15/12/2025

Singles

01 01 17 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 10 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 03 25 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

04 04 44 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

05 07 26 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

06 06 11 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

07 05 12 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

08 08 27 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

09 10 20 06 12 TO 12 sombr

10 09 02 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

11 12 38 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

12 11 10 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

13 16 37 02 UNDRESSED sombr

14 13 99 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

15 15 22 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

16 14 24 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

17 19 41 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

18 26 69 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

19 20 25 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

20 17 10 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

21 21 87 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

22 23 82 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

23 18 11 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

24 22 11 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

25 36 60 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

26 29 27 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

27 37 52 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

28 25 11 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

29 95 22 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga

30 39 60 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

31 40 04 31 CHANEL Tyla

32 27 24 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

33 35 83 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

34 43 54 01 MESSY Lola Young

35 28 24 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

36 41 46 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

37 55 55 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar

38 31 23 27 GABRIELA Katseye

39 34 24 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

40 33 11 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

41 32 28 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

42 48 87 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

43 30 06 30 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

44 45 61 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

45 46 87 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

46 50 90 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

47 44 15 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter

48 57 69 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

49 73 77 01 NOT LIKE US Kendrick Lamar

50 47 19 40 FOLDED Kehlani

Bubbling Under

12 (13) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

13 (11) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae

14 (9) DO IT Stray Kids

15 (17) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter

16 (15) CENTURY EsDeeKid

17 (16) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

18 (20) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

19 (NE) THE DEAD DANCE Lady Gaga

20 (RE) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

Albums

01 02 11 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 01 10 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

03 03 25 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

04 NE 01 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue

05 17 39 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

06 04 15 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

07 21 52 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

08 05 42 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

09 07 68 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

10 09 16 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

11 NE 01 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo

12 08 52 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

13 06 03 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

14 11 82 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

15 12 30 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

16 10 51 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

17 15 77 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

18 16 86 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

19 13 13 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

20 24 79 01 BRAT Charli XCX

21 26 100 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae

22 NE 01 22 LIVE GOD Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

23 25 91 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

24 46 09 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

25 22 08 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

26 31 31 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

27 19 32 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

28 29 16 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

29 30 16 03 KARMA Stray Kids

30 36 24 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

31 39 22 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

32 27 04 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer

33 37 20 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

34 33 16 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

35 57 31 29 ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Doechii

36 55 07 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave

37 34 07 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen

38 85 06 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

39 54 12 24 LOVED Parcels

40 47 16 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey

41 44 27 04 CHARM Clairo

42 NE 01 42 GHOST WORLD Alison Wonderland

43 43 12 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

44 50 40 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

45 41 05 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly

46 53 36 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

47 45 63 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

48 48 24 01 VIRGIN Lorde

49 32 11 06 VIE Doja Cat

50 64 24 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 4th week. There's absolutely no competition so you can lock it in for next week as well. That would perhaps be considered the Christmas chart and in case you're wondering, "Man I Need" would certainly be #1 no matter what. Mariah Carey usually (though not always) climbed to #1 the week after, and I suspect if allowed on the chart, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" would be fighting a close battle for #2, and probably losing it. I was alerted to an curiosity that the top 3 singles & albums are the same artists in the same order, which might not have ever happened before. Otherwise, we're looking at the Spotify Wrapped chart this week, discovering what songs everyone listened to in January and February, and then forgot about. Only we've been reading these charts since at least that far back, so we already know what everyone was listening to then. "That's So True", "The Days - NOTION Remix" and "APT." are among the greatest gainers this week. Kendrick Lamar & Lady Gaga are also probably benefitting from this, but they've also been in Australia in this time frame so that's the other big thing. An amusing side effect of this is that "The Dead Dance" has finally reached the New Music chart for the first time, despite previously reaching the ARIA top 50 on release. The only new peak this week is for Tyla's "CHANEL", as most new songs are having a rough week. If you want my rough estimate, I think there should be about 6-7 Christmas songs in the top 50 this week. Ayy he said the thing, but genuinely that's what I think.

