ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 27th August 2007

 

1 (1) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

2 (3) Dance Floor Anthem – Good Charlotte

3 (4) Love Today - Mika

4 (7) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

5 (2) Can’t Touch It – Ricki-Lee

6 (6) Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters

7 (5) Dear Mr. President - Pink

8 (New) Stronger – Kanye West

9 (8) Umbrella - Rihanna

10 (9) Thnks Fr The Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

11 (10) Don’t Matter - Akon

12 (12) Just A Song About Ping Pong – Operator Please

13 (11) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

14 (17) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

15 (13) Candyman – Christina Aguilera

16 (14) Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

17 (22) Opinions Won’t Keep You Warm At Night - Kisschasy

18 (15) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

19 (29) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

20 (28) Where I Stood – Missy Higgins

21 (19) Like This – Kelly Rowland ft Eve

22 (24) Sound Of Freedom – Bob Sinclar

23 (21) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

24 (16) UFO – Sneaky Sound System

25 (20) The Creeps – Camille Jones vs Fedde Le Grand

26 (23) Don’t Miss You – Amy Pearson

27 (18) Love Me Like The World Is Ending – Ben Lee

28 (25) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

29 (26) Glamorous - Fergie

30 (31) Leave Me Alone (I’m Lonely) - Pink

31 (32) Slow Down Baby – Christina Aguilera

32 (30) Better Than Me - Hinder

33 (34) Grace Kelly - Mika

34 (35) Emergency! Emergency! – The Hot Lines

35 (36) Straight Lines – Silverchair

36 (33) 22 Steps – Damien Leith

37 (40) NYC Beat – Armand Van Helden

38 (37) On The Verge Of Something Wonderful – Darren Hayes

39 (44) Everything – Michael Buble

40 (39) It’s Not Over - Daughtry

41 (45) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

42 (38) 20 Good Reasons – Thirsty Merc

43 (27) Said One To The Other – Lisa Mitchell

44 (New) What Time Is It? – High School Musical

45 (New) The Beast – Angus & Julia Stone

46 (41) All Good Things (Come To An End) – Nelly Furtado

47 (43) I Don’t Remember - Powderfinger

48 (48) Sun Dirt Water – The Waifs

49 (Re) What Goes Around…Comes Around – Justin Timberlake

50 (42) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 27th August 2007

 

1 (New) Where We Land – Damien Leith

2 (1) The Dutchess - Fergie

3 (2) I’m Not Dead - Pink

4 (4) The King – Elvis Presley

5 (5) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

6 (3) One Chance – Paul Potts

7 (9) Grand National – John Butler Trio

8 (16) The Collection – Travelling Wilburys

9 (6) Skin – Katie Noonan

10 (8) Dream Days At The Hotel Existence - Powderfinger

11 (7) Life In Cartoon Motion – Mika

12 (21) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

13 (11) On A Clear Night – Missy Higgins

14 (10) Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

15 (13) Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System

16 (15) Spirit Of The Bush – Lee Kernaghan

17 (12) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

18 (14) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

19 (New) This Delicate Thing We’ve Made – Darren Hayes

20 (24) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

21 (18) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

22 (17) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

23 (20) Time On Earth – Crowded House

24 (19) Back To Basics – Christina Aguilera

25 (28) Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf

26 (New) The Murmur Years – Something For Kate

27 (22) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

28 (31) Born To Survive – Troy Cassar-Daley

29 (26) Alibis & Other Lies - Grinspoon

30 (25) My December – Kelly Clarkson

31 (27) Hymns For The Nonbeliever - Kisschasy

32 (23) Absolute - Garbage

33 (30) Dystopia – Midnight Juggernauts

34 (34) Young Modern - Silverchair

35 (47) The Very Best Of – Fleetwood Mac

36 (36) Stolen Apples – Paul Kelly

37 (33) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

38 (New) Forever Cool – Dean Martin

39 (41) A Weekend In The City – Bloc Party

40 (29) Untitled - Korn

41 (44) Choir Of Hard Knocks – Choir Of Hard Knocks

42 (38) Loose – Nelly Furtado

43 (45) Voices Of The Valley – Fron Male Voice Choir

44 (35) Begin To Hope – Regina Spektor

45 (37) Brand New Day – Ricki-Lee

46 (New) Kala – M.I.A.

