August 26Aug 26 Author 25/08/2025Singles01 01 09 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 28 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren03 04 10 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe04 05 08 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast05 03 06 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber06 06 08 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast07 07 08 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast08 09 08 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast09 08 22 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr10 14 08 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast11 11 21 02 UNDRESSED sombr12 16 08 12 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast13 12 25 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae14 15 09 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax15 13 06 13 YUKON Justin Bieber16 10 04 04 THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan17 24 04 17 12 TO 12 sombr18 17 83 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone19 18 11 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter20 19 92 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims21 20 213 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls22 22 71 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey23 21 267 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac24 45 11 24 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean25 23 12 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae26 27 51 02 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan27 28 53 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars28 29 66 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish29 26 11 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran30 25 05 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren31 33 07 31 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice32 32 44 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams33 31 44 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars34 30 04 16 WHICH ONE Drake, Central Cee35 34 162 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan36 35 36 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal37 62 04 37 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator38 37 43 08 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House39 36 67 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen40 43 40 20 CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren41 41 14 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan Wallen42 44 107 02 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA43 NE 01 43 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean44 38 58 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims45 46 104 06 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves46 40 20 20 AZIZAM Ed Sheeran47 49 53 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez48 39 38 01 MESSY Lola Young49 47 39 02 LUTHER Kendrick Lamar50 42 06 12 JUMP BlackPinkBubbling Under(none this week)Albums01 01 009 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack02 NE 001 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray03 06 036 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren04 16 066 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish05 07 047 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran06 09 052 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter07 11 014 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen08 12 237 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd09 NE 001 09 LEARN THE HARD WAY Jordan Davis10 13 258 06 GREATEST HITS Pitbull11 10 006 02 SWAG Justin Bieber12 14 026 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae13 NE 001 13 STAY RELENTLESS Justice For The Damned14 29 070 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift15 19 141 01 SOS SZA16 17 545 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac17 25 265 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift18 21 071 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park19 45 313 01 LOVER Taylor Swift20 NE 001 20 PROMISES Mama Kin Spender21 RE 034 02 HERATBREAK WEATHER (5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Niall Horan22 20 061 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams23 23 428 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 524 22 222 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo25 24 122 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone26 38 406 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift27 08 005 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator28 03 002 03 LOST AMERICANA MGK29 26 008 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (COMPLETE EDITION) Teddy Swims30 27 442 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran31 30 373 01 AM Arctic Monkeys32 NE 001 32 THE COLLECTION OneRepublic33 28 066 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan34 63 148 01 MIDNIGHTS Taylor Swift35 96 035 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator36 15 003 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods37 32 500 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem38 33 115 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan39 35 388 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs40 34 483 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry41 36 129 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen42 37 168 03 HOZIER (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Hozier43 40 358 03 THE FAME Lady Gaga44 39 063 01 BRAT Charli XCX45 44 232 02 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD Rihanna46 43 368 16 GREATEST HITS: GOD'S FAVORITE BAND Green Day47 46 172 09 GRACE Jeff Buckley48 67 095 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift49 48 102 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo50 69 531 01 1989 Taylor Swift"Golden" is #1 for a 4th week. It remains so thoroughly unchallenged that most of the upward movement is from the other KPop Demon Hunters songs that have already been deigned unable to beat it. There are now 6 in the top 10 as "Free" makes it over the line. I didn't mention last week that Tinashe hit a new career high by surpassing the #5 peak of "All My Friends", so I will this week and she's gotten even higher again. Tyler, The Creator continues to wreak havoc on the relevance of a Friday release as he charts a new entry weeks after the fact, and it's on the cusp of surpassing the daily Spotify peak from day 1. Olivia Dean gets the huge boon of a week 1 new entry, as "Man I Need" will no doubt soar next week.KPop Demon Hunters is now the #1 album for a 6th week. I believe it's the longest running #1 album from an animated film but haven't had time to double check this. Conan Gray has scored his highest ever charting album as he reaches #2. He's had two top 10s before, but only on the lower end. Jordan Davis, the guy who made that song about how you should try just buying a house scores his first ever top 50 album, and lands in the top 10 even. The next debut comes from Mama Kin Spender, which is the duo of Mama Kin and Spender if you can believe it. Spender is also one half of one of my favourite songs no one's ever heard of. OneRepublic enter with another one of those compilations that basically no one is buying, and it's just in time to potentially climb next week as THE GREAT GOMMAGE OF 2025 IS HAPPENING (play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, very good video game) and like half the album chart will be wiped.
September 2Sep 2 Author 01/09/2025Singles01 01 10 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 29 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren03 03 11 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe04 04 09 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast05 06 09 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 05 07 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber07 07 09 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast08 08 09 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast09 09 23 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr10 10 09 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast11 12 09 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12 43 02 12 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean13 11 22 02 UNDRESSED sombr14 13 26 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae15 17 05 15 12 TO 12 sombr16 14 10 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax17 18 84 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone18 15 07 13 YUKON Justin Bieber19 37 05 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator20 19 12 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter21 16 05 04 THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan22 22 72 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey23 20 93 04 LOSE CONTROL Teddy Swims24 21 214 01 IRIS Goo Goo Dolls25 24 12 24 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean26 23 268 04 DREAMS Fleetwood Mac27 27 54 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars28 NE 01 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat29 28 67 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish30 25 13 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae31 26 52 02 PINK PONY CLUB Chappell Roan32 31 08 31 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice33 29 12 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran34 30 06 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren35 33 45 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars36 32 45 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams37 40 41 20 CARRY YOU HOME Alex Warren38 36 37 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal39 39 68 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen40 35 163 06 SOMETHING IN THE ORANGE Zach Bryan41 52 14 12 BLOODLINES Alex Warren, Jelly Roll42 44 59 21 THE DOOR Teddy Swims43 41 15 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan Wallen44 42 108 02 ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA45 NE 01 45 BREAKIN' DISHES Rihanna46 38 44 08 DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER Crowded House47 55 18 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone48 54 06 48 STRATEGY Twice49 47 54 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez50 46 21 20 AZIZAM Ed SheeranBubbling Under(none this week)Albums01 01 010 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack02 NE 001 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey03 NE 001 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones04 NE 001 04 KARMA Stray Kids05 NE 001 05 HICKEY Royel Otis06 NE 001 06 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr07 03 037 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren08 RE 002 08 WHIRLWIND (DELUXE) Lainey Wilson09 NE 001 09 LEGACY: THE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL YEARS John Fogerty10 RE 005 10 CHERRY BOMB (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Tyler, The Creator11 05 048 04 +-=÷× (TOUR COLLECTION) Ed Sheeran12 06 053 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter13 07 015 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen14 NE 001 14 THE CLEARING Wolf Alice15 08 238 02 THE HIGHLIGHTS The Weeknd16 35 036 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator17 10 259 06 GREATEST HITS Pitbull18 12 027 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae19 04 067 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish20 14 071 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift21 RE 014 02 RUBY Jennie22 15 142 01 SOS SZA23 27 006 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator24 53 222 03 IGOR Tyler, The Creator25 16 546 01 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac26 18 072 07 PAPERCUTS Linkin Park27 17 266 01 FOLKLORE Taylor Swift28 22 062 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams29 NE 001 29 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky30 11 007 02 SWAG Justin Bieber31 19 314 01 LOVER Taylor Swift32 25 123 03 THE DIAMOND COLLECTION Post Malone33 23 429 11 SINGLES COLLECTION Maroon 534 24 223 01 SOUR Olivia Rodrigo35 RE 090 07 SLIGHTLY ODWAY (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Jebediah36 30 443 01 ÷ Ed Sheeran37 29 009 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (COMPLETE EDITION) Teddy Swims38 26 407 01 REPUTATION Taylor Swift39 02 002 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray40 NE 001 40 STRANGE LOVE Bleak Squad41 33 067 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan42 32 002 32 THE COLLECTION OneRepublic43 31 374 01 AM Arctic Monkeys44 37 501 01 CURTAIN CALL: THE HITS Eminem45 42 169 03 HOZIER (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Hozier46 RE 002 36 ATMOSPHERICS Hands Like Houses47 39 389 05 THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Luke Combs48 40 484 01 TEENAGE DREAM: THE COMPLETE CONFECTION Katy Perry49 41 130 01 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen50 38 116 06 STICK SEASON Noah Kahan"Golden" is #1 for a 5th week. I apologise for bad intel last week, I believe the actual ARIA Chart gommage is coming next week. We come very close to having 7 KPop Demon Hunters songs in the top 10, and maybe that's still possible as sombr is crashing pretty hard on Spotify this week...except nah, Sabrina Carpenter's gonna carve up real estate. Maybe not quite as much as you'd expect as she's having a slower showing in Australia as per regular business. Too early to say if it's gonna correct itself by the end of the week or she's genuinely less popular here, but expect only "Tears" and "Manchild" as top 10 locks at this stage. Olivia Dean continues to press on as well and could make the top 10 as well. Also vaulting up is Tyler, The Creator, scoring just his 4th ever top 20 hit this week. Doja Cat arrives at #28 but is still making gains on Spotify currently. Could drop next week due to increased competition, but might not be as DOA as it looks. Also just in case there wasn't enough KPop Demon Hunters in here, TWICE are now in here twice as "Strategy" sneaks in. The always popular Rihanna album cut "Breakin' Dishes" shows up for the first time ever (already Platinum mind you), re-asserting the Reloaded edition of "Good Girl Gone Bad" as one of the most hit-laden albums ever, this is the 9th top 50 hit on that album now. It also presents an interesting situation for ARIA next week as it's one of the 8 songs that are old enough to be removed from the chart in this week's top 50. 5 of these are no-brainers I don't expect to last, the other two include "Pink Pony Club" and "Lose Control", songs that are too old but hadn't quite debuted 2 years ago (I still expect them to go). ARIA's initial clause allowed for a 10 week grace period for songs that make the top 30, so we shall see what they make of Rihanna's newly debuting entry.KPop Demon Hunters is the #1 album for a 7th week. They fend off one of the biggest weeks of new arrives of the year, which doesn't mean much because it's only the top album they need to beat, but there's some definite aura farming when you see off new entries from #2 down to #6. The closest contender is Laufey, perhaps expected as her last album debuted in the top 10 and she's only gotten more popular since then. I now have some interesting trivia for you. Who do you think is the highest charting Icelandic artist in Australia? Jónsi & Emiliana Torrini have actually never made the top 50. KALEO top out in the top 30, while even Sigur Rós have never quite made the top 10. Australia was a particularly big market for Ásgeir a decade ago and he reached the top 10, and your obvious choice of Björk has just been tied by Laufey. The answer is of course Of Monsters and Men, whose debut album was such a hit that it actually climbed to #1 in early 2013. It might just be a matter of time for Laufey to eventually top the charts here, just ask Deftones. I was recently surprised to learn that their classic "White Pony" debuted as high as #2 in Australia, and they were on diminishing returns after that. It was a mighty twist then in 2016 when they scored a #1 album for the first time. The follow up to that album peaked at #3, and that's where they've landed yet again with their latest. If you want to talk about fun chart patterns though, look at Stray Kids, who now have three #2 albums and three #4 albums, with no other top 10 peaks. They've done this all in the space of 3 years. Speaking of artists who've gotten immensely popular in the last 3 years...actually I don't want to talk about Royel Otis. Find out why by reading my next blog post on Friday. They're not the only artist with dodgy vibes in their lyrics though, because sombr is arriving at #6 with an album thriving off streaming numbers, so it's probably the new entry this week that'll hold strongest next week. I'm out of links but it's okay because I made it to the end of the debut chain, now I can just mention that Lainey Wilson has come up trumps with her deluxe re-issue, improving on the #19 debut she had last year to make it to #8. John Fogerty has cranked out the '(John's Version)'s this week to enter in the top 10 with a bunch of songs you're likely very familiar with. Tyler, The Creator doesn't quite see the same slingshot as Lainey Wilson, but he does turn a top 20 album into a top 10 this week, after a much longer wait ("Cherry Bomb" originally debuted at #13). Tyler actually has 4 albums in the top 25 this week. Wolf Alice's last album got them into the top 10 for the first time, and they'd have probably done it again if they could just wait a week to put this one out. Following the legacy of the occasional Indian artist who gets a decent amount of traction in the antipodes, Karan Aujla gets his first ever entry this week. We've also got more re-issues, but this one's nowhere near a new peak because it was already huge on arrival, looking at the debut album from Perth boys Jebediah, perhaps the second most famous band named after minor Simpsons lore (sorry Hockey Dad), with their beloved debut album. If you want to get up to speed, "Leaving Home" and "Harpoon" are two stone cold classics in the much loved realm of '90s Australian alt-rock. Just sneaking into the top 40 is some kind of Bleak Squad. They are in fact a supergroup, comprised of Adalita (of Magic Dirt) fame, as well as members of The Bad Seeds, Dirty Three and Art of Fighting (not to be confused with Art of Sleeping), which is several generations of rock royalty. Lastly, we've got the return of Hands Like Houses' album from earlier this year. What a crazy week, and yet next week is gonna be even crazier (Sabrina Carpenter probably debuts at #1).