I've already told you what happened on the album chart, but I will say that Olivia Dean has returned to #1 for the first time since debuting there. Potentially she's setting a pecking order with streaming though I suspect Taylor Swift's pure sales might contest her for a while yet. The two albums have 8 and 3 songs respectively in the Spotify top 200, but 7 and 12 songs respectively in the Apple Music top 200. Kylie Minogue's expanded Christmas album debuts at #4. The original version was a perennial re-charter that peaked at #7. Olivia Rodrigo keeps her charting discography covered in 1's, as she adds two more of them with her Glastonbury set. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds had a #47 charting live album back in 1993, and now they've gotten just a bit higher with another one at #22. Pepperidge Farm remembers when Alison Wonderland was more popular than Ninajirachi. Now she's got a guest spot on the new Alison Wonderland album, but it ends up debuting lower than "I Love My Computer" is this week.

22/12/2025

Singles

01 01 18 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 11 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 03 26 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

04 04 45 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

05 06 12 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

06 07 13 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

07 05 27 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

08 09 21 06 12 TO 12 sombr

09 10 03 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

10 08 28 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

11 11 39 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

12 12 11 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

13 13 38 02 UNDRESSED sombr

14 14 100 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

15 20 11 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

16 15 23 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

17 17 42 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

18 19 26 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

19 18 70 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

20 21 88 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

21 16 25 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

22 31 05 22 CHANEL Tyla

23 22 83 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

24 23 12 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

25 24 12 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

26 25 61 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

27 27 53 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

28 28 12 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

29 30 61 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

30 33 84 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

31 43 07 30 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

32 26 28 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

33 29 23 12 ABRACADABRA Lady Gaga

34 34 55 01 MESSY Lola Young

35 40 12 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

36 32 25 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

37 38 24 27 GABRIELA Katseye

38 35 25 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

39 36 47 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

40 48 70 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

41 37 56 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar

42 41 29 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

43 45 88 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

44 52 13 41 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

45 42 88 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

46 50 20 40 FOLDED Kehlani

47 46 91 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

48 39 25 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

49 44 62 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

50 53 22 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren

Bubbling Under

10 (11) TEARS Sabrina Carpenter

11 (12) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

12 (16) CENTURY EsDeeKid

13 (17) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

14 (18) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

15 (15) WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter

16 (13) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae

17 (14) DO IT Stray Kids

18 (NE) FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift

19 (20) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

20 (NE) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb

Albums

01 01 12 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 02 11 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

03 03 26 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

04 05 40 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

05 RE 47 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd

06 06 16 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

07 08 43 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

08 09 69 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

09 10 17 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

10 12 53 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

11 16 52 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

12 14 83 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

13 NE 01 13 TRIPPING OVER TIME Boy & Bear

14 15 31 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

15 18 87 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

16 13 04 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

17 17 78 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

18 07 53 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

19 19 14 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

20 20 80 01 BRAT Charli XCX

21 25 09 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

22 26 32 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

23 NE 01 23 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE STREETS? 21 Savage

24 24 10 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

25 23 92 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

26 NE 01 26 THUNK Jim Moginie & The Family Dog

27 11 02 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo

28 29 17 03 KARMA Stray Kids

29 31 23 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

30 27 33 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

31 28 17 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

32 30 25 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

33 04 02 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue

34 32 05 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer

35 33 21 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

36 34 17 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

37 41 28 04 CHARM Clairo

38 35 32 29 ALLIGATOR BITES NEVER HEAL Doechii

39 38 07 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

40 36 08 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave

41 37 08 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen

42 45 06 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly

43 50 25 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane

44 40 17 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey

45 52 59 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

46 44 41 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

47 47 64 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

48 NE 01 48 JUNKDRAWERS Benjamin Stewart

49 46 37 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

50 39 13 24 LOVED Parcels

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 5th week. We'd be looking at a heck of a run at the top if it didn't spent 2 months getting blocked. In any case, the Spotify Wrapped effect is done, so now we can all enjoy an exciting chart with all that interesting movement that Christmas was robbing from us. Oh.

Olivia Dean is #1 for a 3rd week. There's a bit more action here courtesy of a Pink Floyd re-issue, rest in piece to the burning man on the album cover. Boy & Bear also return with their latest album. I got an email from them asking to help them get a #1 album. If you count the Australian artist chart, then they did it! Unfortunately because of these two albums, 21 Savage's plead to Mike Skinner only enters at #23. Then we've got Jim Moginie entering at #26 for his first ever solo entry. He's the guitarist from Midnight Oil. Speaking of solo projects, sneaking in is Slowly Slowly's lead singer Benjamin Stewart.