47 (40) Daughtry - Daughtry

48 (39) The Con – Tegan & Sara

49 (46) Slideshows – Thirsty Merc

50 (43) Eyes Open – Snow Patrol

 

Chartifacts

(Thanks to Gavin Ryan)

 

Fergie's "Big Girl's Don't Cry" stays atop the Australian Singles Charts for a seven week, now becoming only the second act this year to do so. The other was Hinder's January/February No.1 single "Lips of an Angel". With no foreseeable threat to the top of the charts for another couple of weeks, Fergie might retain the top spot for another week or two. She now beats her band's previous longest running single "Where is the Love", which was No.1 for six weeks from late August 2003, and "Big Girl's..." now becomes only the third song this decade to have spent 7 weeks at the top, the aforementioned Hinder, plus The Pussycat Dolls' "Don't Cha" from 2005. Fergie is the first female since Sandi Thom's "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker" (10 weeks from September 2006) to spend more than six weeks at the top.

 

The top 5 all move places this week, with Good Charlotte's "Dance Floor Anthem" going back to No.2 for a third time, whilst "Love Today" by Mika at No.3 and "When You're Gone" by Avril Lavigne at No.4 become new highest peak positions for both of those songs.

 

Kanye West has gained the highest new entry to the charts this week, as his new single "Stronger" debuts at No.8. The song samples the 2002 single by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" (Top 60 peak), and is his fifth Top 50 single. Previously he has hit the Top 10 twice, with the No.1 from October 2005, "Gold Digger", and the April 2006 No.10 single "Touch the Sky". This is the first single from his forthcoming third album "Graduation", due out in September.

 

Two other new entries enter the Top 50 this week, but much lower down. At No.44 is the lead single to the sequel to last years tween-hit album "High School Musical", the song "What Time is it?" as performed by High School Musical 2 Cast. The original cast recording album hit No.1 last July for 3 weeks, spawning the No.13 single "Breaking Free".

 

Right behind the cast at No.45 is local Australian brother and sister duo Angus & Julia Stone, with their 4 track EP, "The Beast". Their debut album is due out in September, whilst they will be touring through October.

 

33 weeks ago, 2006 Australian Idol winner Damien Leith was spending his final of five weeks at No.1 on the Australian Album Charts with his collection of songs performed whilst a contestant on the show. Now this week his recorded studio album "Where We Land" debuts at the top of the charts, making Damien only the fifth Australian Male act this decade to have made No.1 on two occasions. The four other local-lads were John Farnham, Pete Murray, The Twelfth Man and former Oz Idol runner-up Shannon Noll, whilst no other Aussie Males have had more, so if Shannon's new album for later in the year does reach the top, he'll be wearing a crown that no other has yet achieved.

 

Damien was the last Australian Male to actually appear at No.1 back in December 2006, with only Michael Buble in May having been the only other male since then to have hit the top of the Album Charts. Damien is the 39th Australian Male performed album to reach the No.1 spot, and the 127th overall Australian Performer, whilst it's the 156th by a Male Performer.

 

The words of "Where We Land" have been to No.1 before, with 'Where' only hitting once before in 1997 when Hanson's "Middle of Nowhere" for two weeks, and 'Land' now lands at No.1 for a fourth time, having previously been used in "Graceland" by Paul Simon (27-Oct-86, 5 weeks), "Dreamland" by Black Box (17-Mar-91, 3 weeks) and "Fat of the Land" for The Prodigy (13-Jul-97, 1 week).

 

Darren Hayes' third solo album is a double album this time around, as "This Delicate Thing We've Made" enters the charts at No.19. His two previous albums have fared better, with his March 2002 debut "Spin" coming in at No.3, whilst his September 2004 follow-up "The Tension and the Spark" debut at No.8. Both of these albums peaked at their debut positions. The current single off this new album, "On the Verge of Something Wonderful" is currently sitting at No.38 after peaking at No.29.