September 5Sep 5 Intrigued by the new rules coming in, I wish the UK would do something similar, especially in the ultra stale albums chart.
September 9Sep 9 Author 08/09/2025Singles01 01 11 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 30 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren03 NE 01 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter04 03 12 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe05 04 10 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 12 03 06 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean07 20 13 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter08 05 10 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast09 07 10 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast10 08 10 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast11 06 08 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber12 09 24 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr13 NE 01 13 WHEN DID YOU GET SO HOT? Sabrina Carpenter14 10 10 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast15 NE 01 15 MY MAN ON WILLPOWER Sabrina Carpenter16 11 10 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast17 15 06 15 12 TO 12 sombr18 13 23 02 UNDRESSED sombr19 NE 01 19 NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter20 NE 01 20 SUGAR TALKING Sabrina Carpenter21 NE 01 21 GO GO JUICE Sabrina Carpenter22 14 27 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae23 NE 01 23 HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter24 16 11 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax25 19 06 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator26 NE 01 26 GOODBYE Sabrina Carpenter27 NE 01 27 WE ALMOST BROKE UP AGAIN LAST NIGHT Sabrina Carpenter28 NE 01 28 NEVER GETTING LAID Sabrina Carpenter29 17 85 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone30 25 13 24 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean31 22 73 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey32 NE 01 32 DON'T WORRY I'LL MAKE YOU WORRY Sabrina Carpenter33 30 14 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae34 18 08 13 YUKON Justin Bieber35 32 09 31 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice36 34 07 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren37 28 02 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat38 21 06 04 THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan39 29 68 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish40 27 55 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars41 35 46 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars42 33 13 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran43 36 46 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams44 38 38 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal45 42 60 19 THE DOOR Teddy Swims46 39 69 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen47 54 09 44 GABRIELA Katseye48 49 55 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez49 48 07 48 STRATEGY Twice50 43 16 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan WallenBubbling Under(none this week)Albums01 NE 01 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter02 01 11 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 04 02 03 KARMA Stray Kids04 06 02 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr05 07 38 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren06 12 54 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter07 13 16 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen08 02 02 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey09 NE 01 09 AUSTRALIAN MADE The Wolfe Brothers10 18 28 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae11 19 68 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish12 20 72 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift13 28 63 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams14 NE 01 14 COUNTRY SOUL Hayley Jensen15 16 37 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator16 23 07 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator17 03 02 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones18 05 02 05 HICKEY Royel Otis19 41 68 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan20 30 08 02 SWAG Justin Bieber21 56 104 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo22 51 65 01 BRAT Charli XCX23 10 06 10 CHERRY BOMB (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Tyler, The Creator24 29 02 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky25 09 02 09 LEGACY: THE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL YEARS John Fogerty26 70 77 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande27 NE 01 27 THE HIVES FOREVER FOREVER THE HIVES The Hives28 60 97 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift29 74 17 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token30 58 05 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods31 39 03 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray32 RE 13 04 CHARM Clairo33 72 86 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae34 79 10 01 VIRGIN Lorde35 RE 25 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga36 RE 26 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake37 RE 10 02 ADDISON Addison Rae38 RE 06 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph39 RE 49 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone40 RE 41 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims41 92 04 03 LOST AMERICANA MGK42 RE 38 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar43 89 05 03 BITE ME Reneé Rapp44 RE 08 19 F1 THE ALBUM Soundtrack45 RE 03 04 THE BIG FIVE-0 LIVE Cold Chisel46 NE 01 46 ONCE UPON A TIME IN CALIFORNIA Belinda Carlisle47 14 02 14 THE CLEARING Wolf Alice48 RE 06 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone49 RE 11 01 FROM ZERO Linkin Park50 RE 22 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The WeekndBehold, your new standard bearings!As of this week, ARIA have removed everything that is over 2 years old. Not just became a hit 2 years ago, everything. So goodbye, "Breakin' Dishes", "Lose Control" and "Pink Pony Club", while "The Door" is likely heading to an early grave in two weeks. There is a provisional rule that allows exceptions for anything that hasn't charted in 10 years and makes the top 30, though we're yet to really see the specifics of how it plays out. Tyler, The Creator's "Cherry Bomb" re-issue might be the litmus test, as it hangs around for a second week in the top 30. Perhaps fortunate for once that these anniversary releases are often late because the album did chart 10 and a half years ago. Olivia Rodrigo will likely confirm for us a specific 104 week limit next week, but it's also possible we see exceptions in the case of midweek releases, like how "Not Like Us" managed 17 weeks on the New Music Singles Chart, and maybe leap years could come into effect, never doubt automated systems if given the chance to do something silly.On the surface, the biggest change comes with the album chart. Not only has there been an exodus of all the older releases, but a surprise bonus package is the apparent disappearance of all those compilations that were often appearing week on week with no clear attention, and sometimes dubious releases (looking at you, ABBA & Flo Rida). I do not believe that ARIA have actually removed Greatest Hits sets, but it appears they're updating their streaming rules for the second time. According to the new Code of Practice, streams only count to the original album for any track, so it's still possible for these albums to chart, but they'll likely have to do it on just sales mostly. This has likely partially affected Calvin Harris & Benson Boone whose albums I'd expect to have jumped back into the top 50 if they had all their streams counting. The 6th highest selling Australian album this week was a Greatest Hits set by The Bamboos, which is likely just outside the top 50, just on first week sales.ARIA have not actually taken all of the old music out behind the shed, because we have been introduced to new On Replay charts for both the main charts, and the Australian charts. Technically we've had one of these for the Albums Chart for over a decade though it was previously called the Catalogue Albums Chart, the stats from that chart have carried over to this new one. These four charts are all top 50 charts, and I regret to inform you that they are subject to the same selective reporting that the ARIA Charts have always had. It's hard to be certain on all omissions, but I'm pretty confident that Radiohead's "Creep" and "Let Down" are both missing from this new chart, and the omissions on the Australian charts could be plentiful because we've never seen the chart this far down before. This also means a big revitalisation on all the component charts, though again I'm suspicious of potential omissions. For the record, there has been no specific mention of what will happen with Christmas music or End Of Year charts, although my interpretation of the Code of Practice suggests there won't be any hybrid of the two charts, and we're going to get the funny Billboard Year End experience for those songs that are getting ruled out in the middle of the year.Anyway the biggest piece of news is the tragic death of my extra leading zero on the album chart posts, gone but not forgotten. It is also possible the Bubbling Under chart might never be used again, but I'm gonna wait out to see what happens once the K-Pop Demon Hunters songs all hit 4 months, and maybe there will be loads of Taylor Swift songs on the chart then, so it'll have a triumphant return.--Now let's talk about the chart itself."Golden" is #1 for a 6th week. I'm going to cautiously say that it's safe for next week too but I do this with no Spotify data to work with. Olivia Dean hits the top 10 but the big happening of the week is Sabrina Carpenter arriving in the top 50 with her entire album. This is a slight improvement on last year's effort when a couple tracks didn't quite make the cut, and again provisionally, I suspect the majority will stick around for the next week. In case you were wondering, there are approximately 8 songs missing via the new rules, so it's not really changing her chart fortunes this week, with the lowest being at #32. As I correctly predicted last week, "Tears" is the only new arrival in the top 10, while "Manchild" records its first climb ever in its chart run to return to the top 10 (2-2-2-3-7-13-15-17-17-18-19-20-7, if you were wondering). Sabrina Carpenter might be harshing the buzz on potential new entries getting sucked into the top 50 but to be fair, I think only "Dior" is close range of doing it, and I won't be mourning if it gets locked out. Actually the biggest disappointment for me is that I've spent the past several years observing the ins & outs of the ARIA Chart, waiting to see when we might finally have a top 50 chart with no 2010s singles left in it for the first time since that decade started. "All The Stars" was the last hold out, and I believe it would have fallen out on this very week, allowing me to make a mighty celebration that I'd been waiting years to do. What an underwhelming time to introduce these new rules solely on this basis.Sabrina Carpenter scores her second #1 album. This could prove an interesting tussle on next week's album given the distribution of streaming points on these top two albums and a likely sales differential. If I had to guess, I'd think Sabrina gets it next week before KPop Demon Hunters overtakes again the week after, but it's too hard to tell. Last week we had a lot of top 10 debuts and I made a prediction that sombr would actually climb in week 2 because of the power of big single streams. I was correct, but I overlooked the possibility of the usually strong second weeks of Stray Kids, which also seems them to a new peak and ruins my observation of their peak patterns from last week. The first artist to really take advantage of the new rules is The Wolfe Brothers, who score their 5th top 10 album through this. The highest they've ever charted is #6, so they're very clutch about this. Hitting a new career high is Hayley Jensen, charting for the second time, but now at #14. Followers of Australian reality TV from decades ago like myself would be correct in identifying that it is indeed the Hayley Jensen from Season 2 of Australian Idol. Another beneficiary is The Hives, who score their highest charting album since 2002 with an album that is not a Greatest Hits despite what it might look like. Then, just sneaking in is Belinda Carlisle who charts for the first time since 1996!