29/12/2025

Singles

01 01 19 01 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean

02 02 12 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift

03 03 27 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna

04 04 46 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren

05 05 13 04 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean

06 06 14 05 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Raye

07 07 28 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe

08 08 22 06 12 TO 12 sombr

09 10 29 08 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean

10 09 04 09 I RUN Kaitlin Aragon, HVN.

11 11 40 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr

12 12 12 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift

13 14 101 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone

14 15 12 13 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean

15 22 06 15 CHANEL Tyla

16 13 39 02 UNDRESSED sombr

17 17 43 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae

18 16 24 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber

19 20 89 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey

20 23 84 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish

21 31 08 21 PHANTOM EsDeeKid & Rico Ace

22 18 27 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax

23 21 26 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

24 24 13 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae

25 25 13 20 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean

26 26 62 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams

27 19 71 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars

28 54 06 28 4 RAWS EsDeeKid

29 NE 01 29 IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS Fall Out Boy

30 30 85 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

31 28 13 25 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean

32 29 62 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars

33 27 54 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal

34 34 56 01 MESSY Lola Young

35 32 29 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter

36 44 14 36 REIN ME IN Sam Fender, Olivia Dean

37 37 25 27 GABRIELA Katseye

38 38 26 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

39 40 71 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez

40 36 26 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast

41 35 13 28 DRACULA Tame Impala

42 45 89 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan

43 43 89 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter

44 46 21 40 FOLDED Kehlani

45 60 05 45 CENTURY EsDeeKid

46 49 63 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims

47 47 92 01 TOO SWEET Hozier

48 39 48 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae

49 42 30 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae

50 52 09 50 I'VE SEEN IT Olivia Dean

Bubbling Under

12 (14) CHOOSIN' TEXAS Ella Langley

13 (11) ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift

14 (17) DO IT Stray Kids

15 (13) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie

16 (19) DIE ON THIS HILL Sienna Spiro

17 (NE) THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter

18 (20) THINK ABOUT US Sonny Fodera, D.O.D, Poppy Baskcomb

19 (NE) WHITE KEYS Dominic Fike

20 (16) NOBODY'S GIRL Tate McRae

Albums

01 01 13 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean

02 02 12 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift

03 03 27 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack

04 06 17 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter

05 08 70 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter

06 07 44 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae

07 05 48 01 WISH YOU WERE HERE (50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Pink Floyd

08 11 53 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator

09 15 88 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift

10 12 84 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish

11 16 05 01 WICKED: FOR GOOD Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