 

In July 2006, Something for Kate debuted at No.1 with the album "The Desert Lights", giving them their second No.1 album. This week a collection of their tunes "The Murmur Years" debuts at No.26. The album is named after the record label Murmur.

 

This is a list of the No.1 albums in Australia for the past 42 years.

 

(Thanks to Gavin Ryan)

 

28-Aug-65 - The Sound of Music - Soundtrack (19th of 21 weeks)

27-Aug-66 - The Sound of Music - Soundtrack (48th of 52 weeks)

 

26-Aug-67 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (4th of 30 weeks)

 

24-Aug-68 - The Seeker's Greatest Hits - The Seekers (5th of 17 weeks)

 

23-Aug-69 - Hair - Original Broadway Cast (20th of 28 weeks)

 

24-Aug-70 - Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (14th of 16 weeks)

 

23-Aug-71 - Cocker Happy - Joe Cocker (6th of 6 weeks)

 

28-Aug-72 - Thick as a Brick - Jethro Tull (8th of 11 weeks)

 

27-Aug-73 - Hot August Night - Neil Diamond (9th of 21 weeks)

 

26-Aug-74 - Caribou - Elton John (3rd of 10 weeks)

 

25-Aug-75 - Ego is Not a Dirty Word - Skyhooks (6th of 11 weeks)

 

23-Aug-76 - Beautiful Noise - Neil Diamond (4th of 4 weeks)

 

29-Aug-77 - Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs (12th of 18 weeks)

 

28-Aug-78 - Grease - Soundtrack (3rd of 7 weeks)

 

27-Aug-79 - Discovery - Electric Light Orchestra (5th of 5 weeks)

 

25-Aug-80 - Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John / Electric Light Orchestra / Soundtrack (1st of 6 weeks)

 

24-Aug-81 - Sirocco - Australian Crawl (4th of 6 weeks)

 

23-Aug-82 - Sons of Beaches - Australian Crawl (4th of 5 weeks)

 

29-Aug-83 - Flashdance - Soundtrack (2nd of 3 weeks)

 

27-Aug-84 - Rodney Rude Live - Rodney Rude (2nd of 2 weeks)

 

26-Aug-85 - Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits (10th of 16 weeks)

 

25-Aug-86 - Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston (11th of 11 weeks)

 

24-Aug-87 - Diesel and Dust - Midnight Oil (1st of 6 weeks)

 

29-Aug-88 - Age of Reason - John Farnham (6th of 8 weeks)

 

28-Aug-89 - Matchbook - Ian Moss (2nd of 3 weeks)

 

26-Aug-90 - The Best of - Van Morrison (2nd of 3 weeks)

 

25-Aug-91 - Metallica - Metallica (1 week only)

 

23-Aug-92 - Jesus Christ Superstar-The Album - 1992 Australian Cast Recording (4th of 10 weeks)

 

29-Aug-93 - River of Dreams - Billy Joel (1st of 4 weeks)

 

28-Aug-94 - Music Box - Mariah Carey (17th of 17 weeks)

 

27-Aug-95 - Throwing Copper - Live (3rd of 4 weeks)

 

25-Aug-96 - Forgiven, Not Forgotten - The Corrs (1 week only)

 

24-Aug-97 - In Deep - Tina Arena (1 week only)

 

23-Aug-98 - Left in the Middle - Natalie Imbruglia (1 week only)

 

23-Aug-99 - Come on Over - Shania Twain (12th of 18 weeks)

 

28-Aug-00 - 33 1/3 - John Farnham (3rd of 4 weeks)

 

27-Aug-01 - Bridget Jones' Diary - Soundtrack (3rd of 4 weeks)

 

26-Aug-02 - Escape - Enrique Iglesias (1 week only)

 

25-Aug-03 - The Official Fiction - Something for Kate (1 week only)

 

23-Aug-04 - Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas (1 week only)

 

29-Aug-05 - Back to Bedlam - James Blunt (1st of 4 weeks)

 

28-Aug-06 - Carnival - Kasey Chambers (1 week only)

 

27-Aug-07 - Where We Land - Damien Leith (1st week)

 

A rather ridiuculous climb back for Missy after a previous 18 places fall, what happened :o