September 9Sep 9 I'd love the UK album chart to be like this @officialcharts please 🥺Happy to see sombr achieving a Top 5 album!
September 16Sep 16 Author 15/09/2025Singles01 01 12 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 06 04 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 02 31 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren04 04 13 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe05 05 11 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 03 02 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter07 08 11 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast08 11 09 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber09 09 11 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast10 10 11 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast11 12 25 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr12 07 14 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter13 17 07 13 12 TO 12 sombr14 14 11 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast15 13 02 13 WHEN DID YOU GET SO HOT? Sabrina Carpenter16 18 24 02 UNDRESSED sombr17 16 11 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast18 22 28 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae19 19 02 19 NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter20 23 02 20 HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter21 30 14 21 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean22 24 12 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax23 25 07 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator24 21 02 21 GO GO JUICE Sabrina Carpenter25 29 86 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone26 33 15 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae27 15 02 15 MY MAN ON WILLPOWER Sabrina Carpenter28 40 56 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars29 31 74 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey30 34 09 13 YUKON Justin Bieber31 26 02 26 GOODBYE Sabrina Carpenter32 35 10 31 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice33 39 69 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish34 20 02 20 SUGAR TALKING Sabrina Carpenter35 36 08 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren36 37 03 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat37 41 47 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars38 45 61 19 THE DOOR Teddy Swims39 43 47 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams40 47 10 40 GABRIELA Katseye41 28 02 28 NEVER GETTING LAID Sabrina Carpenter42 44 39 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal43 46 70 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen44 38 07 04 THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan45 49 08 45 STRATEGY Twice46 42 14 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran47 27 02 27 WE ALMOST BROKE UP AGAIN LAST NIGHT Sabrina Carpenter48 48 56 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez49 54 41 01 MESSY Lola Young50 NE 01 50 THE DEAD DANCE Lady GagaBubbling Under(none this week)Albums01 02 12 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack02 01 02 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter03 NE 01 03 PRISM John Butler04 NE 01 04 DREAM RIDE G Flip05 04 03 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr06 20 09 02 SWAG Justin Bieber07 05 39 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren08 03 03 03 KARMA Stray Kids09 06 55 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter10 07 17 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen11 10 29 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae12 11 69 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish13 13 64 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams14 12 73 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift15 21 105 01 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo16 RE 44 16 SLIPKNOT (25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Slipknot17 19 69 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan18 NE 01 18 WHO IS THE SKY? David Byrne19 NE 01 19 DOUBLE INFINITY Big Thief20 35 26 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga21 18 03 05 HICKEY Royel Otis22 08 03 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey23 16 08 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator24 22 66 01 BRAT Charli XCX25 32 14 04 CHARM Clairo26 26 78 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande27 17 03 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones28 15 38 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator29 28 98 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift30 33 87 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae31 29 18 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token32 24 03 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky33 40 42 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims34 25 03 09 LEGACY: THE CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL YEARS John Fogerty35 30 06 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods36 31 04 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray37 NE 01 37 ALL NIGHT DAYS Rob Thomas38 36 27 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake39 RE 02 05 PHANTOM ISLAND King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard40 34 11 01 VIRGIN Lorde41 38 07 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph42 39 50 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone43 42 39 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar44 RE 03 05 THE REAL THING - SYMPHONIC CONCERT Russell Morris45 37 11 02 ADDISON Addison Rae46 23 07 10 CHERRY BOMB (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) Tyler, The Creator47 44 09 19 F1 THE ALBUM Soundtrack48 RE 02 08 FLIGHT B741 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard49 50 23 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd50 41 05 03 LOST AMERICANA MGK"Golden" is #1 for a 7th week. We beat the UK to that particular play but otherwise we're following their lead because Olivia Dean has climbed up to #2. She'll have to do a whole lot more of that if she wants to get any higher. Sabrina Carpenter mostly sees varying declines though they're not very big and also "House Tour" manages to climb into the top 20. We've also got the first ever application of the new chart rules forcing a new song into the chart, as Lady Gaga sneaks into the top 50 with "The Dead Dance". This is the second time this year that Lady Gaga has debuted at #50, as "Abracadabra" did the same before climbing 38 places to its #12 peak. It's possible this one will climb also next week but I wouldn't count on it being that drastic. I'm writing this on September 16th, of course, and astute observers will remember that both "The Door" and "greedy" were released on September 15th, 2023 ("greedy" isn't in the top 50 right now but it might be next week). You would think that makes this their last week on the chart, but we're still learning how that works.KPop Demon Hunters returns to the top of the album chart for an 8th week. I made a bad prediction but to be fair it was probably close. The reason I mentioned uncertainty around the new rules is because if you look at this week's chart, you'll see Olivia Rodrigo's "GUTS" in for a 105th week, either an oversight or a confirmation that this is our benchmark going forward. I can approve of this considering that 104 weeks isn't really 2 years, although ARIA have been operating under the belief that 4 months is somewhere between 16 and 17 weeks so it's a little inconsistent if you do the maths. I blame the Smarch weather. Anyway we have debuts and the highest one comes from John Butler. He's often seen with or without his Trio, where the inclusion is usually a significant boon on his chart positions even though he's usually the main guy behind it all. A 'Kevin Parker' album probably wouldn't debut at #1 if you catch my drift. Anyway this is a very funny application of tagging because if you look up the album on Spotify, you'll see 'John Butler, John Butler Trio' as the credited artist, an amusing concession to promotion. Track 1 on the album is called "Going Solo". It's clearly worked though because this is charting significantly higher than any other solo John Butler album in the past. Next up we've got G Flip who hit #1 with their last album, the one that very briefly held the record for most triple j Hottest 100 entries in a single year. Things have changed a lot in 25 years, and so now Slipknot do belong, do exist, and people do give a shit. That's to say that their self-titled album has scored a new peak thanks to the vinyl release, originally peaking at #32. Their last 4 albums have all gone to #1. Unlike his suits, David Byrne is also managing to fit in as he scores his highest ever solo album entry, though I guess the new rules are helping a little in both of these cases. They certainly are for Big Thief, who have matched the #19 peak of their previous album. I can't say the same for Rob Thomas, who's gone from 4 straight top 3 albums to one that's just happy to be here. You'll also see two returning King Gizzard albums this week. This is truly an iceberg meme moment because the band have put their entire catalogue up on Bandcamp under the Radiohead model. They probably wouldn't do much to the chart under the old rules because they're likely falling short, but I just want to highlight that the Australian On Replay Albums chart (which is a top 50) has 28 of their albums this week.
September 23Sep 23 Author 22/09/2025Singles01 01 13 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 05 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 32 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren04 04 14 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe05 05 12 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 13 08 06 12 TO 12 sombr07 11 26 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr08 07 12 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast09 06 03 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter10 08 10 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber11 10 12 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12 09 12 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast13 16 25 02 UNDRESSED sombr14 15 03 13 WHEN DID YOU GET SO HOT? Sabrina Carpenter15 12 15 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter16 18 29 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae17 14 12 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast18 21 15 18 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean19 17 12 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast20 26 16 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae21 19 03 19 NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter22 22 13 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax23 20 03 20 HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter24 25 87 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone25 23 08 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator26 29 75 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey27 52 34 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae28 32 11 28 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice29 33 70 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish30 38 62 19 THE DOOR Teddy Swims31 40 11 31 GABRIELA Katseye32 30 10 13 YUKON Justin Bieber33 28 57 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars34 46 15 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran35 35 09 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren36 24 03 21 GO GO JUICE Sabrina Carpenter37 37 48 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars38 39 48 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams39 31 03 26 GOODBYE Sabrina Carpenter40 36 04 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat41 42 40 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal42 43 71 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen43 50 02 43 THE DEAD DANCE Lady Gaga44 27 03 15 MY MAN ON WILLPOWER Sabrina Carpenter45 34 03 20 SUGAR TALKING Sabrina Carpenter46 49 42 01 MESSY Lola Young47 45 09 45 STRATEGY Twice48 51 18 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan Wallen49 48 57 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez50 58 21 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson BooneBubbling Under(none this week)Albums01 NE 01 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran02 NE 01 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots03 01 13 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack04 02 03 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter05 05 04 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr06 07 40 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren07 09 56 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter08 06 10 02 SWAG Justin Bieber09 11 30 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae10 10 18 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen11 NE 01 11 THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! Jade12 08 04 03 KARMA Stray Kids13 12 70 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish14 NE 01 14 I FEEL THE EVERBLACK FESTERING WITHIN ME Lorna Shore15 13 65 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams16 14 74 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift17 17 70 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan18 24 67 01 BRAT Charli XCX19 22 04 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey20 20 27 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga21 21 04 05 HICKEY Royel Otis22 26 79 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande23 30 88 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae24 NE 01 24 LOVED Parcels25 03 02 03 PRISM John Butler26 29 99 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift27 33 43 04 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 1) Teddy Swims28 23 09 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator29 31 19 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token30 32 04 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky31 36 05 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray32 41 08 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph33 28 39 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator34 43 40 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar35 40 12 01 VIRGIN Lorde36 42 51 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone37 35 07 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods38 38 28 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake39 45 12 02 ADDISON Addison Rae40 47 10 19 F1 THE ALBUM Soundtrack41 39 03 05 PHANTOM ISLAND King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard42 51 19 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims43 27 04 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones44 49 24 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd45 25 15 04 CHARM Clairo46 NE 01 46 LIVE E.O. Led Zeppelin47 55 42 01 FOR ALL THE DOGS Drake48 69 04 44 KANSES ANYMORE Role Model49 52 12 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll50 53 45 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi"Golden" is #1 for an 8th week. Olivia Dean is starting to get closer but I don't think this'll be the one. I'd love to chat more, but I've got a plane to catch in like 6 hours and I need some sleep, seeya next week and let's go Brisbane!