12 09 18 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr

13 10 54 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren

14 17 79 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams

15 04 41 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga

16 14 32 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen

17 19 15 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran

18 20 81 01 BRAT Charli XCX

19 21 10 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala

20 27 03 11 LIVE FROM GLASTONBURY (A BBC RECORDING) Olivia Rodrigo

21 22 33 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token

22 25 93 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande

23 33 03 04 KYLIE CHRISTMAS (FULLY WRAPPED) Kylie Minogue

24 18 54 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar

25 56 08 22 GETTING KILLED Geese

26 32 26 02 ADDISON Addison Rae

27 24 11 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender

28 39 08 18 I LOVE MY COMPUTER Ninajirachi

29 45 60 01 50 YEARS - THE BEST OF Cold Chisel

30 34 06 01 EVERYONE'S A STAR! 5 Seconds of Summer

31 28 18 03 KARMA Stray Kids

32 36 18 05 HICKEY Royel Otis

33 37 29 04 CHARM Clairo

34 29 24 02 SWAG Justin Bieber

35 35 20 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph

36 31 18 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model

37 44 18 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey

38 42 07 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly

39 55 21 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods

40 49 38 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd

41 30 34 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande

42 51 26 01 VIRGIN Lorde

43 59 08 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine

44 93 08 04 THE BIG FIVE-0 Cold Chisel

45 47 65 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone

46 53 14 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley

47 40 09 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave

48 43 02 IF THAT MAKES SENSE Spacey Jane

49 58 27 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park

50 46 42 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake

"Man I Need" is #1 for a 6th week. Once again we must ponder if we have solved music with a #9 & #10 switch being the only change in the top 10. It's very much in keeping with what we would have gotten last year if all the Christmas music was omitted, for now the gaps between these songs are too pronounced, and the movement too slight and uniform to change anything. It's possible the general weirdness of New Year's Eve could cause an impact. I'm seeing "No Broke Boys" & "Abracadabra" pretty high up on the first NYE Spotify playlist I found. As far as songs moving up this week, Tyla has jumped into the top 20 now with "CHANEL" and it's a big week for EsDeeKid with all of his songs vaulting, including his simultaneous second & third top 50 hits. In accordance with the new rules, we have just one Christmas song in the chart this week, Fall Out Boy scoring their first lead artist entry in over a decade with their Spotify exclusive. I believe Laufey's "Santa Baby" should also be in the top 50 but it's missing. Speaking of which, It's never been a top 50 threat before, but Dave's "Raindance" is seeing serious second wind at the moment, so if it continues to be left out of the chart now, it'll start to be genuinely noticeable. Olivia Dean also scores another top 50 hit for good measure.

I didn't realise it but last week the Bubbling Under chart did a funny thing. If you look at it now you'll see that "So Easy (To Fall In Love)" is the highest new song at the moment, which feels odd doesn't it? You're right to think that, because ARIA have prematurely shafted "The Fate of Ophelia", because it would seem that someone put the wrong date into the database. For the time being it means she gets a revolving door of new entries at the bottom of her allowed ration for the New Music chart, but it also means that should the song stick around for its entire allowed tenure (see you all in late 2027), I suspect it's going to be removed from the chart several weeks early. Given the nature of Taylor Swift streaming cycles, it'll probably depend on if she has another particularly big album that puts "The Life Of A Showgirl" into the ever expanding past region of her discography, just one of the bygone albums. This comment doesn't work very well while "The Tortured Poets Department" climbs into the top 10 but I suspect that's on the back of Christmas sales and not streams.

Olivia Dean gets a 4th week at #1 on the album chart. This week the entire top 10 are #1 peaking albums. There are no debuts this week so all we can do is speculate which albums got given out on Christmas. I suspect a lot of excited unwrapping of Cold Chisel and Geese occurred this year, I wonder how much overlap there is in that audience. I feel like Jimmy Barnes & Cameron Winter have a similar approach to singing.

That also wraps up this year's charts. I will return to this thread in a week or so when the Year End charts come out, but until then, thanks for reading, I'll see you in the new thread.

Do we know yet if the year-end charts are going to be old rules, new rules, or both?

On 02/01/2026 at 12:18, Riser said:

Do we know yet if the year-end charts are going to be old rules, new rules, or both?

My assumption is that they're just going to take the data directly from the published charts, so every chart point counts until you're kicked off. Can't see them retroactively applying the rules to the earlier charts unless they already had it developed in-house all year.

2025 End Of Year Charts

Singles

1. (NE) Alex Warren - Ordinary

2. (NE) Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna - Golden

3. (58) Rosé, Bruno Mars - APT.

4. (92) Gracie Abrams - That's So True

5. (31) Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

6. (6) Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

7. (1) Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

8. (NE) Lola Young - Messy

9. (2) Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

10. (NE) Chrystal - The Days - NOTION Remix

11. (NE) Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not

12. (NE) Sombr - Back To Friends

13. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - Luther

14. (NE) sombr - Undressed

15. (NE) Olivia Dean - Man I Need

16. (7) Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen - I Had Some Help

17. (NE) Disco Lines, Tinashe - No Broke Boys

18. (13) Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!

