ARIA Top 50 Singles weekending 1st October 2007

 

1 (2) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

2 (1) In This Life – Delta Goodrem

3 (5) The Way I Are - Timbaland

4 (4) Stronger – Kanye West

5 (New) Hook Me Up – The Veronicas

6 (3) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

7 (14) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

8 (6) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

9 (10) Can’t Touch It – Ricki-Lee

10 (8) How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20

11 (7) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

12 (13) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

13 (11) Love Today - Mika

14 (9) Dance Floor Anthem – Good Charlotte

15 (12) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

16 (15) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

17 (New) The Take Over, The Breaks Over – Fall Out Boy

18 (16) Loud – Shannon Noll

19 (17) Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino ft Crystal Waters

20 (19) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

21 (18) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

22 (21) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

23 (22) 1973 – James Blunt

24 (30) Love Me Like The World Is Ending – Ben Lee

25 (20) Umbrella - Rihanna

26 (24) Kiss Your Mama! – Vanessa Amorosi

27 (26) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

28 (23) Dear Mr. President - Pink

29 (25) Just A Song About Ping Pong – Operator Please

30 (27) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

31 (34) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

32 (28) Sound Of Freedom – Bob Sinclar

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

34 (29) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

35 (39) What Time Is It – High School Musical

36 (Re) No Longer There – The Cat Empire

37 (36) Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

38 (40) UFO – Sneaky Sound System

39 (32) F.R.E.S.H. - Scribe

40 (31) Don’t Matter – Akon

41 (New) One Minute – Kelly Clarkson

42 (35) Song 4 Mutya - Groove Armada

43 (New) Inconsolable – Backstreet Boys

44 (38) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

45 (42) Give It To Me - Timbaland

46 (37) Better Than – John Butler Trio

47 (46) Glamorous - Fergie

48 (45) Grace Kelly - Mika

49 (41) Candyman – Christina Aguilera

50 (49) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

 

ARIA Top 50 Albums weekending 1st October 2007

 

1 (New) Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace – Foo Fighters

2 (New) So Many Nights – The Cat Empire

3 (1) All The Lost Souls – James Blunt

4 (9) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

5 (5) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

6 (2) Graduation – Kanye West

7 (3) Turn It Up – Shannon Noll

8 (7) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

9 (4) Curtis – 50 Cent

10 (10) The Dutchess – Fergie

11 (New) In Our Nature – Jose Gonzalez

12 (8) Sun Dirt Water – The Waifs

13 (11) Ripe – Ben Lee

14 (6) One Chance – Paul Potts

15 (14) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

16 (17) Dream Days At The Hotel Existence - Powderfinger

17 (19) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

18 (13) Grand National – John Butler Trio

19 (12) I’m Not Dead – Pink

20 (18) Life In Cartoon Motion - Mika

21 (25) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

22 (16) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

23 (20) A Book Like This – Angus & Julia Stone

24 (31) Shock Value - Timbaland

25 (15) Pavarotti Forever – Luciano Pavarotti

26 (22) Good Morning Revival – Good Charlotte

27 (26) On A Clear Night – Missy Higgins

28 (33) Sneaky Sound System – Sneaky Sound System

29 (23) Where We Land – Damien Leith

30 (30) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

31 (21) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

32 (27) The Collection – Travelling Wilburys

33 (34) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

34 (24) Triple J Like A Version Vol.3 – Various Artists

35 (38) Young Modern - Silverchair

36 (29) Lifeline – Ben Harper

37 (36) The Very Best Of – Fleetwood Mac

38 (New) I’m Doin’ Alright – Adam Harvey

39 (New) Into The Wild – Original Soundtrack

40 (New) Glorious: The Singles 97-07 – Natalie Imbruglia

41 (28) The King – Elvis Presley

42 (43) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

43 (39) Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf

44 (40) Eyes Open – Snow Patrol

45 (Re) Konvicted - Akon

46 (50) My December – Kelly Clarkson

47 (37) Skin – Katie Noonan

48 (41) Kill To Get Crimson – Mark Knopfler

49 (42) Spirit Of The Bush – Lee Kernaghan

50 (Re) Back To Bedlam – James Blunt

 

Chartifacts

Source: ariacharts.com.au

 

Singles

Regaining the title of No.1 this week is Sean Kingston with his very catchy tune, Beautiful Girls. This in turn sees Delta Goodrem step back a place to No.2 with In This Life. Moving up two places is Timabaland, peaking at No.3 this week with The Way I Are and stationed at No.4 is Kanye West’s Stronger. New at No.5 is Hook Me Up by The Veronicas this week. Jumping a massive seven places is The Plain White T’s, making their first appearance in the Top 10 this week at No.7 with Hey There Delilah. Ricki-Lee’s Can’t Touch It steps it up a notch, moving up a place to No.9 and rounding it off at No.10 is Matchbox Twenty’s How Far We’ve Come.