September 30Sep 30 Author 29/09/2025Singles01 01 14 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 06 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 33 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren04 04 15 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe05 05 13 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 06 09 06 12 TO 12 sombr07 08 13 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast08 07 27 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr09 12 13 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast10 10 11 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber11 11 13 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12 09 04 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter13 13 26 02 UNDRESSED sombr14 14 04 13 WHEN DID YOU GET SO HOT? Sabrina Carpenter15 16 30 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae16 18 16 16 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean17 17 13 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast18 15 16 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter19 19 13 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast20 20 17 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae21 22 14 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax22 24 88 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone23 26 76 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey24 25 09 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator25 21 04 19 NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter26 29 71 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish27 31 12 27 GABRIELA Katseye28 28 12 28 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice29 33 58 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars30 23 04 20 HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter31 NE 01 31 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye32 27 35 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae33 38 49 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams34 35 10 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren35 37 49 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars36 32 11 13 YUKON Justin Bieber37 42 72 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen38 41 41 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal39 34 16 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran40 46 43 01 MESSY Lola Young41 49 58 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez42 52 76 04 GOOD LUCK, BABE! Chappell Roan43 48 19 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan Wallen44 56 76 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter45 53 08 45 FOLDED Kehlani46 47 10 45 STRATEGY Twice47 40 05 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat48 36 04 21 GO GO JUICE Sabrina Carpenter49 50 22 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson Boone50 52 08 04 THE SUBWAY Chappell RoanBubbling Under(none, 8 weeks running!)Albums01 03 14 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack02 04 04 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter03 NE 01 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley04 05 05 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr05 01 02 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran06 06 41 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren07 07 57 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter08 NE 01 08 AM I THE DRAMA? Cardi B09 09 31 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae10 NE 01 10 TRON: ARES Nine Inch Nails11 10 19 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen12 NE 01 12 I'M ONLY F**KING MYSELF Lola Young13 08 11 02 SWAG Justin Bieber14 13 71 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish15 02 02 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots16 12 05 03 KARMA Stray Kids17 NE 01 17 VIOLENT NATURE I Prevail18 15 66 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams19 17 71 03 THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS Chappell Roan20 16 75 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift21 18 68 01 BRAT Charli XCX22 26 100 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift23 20 28 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga24 22 80 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande25 19 05 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey26 NE 01 26 FUTIQUE Biffy Clyro27 21 05 05 HICKEY Royel Otis28 29 20 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token29 23 89 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae30 NE 01 30 BUCKINGHAM NICKS Buckingham Nicks31 NE 01 31 FACE TO THE FLYWIRE Platonic Sex32 35 13 01 VIRGIN Lorde33 NE 01 33 BETTER BROKEN Sarah McLachlan34 28 10 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator35 NE 01 35 SAME DAY CLEANING Sammy Virji36 34 41 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar37 32 09 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph38 36 52 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone39 48 05 44 KANSES ANYMORE Role Model40 30 05 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky41 38 29 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake42 37 08 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods43 33 40 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator44 43 05 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones45 56 07 03 LOST AMERICANA MGK46 31 06 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray47 45 16 04 CHARM Clairo48 39 13 02 ADDISON Addison Rae49 24 02 24 LOVED Parcels50 44 25 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd"Golden" is #1 for a 9th week. Next week they'll attempt to reach the Party Rock zone of double digits, but there's competition this time as "Man I Need" has made a big leap ahead on Spotify. Olivia Dean has just been announced to perform at the ARIA Awards in a couple of months, so we're building to something. "Golden" is always doing better than it appears though so it could be a close race. It's also the kind of self-sustaining profile boost that can be seen in the lower pieces as "Nice To Each Other" is still climbing to new peaks at the same time. The big arrival this week is from RAYE, scoring her first ever solo top 50 entry, which looks to climb a bunch next week. After hovering just below for quite a while, Kehlani also finally gets in with "Folded". I have to note because this is a relatively rare sight, but we've got an expected retirement for "The Door" by Teddy Swims. He's going to be in the country soon (unless he cancels) to promote the two big hits he both has and does not have right now. Maybe "Bad Dreams" might come back. To add some purpose to the Bubbling Under section, I'm now going to keep count of the weeks. I do think that the combination of KPop Demon Hunters aging and the arrival of many Taylor Swift songs could shift the scales.KPop Demon Hunters gets a 9th week at #1 on the albums chart as well. Heading up the list of new arrivals is Ocean Alley, and we've got what we call fun chart stuff because for the third time in a row, they've debuted at #3. Cardi B debuts in the top 10 for the second time, though not quite as high as her debut. Nine Inch Nails' soundtrack defies that one Simpsons joke and they get a 6th top 10 album. Lola Young arrives just outside the top 10 with her debut, while I Prevail miss the top 10 for the first time after 3 consecutive top 10 debuts. Biffy Clyro have never had a top 10 album and just land around the middle. I don't know if they would've made it under the old conditions, so it just allows things to look more regular. The rest of the arrivals I don't think would've made it and I don't have any material for them. I'm too busy thinking about how I need to update my signature image as it's now outdated and I'm still a little jet lagged for the experience. 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
October 7Oct 7 Author 06/10/2025Singles01 01 15 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna02 02 07 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 34 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren04 04 16 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe05 05 14 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast06 NE 01 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae07 06 10 06 12 TO 12 sombr08 07 14 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast09 08 28 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr10 16 17 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean11 09 14 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12 11 14 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast13 10 12 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber14 13 27 02 UNDRESSED sombr15 15 31 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae16 31 02 16 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye17 17 14 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast18 14 05 13 WHEN DID YOU GET SO HOT? Sabrina Carpenter19 19 14 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast20 22 89 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone21 12 05 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter22 18 17 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter23 20 18 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae24 24 10 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator25 21 15 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax26 23 77 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey27 NE 01 27 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean28 26 72 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish29 27 13 27 GABRIELA Katseye30 29 59 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars31 28 13 28 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice32 35 50 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars33 33 50 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams34 37 73 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen35 32 36 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae36 38 42 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal37 34 11 10 ETERNITY Alex Warren38 25 05 19 NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter39 36 12 13 YUKON Justin Bieber40 40 44 01 MESSY Lola Young41 NE 01 41 LADY LADY Olivia Dean42 45 09 42 FOLDED Kehlani43 44 77 01 ESPRESSO Sabrina Carpenter44 47 06 28 JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat45 41 59 08 SAILOR SONG Gigi Perez46 30 05 20 HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter47 43 20 13 WHAT I WANT Morgan Wallen48 39 17 21 SAPPHIRE Ed Sheeran49 46 11 45 STRATEGY Twice50 49 23 22 MYSTICAL MAGICAL Benson BooneBubbling Under(none, 9 weeks running!)Albums01 NE 01 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean02 01 15 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 NE 01 03 THE MOON (THE DARK SIDE) Bliss n Eso04 02 05 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter05 NE 01 05 I ONLY TRUST ROCK N ROLL The Living End06 NE 01 06 VIE Doja Cat07 NE 01 07 ENDEMIC INTELLIGENCE IN MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS Brad Cox08 06 42 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren09 04 06 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr10 07 58 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter11 09 32 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae12 05 03 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran13 11 20 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen14 14 72 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish15 16 06 03 KARMA Stray Kids16 13 12 02 SWAG Justin Bieber17 18 67 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams18 20 76 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift19 NE 01 19 HERE FOR IT ALL Mariah Carey20 21 69 01 BRAT Charli XCX21 03 02 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley22 NE 01 22 GETTING KILLED Geese23 29 90 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae24 22 101 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift25 NE 01 25 KING OF TERRORS President26 15 03 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots27 24 81 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande28 23 29 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga29 28 21 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token30 27 06 05 HICKEY Royel Otis31 NE 01 31 MIDNIGHT SUN Zara Larsson32 25 06 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey33 NE 01 33 SAVING GRACE Robert Plant34 08 02 08 AM I THE DRAMA? Cardi B35 46 07 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray36 NE 01 36 UY SCUTI Young Thug37 12 02 12 I'M ONLY F**KING MYSELF Lola Young38 NE 01 38 TO YOU, BY US (VOL. 1) Tobiahs39 36 42 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar40 32 14 01 VIRGIN Lorde41 44 06 03 PRIVATE MUSIC Deftones42 38 53 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone43 37 10 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph44 41 30 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake45 34 11 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator46 NE 01 46 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb47 39 06 44 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model48 50 26 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The Weeknd49 42 09 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods50 40 06 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky"Golden" is #1 for a 10th week. I don't think you need me to tell you that it won't be #1 next week. The way things are going, it might not be in the top 10 next week, but we'll have to see what the impact is when it gets there. "Man I Need" is the real misfortune here. There's every chance that it still ends up at the top spot, but this was the big one, and it might need to wait around for a while to get there now. Tate McRae has another top 10 hit this week, as Australia seems to be siding with Canada against itself in this drama (The Kid LAROI has had the #1 Australian track for a few weeks now though). It also feels weird to say that with how many top 50 entries she's had this year, "Sports car" is now in the first half of her top 50 hits chronologically, weird. Olivia Dean catches a break with "Nice To Each Other" sneaking into the top 10. She's also got the only other debuts this week, with new single "So Easy (To Fall In Love)", and (relatively) older single "Lady Lady" getting in together.Olivia Dean also has more going her way, she's got the #1 album this week! Despite the fact it might feel like Bliss n Eso have put out the same album again, they are distinctly different titles. We had "The Sun" in 2021, "The Moon (Light Side)" earlier this year, and now there's "The Moon (Dark Side)". Although by only reaching #3, it's their lowest charting album in 17 years. They can take solace in the fact that their bizarre Menulog ad has been nominated for an ARIA Award. Just below them we've got The Living End scoring their 10th top 10 album, though it's their lowest charting studio album in 25 years. Maybe this shouldn't be surprising as it's been 7 years since their last one and they're now safely slotted into the nostalgia circuit. Doja Cat scores a 3rd top 10 album, also a bit lower than the last one but perhaps the new chart rules can help it hang around a little longer than "Scarlet", an album that was brutalised by the top 2 tracks rule when it had exactly 2 very big hits on it. Finally we've got someone not falling short as Brad Cox scores another #7 album 2 years after the last one. That one only had 3 debuts above it though so he can take a morale victory. I'll admit I didn't even realise Mariah Carey had a new album out until it turned up on the release schedule, and it's her lowest album since "Charmbracelet" had a very poor showing and missed the top 40. Not to be confused with the Belgian "Bring It On" band, Geese have their first ever top 50 album. PRESIDENT have not been around for long but they've already notched up a chart entry here. Zara Larsson hasn't had a top 50 album here since "So Good" and is being helped by the new chart rules because I suspect 2021's "Poster Girl" which didn't quite make the top 50 would have done better, but she's still trending up from the last album either way so it's a success. I'll just note the Australian entry from here which comes from electronic musician Tobiahs. He's really out here proving that one Simpsons episode correct that someone from Australia would ever be named Tobias. If you only know him for his covers/interpolations, I'll give him credit because he also co-wrote two of Baker Boy's songs that I'd consider to be at least in the top 525 entries for the span of 2013 to 2022 in triple j's Hottest 100. I do enjoy not spoiling my blog, thank you for asking.