19. (3) Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

20. (NE) Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

21. (NE) Gigi Perez - Sailor Song

22. (NE) Tate McRae - Sports car

23. (28) Sabrina Carpenter - Taste

24. (5) Teddy Swims - Lose Control

25. (23) Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

26. (NE) Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

27. (NE) Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

28. (NE) Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Soda Pop

29. (NE) Alex Warren - Carry You Home

30. (8) Hozier - Too Sweet

31. (NE) The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless

32. (27) Myles Smith - Stargazing

33. (70) Billie Eilish - Wildflower

34. (NE) Justin Bieber - Daisies

35. (NE) Drake - Nokia

36. (NE) Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Your Idol

37. (NE) Sam Barber feat. Avery Anna - Indigo

38. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

39. (37) Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

40. (86) Gracie Abrams - I Love You, I'm Sorry

41. (42) Zach Bryan - Pink Skies

42. (NE) Teddy Swims - The Door

43. (NE) Luke Combs - Ain't No Love In Oklahoma

44. (36) Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

45. (74) Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars

46. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters - How It's Done

47. (12) Dasha - Austin

48. (NE) Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap

49. (NE) Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other

50. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - What It Sounds Like

51. (NE) BL3SS x CamrinWatsin feat. bbyclose - Kisses

52. (NE) sombr - 12 to 12

53. (14) Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

54. (NE) Tate McRae - Just Keep Watching

55. (33) Benson Boone - Slow It Down

56. (NE) Tate McRae - Revolving Door

57. (NE) Leon Thomas - Mutt

58. (15) Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange

59. (11) Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

60. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - TV Off

61. (NE) The Marias - No One Noticed

62. (NE) Sonny Fodera, D.O.D. & Jazzy - Somedays

63. (NE) Lady Gaga - Abracadabra

64. (NE) Doechii - Anxiety

65. (34) The Killers - Mr Brightside

66. (NE) Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem

67. (NE) Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Free

68. (24) Vance Joy - Riptide

69. (4) Noah Kahan - Stick Season

70. (68) Luke Combs - Where The Wild Things Are

71. (26) Ariana Grande - We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)

72. (NE) Shaboozey - Good News

73. (100) Charli XCX feat. Billie Eilish - Guess

74. (NE) Addison Rae - Diet Pepsi

75. (NE) Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast - Takedown

76. (NE) Doechii - Denial Is A River

77. (NE) Alex Warren - Burning Down

78. (NE) Taylor Swift - Opalite

79. (NE) Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else

80. (NE) Benson Boone - Mystical Magical

81. (54) Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours

82. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Bed Chem

83. (NE) Morgan Wallen - What I Want

84. (30) Luke Combs - Fast Car

85. (NE) Ed Sheeran - Azizam

86. (NE) Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

87. (NE) Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok

88. (78) Coldplay - Yellow

89. (16) Tate McRae - Greedy

90. (NE) Morgan Wallen - Love Somebody

91. (NE) Royel Otis - Linger (SiriusXM Session)

92. (NE) Billie Eilish - Chihiro

93. (29) Cyril - Stumblin' In

94. (57) Hozier - Take Me To Church

95. (72) Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

96. (NE) Kane Brown & Marshmello - Miles On It

97. (9) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

98. (RE) Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

99. (NE) Alex Warren, Jelly Roll - Bloodline

100. (10) Tommy Richman - Million Dollar Baby

Albums

1. (NE) Taylor Swift - The Life of a Showgirl

2. (NE) Soundtrack - KPop Demon Hunters (From The Netflix Film)

3. (3) Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet

4. (2) Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft

5. (NE) Tate McRae - So Close To What

6. (NE) Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend

7. (20) Gracie Abrams - The Secret Of Us

8. (NE) Alex Warren - You'll Be Alright, Kid

9. (NE) Olivia Dean - The Art of Loving

10. (6) SZA - SOS

11. (85) Ed Sheeran - +-=÷x (Tour Collection)

12. (NE) Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem

13. (18) Charli XCX - BRAT

14. (4) The Weeknd - The Highlights

15. (1) Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

16. (NE) Kendrick Lamar - GNX

17. (14) Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

18. (NE) Lady Gaga - Mayhem

19. (NE) Sleep Token - Even In Arcadia

20. (21) Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine

21. (16) Luke Combs - This One's For You

22. (NE) The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow

23. (46) Pitbull - Greatest Hits

24. (19) Maroon 5 - Singles Collection

25. (12) Post Malone - The Diamond Collection

26. (13) Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

27. (74) Tyler, The Creator - Chromakopia

28. (8) Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time

29. (24) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

30. (51) Hozier - Hozier (10th Anniversary Edition)

