LOST WORLD The Cure

10 16 013 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

11 12 023 01 BRAT Charli XCX

12 13 182 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

13 15 030 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

14 14 062 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

15 18 089 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

16 19 101 01 SOS SZA

17 20 082 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

18 34 128 03 HOZIER Hozier

19 48 044 02 THICK LATER Tate McRae

20 17 068 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

21 22 388 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

22 21 348 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

23 24 031 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

24 31 075 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

25 NE 001 25 THE BLISS South Summit

26 25 055 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

27 RE 005 08 ZORA Sheppard

28 29 460 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

29 27 273 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

30 32 225 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

31 41 024 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

32 30 443 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

33 28 013 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

34 33 505 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

35 38 366 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

36 39 111 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

37 36 276 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

38 NE 001 38 MAKE THEM SUFFER Make Them Suffer

39 26 302 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

40 42 333 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

41 40 105 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

42 45 294 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

43 47 262 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

44 50 014 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

45 51 336 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

46 46 084 02 A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS Coldplay

47 82 002 47 DUETS Andrea Bocelli

48 57 127 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

49 43 018 01 THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE) Eminem

50 54 064 02 ZACH BRYAN Zach Bryan

 

 

We're not allowed to have fun anymore. Hozier & Tate McRae have been touring here lately, and I know Artemas is presenting at the ARIA Awards for some reason so maybe he's getting a local boost as well. Through sales I am unable to allocate, Coldplay have managed to go to #1 anyway, with a once and a blue moon scenario of dropping out of the top 50 and only peaking at #1 on the re-entry.

25/11/2024

 

Singles

 

01 01 05 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

02 02 05 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

03 03 13 01 TASTE Sabrina Carpenter

04 04 27 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

05 05 14 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

06 06 32 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

07 07 44 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

08 08 14 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

09 09 32 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

10 10 28 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

11 12 17 07 I LOVE YOU, I'M SORRY Gracie Abrams

12 11 32 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE Chappell Roan

13 13 08 11 TIMELESS The Weeknd, Playboi Carti

14 NE 01 14 2 HANDS Tate McRae

15 15 53 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims

16 17 37 10 AUSTIN Dasha

17 18 24 01 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Sabrina Carpenter

18 16 35 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

19 19 28 11 STARGAZING Myles Smith

20 25 23 20 NIGHTS LIKE THIS The Kid Laroi

21 23 27 14 WILDFLOWER Billie Eilish

22 24 13 10 BED CHEM Sabrina Carpenter

23 22 57 01 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

24 21 123 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan

25 35 223 06 RIPTIDE Vance Joy

26 30 35 21 SLOW IT DOWN Benson Boone

27 52 10 14 IT'S OK I'M OK Tate McRae

28 14 49 05 YELLOW Coldplay

29 27 174 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls

30 31 19 31 THE DOOR Teddy Swims

31 28 128 02 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier

32 26 65 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves

33 33 22 19 HOT TO GO! Chappell Roan

34 36 16 31 KISSES BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose

35 32 26 12 PINK SKIES Zach Bryan

36 38 62 02 GREEDY Tate McRae

37 42 87 01 CRUEL SUMMER Taylor Swift

38 41 228 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac

39 44 45 12 SCARED TO START Michael Marcagi

40 47 13 19 JUNO Sabrina Carpenter

41 37 230 19 MR BRIGHTSIDE The Killers

42 46 35 03 I LIKE THE WAY YOU KISS ME Artemas

43 54 06 43 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

44 45 30 01 MILLION DOLLAR BABY Tommy Richman

45 29 72 02 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

46 50 94 01 LAST NIGHT Morgan Wallen

47 43 16 01 GUESS Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish

48 58 99 25 WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS Luke Combs

49 65 26 28 SEE YOU AGAIN Tyler, The Creator

50 51 86 02 FAST CAR Luke Combs

 

Bubbling Under

11 (11) DIET PEPSI Addison Rae

12 (9) LOVE SOMEBODY Morgan Wallen

13 (15) STICKY Tyler, The Creator

14 (8) ST. CHROMA Tyler, The Creator

15 (20) CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren feat. Ella Henderson

16 (31) THE EMPTINESS MACHINE Linkin Park

17 (18) THICK OF IT KSI feat. Trippie Redd

18 (NE) LIKE HIM Tyler, The Creator

19 (22) BABY I'M BACK The Kid Laroi

20 (17) EMBRACE IT Ndotz

 

Albums

 