October 14Oct 14 Author 13/10/2025Singles01 NE 01 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 NE 01 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift03 NE 01 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift04 NE 01 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift05 NE 01 05 WOOD Taylor Swift06 NE 01 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter07 NE 01 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift08 NE 01 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift09 NE 01 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift10 NE 01 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift11 NE 01 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift12 NE 01 12 HONEY Taylor Swift13 01 16 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna14 02 08 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean15 03 35 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren16 04 17 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe17 06 02 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae18 07 11 06 12 TO 12 sombr19 05 15 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast20 08 15 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast21 09 29 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr22 11 15 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast23 12 15 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast24 10 18 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean25 13 13 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber26 16 03 16 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye27 14 28 02 UNDRESSED sombr28 15 32 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae29 27 02 27 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean30 17 15 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast31 19 15 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast32 20 90 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone33 21 06 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter34 18 06 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter35 25 16 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax36 24 11 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator37 26 78 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey38 22 18 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter39 23 19 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae40 28 73 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish41 29 14 27 GABRIELA Katseye42 30 60 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars43 32 51 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars44 35 37 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae45 52 52 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims46 57 02 46 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean47 31 14 28 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) Twice48 36 43 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX Chrystal49 34 74 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen50 33 51 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie AbramsBubbling Under(none, 10 weeks running!)Albums01 NE 01 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 02 16 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 01 02 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean04 04 06 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter05 NE 01 05 EVERYTHING EVERY SINGLE DAY The Rions06 08 43 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren07 09 07 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr08 10 59 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter09 11 33 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae10 NE 01 10 ARCHANGEL Kettama11 20 70 01 BRAT Charli XCX12 13 21 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen13 12 04 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran14 18 77 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift15 14 73 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish16 06 02 06 VIE Doja Cat17 17 68 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams18 24 102 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift19 16 13 02 SWAG Justin Bieber20 23 91 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae21 15 07 03 KARMA Stray Kids22 21 03 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley23 28 30 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga24 30 07 05 HICKEY Royel Otis25 27 82 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande26 65 22 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims27 NE 01 27 THE TREE OF WISDOM The Tree Of Wisdom, The Wiggles28 26 04 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots29 29 22 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token30 22 02 22 GETTING KILLED Geese31 32 07 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey32 NE 01 32 SOULSTAR Boy Soda33 34 03 08 AM I THE DRAMA? Cardi B34 37 03 12 I'M ONLY F**KING MYSELF Lola Young35 NE 01 35 LIVE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Morgan Evans36 39 43 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar37 05 02 05 I ONLY TRUST ROCK N ROLL The Living End38 43 11 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph39 42 54 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone40 54 15 02 ADDISON Addison Rae41 40 15 01 VIRGIN Lorde42 44 31 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake43 57 15 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll44 64 15 16 DEBÍ TIRAR MÁS FOTOS Bad Bunny45 50 07 24 P-POP CULTURE Karan Aujla x Ikky46 52 18 04 CHARM Clairo47 56 48 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi48 49 10 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods49 45 12 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator50 48 27 01 HURRY UP TOMORROW The WeekndJust when you thought we couldn't set a new bar for huge album releases, we've proposed a new benchmark: what's the most possible songs you can debut and have them all land ahead of all comers? Not only has Taylor Swift debuted at #1, but she's landed her entire album above everything else, something she's never done before. It's a new high also in terms of monopolising, her last album had the top 10 positions to herself (that terrible Hozier song was #11), now she has the whole top 12. I suspect this wasn't a done deal as "Honey" clearly started lagging behind at the end of the week, so talk about running it as close as possible. I would just like to point out in regard to this album that I saw a comment to the effect of "The Fate of Ophelia" sounding a bit like the Melbourne band Telenova (in particular their song "Discothèque Inside My Head"), so if you like that song, maybe this is your calling to discover a new favourite band. In typical fashion, this is a week everyone tends to take off their calendar so that's the bulk of the news on the singles chart. Olivia Dean sees that second week word-of-mouth bump akin to Morgan Wallen a few years ago, "So Easy (To Fall In Love)" is effectively a climber this week with how many songs it overtook, while "Baby Steps" is provisionally the first song to get into the top 50 solely because of the new rules, unless it climbs next week which it might. Teddy Swims performed at the NRL Grand Final last week, and while "Lose Control" and "The Door" aren't allowed on this chart anymore, "Bad Dreams" can get back in for them. With the whole Taylor Swift stock pretty comfortably staying in the top 50 next week and the KPop Demon Hunters stock entering its 5th month either next week or the week after, we could see the return of the Bubbling Under chart, exciting.Taylor Swift has 14 #1 albums now, Jimmy Barnes needs to get back in the studio because o lord she comin'. Otherwise the message wasn't fully received on the album chart because we've got debuts. First off the rack is The Rions with their debut album. They actually charted at #35 last year with an EP but the LP treatment gets them into the top 5. I will eventually write about them a couple of times on my blog so I'll keep my thoughts to myself for now. Also making a debut though in the more proper sense is Irish DJ Kettama who makes the top 10. I don't know how much everyone keeps up with Wiggles lore, but The Tree Of Wisdom is the nephew of Blue Wiggle Anthony, the only original member still in the group. The Tree Of Wisdom has found some virality in the new age of social media and has charted now with a collaborative album. The song on New Music Friday last week was a fascinatingly bizarre addition to the canon of Wiggles songs that list numerous food stuffs. For some exciting Dirca lore, I've got to note that in 2022, due to a lapse in concentration, I accidentally bought an entire EP from BOY SODA when I just wanted the one song, it's the only time I've ever bought something by mistake on iTunes I think. Anyway, thanks to the profile boost from my mistake, the singer/rapper has now released his debut album and charts for the first time. Not charting for the first time is local country singer Morgan Evans.
October 21Oct 21 Author 20/10/2025Singles01 01 02 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 02 02 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift03 13 17 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna04 14 09 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean05 03 02 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift06 04 02 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift07 06 02 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter08 05 02 05 WOOD Taylor Swift09 09 02 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift10 08 02 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift11 15 36 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren12 16 18 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe13 07 02 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift14 11 02 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift15 10 02 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift16 18 12 06 12 TO 12 sombr17 12 02 12 HONEY Taylor Swift18 19 16 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast19 17 03 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae20 21 30 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr21 20 16 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast22 29 03 22 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean23 24 19 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean24 26 04 16 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye25 25 14 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber26 23 16 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast27 27 29 02 UNDRESSED sombr28 22 16 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast29 28 33 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae30 35 17 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax31 30 16 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast32 32 91 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone33 31 16 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast34 33 07 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter35 39 20 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae36 37 79 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey37 36 12 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator38 34 07 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter39 38 19 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter40 40 74 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish41 46 03 41 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean42 41 15 27 GABRIELA Katseye43 44 38 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae44 42 61 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars45 43 52 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars46 45 53 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims47 NE 01 47 EYES CLOSED Jisoo & Zayn48 49 75 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen49 53 03 49 LET ALONE THE ONE YOU LOVE Olivia Dean50 47 15 28 TAKEDOWN (JEONGYEON, JIHYO, CHAEYOUNG) TwiceBubbling Under15 (RE) YUKON Justin Bieber16 (RE) ETERNITY Alex Warren17 (NE) DRACULA Tame Impala18 (RE) JEALOUS TYPE Doja Cat19 (RE) NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter20 (NE) NOW OR NEVER TkandzAlbums01 01 02 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 02 17 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 03 03 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean04 04 07 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter05 NE 01 05 LONGING Pete Murray06 06 44 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren07 07 08 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr08 08 60 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter09 NE 01 09 THE ART OF FALLING FIRST Lyric10 09 34 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae11 12 22 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen12 11 71 01 BRAT Charli XCX13 NE 01 13 DJANDJAY Baker Boy14 15 74 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish15 13 05 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran16 14 78 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift17 17 69 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams18 16 03 06 VIE Doja Cat19 20 92 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae20 18 103 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift21 19 14 02 SWAG Justin Bieber22 24 08 05 HICKEY Royel Otis23 25 83 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande24 23 31 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga25 22 04 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley26 26 23 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims27 29 23 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token28 21 08 03 KARMA Stray Kids29 NE 01 29 AVENOIR Calum Scott30 NE 01 29 SHIMMER Jon Stevens31 NE 01 30 MELT Not For Radio32 NE 01 31 PARA BELLUM Testament33 RE 02 33 VERONICA ELECTRONICA Madonna34 38 12 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph35 36 44 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar36 