 

HOOK ME UP - The Veronicas No.5

Aussie twin sisters, The Veronicas, bring back twice the spice for their new single – Hook Me Up. Making their debut to our airwaves two years ago, 4Ever climbed its way up the ARIA Singles Chart and peaked at No.2 in October 2005, plus was accredited platinum. Two more Top 10 hits were to follow, Everything I’m Not (No.7 Jan. ’06) and When It All Falls Apart (No.7 Apr. ’06). Lisa and Jess have even launched their own clothing line at Target aptly titled, The Veronicas for Target. So now fans all over Australia can dress in true Veronicas style!

 

THE TAKE OVER, THE BREAKS OVER - Fall Out Boy

No.17

Recently playing a sold out concert last week in Sydney, Fall Out Boy rocked the house down with recent hits Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (No.3 Sep. ’07) and This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race (No.4 Mar. ’07). Both of which are taken from the band’s current platinum selling album, Infinity On High (No.4 Feb. ’07). In their short career span Fall Out Boy have collaborated with some of the biggest names in the business today, including – Timbaland, Kanye West and Gym Class Heroes.

 

ONE MINUTE - Kelly Clarkson No.41

Due to hit our shores next year, the first American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson, releases her second single taken from the album – My December (No.4 July ’07). 25 year old Clarkson won the heart of her fans with her debut single, Miss Independent, which peaked at No.3 in October 2003. This was closely followed by Low (No.11 Nov ’03) and The Trouble With Love Is (No.11 Feb. ’04). Since winning American Idol, Clarkson has achieved many accolades which include winning a handful awards, including two prestigious Grammy Awards.

 

INCONSOLABLE - Backstreet Boys

No.43

Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough and Brian Littrell (minus Kevin Richardson who left the group last year) join forces after a year long hiatus from our charts. The Backstreet Boys first made their presence felt on the ARIA Singles Chart back in 1996, with the release of their debut single, We Got It Goin’ On. The single peaked at No.74 in December that year. Since then Backstreet Boys have enjoyed a very successful career with seven of their singles reaching the ARIA Top 5 and one of which made it all the way to No.1 – Incomplete (June ’05). Previous Top 5 hits for the group include Larger Than Life (No.3 Oct. ’99), I Want It That Way (No.2 May ’99) and As Long As You Love Me (No.2 Jan. ’98).

 

IN THE BASEMENT - Jade MacRae

No.60

New Zealander, Jade MacRae took her first steps in the musical limelight singing at pubs and clubs around Sydney as well as in Mahlia Barnes’ band (daughter of Aussie rock legend Jimmy Barnes). This work eventually landed MacRae a spot as backup singer for Jimmy Barnes. MacRae also worked with other artists including Disco Montego, Pnau and Ian Pooley. MacRae eventually released her first single – You Make Me Weak (No.46 Nov. ’04). MacRae did not stop there and released a further two more tracks So Hot Right Now (No.18 Feb. ’05) and Superstar (Mo. 32 Sep. ’05). Down In The Basement is the first single to be lifted from MacRae’s forthcoming album, Get Me Home.

 

Albums

A few changes this week occur in the top 10. No.1 is the new album, Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace from the Foo Fighters, and No.2 is the new album So Many Nights from The Cat Empire. Down from No.1 to No.3 is James Blunt’s All The Lost Souls and up to No.4 from No.9 is the High School Musical 2 Soundtrack. Infinity On High by Fall Out Boy has rested at No.5 for another week, and Kanye West’s Graduation has fallen to No.6 and Shannon Noll is at No.7 with Turn It Up. The Hairspray Soundtrack has fallen a spot to No.9, meanwhile 50 Cent’s Curtis is at No.9 and lastly at No.10 is Fergie with The Dutchess.

 

ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE & GRACE - Foo Fighters No.1

This is the sixth album from the Foo Fighters, and their third number one album, the first being One By One,(No.1 Oct. ’02) and the second, In Your Honor (No.1 June ’05). For this album, the band has returned to the same producer who worked on their album, The Color and Shape (No.5 June ’97), Gil Norton. They have included on this album the song Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners which is an instrumental track written as a tribute to the miners that were involved in the collapse of the Beaconsfield mine in Tasmania in April 2006. Grohl wrote the song after he heard that one of the miners requested an Ipod loaded with Foo Fighter tracks while he was stuck in the mine.