01 NE 001 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park

02 02 013 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

03 03 004 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

04 NE 001 04 GOOD LIFE Illy

05 04 022 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

06 05 032 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan

07 06 027 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

08 07 198 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd

09 08 008 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran

10 10 014 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

11 11 024 01 BRAT Charli XCX

12 13 031 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

13 12 183 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo

14 16 102 01 SOS SZA

15 15 090 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

16 14 063 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo

17 17 083 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone

18 19 045 02 THICK LATER Tate McRae

19 22 349 07 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs

20 21 389 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 5

21 18 129 03 HOZIER Hozier

22 20 069 01 UTOPIA Travis Scott

23 23 032 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park

24 NE 001 24 SHAWN Shawn Mendes

25 31 025 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi

26 29 274 01 LOVER Taylor Swift

27 26 056 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift

28 28 461 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem

29 NE 001 29 MM..FOOD (20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) MF DOOM

30 09 003 05 SONGS OF A LOST WORLD The Cure

31 24 076 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan

32 30 226 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift

33 35 367 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

34 34 506 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

35 32 444 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry

36 40 334 01 AM Arctic Monkeys

37 36 112 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift

38 33 014 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

39 01 007 01 MOON MUSIC Coldplay

40 39 303 01 ASTROWORLD Travis Scott

41 37 277 01 STARBOY The Weeknd

42 42 295 01 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish

43 41 106 02 GRADUATION Kanye West

44 58 008 13 UNREAL UNEARTH Hozier

45 43 263 01 WHAT YOU SEE AIN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU GET Luke Combs

46 44 015 30 96 MONTHS Calvin Harris

47 45 337 03 DIAMONDS Elton John

48 RE 193 11 TEN Pearl Jam

49 48 128 15 LOOK AT ME: THE ALBUM XXXTentacion

50 53 185 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator

 

 

If you're at all interested in seeing me write at length about modern music, then good news because I have a new blog. It's going through and ranking all 1,000 songs that appeared in triple j's Hottest 100 from 2013 to 2022. This cross section of youth culture means that Billie Eilish & Lorde both appear over a dozen times, but then so do bands like Lime Cordiale and Bring Me The Horizon. I'm currently right at the bottom of the list so it's a lot of me finding kind ways to talk about songs I'm not very fond of.

 

On an unrelated note, we have the same #1 single as last week. Actually we have the same #2 single, and #3, and #4, and #5, and #6, and #7, and #8, and #9, and #10. As if to make the chart even more seamless, Coldplay crash down but Tate McRae manages to debut at exactly the position that "Yellow" has been holding for the last 2 weeks. With a song that also evokes the same era as it shares its name with a 1999 Heath Ledger film. Australians will remember it as the movie where they first heard Powderfinger's "These Days". Speaking of Australians, The Kid LAROI has been doing a local tour lately, and manages to finally get "NIGHTS LIKE THIS" into the top 20. Its partner in the act of sitting eternally in the middle of the chart, "Slow It Down" is still trying to figure that step out. It would've looked a decent chance next week if not for the letters GNX. Teddy Swims also gets a 3rd top 50 hit. I found it mildly amusing that this first 2024 song that sounded a little bit like that one Cutting Crew song has managed to replace Morgan Wallen's song that also sounds a little bit like that one Cutting Crew song.

 

Linkin Park score their 4th #1 album. In the past they've had a track record of picking very bad weeks to release their albums, often being beaten out by blockbuster Australian releases. "Meteora" debuted at #2 because it was released on the same week as Delta Goodrem's "Innocent Eyes", the highest selling album of the decade ("Meteora" was #98 for the 2000s). They slightly improved their record a few years ago when the re-release of "Hybrid Theory" belatedly got it to the #1 spot, but this is their first new album to hit the top since "A Thousand Suns" did so in 2010. They're joined on the debut front by Illy, an artist who will appear on my blog 9 times. His last two albums both debuted at #1 but this one comes years later with very little buzz that I've seen, so colour me impressed he's managed to score a top 5 debut. I cannot say the same for Shawn Mendes, who after three straight top 3 albums has scored his lowest debut to date, lower than "Wonder" was in its 3rd week. I normally try to re-produce all crediting and spelling the way they're listed on the ARIA Chart. I've taken an exception to this rule just this one week because I believe in an important rule with regards to MF DOOM which is ALL CAPS when you spell the man name. Prior to this, the only time MF DOOM ever charted before was as a featured artist on The Avalanches' song "Frankie Sinatra". By sheer coincidence, that song also debuted alongside Shawn Mendes. Thanks to the vinyl re-release, "MM..FOOD" posthumously becomes his first ever charting album in Australia.