40 16 02 ADDISON Addison Rae37 28 05 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots38 31 08 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey39 34 04 12 I'M ONLY F**KING MYSELF Lola Young40 51 08 39 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model41 39 55 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone42 42 32 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake43 33 04 08 AM I THE DRAMA? Cardi B44 53 12 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone45 NE 01 45 BORN TO BE COUNTRY Amy Sheppard46 49 13 04 DON'T TAP THE GLASS Tyler, The Creator47 46 19 04 CHARM Clairo48 41 16 01 VIRGIN Lorde49 47 49 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi50 43 16 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll"The Fate Of Ophelia" is #1 for a second week. This is one of those chart weeks where there's been a massive re-distribution of figures that is largely hidden because it's all happening around itself. That is to say, streams across the board for Taylor Swift's new album are considerably down, but they don't look to be the case because of the massive head start they had. In cases like these, I find it interesting to look at isolated cases that paint a more vivid picture. "Honey" dropped from #12 to #17, which doesn't seem like a big deal, but if you were to treat it as the only Taylor Swift song on the chart, then suddenly it's dropped from #1 to #6, quite notable! It's not quite as big as it could be because the track list is relatively small at just 12 tracks, but you also get a secondary effect where it will feel like it's harder and harder to knock them out, because the relative ranking needed to do so gets looser. "Honey" only needs to fall below 39 non-Taylor Swift songs before it falls out of the chart, but "Eldest Daughter" will need to fall below 40 of them, and so on. Once you factor in the chart limiting factor from the new rules, this theoretically extends further. I think it's more interesting to think about it that way then to yell on ARIA's Facebook page when there are inevitably multiple album tracks in the top 10 again next week. I think the whole album will stick in the top 50 for another week, but we might start seeing some casualties the week after that. I don't think any album has ever maintained a full presence on the chart for 3 weeks in a row so it's very impressive nonetheless. Otherwise this is a chart where there isn't much else happening apart from Olivia Dean continuing to spread her wings and get another top 50 entry. Seemingly benefitting from a strong YouTube performance as is often the case, JISOO & ZAYN manage to sneak into the top 50 this week, and it'll be interesting to see how they go next week because I imagine those first week boons could offset the pretty respectable gains they're seeing on Spotify this week.Also as I promised last week, the Honmoon is over and there is a lot of new blood in the Bubbling Under chart. It's mostly just former top 50 entries but we do see Tkandz & Tame Impala poking out. "Dracula" will be trying to sneak into the top 50 next week but it would be very on brand if it were to fall a little short.Taylor Swift is obviously #1 on the album chart again next week. Tame Impala could provide a genuine challenge next week that I don't think I could confidently call, just because physical sales are always a bit of potluck where they will either vastly surpass or miss expectations. If it can move as many units as "The Slow Rush" did on debut, I'd give it a decent chance to get there. As for what is making an impression, we've got Pete Murray continuing his streak with 5 top 10 albums. It's interesting to think that he's charting higher than he did back in 2011 when he had genuine top 50 hits, and now he's independent, but I guess it was a tough week he found himself in back then. The big winner this week is Gold Coast singer Lyric, who after years of single releases has put out her debut EP and lands in the top 10. A month ago I was at the MCG watching a pack of Lions maul some Cats, and before that happened, Baker Boy was on stage performing (he also returned to play the didgeridoo for Snoop Dogg, it was sick). He's now releasing his second album, falling a bit short of the #3 peak of his award winning debut. Also on that downward trajectory is Calum Scott whose reign of Spotify chart terror seems to have subsided a bit in the last few years, taking him from a top 5 debut album to relying on the new rules to get in at all. Noiseworks' Jon Stevens (who is actually a Kiwi, didn't know) returns to his sporadic solo career to pick up another top 50 entry. The unlucky test subject of the new ARIA rules might just be The Marías who were unable to make the top 50 before, and now have slipped down and still can't get there on either chart. A consolation prize comes this week as now María's solo project Not For Radio reaches the top 50 instead, which it probably wouldn't have before, funny that.
October 28Oct 28 Author 27/10/2025Singles01 01 03 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 04 10 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 18 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna04 02 03 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift05 11 37 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren06 12 19 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe07 05 03 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift08 06 03 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift09 16 13 06 12 TO 12 sombr10 22 04 10 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean11 07 03 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter12 18 17 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast13 09 03 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift14 20 31 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr15 08 03 05 WOOD Taylor Swift16 23 20 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean17 10 03 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift18 24 05 16 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye19 19 04 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae20 21 17 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast21 13 03 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift22 14 03 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift23 15 03 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift24 26 17 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast25 25 15 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber26 28 17 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast27 27 30 02 UNDRESSED sombr28 17 03 12 HONEY Taylor Swift29 29 34 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae30 32 92 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone31 36 80 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey32 30 18 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax33 31 17 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast34 35 21 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae35 34 08 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter36 33 17 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast37 40 75 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish38 39 20 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter39 41 04 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean40 67 04 40 DRACULA Tame Impala41 37 13 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator42 38 08 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter43 43 39 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae44 42 16 27 GABRIELA Katseye45 44 62 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars46 46 54 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims47 45 53 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars48 48 76 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen49 52 53 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams50 51 12 42 FOLDED KehlaniBubbling Under15 (NE) PIXELATED KISSES Joji16 (NE) MY OLD WAYS Tame Impala17 (14) EYES CLOSED Jisoo & Zayn18 (16) ETERNITY Alex Warren19 (15) YUKON Justin Bieber20 (20) NOW OR NEVER TkandzAlbums01 01 03 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 NE 01 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala03 02 18 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack04 03 04 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean05 04 08 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter06 NE 01 06 KICKING MY FEET Ruel07 NE 01 07 FROM THE PYRE The Last Dinner Party08 06 45 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren09 07 09 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr10 08 61 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter11 10 35 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae12 11 23 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen13 14 75 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish14 NE 01 14 LEGENDS Sabaton15 NE 01 15 SMOOCHIES Ashnikko16 NE 01 16 EASIER SAID THAN DONE The Southern River Band17 17 70 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams18 12 72 01 BRAT Charli XCX19 15 06 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran20 NE 01 20 LIVE AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Camp Cope21 16 79 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift22 22 09 05 HICKEY Royel Otis23 19 93 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae24 20 104 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift25 23 84 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande26 26 24 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims27 18 04 06 VIE Doja Cat28 24 32 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga29 21 15 02 SWAG Justin Bieber30 RE 43 05 MARS NEEDS GUITARS! Hoodoo Gurus31 NE 01 31 BLOOM Wilsn32 27 24 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token33 NE 01 33 LUCKY STARS Andrew Swift34 25 05 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley35 40 09 35 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model36 34 13 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph37 35 45 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar38 28 09 03 KARMA Stray Kids39 41 56 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone40 36 17 02 ADDISON Addison Rae41 50 17 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll42 38 09 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey43 66 10 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray44 42 33 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake45 57 12 01 FALL FROM THE LIGHT Hilltop Hoods46 48 17 01 VIRGIN Lorde47 49 50 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi48 44 13 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone49 47 20 04 CHARM Clairo50 37 06 02 BREACH Twenty One Pilots"The Fate Of Ophelia" is #1 for a 3rd consecutive week. I thought it was bound for the floor, but so far this week, she's managed to keep it copacetic so I'm leaning to a 4th and final week next week. Crucial to Olivia Dean is that she's managed to overcome her long standing "Golden" hurdle, so might be ready for the top spot soon. She's also got a 3rd top 10 hit now with "So Easy (To Fall In Love)", taking a similar leap up to "Nice To Each Other" under different circumstances. Taylor Swift has kept her entire track list in the top 50 for a 3rd week, certainly a record, and I think she's a good chance for a 4th week. Something I didn't mention last week because it's often a revolving sequence, but last week's top 50 entries from Olivia Dean & JISOO have both dropped out, potentially marking them as equal holders of the distinction of being the first songs to reach the top 50 solely as a consequence of the new rules. Climbing into the top 50 this week is Tame Impala with a 3rd top 50 hit, all of which have arrived after the release of "The Slow Rush". Prior to this, Tame Impala had an endless supply of top 100 hits that didn't make the top 50.Taylor Swift secures a 3rd consecutive week at #1. Tame Impala's fallen for the classic blunder, only slightly less famous than that of going into a land war in Asia. Never compete with a relatively new Taylor Swift album, when a #1 album streak is on the line. This is not the greatest L suffered by Tame Impala this year as Kevin Parker's favourite football team (he's the #1 ticket holder) was put in great shame by the state of Queensland. Firstly getting demolished at home by eventual premiers Brisbane, but then earning the ignobility of being the first (and so far only) club to lose a final to the Gold Coast Suns, once again at home, but this time they lost by 1 point after leading by a goal in the dying minutes. In this particular instance, pretend that Kevin Parker is Josh Treacy (Fremantle #35) and Taylor Swift is Ryan Lester (Brisbane #35), squandering a sure-fire goal due to hubris. I was at the game at this end of the stadium when it happened, funniest thing I've seen.Returning to the chart also this week is Ruel, reaching the top 10 for a 3rd time. While The Last Dinner Party have fallen short of their previous mark in the UK, they've actually improved quite a bit here, their debut album got to #35, now they're up at #7. Sabaton come through with their highest charting album this decade, while Ashnikko is seeing a new high. The Southern River Band are from Perth, and south of the river if you can believe it. They've released 5 albums now, and their 4th saw their chart breakthrough, while their 5th has them reaching the top 20 for the first time. Camp Cope has been disbanded for a couple of years now but return to the chart with the 2023 recording of their last ever show. Let's see if they don't LCD Soundsystem us, I'll have words on the band on my blog (which is now halfway complete!) at some point in the next 49 and a half weeks. Local singer WILSN charts for the first time. She's a powerhouse singer whose voice I've always likened to Jessica Mauboy. Lastly we've got country singer Andrew Swift who returns to the top 50 after his last album didn't quite get there.