 

SO MANY NIGHTS - The Cat Empire No.2

All of The Cat Empire’s albums have done well on the ARIA charts – The Cat Empire (No.15 Feb. ’04), Two Shoes (No.1 Apr. ’05) and Cities (No.11 Apr. ’06). Cities also won the band a World Music ARIA award in 2006, while the first two albums both went double platinum. The Melbourne based band played at the Commonwealth Games in March 2006, jamming for over an hour while the athletes entered the stadium for the opening ceremony.

 

IN OUR NATURE - Jose Gonzalez No.11

This is the second album from this Swedish-born musician, the first being Veneer (No.52 May ’06). You may have unknowingly heard music from his first album as several tracks were used in the TV series, The OC and One Tree Hill, as well as in a commercial for Sony. Before pursuing his music career, Gonzalez was studying to become a researcher in bio-chemistry.

 

I'M DOIN' ALRIGHT - Adam Harvey No.38

Harvey is a country singer who performed his first gig at the Tamworth Country Music Festival at the tender age of 10 and was driving trucks in gold mines before he was discovered. This is his fifth album, some of his previous albums are Workin’ Overtime (No.48 Feb. ’02), The Cowboy Dreams (No.52 May. ’03) and Can’t Settle For Less (No.20 Jan. ’05). Harvey has won six Golden Guitars, including three for Best Male Vocalist. Of his music Harvey has remarked, "If people can come along to a show and feel good for a few hours, then I'm doing my job."

 

INTO THE WILD - Soundtrack No.39

Into The Wild is a movie inspired by the true story of a man who travels around America after graduating from college. The movie is directed by Sean Penn who asked Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam to compose the music for this film. This is Vedder’s first solo album and features nine tracks written by the artist.

 

GLORIOUS: THE SINGLES '97-'07 - Natalie Imbruglia No.40

Imbruglia’s music career has reached a milestone and so to celebrate this, an album collection of past singles has been created, along with five new tracks. Included on the album is Torn (No.2 Feb. ’98), Big Mistake (No.6 Jun. ’98), That Day (No.10 Nov. ’01), Shiver (No.19 Mar. ’05) and Wrong Impression (No.33 Feb. ’02). Imbruglia has also released three previous albums which are Left Of The Middle (No.1 Aug. ’98), White Lilies Island (No.3 Nov. ’01) and Counting Down The Days (No.12 Apr. ’05)

 

SONGS ABOUT GIRLS - Will.I.Am No.58

Black Eyed Pea’s fans shouldn’t panic at the recent trend of the band’s members going solo – Will.I.Am has remarked about making this album, “I made the choice in high school to be with a crew and that’s never going to change. It was just really important for me to try some things out on my own, with my own artistry and imagination.” He has enlisted the help of Fergie and Snoop Dogg for help on tracks on this album.

 

STEVE FORDE - Steve Forde No.59

Forde is known not only as a country singer/songwriter, but also as a farmer, husband and father. Forde has released several albums previously with his band, Steve Forde and the Flange. Forde also collaborated on the song, Spirit of the Bush (No.11 Jun. ’07) with Lee Kernaghan and Adam Brand.

 

RISE OF THE TYRANT - Arch Enemy No.73

Arch Enemy were formed by lead guitarist Michael Amott, formerly of the band Carcass. The band also comprises of Angela Gossow – vocals, Daniel Erlandsson – drums, Sharlee D'Angelo – bass and Christopher Amott – guitar.

 

SHINE - Joni Mitchell No.74

This is Mitchell’s first album of original music in ten years. Mitchell took a break as she wasn’t happy with the current state of the music industry, and instead decided to concentrate on her art. This album is her reaction, as well as reflection, on a few current issues, such as the war in Iraq, and the state of the environment. Included on the album is a new version of her hit, Big Yellow Taxi.

 

THE REMINDER - Feist No.80

Leslie Feist is a Canadian solo artist who performs and records under her last name. She sings, plays guitar and piano. This is her third album, which she recorded in a big house just outside of Paris. Her music may already be familiar as her track, 1234 was used in the commercial for Ebay and for the Ipod Nano.

 

SHEPHERD'S DOG - Iron And Wine No.98

Sam Beam is the solo artist behind the stage name Iron & Wine, originally from Texas. Beam discovered the name in a shop on a dietary supplement called ‘beef, iron and wine’, but decided to lose the beef. His sister Sarah Beam provides the backing vocals to some of his tracks as well as on the album. Of the album, Beam has said while not political, it is a reaction against the current US government.

 

BRATZ - Soundtrack No.99

This is the movie of the Bratz dolls in real life. Included on the album is Ashlee Simpson with Invisible, Lifehouse with If This Is Goodbye and Black Eyed Peas with Express Yourself among others. Also included on the album are songs that happen within the movie that the characters themselves perform.