31. (17) Noah Kahan - Stick Season

32. (27) Katy Perry - Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection

33. (34) Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

34. (35) Arctic Monkeys - AM

35. (33) Linkin Park - Papercuts

36. (NE) PartyNextDoor, Drake - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U

37. (11) Taylor Swift - Folklore

38. (NE) sombr - I Barely Know Her

39. (NE) Justin Bieber - SWAG

40. (5) Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)

41. (23) Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits

42. (9) Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

43. (15) Taylor Swift - Reputation

44. (49) Tate McRae - Think Later

45. (NE) Calvin Harris - 96 Months

46. (NE) Ed Sheeran - Play

47. (7) Taylor Swift - Lover

48. (43) Ed Sheeran - ÷

49. (NE) Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande - Wicked: The Soundtrack

50. (30) Kanye West - Graduation

51. (62) Post Malone - F-1 Trillion

52. (71) Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever

53. (60) Lady Gaga - The Fame

54. (36) Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get

55. (48) Rihanna - Good Girls Gone Bad

56. (26) Elton John - Diamonds

57. (66) Benson Boone - Fireworks & Rollerblades

58. (NE) Central Cee - Can't Rush Greatness

59. (44) Cold Chisel - 50 Years - The Best Of

60. (NE) Jennie - Ruby

61. (NE) Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)

62. (NE) Lorde - Virgin

63. (40) Green Day - Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band

64. (32) Foo Fighters - The Essential

65. (10) Taylor Swift - Midnights

66. (69) Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa

67. (25) The Weeknd - Starboy

68. (NE) Spacey Jane - If That Makes Sense

69. (NE) Rosé - Rosie

70. (22) Travis Scott - Utopia

71. (NE) Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal

72. (65) ABBA - Studio Albums

73. (38) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album

74. (NE) Sam Barber - Restless Mind

75. (58) Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia (5th Anniversary Edition)

76. (59) Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans

77. (NE) Hilltop Hoods - Fall From The Light

78. (NE) Flo Rida - Now Playing

79. (64) Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

80. (75) Tyler, The Creator - Igor

81. (47) Travis Scott - Astroworld

82. (NE) Playboi Carti - Music

83. (55) Luke Combs - Gettin' Old

84. (RE) Jeff Buckley - Grace

85. (56) Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

86. (NE) Luke Combs - Fathers & Sons

87. (81) INXS - The Very Best

88. (41) Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)

89. (NE) Drake - Take Care

90. (77) Nirvana - Nevermind

91. (78) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Greatest Hits

92. (67) The Kid Laroi - The First Time

93. (NE) Clairo - Charm

94. (RE) Drake - Views

95. (RE) Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition)

96. (NE) Stray Kids - KARMA

97. (NE) Addison Rae - Addison

98. (NE) Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken

99. (80) Linkin Park - Meteora

100. (93) Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

Highlighted in red are Australian artists and/or artists who recently lost a court case against anonymous Redditors.

Depending on your perspective, this is either the most meaningless EOY list, or the last one that has even a semblance of meaning. Based on my scientific study of just looking at it and hashing out vibes, I would say that the expected result has happened. We've got an EOY chart that just adheres to each weekly chart as they were seen, so there are still old entries here, but they're missing the last third of their data and are slightly languishing for it. Only not too much because that would require there being ample new hits to take their place and we didn't really get that at the end of the year. It serves as a great reality check for the end of the year, especially on the album chart, where for instance, Laufey's #2 peaking album from 4-5 months ago that's generally stayed within the top 50 since release is unable to crack the list. If you're somehow able to compare the chart runs of "Kids" by MGMT in 2008 (which made the list) and "Gabriela" by KATSEYE (which did not), you might find it elucidating. The luck is transferred though. Look at The Marias, making it all the way up to #61 with their song that never cracked the top 50 (but would have if the rules were around sooner). We've also got a first ever appearance for Drake's "Take Care", which might not have made the list if the rules stayed in place. It will probably be remarked upon in the future that Taylor Swift has taken the top album spot easily for the 4th time in a row with 4 different albums. The way 2026 is going, she may need another new one to do it again. It is perhaps fitting that in this dying gasp of the old chart rules that we get an appearance from a Flo Rida album that doesn't even exist on streaming services and barely exists at all. At the very least, I may have to change up my formatting a little next year because I expect overlaps to be a little rarer. That's 2027 Dirca's problem though.