November 4Nov 4 Author 03/11/2025Singles01 01 04 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 02 11 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 19 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna04 04 04 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift05 05 38 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren06 06 20 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe07 10 05 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean08 09 14 06 12 TO 12 sombr09 07 04 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift.10 14 32 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr11 12 18 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast12 16 21 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean13 18 06 13 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye14 08 04 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift15 20 18 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast16 11 04 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter17 25 16 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber18 27 31 02 UNDRESSED sombr19 19 05 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae20 24 18 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast21 13 04 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift22 26 18 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast23 15 04 05 WOOD Taylor Swift24 29 35 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae25 17 04 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift26 31 81 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey27 30 93 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone28 21 04 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift29 34 22 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae30 22 04 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift31 32 19 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax32 23 04 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift33 37 76 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish34 35 09 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter35 38 21 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter36 33 18 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast37 45 63 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars38 36 18 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast39 28 04 12 HONEY Taylor Swift40 44 17 27 GABRIELA Katseye41 67 04 41 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean42 42 09 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter43 43 40 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae44 39 05 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean45 47 54 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars46 46 55 23 BAD DREAMS Teddy Swims47 41 14 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator48 48 77 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen49 49 54 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams50 40 05 40 DRACULA Tame ImpalaBubbling Under15 (18) ETERNITY Alex Warren16 (19) YUKON Justin Bieber17 (RE) NOBODY'S SON Sabrina Carpenter18 (20) NOW OR NEVER Tkandz19 (NE) BITTERSWEET Madison Beer20 (NE) PUSSY PALACE Lily AllenAlbums01 01 04 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 03 19 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 04 05 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean04 05 09 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter05 NE 01 05 WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME James Johnston06 NE 01 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen07 NE 01 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave08 NE 01 08 SHOTGUN KARAOKE VOL.II Paul Dempsey09 08 46 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren10 02 02 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala11 10 62 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter12 11 36 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae13 09 10 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr14 12 24 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen15 13 76 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish16 NE 01 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar17 22 10 05 HICKEY Royel Otis18 17 71 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams19 18 73 01 BRAT Charli XCX20 19 07 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran21 RE 11 08 NEBRASKA 82: EXPANDED EDITION Bruce Springsteen22 21 80 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift23 23 94 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae24 24 105 01 1989 (TAYLOR'S VERSION) Taylor Swift25 RE 04 04 FOREVER Bon Jovi26 28 33 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga27 25 85 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande28 32 25 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token29 29 16 02 SWAG Justin Bieber30 26 25 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims31 41 18 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll32 35 10 32 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model33 27 05 06 VIE Doja Cat34 34 06 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley35 NE 01 35 IT'S NOT THAT DEEP Demi Lovato36 38 10 03 KARMA Stray Kids37 39 57 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone38 52 05 38 THE HARD WAY Cameron Whitcomb39 37 46 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar40 36 14 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph41 42 10 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey42 44 34 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake43 NE 01 43 CREATURE IN THE BLACK NIGHT Dayseeker44 43 11 02 WISHBONE Conan Gray45 06 02 06 KICKING MY FEET Ruel46 40 18 02 ADDISON Addison Rae47 47 51 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi48 48 14 01 AMERICAN HEART Benson Boone49 49 21 04 CHARM Clairo50 NE 01 50 QUINTESSENTIAL BLACK SORROWS The Black Sorrows"The Fate Of Ophelia" is #1 for a 4th week. It looks likely to be the last week but I suppose you can never count out chicanery (and she gets to be a musician! etc). It's now just a question whether the Halloween boost for "Golden" could upset the expected ascension of "Man I Need" for yet another week. RAYE scores a new peak this week and might be top 10 bound. We've got a peculiar situation with regards to the top 40 this week. "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" is the lowest peaking song in the top 39! Death of the moderate hit combined with some quirky chart pile ups. We've only got one new entry this week and it's another Olivia Dean. If not for this, we could have potentially had a second unchanged top 50 this year, something I still believe that the new rules will more likely cause than prevent.Taylor Swift is #1 for a 4th week on the album chart as well. I'm not sure who has the clout to do anything to change that, so maybe it'll be a case of KPop Demon Hunters returning to #1 eventually. It's funny to think that Sabrina Carpenter is #4 this week, when earlier this year she was coasting an uncontested #1 spot under similar conditions. Not all chart weeks are created equally. A surprise late runner as one of the most successful contestants from the last season of the original Australian Idol run is James Johnston. It took him over a decade to release his first album, but now he's got two top 10s to his name. Probably doesn't beat Stan Walker's Aotearoa career, appearing in "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" has a lot of good will for me. What I suspect is a late bloomer for Lily Allen has her debuting at #6, and retaining a perfect top 10 record with all 5 of her albums. West Australian local Kito co-wrote most of the tracks on the album. I'm not sure she'll score any top 50 hits from the album though as they all seem to be trending backwards on Spotify. She had 6 songs in the top 200 a few days ago, but now barely has 2. Next is Dave who scores his 2nd top 10 album but has done the opposite to James Johnston, going from #5 to #7. "Raindance" was the highest new entry on Spotify this week but appears to be missing from the ARIA Chart (I'd expect it in the Bubbling Under chart), in case you thought the new rules might change that situation. I love any opportunity I get to talk about Something For Kate, one of Australia's best kept secrets, but one that I will willingly offer to introduce to others. If "Hallways" or "Monsters" were made by a US or UK band, they'd be analysed endlessly for their introspective lyrical prose. Anyway, they're a band that loves to do a cover, something that extends to very tall frontman Paul Dempsey. Back in 2013, he did a whole album like this called "Shotgun Karaoke". By popular demand, he's done it again with a Vol. II, and it's managed to reach the top 10 (which the original did not). I said on my blog a few months ago, if Paul Dempsey considers your song worthy of being covered, there are few greater honours. Speaking of very good singers, Daniel Caesar continues to score new highs with each successive album, hitting the top 20 for the first time now. Demi Lovato is saved by the new chart rules and continues to make the top 50 with every one of her albums. Dayseeker's 6th album is their first to make the top 50.
November 7Nov 7 So proud of the Guys in my Signature "Cloning". They are an indie band from Western Australia with no industry support. They have just debuted at Number 12 on the ARIA main Album Charts and Number 2 on the Australian Artist Chart with their debut Album "Vitriol" <3
November 11Nov 11 Author 10/11/2025Singles01 01 05 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 02 12 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 20 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna04 04 05 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift05 06 21 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe06 05 39 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren07 07 06 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean08 08 15 06 12 TO 12 sombr09 11 19 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast10 13 07 10 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye11 10 33 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr12 12 22 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean13 09 05 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift.14 15 19 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast15 17 17 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber16 18 32 02 UNDRESSED sombr17 27 94 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone18 20 19 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast19 24 36 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae20 14 05 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift21 26 82 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey22 22 19 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast23 19 06 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae24 31 20 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax25 16 05 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter26 29 23 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae27 33 77 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish28 41 05 28 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean29 35 22 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter30 34 10 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter31 21 05 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift32 23 05 05 WOOD Taylor Swift33 40 18 27 GABRIELA Katseye34 37 64 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars35 38 19 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast36 36 19 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast37 50 06 37 DRACULA Tame Impala38 25 05 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift39 28 05 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift40 42 10 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter41 44 06 39 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean42 51 14 42 FOLDED Kehlani43 45 55 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars44 30 05 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift45 49 55 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams46 48 78 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen47 32 05 10 ELDEST DAUGHTER Taylor Swift48 47 15 19 SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator49 43 41 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae50 81 02 50 PUSSY PALACE Lily AllenBubbling Under15 (RE) THE SUBWAY Chappell Roan16 (NE) HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter17 (NE) WEST END GIRL Lily Allen18 (NE) DANCING2 Keli Holiday19 (18) NOW OR NEVER Tkandz20 (NE) MADELINE Lily AllenAlbums01 01 05 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 02 20 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack03 03 06 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean04 NE 01 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine05 54 46 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator06 04 10 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter07 RE 75 01 TEA & SYMPATHY [ 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ] Bernard Fanning08 06 02 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen09 09 47 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren10 11 63 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter11 12 37 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae12 NE 01 12 VITRIOL Cloning13 13 11 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr14 14 25 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen15 NE 01 15 HAIL TO THE THIEF (LIVE RECORDINGS 2003-2009) Radiohead16 15 77 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish17 10 03 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala18 18 72 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams19 20 08 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran20 19 74 01 BRAT Charli XCX21 22 81 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift22 07 02 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave23 23 95 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae24 NE 01 24 EGO DEATH AT A BACHELORETTE PARTY Hayley Williams25 NE 01 25 AGAIN The Belair Lip Bombs26 26 34 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga27 16 02 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar28 17 11 05 HICKEY Royel Otis29 27 86 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande30 31 19 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll31 28 26 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token32 NE 01 32 THE BOOTLEG SERIES VOL. 18: THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW, 1956-1963 Bob Dylan33 32 11 32 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model34 29 17 02 SWAG Justin Bieber35 46 19 02 ADDISON Addison Rae36 30 26 01 I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING BUT THERAPY (PART 2) Teddy Swims37 34 07 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley38 39 47 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar39 40 15 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph40 33 06 06 VIE Doja Cat41 41 11 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey42 37 58 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone43 NE 01 43 ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT Headwreck44 47 52 03 THE FIRST TIME The Kid Laroi45 42 35 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake46 36 11 03 KARMA Stray Kids47 51 04 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender48 49 22 04 CHARM Clairo49 35 02 35 IT'S NOT THAT DEEP Demi Lovato50 57 19 01 VIRGIN Lorde"The Fate of Ophelia" is #1 for a 5th week. I'll admit I expected things to change hands based on Spotify trends but I guess I forgot about the variants. The trajectories are continuing, and Olivia Dean's local promo tour is imminent, so it's only a matter of time. RAYE scores her 3rd top 10 hit this week. It's a relatively quiet week but we've drawn first Showgirl blood as "Honey" falls out, so expect a courteous uptick in re-entries as I don't think there are particularly close songs hunting their first top 50 appearance. Actually we've only had two new songs pop up in the Spotify chart in the past 2 weeks, HAVEN looks to make a big arrival next week. Lily Allen just narrowly sneaks into the top 50 but will likely wind back next week. This is not a discouraging pattern, it's just very normal behaviour for a new album whose activity peaked just slightly later than day 1.Taylor Swift is #1 on the albums chart for a 5th week, I'm used to this, you're used to this. Florence + The Machine have once again chosen a less ideal release week with three streaming juggernauts in tow. This makes it their first album to miss the top 3. Tyler, The Creator goes crazy on the physical sales to return to the top 5, while the best selling album on the chart this week is from Bernard Fanning. For the non-Australians, he's the lead singer of Powderfinger, probably the best selling Australian band of the last 30 years. "Tea & Sympathy" was Bernard's first solo album and a huge success, thanks to having the most overplayed song of 2005, "Wish You Well" on it (a song that never got a physical single and never charted). Local band Cloning chart for the first time, and it's actually on the back of formats other than vinyl where they don't crack that particular chart. The same can't be said of the other arrivals. Radiohead continue their haphazard pattern of releasing things that aren't new studio albums, it's almost like they don't want another #2 peaker. Hayley Williams scores a second top 50 album through a peculiar release pattern, her previous album in 2020 reached the top 10. We've also got another new Australian band, one with a decent amount of streaming traction behind them, The Belair Lip Bombs. Possibly ones to watch in the future.
23 hours ago23 hr Author 17/11/2025Singles01 01 06 01 THE FATE OF OPHELIA Taylor Swift02 02 13 02 MAN I NEED Olivia Dean03 03 21 01 GOLDEN Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast, Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna04 06 40 01 ORDINARY Alex Warren05 05 22 03 NO BROKE BOYS Disco Lines, Tinashe06 04 06 02 OPALITE Taylor Swift07 07 07 07 SO EASY (TO FALL IN LOVE) Olivia Dean08 NE 01 08 I RUN Haven09 10 08 09 WHERE IS MY HUSBAND? Raye10 08 16 06 12 TO 12 sombr11 11 34 03 BACK TO FRIENDS Sombr12 12 23 10 NICE TO EACH OTHER Olivia Dean13 09 20 04 SODA POP Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast14 13 06 03 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Taylor Swift15 15 18 01 DAISIES Justin Bieber16 16 33 02 UNDRESSED sombr17 19 37 02 LOVE ME NOT Ravyn Lenae18 14 20 04 YOUR IDOL Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee, KPop Demon Hunters Cast19 17 95 01 BEAUTIFUL THINGS Benson Boone20 21 83 01 A BAR SONG (TIPSY) Shaboozey21 18 20 08 WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast22 24 21 03 VICTORY LAP Fred again.., Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax23 23 07 06 TIT FOR TAT Tate McRae24 22 20 07 HOW IT'S DONE Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast25 28 06 25 A COUPLE MINUTES Olivia Dean26 26 24 05 JUST KEEP WATCHING Tate McRae27 20 06 04 FATHER FIGURE Taylor Swift28 25 06 06 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift feat. Sabrina Carpenter29 27 78 01 BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish30 29 23 02 MANCHILD Sabrina Carpenter31 41 07 31 BABY STEPS Olivia Dean32 31 06 09 WI$H LI$T Taylor Swift33 30 11 03 TEARS Sabrina Carpenter34 37 07 34 DRACULA Tame Impala35 33 19 27 GABRIELA Katseye36 34 65 02 DIE WITH A SMILE Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars37 36 20 10 FREE Rumi, Jinu, Ejae, Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters Cast38 35 20 11 TAKEDOWN Huntrx, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters Cast39 45 56 01 THAT'S SO TRUE Gracie Abrams40 43 56 01 APT. Rosé, Bruno Mars41 42 15 41 FOLDED Kehlani42 32 06 05 WOOD Taylor Swift43 40 11 13 WHEN DID YOU GET HOT? Sabrina Carpenter44 46 79 01 I HAD SOME HELP Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen45 44 06 11 RUIN THE FRIENDSHIP Taylor Swift46 38 06 08 ACTUALLY ROMANTIC Taylor Swift47 49 42 08 SPORTS CAR Tate McRae48 52 50 01 MESSY Lola Young49 39 06 07 CANCELLED! Taylor Swift50 54 48 05 THE DAYS - NOTION REMIX ChrystalBubbling Under14 (13) SUGAR ON MY TONGUE Tyler, The Creator15 (NE) TALK OF THE TOWN Fred again.., Sammy Virji, Reggie16 (NE) DESIRE Olly Alexander, Ian Asher17 (14) PUSSY PALACE Lily Allen18 (16) HOUSE TOUR Sabrina Carpenter19 (NE) PAST WON'T LEAVE MY BED Joji20 (NE) SHE WILL Hooligan Hefs with Day1Albums01 01 06 01 THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL Taylor Swift02 NE 01 02 SEVENTY Paul Kelly03 02 21 01 KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (FROM THE NETFLIX FILM) Soundtrack04 03 07 01 THE ART OF LOVING Olivia Dean05 13 12 04 I BARELY KNOW HER sombr06 06 11 01 MAN'S BEST FRIEND Sabrina Carpenter07 09 48 02 YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, KID Alex Warren08 10 64 01 SHORT N' SWEET Sabrina Carpenter09 NE 01 09 GLORY Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers10 08 03 06 WEST END GIRL Lily Allen11 11 38 01 SO CLOSE TO WHAT Tate McRae12 14 26 01 I'M THE PROBLEM Morgan Wallen13 16 78 01 HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Billie Eilish14 05 47 01 CHROMAKOPIA Tyler, The Creator15 NE 01 15 LUX Rosalía16 18 73 01 THE SECRET OF US Gracie Abrams17 24 02 17 EGO DEATH AT A BACHELORETTE PARTY Hayley Williams18 17 04 02 DEADBEAT Tame Impala19 19 09 01 PLAY Ed Sheeran20 04 02 04 EVERYBODY SCREAM Florence + the Machine21 23 96 02 THINK LATER Tate McRae22 20 75 01 BRAT Charli XCX23 21 82 01 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift24 26 35 01 MAYHEM Lady Gaga25 NE 01 25 PATIENCE WINS James Blundell26 29 87 01 ETERNAL SUNSHINE Ariana Grande27 33 12 27 KANSAS ANYMORE Role Model28 28 12 05 HICKEY Royel Otis29 31 27 01 EVEN IN ARCADIA Sleep Token30 35 20 02 ADDISON Addison Rae31 NE 01 31 LOVE AND FORTUNE Stella Donnelly32 NE 01 32 I REALLY LIKE BEER Cosmic Psychos33 NE 01 33 WINGS Paul McCartney & Wings34 22 03 07 THE BOY WHO PLAYED THE HARP Dave35 39 16 12 SEX HYSTERIA Jessie Murph36 34 18 02 SWAG Justin Bieber37 38 48 01 GNX Kendrick Lamar38 NE 01 38 GIANT FOX PINEAPPLE TREE Icecream Hands39 30 20 19 BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN Jelly Roll40 53 28 03 WICKED: THE SOUNDTRACK Wicked Movie Cast, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande41 46 12 03 KARMA Stray Kids42 27 03 16 SON OF SPERGY Daniel Caesar43 07 76 01 TEA & SYMPATHY [ 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ] Bernard Fanning44 37 08 03 LOVE BALLOON Ocean Alley45 47 05 17 PEOPLE WATCHING Sam Fender46 42 59 02 F-1 TRILLION Post Malone47 RE 07 03 INHALE / EXHALE Rüfüs Du Sol48 41 12 02 A MATTER OF TIME Laufey49 45 36 02 $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U PartyNextDoor, Drake50 NE 01 50 GOOSENECK PARTY Wade Forster"The Fate of Ophelia" is #1 for a 6th week. This is feeling even more incredulous than last week, so unless you believe in the magic wizardry of the select few seemingly being always able to pull the necessary sales out of their pockets and testing the limits of plausible deniability...this surely has to be the last week. Olivia Dean is probably in Australia right now because she's going to be at the ARIA Awards tomorrow and doing a single show in Sydney on Thursday. She's asserted the role of the artist who is taking up all of the precious Fleetwood Mac & Teddy Swims real estate as she's now got 8 songs in the Spotify top 50, just gains across the board. No need to jump the gun though, because she's taken it slowly enough to secure the chart classic with a full run of 07s for "So Easy (To Fall In Love)". It was very early in my chart watching life that I witnessed Mumford & Sons and "Little Lion Man" land the incredulous 16 16 16 16, and I've been starved for something of that scale ever since, even with streaming providing a new avenue for these kinds of slow crawls, it just hasn't been matched. The other thing I should probably address is Haven. It was the first game released by The Game Bakers after the breakout success of Furi, which as many would know is the video game that I hold dozens and dozens of speedrunning world records in...oh wait this should say HAVEN.. You're probably familiar with the story, but for future scholars, let it be known that you are all very handsome and loved for your tireless efforts, and also let it be known that "I Run" vaulted up to a cosy #3 on the Spotify chart by the end of last week. No one yet knows how far it could have gone, because 2 days later it stopped being available to stream and looks likely to join luminaries like Francesca's "Way of the World", Nirvana's "About A Girl (Acoustic)", and triple j's "Christmas Number 1" as singles that have debuted in the top 10 and disappeared from the top 50 the week after. There is one note that I just want to add to this whole story:If you, like me, are an enjoyer of perusing the internet, potentially gathering information that you trust to be correct, you've got to return the favour. Don't go around presenting unsubstantiated information just because you heard it from someone else, or worse, you want it to be true to propel your point of view, so you delude yourself and others into believing it. I've heard no shortage of discussion around this HAVEN. track, about how it's Al generated. This could mean many different things. Sometimes it's just a vocal filter being used, when it's not specified it tends to imply the whole thing was generated from scratch, and I've even seen suggestion that HAVEN. himself does not exist. I'm not here to make a statement on what the truth is, because I don't know! Perhaps it'll come to light in the wash, but presenting vague telephoned statements provides nothing but noise surrounding the truth. It's why 13 years ago after a final inquest ruled her not guilty, you'll still find people who think that Lindy Chamberlain was involved in foul play back in 1980 when she said a dingo ate her baby. The reason I say this, is that if you truly despise the thought of a future world of Al music, don't give it power. There's too much performative over-reaction to what it's doing so far (I guess because clicks), but this is playing entirely into the Al tech bro's hand. What better coup than to prove that they were able to slip into instant virality and score a monster hit, only banished on a technicality. Consider the implication of your words, and don't make people waste time correcting you, fruitless to the impact they've already had, like a Community Note or appended tweet a day later. The damage is already done, and it'll only diminish your own credibility.Taylor Swift is #1 for a 6th week on the album chart. I think she's primed to be upended because the streaming margins are starting to get challenged by KPop Demon Hunters and Olivia Dean, and failing that, I think 5 Seconds Of Summer have historically been very good at scoring #1 albums. It hadn't even crossed my mind until I saw how far ahead they were in the UK midweeks and I figure Australia still has some love. On the other hand, if the Taylor Swift campaign couldn't move aside for an Australian legend like Paul Kelly, then maybe the same thing will happen next week. I should always note that despite being a pretty notable figure since the 1980s, Paul Kelly didn't get his first #1 album until the late 2010s, and he notched up 3 in quick succession. I've made a shocking revelation this week that enough people are invested in the sombr experience to buy vinyl and send the album back into the top 5. Also making a big splash this week is Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. Their debut album landed in the top 10 a couple of years ago and netted them a Best New Artist ARIA Award. I'll likely have some good words to say about them on my blog at some point in the next 46 weeks. Rosalía makes the top 50 for the first time ever and leaves plenty of space on the tarmac. A big name in the early '90s, James Blundell once had a #2 single in Australia. He's now charting for the first time since 1995, living up to the album title. West Australian icon Stella Donnelly returns with her 3rd album and 3rd to make the top 50. Cosmic Psychos have released a few more albums than that but are also charting for the 3rd time. They had a beer coloured vinyl variant for this one.
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